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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3593279

Benjamin & Lorelei Hammerman Foundation LTD

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $76,473 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

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

    $76,473

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $326,849

  • Tax year 2024

    $29,480

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $366,093

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,571

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $361,405

  • Tax year 2022

    $91,464

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $389,180

  • Tax year 2021

    $117,170

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $471,297

  • Tax year 2020

    $98,567

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $509,215

  • Tax year 2019

    $114,472

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $587,371

  • Tax year 2018

    $46,620

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $625,011

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Contributions

    $38,500
  2. John Hopkin FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Contributions

    $20,000
  3. Individual

    Contributions

    $3,204
  4. Individual

    Contributions

    $2,500
  5. Individual

    Contributions

    $2,500
  6. Individual

    Contributions

    $2,420
  7. Westchester Day SchoolMamaroneck, NY

    Contribution

    $1,800
  8. Individual

    Contributions

    $1,500
  9. Individual

    Contributions

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Contributions

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Contributions

    $500
  12. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $275
  13. Individual

    Contributions

    $180
  14. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $110
  15. Jewish Foundation for RighetousNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $100
  16. National Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Contribution

    $100
  17. Israel Cancer Research FundNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $100
  18. Guide Dog FoundationSmithtown, NY

    Contributions

    $100
  19. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Contributions

    $100
  20. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $100
  21. Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $93
  22. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $75
  23. DorotNew York, NY

    Contributions

    $72
  24. Israel Children's Cancer FoundationLawrence, NY

    Contributions

    $72
  25. Individual

    Contributions

    $72

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $28535% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $27534% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10012% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $729% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $729% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $20,000
  2. New York11 grants $2,897
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $100
  4. Virginia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lorelei HammermanDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Judith WeissDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hillel HammermanVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Deborah BornPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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