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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6086092

The Block Grausman Fund

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 36 grants and $57,570 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

    $57,570

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $791,054

  • Tax year 2024

    $60,745

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $819,297

  • Tax year 2023

    $59,426

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $804,885

  • Tax year 2022

    $77,280

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $806,974

  • Tax year 2021

    $64,868

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $835,947

  • Tax year 2020

    $64,788

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $778,070

  • Tax year 2019

    $58,542

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $836,960

  • Tax year 2018

    $66,306

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $867,035

Grants paid in 2025

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. C-CapNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $14,345
  2. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000
  3. CT Food BankNew Haven, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,000
  4. Washington AmbulanceWashington Depot, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,000
  5. Washington Scholarship FundWashington DT, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $3,000
  6. Washington Volunteer FiremenWashington Depot, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $3,000
  7. Connecticut PublicHartford, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  8. Gunn Memorial LibraryWashington, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  9. Steep Rock AssociationWashington DT, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  10. The Ashley Bryan CenterNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  11. Washington Art AssociationWashington Depot, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  12. Washington Community FundWashington, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $2,000
  13. Isleford LibraryIslesford, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,500
  14. NAACP Legal Defense FundNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,500
  15. ACLUNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  16. American Academy in RomeNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

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

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  18. George SchoolNewtown, PA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  19. Housatonic Valley AssociationSouth Lee, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  20. National Academy of DesignNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  21. SkowheganNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  22. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General Charitable Purpose

    $1,000
  23. A S A PWashington Depot, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $500
  24. Cranbrook Academy of ArtBloomfield Hills, MI

    General Charitable Purpose

    $500
  25. VNA Northwest IncBantam, CT

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  26. Channel ThirteenNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $250
  27. Isleford Neighborhood HouseNortheast Harbor, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $250
  28. Palliative Care ProgramNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $250
  29. Mt Desert Land & Garden PreserveMount Desert, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $200
  30. Washington Environmental CouncilWashington, CT

    General Charitable Purpose

    $200
  31. Northeast Harbor Ambulance ServiceNe Harbor, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $150
  32. American Red CrossNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100
  33. INH GardenIslesford, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100
  34. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100
  35. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100
  36. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General Charitable Purposes

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $6,02531% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $5,10026% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $2,20011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $2,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,00010% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $1,0005% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,1506% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York12 grants $23,545
  2. Connecticut12 grants $23,200
  3. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  4. Maine6 grants $2,300
  5. Alabama1 grant $1,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  7. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  8. Michigan1 grant $500
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $25

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Philip GrausmanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard GrausmanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Etta BrandmanTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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