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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6788641

Vincent & Marie Eckstein Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Towaco, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $3,300 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $3,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $63,056
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $63,250
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $61,745
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,391

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $49,012
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,300

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $49,546
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $51,262
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,360

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $52,267
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,995

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $54,392

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General purpose

    $1,000
  2. Olmm ChurchRidgewood, NY

    Religious

    $1,000
  3. American LegionLincoln Park, NJ

    General purpose

    $500
  4. Monroe NH Public LibraryMonroe, NH

    Educational

    $500
  5. Boy ScoutsCedar Knolls, NJ

    General purpose

    $300

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $1,000
  2. New Jersey2 grants $800
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Abigail PutnamTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elaine PutnamTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anita EcksteinTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nathaniel PutnamTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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