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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 65-0162460

Frederick & Greta Smiley Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $30,124 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $30,124

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $800,148
  • Tax year 2023

    $43,578

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $905,903
  • Tax year 2022

    $40,830

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $747,060
  • Tax year 2021

    $52,843

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $950,904
  • Tax year 2020

    $46,204

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,195,734
  • Tax year 2019

    $58,296

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,333,296
  • Tax year 2018

    $79,172

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,409,016
  • Tax year 2017

    $78,215

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,531,661

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Manhattan Theater ClubNew York, NY

    General use

    $8,500
  2. Big Brothers Big Sisters of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General use

    $5,000
  3. Stone Barns Center for Food & AgricultureTarrytown, NY

    General use

    $3,600
  4. Community Foundation of Hudson ValleyPoughkeepsie, NY

    General usegeneral use

    $2,500
  5. NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY

    General use

    $2,500
  6. Pace UniversityNew York, NY

    General use

    $2,500
  7. Central Synagogue of NYNew York, NY

    General use

    $1,950
  8. Omega InstituteRhinebeck, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  9. New York Botanical GardensBronx, NY

    General use

    $764
  10. Free Synagogue of WestchesterMt Vernon, NY

    General use

    $300
  11. Police Athletic LeagueNew York, NY

    General use

    $300
  12. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    General use

    $250
  13. Faithful Hearts SocietyWooster, OH

    General use

    $250
  14. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General use

    $210
  15. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General use

    $200
  16. American Philatelic SocietyBellefonte, PA

    General use

    $100
  17. Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $100
  18. Taconic Music FoundationManchester, VT

    General use

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,75077% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $41012% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $3008% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $1003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $24,674
  2. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $250
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $100
  5. Vermont1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Henry BeinsteinPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Arthur FriedmanTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Debra BeinsteinVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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  2. Lucille Lortel Theatre Foundation IncNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $30,000 giving
  3. The Kind FoundationNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $30,000 giving
  4. Jindhag FoundationNew York, NY 7 grants Preselected only $30,300 giving
  5. The Selene Project IncNew York, NY 2 grants Preselected only $29,944 giving