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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2521635

Mosaic 659 Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $203,536 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

    $203,536

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,961,261

  • Tax year 2024

    $67,650

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,917,450

  • Tax year 2023

    $127,840

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,826,869

  • Tax year 2022

    $154,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,328,066

  • Tax year 2021

    $74,388

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,317,325

  • Tax year 2020

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,411,357

  • Tax year 2019

    $138,479

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,972,292

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,503,327

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jericho Road Community Health CenterBuffalo, NY

    General funds donation

    $150,000
  2. Buffalo Vineyard ChurchBuffalo, NY

    Charitable

    $20,000
  3. Development Associates InternationalColorado SPGS, CO

    Charitable

    $12,400
  4. 5 Loaves FarmBuffalo, NY

    General funds donation

    $8,000
  5. World ReliefTowson, MD

    General funds donation

    $5,000
  6. Peace of the CityBuffalo, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Give 716Orchard Park, NY

    Charitable

    $2,536
  8. National Association of Community Health CentersBethesda, MD

    Charitable

    $400
  9. Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL

    Charitable

    $100
  10. Nys Children's AllianceManlius, NY

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $162,400100% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $400<1% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $185,636
  2. Colorado1 grant $12,400
  3. Maryland2 grants $5,400
  4. Illinois1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Mark R HerskindTRUSTEE Hours 0.75Pay $0
  • Priscilla GanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $70,708

The return

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