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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2804661

Brian A McCarthy Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Harrison, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $400,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,177,443

  • Tax year 2024

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,526,380

  • Tax year 2023

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $8,388,002

  • Tax year 2022

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,076,058

  • Tax year 2021

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,644,182

  • Tax year 2020

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,530,306

  • Tax year 2019

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,245,081

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Elton John AIDS Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Support for five key u.s.-based initiatives that expand access to care, advance equity, and scale innovative delivery models in underserved communities, closing urgent gaps in HIV prevention, treatment, and wraparound care

    $75,000
  2. Foundation for AIDS ResearchNew York, NY

    Support for amfar's HIV cure research

    $75,000
  3. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    Funding for fund the future campaign with a focus on the GBH news and journalism fund

    $75,000
  4. Ali Forney CenterNew York, NY

    Support for mental and medical health programming

    $50,000
  5. Center for HIV Law and PolicyNew York, NY

    Funding for the positive justice project

    $50,000
  6. Im From Driftwood IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  7. Im From Driftwood IncBrooklyn, NY

    Support i'm from driftwood's new storytelling impact fund

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $75,00021% of the total
  2. Civil rights2 grants $75,00021% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $75,00021% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $75,00021% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $50,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $325,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Brian A McCarthyDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 7Pay $0
  • Dekota WallerSECRETARY (BEGAN 10/30/2025) Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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