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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-1144326

Purple Plume Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $160,000 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

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,747,942

  • Tax year 2024

    $96,550

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,725,032

  • Tax year 2023

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,648,739

  • Tax year 2022

    $581,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,634,819

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,331,840

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,118,848

  • Tax year 2020

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,158,737

  • Tax year 2019

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,214,364

  • Tax year 2018

    $288,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,803,544

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Powerhouse ArtsBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $25,000
  2. Planned ParenthoodBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $25,000
  3. Entertainment Community FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $15,000
  4. Tectonic Theater ProjectNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $15,000
  5. SDC FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $14,000
  6. Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid FundLarchmont, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  7. National Alliance for Musical TheatreNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  8. New York Civil LibertiesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  9. Page 73Brooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  10. Your Kids Our KidsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  11. Beck InstituteBala Cynwyd, PA

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $5,000
  12. TDFNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $5,000
  13. New York Stage and FilmNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $2,500
  14. Gallatin School of Individualized StudyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $2,500
  15. Arts IgniteNew York, NY

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $53,50060% of the total
  2. Mutual benefit1 grant $15,00017% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,00011% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $10,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $155,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Barbara WhitmanTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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