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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7193520

Esther Koven Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $101,000 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

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,848,725

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,898,260

  • Tax year 2023

    $105,100

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,906,815

  • Tax year 2022

    $100,250

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,964,915

  • Tax year 2021

    $99,044

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,423

  • Tax year 2020

    $99,839

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $2,108,126

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,200

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $2,194,721

  • Tax year 2018

    $79,850

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $2,097,881

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rye Country Day SchoolRye, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $50,000
  2. Jewish National FundRockville Centre, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $10,000
  3. National Navy Seal MuseumFort Pierce, FL

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $10,000
  4. Hackley SchoolTarrytown, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $5,000
  5. National Jewish HealthDenver, CO

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $5,000
  6. Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $5,000
  7. OpfobBluffton, SC

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $5,000
  8. Bluepath Service DogsCarmel, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $3,000
  9. American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $2,000
  10. Bluffton Self HelpBluffton, SC

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $1,000
  11. Dav Charitable Service TrustErlanger, KY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $1,000
  12. Hamilton-Madison HouseNew York, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $1,000
  13. JCC on the HudsonTarrytown, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $1,000
  14. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $1,000
  15. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    To help activities of var public char inst which are exempt under 501 (c)(3)

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $51,00075% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $10,00015% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $3,0004% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $74,000
  2. Florida1 grant $10,000
  3. South Carolina2 grants $6,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  6. Kentucky1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cory L KovenPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Jay B KovenSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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