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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
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Tax year 2025
$596,241
- Grants listed
- 61
- Assets, end of year
- $1,997,690
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Tax year 2024
$983,600
- Grants listed
- 49
- Assets, end of year
- $1,688,716
-
Tax year 2023
$485,358
- Grants listed
- 52
- Assets, end of year
- $3,865,507
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Tax year 2022
$759,960
- Grants listed
- 55
- Assets, end of year
- $3,489,693
-
Tax year 2021
$631,508
- Grants listed
- 47
- Assets, end of year
- $3,840,470
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Tax year 2020
$678,240
- Grants listed
- 47
- Assets, end of year
- $3,328,277
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Tax year 2019
$738,857
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $2,890,414
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Tax year 2018
$761,970
- Grants listed
- 56
- Assets, end of year
- $3,270,750
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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National Museum of MathematicsNew York, NY
General
$58,128 -
Brigham & Womens HospitalBoston, MA
General
$50,000 -
Overlook Hospital FoundationSummit, NJ
General
$50,000 -
The Jed FoundationNew York, NY
General
$35,000 -
Prevent Child Abuse NJNew Brunswick, NJ
General
$25,000 -
Slifka Center for Jewish LifeNew Haven, CT
General
$25,000 -
Teach for AmericaNew York, NY
General
$25,000 -
UJA MetrowestWhippany, NJ
General
$25,000 -
Bridges SummitSummit, NJ
General
$24,000 -
Temple SinaiSummit, NJ
General
$22,060 -
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT
General
$21,000 -
NJ PBSEnglewood, NJ
General
$20,000 -
WbgoNewark, NJ
General
$11,203 -
Phillips AcademyAndover, MA
General
$10,250 -
Childrens National HospitalSilver Spring, MD
General
$10,000 -
Community Food Bank of NJHillside, NJ
General
$10,000 -
GraceSummit, NJ
General
$10,000 -
Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJ
General
$10,000 -
Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY
General
$10,000 -
Pediatric Brain Tumor FoundationWinston Salem, NC
General
$10,000 -
Sylvia CenterBronx, NY
General
$10,000 -
The Healing PatchAltoona, PA
General
$10,000 -
US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DC
General
$10,000 -
WQXRNew York, NY
General
$10,000 -
FcasFoxborough, MA
General
$5,000 -
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA
General
$5,000 -
Heartstrings Counseling ServicesCherry Hill, NJ
General
$5,000 -
HSSNew York, NY
General
$5,000 -
MomatrNew York, NY
General
$5,000 -
Ola FoundationAtlantic Beach, NY
General
$5,000 -
Papermill PlayhouseMillburn, NJ
General
$5,000 -
Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PA
General
$5,000 -
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL
General
$5,000 -
SsejNew York, NY
General
$5,000 -
St Judes Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN
General
$5,000 -
UnderstoodNew York, NY
General
$5,000 -
WNETNew York, NY
General
$5,000 -
Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA
General
$2,500 -
Penn State UniversityState College, PA
General
$2,500 -
Summit YMCASummit, NJ
General
$2,500 -
The ConnectionSummit, NJ
General
$2,500 -
The Doe FundNew York, NY
General
$2,500 -
Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY
General
$2,000 -
Allstars ProjectNew York, NY
General
$1,000 -
Aloha FoundationFairlee, VT
General
$1,000 -
Friends of Summit LibrarySummit, NJ
General
$1,000 -
Home Nursing Healing PatcAltoona, PA
General
$1,000 -
Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, NJ
General
$1,000 -
Princeton CenterPrinceton, NJ
General
$1,000 -
Sage EldercareSummit, NJ
General
$1,000 -
Secure CommunityChicago, IL
General
$1,000 -
Signature TheatreNew York, NY
General
$1,000 -
Summit First Aid SquadSummit, NJ
General
$1,000 -
Summit FoundationSummit, NJ
General
$1,000 -
The Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY
General
$1,000 -
TikvahNew York, NY
General
$1,000 -
Wounded Warriors ProjectJacksonville, FL
General
$1,000 -
JVSBoston, MA
General
$500 -
Teachers Unify to End Gun ViolenceDanbury, CT
General
$250 -
Temple ErianWhite Plains, NY
General
$250 -
Summit PbaSummit, NJ
General
$100
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture4 grants $74,12841% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $35,00020% of the total
- Education3 grants $28,00016% of the total
- Health3 grants $16,0009% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0006% of the total
- Medical research1 grant $10,0006% of the total
- 4 other causes4 grants $6,2503% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New Jersey21 grants $228,363
- New York18 grants $176,878
- Massachusetts5 grants $70,750
- Connecticut3 grants $46,250
- District of Columbia2 grants $20,000
- Pennsylvania4 grants $18,500
- Maryland1 grant $10,000
- North Carolina1 grant $10,000
- Florida2 grants $6,000
- Tennessee1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Richard S PechterPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Zoe Pechter ThompsonASST TREAS Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Joshua PechterASST SEC'Y Hours 0.25Pay $0
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