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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 13-3922745

Overhills Foundation

A private foundation in Garden City, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 61 grants and $832,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2023

    $832,000

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $14,011,445

  • Tax year 2022

    $851,200

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $13,829,051

  • Tax year 2021

    $963,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $12,862,137

  • Tax year 2020

    $853,500

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $13,221,340

  • Tax year 2019

    $815,250

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $13,408,750

  • Tax year 2018

    $767,500

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $13,368,505

  • Tax year 2017

    $719,250

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $13,355,189

Grants paid in 2023

61 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Yale University School of ForestryNew Haven, CT

    General Support

    $62,500
  2. Christodora IncNew York, NY

    General Support;ListTotal 0

    $50,000
  3. White Birch Community CenterHenniker, NH

    General Support

    $44,000
  4. Open Space Institute IncNew York, NY

    General Support;ListTotal 30000;ListTotal 0

    $33,000
  5. Adirondack ExperienceBlue Mt Lake, NY

    General Support;ListTotal 14000

    $30,000
  6. Adirondack ExplorerSaranac Lake, NY

    General Support

    $25,000
  7. Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NY

    General suppport

    $25,000
  8. Natural Resource Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    General SupportGeneral Support

    $25,000
  9. Resources Legacy FundSacramento, CA

    General Support

    $25,000
  10. The Conservation FundArlington, VA

    General Support

    $25,000
  11. The Nature Conservancy Adirondack ChapterKeene Valley, NY

    General Support

    $25,000
  12. The Nature Conservancy NCDurham, NC

    General Support

    $25,000
  13. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General Support;ListTotal 35000

    $25,000
  14. Adirondack Council IncElizabethtown, NY

    P 16 86 1

    $20,000
  15. Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  16. Adirondack Watershed InstitutePaul Smiths, NY

    General Support

    $20,000
  17. American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA

    General Support

    $20,000
  18. Audubon Center of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    General Support

    $20,000
  19. Cary Institute of Ecosystem StudiesMillbrook, NY

    General Support

    $20,000
  20. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General Support

    $20,000
  21. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    General Support

    $20,000
  22. New England Forestry FoundationLittleton, MA

    General Support

    $20,000
  23. Northern Forest Center IncConcord, NH

    P 16 86 1

    $20,000
  24. Southern Environmental Law Center IncCharlottesville, VA

    General Support

    $20,000
  25. The Trust for Public Land New England OfficeMontpelier, VT

    General Support

    $20,000
  26. Wildlife Conservation SocietySaranac Lake, NY

    General Support

    $20,000
  27. Audubon New YorkNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  28. Northern Forest Atlas FoundationLake Placid, NY

    General Fund

    $15,000
  29. The Trust for Public Land NY OfficeNew York, NY

    General Support

    $15,000
  30. Adirondack Wild CenterTupper Lake, NY

    General Support

    $10,000
  31. Save The SoundNew Haven, CT

    General Fund

    $10,000
  32. Wildlife Conservation Society NYBronx, NY

    General Fund]

    $10,000
  33. Center For Humans and NatureLibertyville, IL

    General Support

    $5,000
  34. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  35. Mohonk PreserveNew Paltz, NY

    General Fund

    $5,000
  36. Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  37. Two East 62nd Street FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  38. Wings of the Dawn Bird SantuaryHenniker, NH

    General Support

    $5,000
  39. St Georges SchoolMiddletown, RI

    General fund

    $5,000
  40. Outdoor AfroOakland, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  41. Waterfront AllianceNew York, NY

    General fund

    $4,000
  42. Stone TrustDummerston, VT

    General Support

    $3,250
  43. Black Rock Forest ConsortiumCornwall, NY

    General Support

    $3,000
  44. Audubon Society of New HampshireConcord, NH

    General Support

    $2,500
  45. Coastal Expeditions FoundationMt Pleasant, SC

    GeneralGeneral'

    $2,500
  46. D&H Canal Historical SocietyHigh Falls, NY

    General Support

    $2,500
  47. Dancers Responding to AIDsNew York, NY

    GeneralGeneral

    $2,500
  48. Native Plant TrustWayland, MA

    GeneralGeneral

    $2,500
  49. The First 72New Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $2,500
  50. Eco FlightAspen, CO

    General Fund

    $2,000
  51. Unique ProjectsBrooklyn, NY

    General Fund

    $1,500
  52. Loon Preservation CommitteeMoultonboro, NH

    General Fund

    $1,000
  53. Parks and Trails New YorkAlbany, NY

    General Support

    $1,000
  54. Untermyer Garden ConservancyYonkers, NY

    General Support

    $1,000
  55. WQXR RadioNew York, NY

    General Support

    $1,000
  56. Family of WoodstockFamily of New PaltzNew Paltz, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  57. GreenwaveNew Haven, CT

    General fund

    $1,000
  58. St Josephs Food PantryGardiner, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  59. The Brearly SchoolNew York, NY

    General Support

    $750
  60. Tuck Annual GivingLebanon, NH

    General FundGeneral Fund

    $500
  61. Dysautonomia InternationalEast Moriches, NY

    General fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment18 grants $259,50054% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $75,00016% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $72,25015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture3 grants $31,5007% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $6,0001% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $12,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York35 grants $442,750
  2. Connecticut4 grants $93,500
  3. New Hampshire6 grants $73,000
  4. Virginia3 grants $65,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $45,000
  6. California2 grants $30,000
  7. North Carolina1 grant $25,000
  8. Vermont2 grants $23,250
  9. Massachusetts2 grants $22,500
  10. Rhode Island1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lucia R EvansVice-President & Director Hours 5Pay $0
  • Edward H EllimanVice-President & Director Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher J EllimanSecretary/Treasurer & Dir. Hours 5Pay $0

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