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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3566516

Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $97,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Cornelia Beigel
15 E 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
(212) 826-0366
[email protected]
Form and materials
Refer to foundation's website: www.gerdalissner.org
Deadlines
Refer to foundation's website: www.gerdalissner.org
Restrictions
Refer to foundation's website: www.gerdalissner.org

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $5,452,625

  • Tax year 2024

    $109,250

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $5,617,276

  • Tax year 2023

    $118,150

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $5,583,335

  • Tax year 2022

    $107,750

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $5,874,145

  • Tax year 2021

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,469,921

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,080,057

  • Tax year 2019

    $110,150

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $6,107,537

  • Tax year 2018

    $145,250

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $6,113,338

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $17,000
  2. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $12,000
  3. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $9,000
  4. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $7,500
  5. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $6,000
  6. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $5,500
  7. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $3,000
  9. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $3,000
  10. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $2,000
  13. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $2,000
  14. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $2,000
  15. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $2,000
  16. The Giuilio Gari FoundationNew York, NY

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,750
  17. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,500
  18. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,500
  19. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,500
  20. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  22. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  23. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  24. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  25. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  26. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  27. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  28. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $1,000
  29. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $500
  30. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $500
  31. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $500
  32. Individual

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $500
  33. Classic Lyric ArtsNew York, NY

    To provide young opera singers with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera,

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $250100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael A FornabaioPRESIDENT Hours 25Pay $52,000
  • Karl MichaelisTREASURER Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • Cornelia BeigelEXEC. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY Hours 40Pay $95,070
  • Arlene ShrutTRUSTEE/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $12,000
  • Mary B WoolseyVICE PRESIDENT/CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $12,000

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