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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3966373

Peck Stacpoole Foundation

A private foundation in Marlboro, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

    $1,720,267

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $17,455
  • Tax year 2024

    $351,447

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,709,332
  • Tax year 2023

    $351,434

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,891,206
  • Tax year 2022

    $332,528

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,040,932
  • Tax year 2021

    $269,865

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,205,524
  • Tax year 2020

    $106,745

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,905,621
  • Tax year 2019

    $245,269

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,508,730
  • Tax year 2018

    $311,060

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,806,548

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Genealogical & Biographical SocietyNew York, NY

    Add 1.3 million+ pages to Digitize New York historical documents program in memory of S. Allyn Peck

    $300,000
  2. The Whitney InstituteWallace, LA

    Expand Wall of Honor; complete Plantation Store exhibit; endow young researcher fellowship program

    $300,000
  3. University of Delaware Art Conservation DepartmentNewark, DE

    Fund two 3-year Winterthur/U of Delaware art conservation Peck Stacpoole fellowships

    $200,000
  4. Virginia Tech University Libraries Special CollectionsUABlacksburg, VA

    Establish perpetual multi-purpose Peck Stacpoole Endowment to support SCUA collections

    $150,000
  5. American Trust for the British LibraryNew York, NY

    Revamp online access to BL medieval illuminated mss. collection; digitize 80 manuscripts

    $140,000
  6. Ringling Museum Archives Tibbals Circus CollectionSarasota, FL

    Create best-practices storage space for housing circus and archival collections

    $105,000
  7. New Netherland InstituteAlbany, NY

    Digitize 17th century Van Rensselaer New Netherland Dutch records in NY State Library

    $101,100
  8. Brooklyn Public LibraryCenter for Brooklyn HistoryBrooklyn, NY

    Sustain, grow and digitize CBH archival collections; and fund Brooklyn Public Library literary prize

    $100,000
  9. American Historical Society of Germans from RussiaLincoln, NE

    Implement Recollect asset management system providing interactive access to collections

    $76,500
  10. Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA)Kearney, NE

    Acquire and conserve several significant works for permanent collection

    $76,500
  11. Sheldon Art Association Sheldon Museum of ArtLincoln, NE

    Create Peck Stacpoole Foundation Collection Care Fund, a 9-year quasi-endowment

    $76,500
  12. Bibliographical Society of AmericaPhiladelphia, PA

    Establish perpetual endowment to fund BPA-Peck Stacpoole Fellowships for early career bibliographers

    $75,000
  13. Orchestra of St Luke'sNew York, NY

    Support of general operations and programs, final grant, honoring Robert W. Ashton

    $20,000
  14. Yale Peabody Museum Yale University - returned unused fundsNew Haven, CT

    Conservation of collection of meteorites, historical scientific instruments

    -$333

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $300,00043% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $300,00043% of the total
  3. Social science1 grant $101,10014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $661,100
  2. Louisiana1 grant $300,000
  3. Nebraska3 grants $229,500
  4. Delaware1 grant $200,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $150,000
  6. Florida1 grant $105,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $75,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant -$333

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Frederic W SchaenDirector, President Hours 4Pay $12,000
  • Lawrence L RegerDirector, Secretary Hours 2Pay $3,600
  • Jay MarguliesDirector, Treasurer Hours 4Pay $8,400
  • Emily AshtonDirector, Vice President Hours 2Pay $7,200

The return

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