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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6034241

The Wahrsager Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $74,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $280,023

  • Tax year 2023

    $90,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $302,924

  • Tax year 2022

    $76,135

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $346,005

  • Tax year 2021

    $89,185

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $387,725

  • Tax year 2020

    $127,335

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $442,121

  • Tax year 2019

    $89,160

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $517,254

  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $610,653

  • Tax year 2017

    $116,400

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $703,334

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolBronx, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $22,500
  2. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $20,000
  3. Research Foundation of SUNYAlbany, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000
  4. Belmont Day SchoolBelmont, MA

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  5. Israel Guide Dog Center for the BlindWarrington, PA

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  6. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $5,000
  7. Canavan FoundationNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  8. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  9. The Nature ConnectionConcord, MA

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $1,000
  10. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $750
  11. The Doe FundNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  12. Roswell Park Alliance FoundationBuffalo, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  13. PetaNorfolk, VA

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $500
  14. Susan G Komen Breast Cancer FoundationDallas, TX

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250
  15. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250
  16. ThirteenNew York, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250
  17. North Shore Animal League AmericaPRT Washingtn, NY

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250
  18. Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineWashington, DC

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $30,00076% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $6,00015% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $1,2503% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $5001% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $36,000
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $26,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $1,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $500
  7. Tennessee1 grant $250
  8. Texas1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Karel WahrsagerPR,TR,DIR. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eve W LinnAS SEC,DIR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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