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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3596614

Al Held Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boiceville, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $2.8 million 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

    $2,846,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,768,452

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,682,774

  • Tax year 2023

    $93,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $10,935,892

  • Tax year 2022

    $99,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,031,200

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,450

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,809,556

  • Tax year 2020

    $153,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $11,988,711

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $11,045,852

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $9,027,312

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tenedora Museo de Arte Moderno Y Contemporaneo de BilbaoBilbao, Spain

    Grant of al held's work titled noah focus II, 1970, was made to enhance the collection of the guggenheim bilbao and further the foundation's exempt purpose of expanding public access to the work of al held.

    $2,750,000
  2. River Valley Arts Collective IncKatonah, NY

    General support

    $48,000
  3. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Brooklyn Rail IncBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Aamc FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  6. NXTHVNNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Reservoir Food PantryBoiceville, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Steven Myron Holl Foundation IncRhinebeck, NY

    To support "t" space architecture residency program

    $5,000
  9. Bennington CollegeBennington, VT

    General support

    $4,100
  10. New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $77,00080% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $14,10015% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $87,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $4,100

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Mara HeldPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $164,197
  • Michael HechtTREASURER/VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard ArmstrongSECRETARY/VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • William ConlonVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Peter StevensCHAIRPERSON/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Gabriel Held-JakubowiczVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Carter FosterVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Brooke Kamin RapaportVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Abbey GreenVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Daniel BelascoEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $181,764

The return

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