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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
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Tax year 2025
$1,653,518
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $81,066,142
-
Tax year 2024
$6,916,143
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $81,842,097
-
Tax year 2023
$892,841
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $15,671,482
-
Tax year 2022
$727,994
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $15,432,905
-
Tax year 2021
$962,140
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $15,276,734
-
Tax year 2020
$494,369
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $8,835,379
-
Tax year 2019
$581,250
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $9,156,699
-
Tax year 2018
$651,050
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $9,515,015
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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ACLU FoundationNew York, NY
General purpose
$753,143 -
National History Museum of the AdirondacksTupper Lake, NY
General purpose
$300,000 -
Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington, CT
General purpose
$100,000 -
Almaden Country Day SchoolSan Jose, CA
General purpose
$100,000 -
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryNew York, NY
General purpose
$50,000 -
Reap (rwanda Education Assistance Prtoject)Katonah, NY
General purpose
$50,000 -
Teacher's College Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
General purpose
$50,000 -
7 Lakes AllianceBelgrade LKS, ME
General purpose
$50,000 -
Tupper Arts IncTupper Lake, NY
General purpose
$43,375 -
WnycNew York, NY
General purpose
$35,000 -
Hope's DoorHawthorne, NY
General purpose
$25,000 -
Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC
General purpose
$25,000 -
Harlem AcademyNew York, NY
General purpose
$20,000 -
The Lewisboro LibrarySouth Salem, NY
General purpose
$10,000 -
Educare of Washington DCWashington, DC
General purpose
$10,000 -
Tunnels to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY
General purpose
$10,000 -
Upper West Side Cinema CenterNew York, NY
General purpose
$10,000 -
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA
General purpose
$10,000 -
Summer Theatre of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT
General purpose
$1,000 -
Emergency and Rescue SquadTupper Lake, NY
General purpose
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Civil rights1 grant $753,14362% of the total
- Education6 grants $330,00027% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $54,3754% of the total
- Environment1 grant $50,0004% of the total
- Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,0002% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York13 grants $1,357,518
- Connecticut2 grants $101,000
- California1 grant $100,000
- Maine1 grant $50,000
- Delaware1 grant $25,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Nancy K SimpkinsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Thomas D KlingensteinVP & SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Andrew D KlingensteinTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
The return
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