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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7149847

The Longhill Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 60 grants and $1.8 million 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

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

    $1,799,500

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $29,626,985
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,713,056

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $30,144,197
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,609,500

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $28,790,746
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,589,500

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $28,394,343
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,514,500

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $29,136,282
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,138,000

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $24,668,230

Grants paid in 2025

60 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY

    Health

    $100,000
  2. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Health

    $75,000
  3. New York Weill Cornell Med CenterNew York, NY

    Health

    $75,000
  4. Yale Law SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $75,000
  5. Friends of Stewart ParkIthaca, NY

    Environmental

    $60,000
  6. Collegiate SchoolNew York, NY

    Education

    $50,000
  7. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Charity

    $50,000
  8. Harvard College FundCambridge, MA

    Education

    $50,000
  9. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Health

    $50,000
  10. Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA

    Education

    $50,000
  11. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Charity

    $45,000
  12. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    Charity

    $40,000
  13. Florence ProjectTucson, AZ

    Charity

    $40,000
  14. Planned Parenthood Great PlainsOverland Park, KS

    Health

    $40,000
  15. Planned Parenthood of IllinoisChicago, IL

    Health

    $40,000
  16. Planned Parenthood of Rocky MountainsDenver, CO

    Health

    $40,000
  17. PropublicaNew York, NY

    Charity

    $40,000
  18. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Charity

    $40,000
  19. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Health

    $35,000
  20. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Charity

    $35,000
  21. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Charity

    $35,000
  22. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    Health

    $35,000
  23. Cornell University Urban Horticulture InstituteIthaca, NY

    Education

    $30,000
  24. Glaucoma FoundationNew York, NY

    Health

    $30,000
  25. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    Health

    $30,000
  26. Human Rights FirstNew York, NY

    Charity

    $30,000
  27. Human Rights WatchNew York, NY

    Charity

    $30,000
  28. The Upstate Foundation Friends of UrologySyracuse, NY

    Health

    $30,000
  29. Wharton Studio MuseumIthaca, NY

    Charity

    $30,000
  30. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Health

    $30,000
  31. Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NY

    Environmental

    $25,000
  32. Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    Charity

    $25,000
  33. Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA

    Health

    $25,000
  34. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $25,000
  35. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $25,000
  36. Wild CenterTupper Lake, NY

    Environmental

    $25,000
  37. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Health

    $20,000
  38. Cornell University Dept of Landscape ArchitectureIthaca, NY

    Education

    $20,000
  39. KivunimNew York, NY

    Education

    $20,000
  40. Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    Education

    $20,000
  41. National Public Radio (NPR)Baltimore, MD

    Charity

    $20,000
  42. Samuel Waxman Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Health

    $20,000
  43. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    Charity

    $20,000
  44. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    Charity

    $20,000
  45. Adirondack ExperienceLake Pleasant, NY

    Education

    $15,000
  46. Equal Justice Initiative Legacy MuseumMontgomery, AL

    Charity

    $15,000
  47. Planned Parenthood North Country NYPlattsburgh, NY

    Health

    $15,000
  48. Uja-FederationNew York, NY

    Charity

    $15,000
  49. Faith Roots Reproductive ActionAlbuquerque, NM

    Health

    $15,000
  50. Harvard HillelCambridge, MA

    Religious

    $10,000
  51. Harvard U Center for Jewish StudiesCambridge, MA

    Education

    $10,000
  52. Lighthouse GuildNew York, NY

    Health

    $10,000
  53. National Forest FoundationMissoula, MT

    Environmental

    $10,000
  54. Rainforest Trust IncWarrenton, VA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  55. 92nd Street YNew York, NY

    Charity

    $7,500
  56. As You SowOakland, CA

    Charity

    $5,000
  57. Facing History and OurselvesBoston, MA

    Education

    $5,000
  58. North Country Life FlightSaranac Lake, NY

    Health

    $5,000
  59. Croton Falls Volunteer Fire DepartmentCroton Falls, NY

    Health

    $1,000
  60. Ruth Keeler Memorial LibraryNorth Salem, NY

    Education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid8 grants $240,00020% of the total
  2. Health6 grants $230,00019% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $121,00010% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $115,0009% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $100,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture4 grants $80,0007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes13 grants $341,00028% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York36 grants $1,049,500
  2. District of Columbia4 grants $140,000
  3. Massachusetts4 grants $110,000
  4. Illinois2 grants $90,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $75,000
  6. Alabama2 grants $60,000
  7. California3 grants $50,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  9. Arizona1 grant $40,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Anne F CowettVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter NussbaumTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Fred CowettPresident Hours 1Pay $0

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