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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6160772

William P & Gertrude Schweitzer

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $160,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,214,734

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,729,425

  • Tax year 2023

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,096,862

  • Tax year 2022

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,515,476

  • Tax year 2021

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,736,761

  • Tax year 2020

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,538,352

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,611,691

  • Tax year 2018

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,065,176

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $70,000
  2. Carnegie Hall SocietyNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $30,000
  3. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $30,000
  4. The Raptor TrustMadison, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable grant

    $6,290
  6. Friends of WhittemoreOldwick, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $5,000
  7. Harleys DreamBerthoud, CO

    Charitable grant

    $3,000
  8. St Huberts Animal Welfare CenterMadison, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $2,210
  9. NJ Conservation FoundationFar Hills, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $1,500
  10. Individual

    Charitable grant

    $1,000
  11. Shakespeare Theatre of NJFlorham Park, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $30,00079% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $130,000
  2. New Jersey5 grants $19,710
  3. Colorado1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Peter W SchweitzerPRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert SchweitzerSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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