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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-0901541

Sylvan Family Foundation

A private foundation in Island Park, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $44,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
No deadlines
Restrictions
Must be within the united states

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $996,971
  • Tax year 2023

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $943,326
  • Tax year 2022

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $948,155
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $949,577
  • Tax year 2020

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $953,699
  • Tax year 2019

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,812
  • Tax year 2018

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $995,713

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. 92nd Street YNew York, NY

    Donation

    $10,000
  2. Friends of the Israel Defense ForceNew York, NY

    Donation

    $10,000
  3. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    Donation

    $7,000
  4. Alzelheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Donation

    $5,000
  5. HSS FoundationNew York, NY

    Donation

    $5,000
  6. UJA Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    Donation

    $3,000
  7. MVP Miracle House Foundation IncFreeport, NY

    Donation

    $3,000
  8. Community Mayors IncBrooklyn, NY

    Donation

    $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 aid1 grant $7,00054% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $6,00046% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $39,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Edward V Vrona JrDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leandro A VaysmanDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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