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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6178565

Signal Foundation

A private foundation in Harrison, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $1.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Jerold Kayden
c/o RAO RAO LLC 550 MAMARONECK AVE
Harrison, NY 10528
(914) 381-1010
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,285,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $28,652,246

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,375,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $28,752,704

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,165,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $29,315,927

  • Tax year 2021

    $720,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $25,596,100

  • Tax year 2020

    $496,900

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,646,186

  • Tax year 2019

    $318,894

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,106,100

  • Tax year 2018

    $229,935

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,794,173

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General donation

    $1,285,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $1,285,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky1 grant $1,285,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jerold S KaydenTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Stephanie KaydenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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