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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-2142668

Sea Stone Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $267,024 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

    $267,024

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $234,449

  • Tax year 2024

    $266,467

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $302,235

  • Tax year 2023

    $221,571

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $338,511

  • Tax year 2022

    $217,333

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $262,161

  • Tax year 2021

    $202,857

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $491,815

  • Tax year 2020

    $109,036

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $289,114

  • Tax year 2019

    $110,472

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $298,857

  • Tax year 2018

    $115,840

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $310,343

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Noche FlamencaLong Island City, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $50,000
  2. American Ballet TheaterNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $23,000
  3. Dorrance Dance CompanyNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $20,000
  4. Hamptons Dance ProjectNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $20,000
  5. The Tibet FundNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $20,000
  6. Utah Film CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $15,000
  7. Day One Early Learning CommunityNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $12,500
  8. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $10,000
  9. Ethical Culture Fieldston SchoolBronx, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $10,000
  10. The National Susan B Anthony MuseumRochester, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $10,000
  11. 52nd Street ProjectNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $9,770
  12. Threshold FoundationBrewster, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $7,355
  13. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $7,000
  14. Veterans Healthcare Policy InstOakland, CA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $5,075
  15. Dharma OrganizationBarre, MA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $5,000
  16. Misty Copeland FoundationNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $5,000
  17. Minnesota Dance TheatreMinneapolis, MN

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $5,000
  18. National Dance InstituteNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $4,299
  19. The Joyce TheaterNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $3,100
  20. Film Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $2,800
  21. International Documentary AssnLos Angeles, CA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $2,501
  22. NYC Center IncNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $2,500
  23. NYC BalletNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $2,315
  24. Video VolunteersNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $2,000
  25. Film ForumNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,910
  26. School of American Ballet TheaterNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,500
  27. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,250
  28. Actblue Free SpeechSomerville, MA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,108
  29. Buddhist Film FoundationOakland, CA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,008
  30. Maui Arts & Cultural CenterKahului, HI

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,008
  31. The Love Serve Remember FoundationOjai, CA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,008
  32. Writers Guild InitiativeNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $1,000
  33. Guild HallEast Hampton, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $585
  34. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $500
  35. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $500
  36. Next for AutismNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $255
  37. Wliw Public RadioNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $250
  38. Wshu RadioFairfield, CT

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $250
  39. Budo AcceleratorIrvine, CA

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $108
  40. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $105
  41. The US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $100
  42. Matthiessen CenterSag Harbor, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $100
  43. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $90
  44. The Church at Sag HarborSag Harbor, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $85
  45. Isamu Noguchi FoundationLong Island City, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $50
  46. The Sag Harbor CinemaSag Harbor, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $29
  47. Southampton Art CenterSouthampton, NY

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $10

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture10 grants $56,08554% of the total
  2. International aid4 grants $35,60534% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $10,10510% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $1,008<1% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $500<1% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $500<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $363<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York32 grants $211,608
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $16,108
  3. Utah1 grant $15,000
  4. California5 grants $9,700
  5. District of Columbia2 grants $7,100
  6. Minnesota1 grant $5,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $1,250
  8. Hawaii1 grant $1,008
  9. Connecticut1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael LemlePRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $75,000
  • Lucinda ZeisingSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wendy Vanden HevuelTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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