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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1154389

The Mere Foundation

A private foundation in Melville, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 reports $91,400 paid in grants, listed in an attachment that is not in the e-file.

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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.

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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

    $91,400

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $69,528

  • Tax year 2024

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $96,948

  • Tax year 2023

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $141,297

  • Tax year 2022

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $202,334

  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $211,317

  • Tax year 2020

    $192,800

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $266,909

  • Tax year 2019

    $134,500

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $395,059

Grants paid in 2025

Grants listed in an attachment (not in the e-file)

As listed on the return.

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $91,400 in all.

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Roger SteinPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Morton WigginsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert SpielmanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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