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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6077894

Klingenstein Foundation

A private foundation in New Canaan, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $56,850 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $56,850

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $877,087

  • Tax year 2023

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $883,322

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,250

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,219,558

  • Tax year 2021

    $18,750

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,705,143

  • Tax year 2020

    $144,100

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,902,037

  • Tax year 2019

    $127,341

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,965,428

  • Tax year 2018

    $193,837

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,030,053

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    Support of organization

    $25,000
  2. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    Support of organization

    $25,000
  3. The New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    Support of organization

    $5,500
  4. National Public Radio (NPR)Baltimore, MD

    Support of organization

    $500
  5. Scarsdale AmbulanceScarsdale, NY

    Support of organization

    $250
  6. Wcla - Choice MattersWhite Plains, NY

    Support of organization

    $250
  7. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)New York, NY

    Support of organization

    $250
  8. Scarsdale Police Benevolent AssociateScarsdale, NY

    Support of organization

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,00090% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $25,000
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $25,000
  3. New York5 grants $6,350
  4. Maryland1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joanne K ZiesingPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter ZiesingTREASUER/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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