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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3053745

The Susan Pechter Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Woodbridge, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $15,421 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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
Barbara Lichtman
14 Grove Hill Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
(203) 397-9061
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,421

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $328,836

  • Tax year 2024

    $20,915

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $267,899

  • Tax year 2023

    $26,276

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $259,255

  • Tax year 2022

    $18,179

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $282,225

  • Tax year 2021

    $15,966

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $295,202

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,129

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $304,327

  • Tax year 2019

    $18,486

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $315,912

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,145

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $302,395

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Greater New HavenWoodbridge, CT

    Operations

    $10,118
  2. Jewish Community Center of Greater New HavenWoodridge, CT

    Operations

    $4,376
  3. Yale New Haven Health SystemsNew Haven, CT

    Operations

    $200
  4. ThirteenNew York, NY

    Operations

    $150
  5. Upper Saco Valley Land TrustConway, NH

    Operations

    $100
  6. Peaceful Valley Donkey RescueMiles, TX

    Operations

    $100
  7. ASPCANew York, NY

    Operations

    $100
  8. Charity NavigatorUnion City, NJ

    Operations

    $100
  9. HadassahNew York, NY

    Operations

    $72
  10. Consumer ReportsYonkers, NY

    Operations

    $45
  11. National Parks Conservation AssocationWashington, DC

    Operations

    $35
  12. Woodbridge Volunteer Fire AssociationWoodridge, CT

    Operations

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $20045% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $10022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10022% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $4510% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut4 grants $14,719
  2. New York4 grants $367
  3. Iowa1 grant $100
  4. New Hampshire1 grant $100
  5. Texas1 grant $100
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $35

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Barbara LichtmanPRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 5Pay $8,000
  • Steven PechterVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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