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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3579598

The Tesuque Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $265,209 paid in grants.

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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $265,209

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,375,076
  • Tax year 2024

    $422,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,337,950
  • Tax year 2023

    $163,406

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,672,784
  • Tax year 2022

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,722,996
  • Tax year 2021

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,038,864
  • Tax year 2020

    $620,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,623,353
  • Tax year 2019

    $773,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,139,855
  • Tax year 2018

    $553,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,746,491

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Light Industry Cinema Projects LimitedBrooklyn, NY

    General contribution

    $100,000
  2. Primary Information IncBrooklyn, NY

    General contribution

    $100,000
  3. Music for Food IncNewton Center, MA

    General contribution

    $50,000
  4. Symphonic Jazz OrchestraCulver City, CA

    General contribution

    $10,000
  5. New York Women's FoundationNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $5,209

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $110,00095% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,2095% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $205,209
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000
  3. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Pamela WilsonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • David WilsonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tina PelikanSECRETARY AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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