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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1575176

The Guston Foundation

A private foundation in West Hurley, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $45,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $61,812,227

  • Tax year 2024

    $33,630

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $58,993,043

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $57,505,956

  • Tax year 2022

    $110,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $55,406,105

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $60,484,590

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $59,027,758

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,850

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $55,847,025

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  2. Woodstock Byrdcliffe GuildWoodstock, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Maverick ConcertsWoodstock, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Woodstock Film FestivalWoodstock, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. Amnesty International USANew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  6. Union of Concerned Scientists IncCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  7. Urban Rural ActionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $2,500
  8. World Food ProgramWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $2,500
  9. Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MA

    General operating support

    $1,500
  10. Amon Carter Museum of American ArtFort Worth, TX

    General operating support

    $1,000
  11. Friends of the AcademyGlen Cove, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  12. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation IncNorth Adams, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  13. Williamstown Historical Museum IncWilliamstown, MA

    General operating support

    $500

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 $12,50042% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $11,00037% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $2,5008% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,5008% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $33,500
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $5,500
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $5,000
  4. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Musa MayerDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Thomas MayerDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kerrie BuitragoDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Michael ConfortiDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $5,000
  • Harry CooperDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Pamela MayerDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Sarah RadicEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $211,647

The return

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