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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-1402538

The Alexander Firestone Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $44,280 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Alex Firestone
2109 Broadway No 6109
New York, NY 10023
(212) 496-2639
Form and materials
None
Deadlines
December 31st
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $44,280

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $135,843

  • Tax year 2024

    $73,260

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $94,896

  • Tax year 2023

    $63,240

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $122,654

  • Tax year 2022

    $87,100

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $123,429

  • Tax year 2021

    $52,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $98,531

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $94,768

  • Tax year 2019

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $98,729

  • Tax year 2018

    $59,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $111,411

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Aviv HatorahDallas, TX

    General

    $18,000
  2. Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $6,000
  3. ChmolBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $6,000
  4. ZakaBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $6,000
  5. Just One LifeNew York, NY

    General

    $1,800
  6. Religous Zionists of AmericaNew York, NY

    General

    $1,800
  7. Stand with USPasadena, CA

    General

    $1,800
  8. The Hebron FundBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $1,800
  9. Diskin Orphan HomeBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $180
  10. FlameBerkeley, CA

    General

    $180
  11. Gioh JerusalemNew York, NY

    General

    $180
  12. Telshe YeshivaWickliffe, OH

    General

    $180
  13. Individual

    General

    $180
  14. Individual

    General

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $19,80059% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $7,80023% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $6,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $23,760
  2. Texas1 grant $18,000
  3. California2 grants $1,980
  4. Ohio1 grant $180

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alexander FirestonePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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