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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0074638

The Landsberger Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $190,850 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

    $190,850

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,103,233
  • Tax year 2024

    $269,725

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,139,362
  • Tax year 2023

    $182,973

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,398,444
  • Tax year 2022

    $169,980

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,464,223
  • Tax year 2021

    $236,148

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,499,385
  • Tax year 2020

    $128,100

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,602,790
  • Tax year 2019

    $225,783

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,614,117
  • Tax year 2018

    $226,106

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,451,648

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Montclair State University FoundatiMontclair, NJ

    Scholarship for chosen student

    $75,000
  2. Frost Valley YMCAMontclair, NJ

    Trips for youth to learn about envir

    $25,000
  3. Eastern Shore Community College Chess ClubMelfa, VA

    Mentorship program

    $20,000
  4. Greater Newark ConvervancyNewark, NJ

    Grant for park

    $20,000
  5. Essex County Parks FoundationNewark, NJ

    Grant for park

    $17,000
  6. Montclair Historical SocietyMontclair, NJ

    Promote preservation study

    $13,850
  7. Hackensack Riverkeeper IncHackensack, NJ

    Research & education

    $5,000
  8. Ramapo College of New JerseyMhwah, NJ

    Scholarship for chosen student

    $5,000
  9. Verona Garden ClubUpper Montcxlair, NJ

    Promote interest in floriculture

    $5,000
  10. YMCA of the ChesapeakePocomoke, MD

    Programs for youth

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00036% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $17,00030% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $13,85025% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $5,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey8 grants $165,850
  2. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Seth LandsbergerTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joseph Di GiacomoVP/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sandra SmithRECORDING SE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Georgan SmithCORP LEGA SE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Hanna LandsbergerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • David LandsbergerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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