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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1082072

BMS Family Foundation

A private foundation in Jericho, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $10.1 million 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

    $10,108,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $76,033,476
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,054,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $81,855,661
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $86,508,310
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,500,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $88,673,363
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $91,058,687
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $93,599,837
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $107,116,206
  • Tax year 2018

    $13,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $99,027,845

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Charitable Giving FundBoston, MA

    Contribution for furtherance of charitable endeavors.

    $10,072,000
  2. The Donors Fund IncLakewood, NJ

    Contribution for furtherance of charitable endeavors.

    $36,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $10,072,000100% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $36,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky1 grant $10,072,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $36,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • M SilberPRESIDENT & TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • B SilberVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jay D WaxenbergSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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