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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3277754

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A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $390 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
David Gersten
20 Beekman Place Apt PHB
New York, NY 10022
(646) 334-1161
Form and materials
No formal guidelines
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
No current restrictions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $390

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $609,592

  • Tax year 2024

    $770

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $429,256

  • Tax year 2023

    $543

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $268,460

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $274,488

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $298,778

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $344,707

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $305,712

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $268,287

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Albany Center GalleryAlbany, NY

    To support the mission of the non-profit organization.

    $200
  2. Hudson Taconic LandsAverill Park, NY

    To support the mission of the non-profit organization.

    $125
  3. Individual

    To support the mission of the non-profit organization.

    $65

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $125100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $325

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bill MorrisonBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • David GerstenPresident Hours 40Pay $0
  • Elliot WashorBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anthony TitusBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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