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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3038264

The Buchman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Catskill, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $45,220 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Zoe B Zak
26 S Jefferson Avenue
Catskill, NY 12414
(845) 853-5134
Form and materials
There is no predesignated application form or required format
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time
Restrictions
The prospective grant recipient is required to be a 501c(3) charitable organization. The Board Members individually research organizations throughout the year and then meet annually to discuss which organizations will received distributions from the Foundation.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $45,220

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $758,832

  • Tax year 2023

    $47,360

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $791,880

  • Tax year 2022

    $56,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $821,692

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,150

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $860,249

  • Tax year 2020

    $49,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $847,372

  • Tax year 2019

    $47,755

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $877,443

  • Tax year 2018

    $47,290

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $905,386

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Temple Israel of CatskillCatskill, NY

    Music fund

    $13,000
  2. Temple Israel of CatskillCatskill, NY

    General Fund

    $10,000
  3. Temple Israel of CatskillCatskill, NY

    Music Program

    $10,000
  4. Chabad Lubavitch of Ulster CountyKingston, NY

    Serving the community's needs

    $4,000
  5. Chabbad of Ulster CountyKingston, NY

    General Fund

    $4,000
  6. Chabad Lubavitch of Ulster CountyKingston, NY

    General Fund

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Serving the community

    $1,000
  8. PEF Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    Serving the community

    $1,000
  9. Ravensbeard Wildlife CenterSaugerties, NY

    To serve the community's needs

    $500
  10. Individual

    General fund

    $360
  11. Chabad of Columbia CountyHudson, NY

    Serving the community

    $360

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00054% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $50027% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $36019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $43,860

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Zoe B ZakPresident Hours 0Pay $12,000
  • Angela OHaraTreasurer Hours 0Pay $6,000
  • Deborah Buchman StehrSecretary Hours 0Pay $6,000

The return

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