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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7119347

Barbara & Benjamin Cardozo Foundation

A private foundation in Westport, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $156,404 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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

    $156,404

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $236,584

  • Tax year 2024

    $105,175

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $311,955

  • Tax year 2023

    $79,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $373,081

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $398,958

  • Tax year 2021

    $86,300

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $402,039

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,350

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $441,366

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. United Talmidei HakvutzeBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $54,000
  2. Resurrection Episcopal Day SchoolNew York, NY

    General

    $20,504
  3. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General

    $16,000
  4. Congregation Emanu-ElNew York, NY

    General

    $11,000
  5. The Norwalk Art SpaceNorwalk, CT

    General

    $9,000
  6. Individual

    General

    $6,500
  7. The Carnegie Hall CorpNew York, NY

    General

    $6,500
  8. The Helicon FDN IncNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  9. The Spence SchoolNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  10. The Isef FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $4,900
  11. Westport Country PlayhouseWestport, CT

    General

    $4,500
  12. Individual

    General

    $4,000
  13. Individual

    General

    $3,000
  14. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  15. Individual

    General

    $2,500
  16. The Alex FundNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $54,00046% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $25,50422% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $20,00017% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $16,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $123,904
  2. Connecticut2 grants $13,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ellen C SonsinoTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Genevieve SonsinoTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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