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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 80-0526565

Eastman Foundation

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $25,200 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

    $25,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $39,031
  • Tax year 2024

    $42,577

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $65,601
  • Tax year 2023

    $107,700

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $104,081
  • Tax year 2022

    $43,845

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $211,915
  • Tax year 2021

    $87,950

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $260,048
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $94,738
  • Tax year 2019

    $69,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $90,433
  • Tax year 2018

    $91,013

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $67,492

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Way of Buffalo & Erie CountyBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $15,000
  2. The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    General donation

    $2,500
  3. Erie County Law Enforcement FoundationOrchard Park, NY

    General donation

    $2,500
  4. Hilary Grace FoundationEast Amherst, NY

    General donation

    $1,500
  5. Shea's Buffalo TheatreBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $1,200
  6. Boys and Girls ClubBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  7. Skin Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  8. Jack Rogers FoundationHamburg, NY

    General donation

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,00079% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,50013% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York7 grants $22,700
  2. Florida1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert L StevensonPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • R Trevor StevensonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven F CalziTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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