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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-6337299

The William S Perper Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $200,000 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

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

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $841,152

  • Tax year 2024

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $967,113

  • Tax year 2023

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,019,691

  • Tax year 2022

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,130,642

  • Tax year 2021

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,555,426

  • Tax year 2020

    $226,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,670,953

  • Tax year 2019

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,720,855

  • Tax year 2018

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,712,561

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fifth Avenue Presybterian ChurchNew York, NY

    Steinway concert piano - 2nd half

    $60,000
  2. Fifth Avenue Presybterian ChurchNew York, NY

    Acoustic undercoating for chapel

    $50,000
  3. International Tennis Hall of FameNewport, RI

    General support

    $30,000
  4. Jack Devito FoundationYorktown Heights, NY

    General operating

    $30,000
  5. Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH

    General operating

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $60,00067% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $30,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $140,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $30,000
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • James A PurdyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kevin C SunkelTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • James ColemanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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