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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-4158531

Last Resort Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $25,000 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $386,852

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $386,543

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $400,278

  • Tax year 2022

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $521,522

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,550

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $658,174

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $582,092

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $15,000
  2. Chapel & York FoundationNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas1 grant $15,000
  2. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Peggy Eve GilderPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Julie WurtsTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Dan NorrisVP & SECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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