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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-5675642

Edwin Gould Foundation for Children

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $5.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
To be considered for support applicants must: - address at least one of the foundation's target areas: academic rigor, life/leadership skills and college-bound information - be an entrepreneurial leader and the primary decision-maker working on the initiative full-time - demonstrate commitment of no less than three years to the initiative - value cooperation, be willing to share resources and leverage assets for the benefit of other associates and have the potential for expansion. To apply applicants must submit a two-page letter of intent. If invited to continue, they will be asked to submit a full proposal.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,908,150

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $34,175,266

  • Tax year 2023

    $449,263

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $35,869,402

  • Tax year 2022

    $508,400

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $34,775,891

  • Tax year 2021

    $507,460

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $42,733,428

  • Tax year 2020

    $716,600

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $40,602,938

  • Tax year 2019

    $378,644

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $39,267,862

  • Tax year 2018

    $565,847

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $35,381,990

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Sponsors for Educational OpportunityNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $5,122,500
  2. Good Shepherd ServicesNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $265,000
  3. Genesys WorksNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $75,000
  4. The Art of Problem Solving Foundation-BeamNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $75,000
  5. UaspireBoston, MA

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $75,000
  6. Fund for the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $70,500
  7. Latino U College AccessWhite Plains, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $50,000
  8. Education Writers AssociationWashington, DC

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $35,000
  9. Hechinger Institute Teachers College Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $35,000
  10. St Paul & St Andrew United Methodist ChurchNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. Egf Fellows Program - Inspiring Futures IncBronx, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $7,500
  12. Egf Fellows Program - Admissionsquad IncBrooklyn, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $7,000
  13. Egf Fellows Program - New Neighbors Partnership AssociationNew York, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $7,000
  14. Egf Fellows Program - Auxiliary Police Super Ben Assoc of the City of NYParkchester, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $5,000
  15. Egf Fellows Program - Governor's Committee on Scholastic AchievementNew York, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $5,000
  16. Egf Fellows Program - New Community Project IncYonkers, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $5,000
  17. Egf Fellows Program - Teens of Color Abroad IncBrooklyn, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $5,000
  18. Egf Fellows Program - the Asian American Dream IncNew York, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $5,000
  19. Global GlimpseOakland, CA

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $5,000
  20. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $5,000
  21. United Way of Northern New JerseyCedar Knolls, NJ

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $5,000
  22. Yonkers Partners in EducationYonkers, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $5,000
  23. Egf Fellows Program - Bee U IncBrooklyn, NY

    Egf fellows program stipend / grant

    $3,000
  24. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  25. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  26. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  27. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  28. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  29. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  30. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $2,500
  31. Promise ProjectfcnyNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $2,500
  32. The Children's Therapy CenterFair Lawn, NJ

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $2,500
  33. Philanthrophy New YorkNew York, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $1,150
  34. Individual

    [individual] STIPEND / GRANT

    $1,000
  35. Exalt YouthBrooklyn, NY

    Educational improvement and other general charitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $5,262,50094% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $265,0005% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $75,5001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York22 grants $5,767,150
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $75,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $35,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $7,500
  5. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

15 people as filed

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

  • Michael W OsheowitzCHAIRMAN EMERITUS Hours 40Pay $77,562
  • Cynthia WeissblumPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 40Pay $326,596
  • Nana TamCFO Hours 40Pay $200,372
  • Mark BielerCHAIRMAN Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Steven BrownTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Anthony Carnevale Term End Jun 2024TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Steven GrossTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lofton HolderTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Roszell Mack IIITRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Joshua B Parker Term End Dec 2024SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Alan S WeinsteinTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lisette NievesTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Denise TaylorTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kiran Handa GaudiosoTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Devesh ShahTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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