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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3752427

The Deeds Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 41 grants and $459,000 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

    $459,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,567,320

  • Tax year 2024

    $426,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,261,453

  • Tax year 2023

    $366,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $4,220,896

  • Tax year 2022

    $355,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $4,416,235

  • Tax year 2021

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $4,287,423

  • Tax year 2020

    $294,850

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $4,092,557

  • Tax year 2019

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $3,968,477

  • Tax year 2018

    $279,250

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $3,604,427

Grants paid in 2025

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NY

    Fairfax murray society & general support

    $65,000
  2. AmericaresStamford, CT

    Hurricane melissa relief $20,000; general support $30,000

    $50,000
  3. Master Drawings AssociationNew York, NY

    General support

    $33,000
  4. American Federation for Aging ResearchNew York, NY

    General support

    $30,000
  5. Scan Harbor New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $28,000
  6. New York City BalletNew York, NY

    New combinations fund

    $25,000
  7. Catholic Charities Archdiocese of NYNew York, NY

    Feeding our neighbors program and general support

    $20,000
  8. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  9. Cornelia Connelly CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $15,000
  10. Common Pantry of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,000
  11. Food Bank for New York CityBronx, NY

    General support

    $12,000
  12. Holy Apostles Soup KitchenNew York, NY

    General support

    $12,000
  13. Lee Pesky Learning CenterBoise, ID

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Ronald McDonald HouseNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Carnegie Hall SocietyNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  16. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  17. Storefront AcademyNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,000
  18. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,500
  19. Church of St Thomas MoreNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  20. Learning AllyPrinceton, NJ

    General support

    $6,000
  21. The Doe FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $6,000
  22. Bread for the World InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Gregorian University FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Hands TogetherChicopee, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Mary Manning Walsh HomeNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  26. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  28. National Gallery of ArtLandover, MD

    Department of drawings and prints, for acquisition of european master drawings

    $5,000
  29. Smith College Museum of ArtNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  30. Spence SchoolNew York, NY

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  31. The Cardinal's AppealNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  32. The Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Pancreas center

    $5,000
  33. The 30 Birds FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  34. American Ballet TheatreNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,500
  35. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  36. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  37. 564 Park Avenue Restoration FoundationNew York, NY

    General support and for the colony club - exterior restoration

    $2,000
  38. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  39. Mercy CorpPortland, OR

    General support

    $1,000
  40. Mercy ShipsLindale, TX

    General support

    $1,000
  41. The Nature ConservancyNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $92,50042% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $40,00018% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $30,00014% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,0007% of the total
  5. International aid4 grants $13,0006% of the total
  6. Community development1 grant $12,0005% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $19,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York32 grants $372,000
  2. Connecticut2 grants $55,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $10,000
  4. Idaho1 grant $10,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $10,000
  6. Oregon1 grant $1,000
  7. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Laura S BennettPRESIDENT; DIRECTOR Hours 6Pay $0
  • Mark BradyVICE PRESIDENT; SECRETARY; DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David LaughlinTREASURER; DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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