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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6107390

Ruth & Ralph Friedman Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $25,400 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

    $25,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,874

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $14,139

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $12,989

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $11,857

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,354

  • Tax year 2020

    $19,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,246

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NY

    General

    $7,500
  2. Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NY

    General

    $6,000
  3. Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake, NY

    General

    $3,000
  4. Natural History Museum of the AdirondacksTupper Lake, NY

    General

    $2,500
  5. Center for InquiryColumbia, SC

    General

    $1,000
  6. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  7. Paul Smith's CollegePaul Smiths, NY

    General

    $1,000
  8. Cary Institute of Ecosystems StudiesTupper Lake, NY

    General

    $750
  9. Young Center for Immigrant Childrens RightChicago, IL

    General

    $750
  10. Adirondack Historical MuseumElizabethtown, NY

    General

    $500
  11. Adirondack Sky Center & AbservatoryTupper Lake, NY

    General

    $500
  12. Adirondack Center for Loon ConservationSaranac Lake, NY

    General

    $250
  13. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $250
  14. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $250
  15. Academy of American PoetsNew York, NY

    General

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $13,50062% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $3,00014% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $2,65012% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $1,2506% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $1,2506% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $22,400
  2. South Carolina1 grant $1,000
  3. Texas1 grant $1,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $750
  5. California1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Robert E FriedmanPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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