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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 14-1777559

The Gunk Foundation

A private foundation in Woodstock, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $326,141 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

    $326,141

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $104,286

  • Tax year 2023

    $196,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $11,011

  • Tax year 2022

    $269,231

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $118,575

  • Tax year 2021

    $88,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $245,246

  • Tax year 2020

    $108,700

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $237,246

  • Tax year 2019

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $191,724

  • Tax year 2018

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $191,979

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Photography at WoodstockKingston, NY

    General operating support

    $222,341
  2. Blue Marble Projectalex MatthiessenSag Harbor, NY

    To raise awareness about the impacts of the congestion pricing tolling method in NYC

    $60,000
  3. Bank of America Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  4. Collar WorksTroy, NY

    Artist residency program, seed funding

    $5,000
  5. Photowork FoundationWoodstock, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  7. Womens Studio WorkshopKingston, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  8. Steven Myron Holl FoundationRhinebeck, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  9. Bon-OdoriKingston, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  10. Byrdcliffe Theatre CompanyWoodstock, NY

    General operating support

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $225,14185% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $30,00011% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $301,141
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Nadine LemmonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip UnderdownCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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