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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1478498

Whalesback Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $514,250 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

    $514,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,248,937
  • Tax year 2024

    $395,548

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,332,660
  • Tax year 2023

    $409,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,362,326
  • Tax year 2022

    $438,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,414,297
  • Tax year 2021

    $313,800

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,460,085
  • Tax year 2020

    $305,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,442,694
  • Tax year 2019

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,577,502
  • Tax year 2018

    $271,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,600,917

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Schwab Charitable Donor Advised FundOrlando, FL

    Donated 660 shares of SPDR S&P stock with a book value of $129,242

    $437,625
  2. Schwab Charitable Donor Advised FundOrlando, FL

    General operating expenses

    $76,625

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida2 grants $514,250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Theodore Roosevelt IVPRES./SECT./TREAS./TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Constance RooseveltTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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  2. C Steven Duncker FoundationMelville, NY 16 grants Preselected only $514,000 giving
  3. The Donald F and Maxine B Davison FoundationSpencerport, NY 50 grants Preselected only $514,000 giving
  4. The Shtesl Family FoundationBrooklyn, NY 13 grants Preselected only $514,948 giving
  5. Aaron & Ruth Jungreis FoundationLawrence, NY 30 grants Preselected only $514,966 giving