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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3973961

Red House Fund Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $126,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Barney Karpfinger
357 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 691-2690
Form and materials
See form for line 2a
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $126,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $922,319

  • Tax year 2023

    $89,173

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $783,074

  • Tax year 2022

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $719,333

  • Tax year 2021

    $97,750

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $758,779

  • Tax year 2020

    $157,842

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $988,573

  • Tax year 2019

    $201,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $874,491

  • Tax year 2018

    $104,375

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $949,868

  • Tax year 2017

    $66,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $996,053

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Political ReportWashington, DC

    General

    $25,000
  2. Mare Nostrum ElementWoodside, NY

    General

    $20,000
  3. Immigrant Justice CorpsNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  4. Crandell TheatreChatham, NY

    General

    $10,000
  5. Holy Aposties Soup KitchenNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  6. Clemente Course in HumanitiesNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  7. Friends of the High lineNew York, NY

    General

    $6,000
  8. Twenty SummersProvincetown, MA

    General

    $5,000
  9. Central SynagogueNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  10. The Nevada IndependentLas Vegas, NV

    General

    $5,000
  11. Center for Invesgitive ReportingSanFrancisco, CA

    General

    $5,000
  12. Restless BooksAmherst, MA

    Genereal

    $5,000
  13. Mississippi Journalism & Education GroupJackson, MS

    General

    $2,500
  14. St Paul & St Andrew United Methodist ChurchNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500
  15. NY Zen CenterNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  16. Morris Memorial AssociationChatham, NY

    General

    $1,000
  17. Hudson Literacy FundHudson, NY

    General

    $1,000
  18. Words Without BordersBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $1,000
  19. PS 21Chatham, NY

    General

    $1,000
  20. Berkshire Lyric TheatrePittsfield, MA

    General

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $25,00035% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $24,50034% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,00014% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $10,00014% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $78,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $10,500
  4. California1 grant $5,000
  5. Nevada1 grant $5,000
  6. Mississippi1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Barney KarpfingerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eric MarcusDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marian YoungDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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