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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3583082

The Hera Foundation

A private foundation in Fisher Island, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $136,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,515,571

  • Tax year 2023

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,429,589

  • Tax year 2022

    $117,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,593,152

  • Tax year 2021

    $82,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,479,538

  • Tax year 2020

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,461,649

  • Tax year 2019

    $65,520

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,510,519

  • Tax year 2018

    $81,120

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,332,747

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Miami Dept of OtolaryngologyCoral Gables, FL

    Support of the hearing and communications disorders research fund

    $81,000
  2. Mount Sinai Medical Center FoundationMiami Beach, FL

    Education and research

    $31,000
  3. Albert Einstein School of MedicineBronx, NY

    To advance education in field of cancer

    $5,000
  4. American Friends of Magen David AlomNew York, NY

    Medical assistance

    $5,000
  5. Simply SmilesWestport, CT

    Care for underprivileged children

    $5,000
  6. Uconn FoundationStorrs, CT

    Education

    $5,000
  7. Albert Ellis InstituteNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,000
  8. Foundation for Women's CancerChicago, IL

    Cancer research

    $1,000
  9. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    Support of medical education, scholarships and research

    $1,000
  10. Friends of Cancer ResearchWashington, DC

    Cancer research

    $500
  11. Jefferson MedicalPhiladelphia, PA

    Education

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $32,00083% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida2 grants $112,000
  2. New York4 grants $12,000
  3. Connecticut2 grants $10,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $500
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Arthur GoldbergDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Carolyn Runowicz MDPRESIDENT Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Sheldon Cherry MDSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 7Pay $48,000
  • Michael FischerDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Rebecca GourevitchDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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