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Form 990-PFTax year 2018EIN 13-6112056

The Sirota Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2018 lists 12 grants and $698,500 paid in grants.

Tax year 2018 (period ending Jun 30, 2019), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2018 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2018

    $698,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $17,642

Grants paid in 2018

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Medical [individual]

    $160,000
  2. Palm Springs Air MuseumPalm Springs, CA

    Educational Aid

    $130,000
  3. RTW Charitable FoundationNew York, NY

    Medical Research

    $100,000
  4. America's VetDogsSmithtown, NY

    Humanitarian Aid

    $100,000
  5. Pediatric Cancer FoundationPurchase, NY

    Medical Research

    $80,000
  6. Individual

    [individual] Research

    $50,000
  7. Buckley SchoolNew York, NY

    Educational Aid

    $20,000
  8. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Medical Research

    $20,000
  9. The Lustgarten FoundationUniondale, NY

    Medical Research

    $20,000
  10. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    Advancement of the Performing Arts

    $12,000
  11. African Dream Academy FoundationNew York, NY

    Educational Aid

    $5,000
  12. UN HCUND Hospitality CommitteeNew York, NY

    Cultural Aid

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $142,00030% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00021% of the total
  3. Veterans and military1 grant $100,00021% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $80,00017% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $358,500
  2. California1 grant $130,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Niki SirotaPres., Treas. Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie SirotaV.P., Sec'y Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sabera LoughranDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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