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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 13-6176041

Gilder Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 9 grants and $14.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,300,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,809,500

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $944,876

Grants paid in 2021

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NY

    History

    $3,750,000
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $2,400,000
  3. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $2,400,000
  4. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NY

    History

    $2,000,000
  5. New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    History

    $2,000,000
  6. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    Social services

    $1,000,000
  7. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $400,000
  8. International African American MuseumCharleston, SC

    Museum

    $200,000
  9. Read to LeadNew York, NY

    Education

    $150,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $5,750,00064% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $2,200,00025% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $1,000,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $8,900,000
  2. Connecticut3 grants $5,200,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Patrick DuffVICE PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Richard SchneidmanTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Howard BerkowitzSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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