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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-3670591

Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 103 grants and $3.7 million 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $3,741,945

    Grants listed
    103
    Assets, end of year
    $71,274,573
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,800,000

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $69,326,921
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,037,500

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $67,043,985
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,767,900

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $82,763,339
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,184,115

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $78,284,750

Grants paid in 2024

103 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Gallery of ArtLandover, MD

    General

    $500,000
  2. Yale--David Geffen Yale School of DramaNew Haven, CT

    Program endowment

    $400,000
  3. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    One nation one project

    $375,000
  4. University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, NC

    Art gallery endowment

    $300,000
  5. Artist Repertory TheaterPortland, OR

    Capital campaign

    $260,000
  6. Music Maker FoundationHillsborough, NC

    General

    $155,000
  7. American Dance FestivalDurham, NC

    General

    $110,000
  8. Kips Bay Boys and Girls ClubBronx, NY

    Art programs

    $101,910
  9. Creative NetworkAstoria, NY

    General

    $100,000
  10. Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Assn IncArlington, VA

    Leonardo da vinci documentary

    $100,000
  11. Scholarship Foundation of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    Scholarship

    $100,000
  12. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Blake hounshell scholarship fund

    $100,000
  13. Asheville Area Arts CouncilAsheville, NC

    General

    $60,000
  14. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General

    $57,625
  15. Durham Tech FoundationDurham, NC

    Art programs

    $50,000
  16. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  17. Asheville Art Museum AssociationAsheville, NC

    General

    $40,000
  18. Gaspard & DancersDurham, NC

    General

    $40,000
  19. Santa Barbara Museum of ArtSanta Barbara, CA

    Capital campaign & education

    $40,000
  20. The Public TheaterNew York, NY

    General

    $40,000
  21. Young People's Chorus of New YorkNew York, NY

    General

    $40,000
  22. Brooklyn Academy of MusicBrooklyn, NY

    Education & outreach, digital infrastructure

    $36,698
  23. Art TransformsJonesborough, TN

    For association tilaranese

    $35,000
  24. The Educational Foundation IncChapel Hill, NC

    Scholarship

    $30,000
  25. Geffen PlayhouseLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $25,000
  26. Telluride Blues SocietyTelluride, CO

    Music maker support

    $25,000
  27. Art TransformsJonesborough, TN

    Tilaran music school

    $20,000
  28. Asheville Community TheaterAsheville, NC

    General

    $20,000
  29. Mr Holland's Opus FoundationBurbank, CA

    General

    $20,000
  30. Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA

    Endowment

    $15,000
  31. Bay Laurel PfaCalabasas, CA

    General

    $10,000
  32. Boston Symphony Orchestra ( Tanglewood)Lenox, MA

    General

    $10,000
  33. Bronx Arts Ensemble IncBronx, NY

    General

    $10,000
  34. Carolina Friends SchoolDurham, NC

    Art programs

    $10,000
  35. Chelsea TheaterNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  36. Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH

    Art programs

    $10,000
  37. Culture MillGraham, NC

    General

    $10,000
  38. Durham Arts CouncilDurham, NC

    General

    $10,000
  39. Ensemble Theater CompanySanta Barbara, CA

    Education

    $10,000
  40. Florida State University Foundation IncTallahasse, FL

    Art programs

    $10,000
  41. High Desert MuseumBend, OR

    General

    $10,000
  42. House for Hope Costa RicaCoral Gables, FL

    General

    $10,000
  43. Liberty ArtsDurham, NC

    General

    $10,000
  44. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  45. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  46. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Endowment

    $10,000
  47. Music Academy of the WestSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $10,000
  48. Opera Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $10,000
  49. Orange County Arts AllianceHillsborough, NC

    General

    $10,000
  50. Oregon SymphonyPortland, OR

    General

    $10,000
  51. Portland Art MuseumPortland, OR

    Capital campaign

    $10,000
  52. Portland State University Art ProgramPortland, OR

    Art program

    $10,000
  53. Portland State University Jazz ProgramPortland, OR

    Jazz program

    $10,000
  54. Sitka Center for Art & EcologyOtis, OR

    General

    $10,000
  55. St Mark's in the Valley Concert SeriesLos Olivos, CA

    General

    $10,000
  56. State Street BalletSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $10,000
  57. Steep Rock Association IncNew Preston, CT

    Art program

    $10,000
  58. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  59. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Yale university art gallery

    $10,000
  60. Ypc National IncNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  61. New York City Center IncNew York, NY

    General

    $7,500
  62. The Library FoundationPortland, OR

    Performances & storytelling

    $7,500
  63. White Bird DancePortland, OR

    General

    $7,500
  64. Actor's PlayhouseCoral Gables, FL

    General

    $5,000
  65. American Society for the Royal Academy of MusicNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  66. Asheville SymphonyAsheville, NC

    General

    $5,000
  67. Brooklyn BalletBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $5,000
  68. Bryant University PlayersSmithfield, RI

    General

    $5,000
  69. Carnegie HallNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  70. Central Park School for ChildrenDurham, NC

    General

    $5,000
  71. City TheaterMiami, FL

    General

    $5,000
  72. Clan Munro AssociationFranklin, TN

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  73. CrossnoreHendersonville, NC

    Art programs

    $5,000
  74. Crows ShadowPendleton, OR

    General

    $5,000
  75. Cumbe Ctr for African & Diaspora DanceBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $5,000
  76. Diane Wortham TheaterAsheville, NC

    General

    $5,000
  77. Dorill Initiative IncNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  78. Hebron AcademyHebron, ME

    General

    $5,000
  79. Music Maker FoundationHillsborough, NC

    Hurricane helene relief

    $5,000
  80. New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  81. North Carolina Blueberry Festival Assn IncBurgaw, NC

    General

    $5,000
  82. Penland School of CraftsPenland, NC

    General

    $5,000
  83. Playwrights Horizons IncNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  84. Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative IncSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $5,000
  85. Santa Barbara Education FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General

    $5,000
  86. Southern Highland Handicraft GuildAsheville, NC

    General

    $5,000
  87. St Anne's WarehouseBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $5,000
  88. The Spizzwinks of Yale University IncNew Haven, CT

    General

    $5,000
  89. Theater in the ParkRaleigh, NC

    Capital campaign

    $5,000
  90. University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC

    Carolina performing arts

    $5,000
  91. Whitney Museum of American ArtNew York, NY

    General

    $5,000
  92. Wunc (UNC at Chapel Hill)Chapel Hill, NC

    General

    $5,000
  93. Yucca Valley Material Lab IncorporatedYucca Valley, CA

    General

    $5,000
  94. Glenn Elementary School - Durham Cty Public SchoolsDurham, NC

    General

    $4,999
  95. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts IncNew York, NY

    General

    $4,500
  96. Brooklyn Bridge Park ConservancyBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $3,000
  97. Bach Cantana ChoirPortland, OR

    General

    $2,500
  98. Performance Works NorthwestPortland, OR

    General

    $2,500
  99. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Yale school of music

    $2,000
  100. Brooklyn Community FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $1,550
  101. The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NY

    General

    $1,140
  102. YMCA of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    General

    $523
  103. Fund for the City of New YorkBrooklyn Heights, NY

    The service collective

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture43 grants $1,344,62572% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $375,00020% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $101,9105% of the total
  4. Education5 grants $41,1402% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,550<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina26 grants $914,999
  2. California15 grants $650,000
  3. New York30 grants $559,946
  4. Connecticut6 grants $527,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $500,000
  6. Oregon12 grants $345,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $100,000
  8. Tennessee3 grants $60,000
  9. Florida4 grants $30,000
  10. Colorado1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Alexa Davidson SuskinTRUSTEE/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 25Pay $200,000
  • Michael C DavidsonTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Joan DavidsonTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Lyn E DavidsonTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Roger A EichholzTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Daniel DunnTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Paul N FrimmerTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Marc SuskinTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Natalie DunnTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $0

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