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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3975888

Arnsten Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $793,475 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

    $793,475

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $119,242

  • Tax year 2024

    $33,820

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $666,767

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,290

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $638,554

  • Tax year 2022

    $25,610

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $633,114

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,100

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $616,205

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,125

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $594,251

  • Tax year 2019

    $37,210

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $583,383

  • Tax year 2018

    $33,180

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $579,148

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY

    To fund lawrence and dorothy grand hall.

    $760,000
  2. Congregation Rodeph SholomNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $14,475
  3. The Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $5,500
  4. UJA FoundationNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $5,000
  5. Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $2,500
  6. American Committee for the Weitzman Institute of ScienceNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $1,000
  7. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $1,000
  8. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $1,000
  9. NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $1,000
  10. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General organizational purposes

    $1,000
  11. Friends of Yad SarahNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $500
  12. The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    General organizational purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $760,50099% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $7,000<1% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $792,475
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Lawrence E ArnstenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul ArnstenSECRETARY TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan Arnsten RussellVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julia H ArnstenVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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