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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6160958

Dears Foundation Inc

A private foundation in White Plains, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $290,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $290,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,977,377

  • Tax year 2023

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,176,912

  • Tax year 2022

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,403,324

  • Tax year 2021

    $248,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,579,597

  • Tax year 2020

    $261,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,757,445

  • Tax year 2019

    $241,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,980,607

  • Tax year 2018

    $221,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,105,286

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Michael J Fox Foundation for ParkinNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  2. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  3. Alpert Medical School of Brown UnivProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $35,000
  4. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. The ALS AssociationArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  7. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  8. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  9. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  10. Israel Guide Dog Center for the BliWarrington, PA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  11. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  12. Jewish National FundRockville Centre, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. Alpert Medical School of Brown UnivProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $90,000
  2. Rhode Island2 grants $45,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Daniel AbramsonTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marc AbramsonPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Harriet A AbramsonMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Deborah Y KirbySecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen M AbramsonMEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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