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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 14-1455902

The Ralph E Ogden Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Mountainville, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 37 grants and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,329,975

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $33,415,446

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,487,950

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $34,573,583

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,093,636

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $33,100,015

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,680,350

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $39,529,440

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,021,008

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $35,173,139

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,411,023

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $35,184,324

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,987,583

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $36,272,049

Grants paid in 2024

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Storm King Art CenterMountainville, NY

    General operating

    $450,000
  2. Chester Agricultural Center IncChester, NY

    General operating

    $365,000
  3. Fair TideKittery, ME

    General operating

    $70,000
  4. Grassroots International IncBoston, MA

    Board discretionary

    $55,000
  5. Black Belt Justice CenterWashington, DC

    Acres of ancestry / black agrarian fund

    $27,500
  6. Innocence Project New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

    Joan o. Stern legacy grant

    $25,275
  7. Bard CollegeRed Hook, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  8. Correctional Association of New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    Re-entry initiatives

    $25,000
  9. Center for Constitutional RightsNew York, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  10. Worker Justice Center of NYRochester, NY

    Board discretionary

    $20,000
  11. Black Farmer Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  12. Builders of the Highway FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Board discretionary

    $15,000
  13. North Star FundNew York, NY

    Hudson valley initiatives

    $15,000
  14. Rural & Migrant MinistryCornwall HDSN, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  15. San Francisco Study CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Hudson valley mental health

    $15,000
  16. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    For the many education fund

    $15,000
  17. Free Speech for People IncAustin, TX

    Board discretionary

    $13,100
  18. International Partners Cassie Stern MemorialSilver Spring, MD

    Board discretionary

    $13,100
  19. Cape Cod Modern House TrustS Wellfleet, MA

    Board discretionary

    $10,000
  20. Cultural SurvivalCambridge, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  21. First Light Learning JourneyFayston, VT

    General operating

    $10,000
  22. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Board discretionary

    $10,000
  23. Safe Harbors of the Hudson IncNewburgh, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  24. Scenic Hudson IncPoughkeepsie, NY

    River cities initiatives

    $10,000
  25. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  26. Riverside Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    Board discretionary

    $6,000
  27. Black Heritage Trail of New HampshirePortsmouth, NH

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  28. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  29. Clara Lionel FoundationNew York, NY

    Rapid response

    $5,000
  30. Doctors for Global HealthDecatur, GA

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  31. Friends of Morningside Park IncNew York, NY

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  32. Greater Seacoast Community HealthSomersworth, NH

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  33. Hudson Valley SPCAVails Gate, NY

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  34. Kittery Land TrustKittery, ME

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  35. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterHagerstown, MD

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  36. Seacoast Eat LocalLee, NH

    Board discretionary

    $5,000
  37. The Fullerton CenterNewburgh, NY

    Board discretionary

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $370,00054% of the total
  2. International aid4 grants $83,10012% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $80,00012% of the total
  4. Civil rights3 grants $43,1006% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,2754% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $21,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $65,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $1,001,000
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $85,000
  3. Maine2 grants $75,000
  4. Louisiana2 grants $40,275
  5. California3 grants $40,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $27,500
  7. Maryland2 grants $18,100
  8. New Hampshire3 grants $15,000
  9. Texas1 grant $13,100
  10. Vermont1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Peter LambDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beatrice SternPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 40Pay $265,596
  • Elisabeth Ellen SternVICE PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $223,140
  • John Peter SternDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter ErwinDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joan O SternDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lucy CohanDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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