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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3745686

The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation

A private foundation in Wilton, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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 2024

    $1,172,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $25,658,804
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,519,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $28,480,167
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $30,341,957
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,020,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $31,311,165
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $33,041,164
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $33,437,530
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,000,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $38,367,055

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Harlem Children's ZoneNew York, NY

    Support of the organization

    $1,162,500
  2. New York Studio SchoolNew York, NY

    Support of the organization

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $1,162,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $1,172,500

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Jeff GilmanPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Julia HallDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Phoebe Louis-DreyfusDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert L CostelloDIRECTOR Hours 0.13Pay $0
  • Vincent CuonoSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Patrick B FennDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Yoji NimuraCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tom WingertzahnCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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