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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-1568606

The Palmer Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $895,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $895,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,885,001

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,525,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $6,141,241

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,800,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,790,743

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,971,924

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,431,461

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $9,069,589

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,155,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,033,790

  • Tax year 2019

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,622,884

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $334,600

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rocky Mountain Planned ParenthoodDenver, CO

    General fund

    $500,000
  2. Sundance InstitutePark City, UT

    General fund

    $300,000
  3. National Gay Pilots AssocSt Paul, MN

    General fund

    $50,000
  4. Discovery SpaceState College, PA

    General fund

    $30,000
  5. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General fund

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $500,00061% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $300,00037% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $15,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $500,000
  2. New York1 grant $300,000
  3. Minnesota1 grant $50,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $30,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Charles PalmerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debra PalmerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janet LipconDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Wayne ReisnerSECY/TREASUR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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