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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-1635001

The Harry D Forsyth Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $57,750 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

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

    $57,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,554,576
  • Tax year 2024

    $56,250

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $559,868
  • Tax year 2023

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $562,652
  • Tax year 2022

    $69,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $567,106
  • Tax year 2021

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $587,647
  • Tax year 2020

    $16,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $596,487
  • Tax year 2019

    $28,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $582,172
  • Tax year 2018

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $585,671

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Organizing for Beloved Community CvilleCharlottesville, VA

    Charitable/scholarship

    $7,250
  2. Blue Ridge Parkway FoundationAsheville, NC

    Charitable

    $7,000
  3. Lynchburg Daily BreadLynchburg, VA

    Charitable

    $7,000
  4. Academy Center of the ArtsLynchburg, VA

    Charitable/scholarship

    $5,000
  5. Greater Lynchburg Habitat for HumanityLynchburg, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Haiti Mission FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Pollen InitiativeAlameda, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Richmond Cycling CorpsRichmond, VA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Hazelden Betty Ford FoundationSt Paul, MN

    Charitable

    $3,500
  10. Virginia Center for Creative ArtsSweet Briar, VA

    Charitable/scholarship

    $2,500
  11. Washington & Lee UniversityLexington, VA

    Charitable/scholarship

    $2,500
  12. Anne SpencerLynchburg, VA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  13. Brooklyn College FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable/scholarship

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $7,00022% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $7,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $3,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia9 grants $41,250
  2. North Carolina1 grant $7,000
  3. California1 grant $5,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $3,500
  5. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth Forsyth HarrisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Logan HarrisEXEC DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Anne Frank Harris SlaughterDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lyall F HarrisDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephen Lee SlaughterDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • William R Chambers JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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