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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6155196

Sokoloff Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $651,230 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $651,230

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,947,953

  • Tax year 2024

    $594,105

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $5,997,947

  • Tax year 2023

    $728,351

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $6,286,829

  • Tax year 2022

    $590,578

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $7,052,794

  • Tax year 2021

    $422,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,203,923

  • Tax year 2020

    $344,835

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $7,325,349

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $430,000
  2. Afya Foundation IncYonkers, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  3. Jewish Child Care Association of New York (JCCA)Brooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $42,000
  4. Ackerman Institute for the FamilyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $30,000
  5. Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $30,000
  6. International Center of PhotographyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $7,500
  7. Manhattan Theater ClubNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $6,000
  8. Quaker Ridge Employee Charity Fund IncScarsdale, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  9. MIT International IncCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  10. School of American Ballet IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  11. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  12. Museum of Arts and DesignNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250
  13. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $180
  14. Guggenheim MuseumNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150
  15. New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150

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 $460,00076% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $100,00017% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $30,0005% of the total
  4. Arts and culture5 grants $9,0802% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $3,500<1% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $650,230
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Helena Louise SokoloffDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Suzanne L DreifussDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Marguerite GelfmanDIRECTOR, SECRETARY (BEGAN 04/30/2025) Hours 5Pay $0
  • Patricia GantzDIRECTOR (THRU 04/04/2025) Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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