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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3916069

Norger Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $87,100 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $87,100

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,456,260

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,575

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,247,731

  • Tax year 2022

    $126,530

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,046,951

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,050

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,975,590

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,375

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,852,953

  • Tax year 2019

    $74,450

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,855,484

  • Tax year 2018

    $115,045

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $1,719,477

  • Tax year 2017

    $26,145

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,808,044

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA

    General support

    $50,000
  2. Westchester Jewish Community Services IncWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $26,000
  3. White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Ballet Theatre Foundation Inc (american Ballet Theatre)New York, NY

    General support

    $600
  5. Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc (casa-Nyc)New York, NY

    General support

    $500
  6. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Greater New York ChapterHagerstown, MD

    General support

    $500
  7. Greenwich United WayGreenwich, CT

    General support

    $500
  8. Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance CorpsScarsdale, NY

    General support

    $500
  9. UJA Federation of Greenwich IncGreenwich, CT

    General support

    $500
  10. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General support

    $500
  11. American Cancer Society IncOklahoma City, OK

    General support

    $300
  12. American Heart Association IncDallas, TX

    General support

    $300
  13. Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY

    General support

    $250
  14. Bronx High School of Science Alumni Foundation IncBronx, NY

    General support

    $250
  15. Fordham UniversityBronx, NY

    General support

    $250
  16. Greenwich EMSRiverside, CT

    General support

    $250
  17. Sound Beach Volunteer Fire DepartmentOld Greenwich, CT

    General support

    $250
  18. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY

    General support

    $250
  19. West Point Jewish Chapel FundWest Point, NY

    General support

    $250
  20. Guide Dogs for the BlindSan Rafael, CA

    General support

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $51,25066% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $26,00033% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $300<1% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $250<1% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $150<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  2. New York9 grants $33,600
  3. Connecticut5 grants $1,800
  4. Illinois1 grant $500
  5. Maryland1 grant $500
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $300
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $250
  8. California1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Geraldine MerksamerPRESIDENT UNTIL 7/8/25 Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hume R SteyerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gregg D MerksamerVICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Morgan RutmanCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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