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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3661341

The Derfner Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 60 grants and $7.1 million 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

    $7,143,000

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $217,981,344

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,313,500

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $200,614,469

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,555,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $131,868,578

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,152,500

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $158,472,968

  • Tax year 2020

    $7,956,810

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $150,177,160

  • Tax year 2019

    $7,352,000

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $147,187,821

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,785,000

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $133,724,476

Grants paid in 2024

60 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mount Sinai Dept of SurgeryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500,000
  2. Hebrew Home for the AgedBronx, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,000,000
  3. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $1,000,000
  4. Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NY

    Unretricted use

    $550,000
  5. Green 4 KidsNorth Hollywood, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $500,000
  6. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $250,000
  7. Kessler FoundationEast Hanover, NJ

    Unrestricted use

    $250,000
  8. Red Autismo FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $150,000
  9. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $100,000
  10. Basser Research Center for BrcaPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted use

    $100,000
  11. Foundation for Gender Specific Medicine IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $100,000
  12. Metropolitan Council on Jewish PovertyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $100,000
  13. Museum of Jewish HeritageNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $100,000
  14. UJA Federation of NYNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $100,000
  15. Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $75,000
  16. Multiple Myeloma Research FDNNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted use

    $75,000
  17. 92nd Street Lexington Ave YNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  18. Bicol Clinic Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  19. Brentwood SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  20. Crohn's Colitis Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  21. Hearing Health FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  22. Jewish Center of the HamptonsEast Hampton, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  23. Laurence SchoolVan Nuys, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  24. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  25. Nica PhotoNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  26. Riverdale YmhaywhaRiverdale, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  27. Travis Mills FoundationHallowell, ME

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  28. Wayfinder Family ServicesView Park, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $50,000
  29. The American Hospital of Paris FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $45,000
  30. Children's Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $30,000
  31. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $30,000
  32. Mazon A Jewish Response for HungerLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $30,000
  33. Ahrc NYC Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  34. Ideal School of ManhattanNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  35. Institute for Educational AchievementNew Milford, NJ

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  36. International Community FoundationNational City, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  37. Melanoma Research AllianceWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  38. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  39. Stockbridge Bowl AssnStockbridge, MA

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  40. Wilshire Boulevard TempleLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  41. Yivo InstituteNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $25,000
  42. Caron Treatment CentersWernersville, PA

    Unrestricted use

    $20,000
  43. Minds Over Matter of NY IncNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $20,000
  44. Parrish Art MuseumWater Mill, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $20,000
  45. American Friends of Beit RuthNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  46. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  47. Circle of GenerosityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  48. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  49. North American Conference on Ethiopian JewryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  50. Speak Up for KidsWest Palm Beach, FL

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  51. Special Olympics IncWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use

    $15,000
  52. Childrens Hospital PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  53. Elih FoundationGreenport, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  54. Riverdale Country SchoolBronx, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  55. Southampton History MuseumSouthampton, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  56. Southampton Village PbaSpeonk, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  57. The Jewish Food SocietyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $10,000
  58. Southampton Arts CenterSouthampton, NY

    Unrestricted use

    $5,000
  59. Friends of PortolaTarzana, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500
  60. Kahillah Chen V'chesedEncino, CA

    Unrestricted use

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health7 grants $2,840,00066% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $540,00013% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $300,0007% of the total
  4. Medical research3 grants $180,0004% of the total
  5. Education6 grants $161,5004% of the total
  6. Arts and culture3 grants $130,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes6 grants $145,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York33 grants $5,185,000
  2. California12 grants $1,208,000
  3. New Jersey2 grants $275,000
  4. Connecticut3 grants $150,000
  5. Pennsylvania3 grants $130,000
  6. Florida2 grants $65,000
  7. Maine1 grant $50,000
  8. District of Columbia2 grants $40,000
  9. Massachusetts2 grants $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jay LiebermanTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $600,000
  • Andrea LiebermanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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