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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2567825

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A private foundation in Briarwood, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $132,182 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $132,182

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,337,354
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,805,843
  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,368,351
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,010,436
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $532,610
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $599,995
  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $967,906

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Association of Family Consultants and Therapists in IsraelIsrael

    Trauma therapy center support

    $110,056
  2. Honest Reporting Com IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $21,126
  3. Tidelines InstituteGustavus, AK

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $21,126
  2. Alaska1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Ronit HerzfeldPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $84,000
  • Eric RassmanTREASURER Hours 40Pay $0
  • Talia ArnowSECRETARY Hours 40Pay $0
  • Eda OzmenDIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0
  • David HerseySECRETARY THROUGH 06/28/25 Hours 40Pay $110,000

The return

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