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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6963623

Silver Sun Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $57,858 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $57,858

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,121,941

  • Tax year 2023

    $88,683

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,955,854

  • Tax year 2022

    $95,703

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,728,451

  • Tax year 2021

    $50,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,531,336

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,090,076

  • Tax year 2019

    $61,030

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,992,276

  • Tax year 2018

    $105,854

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,806,998

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. WfuvBronx, NY

    General

    $20,000
  2. SkylightBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $15,000
  3. UfoFairfax, VA

    General

    $15,000
  4. FordhamBoston, MA

    General

    $4,000
  5. Maysles FilmNew York, NY

    General

    $1,200
  6. Woodstock Refugee NetworkWoodstock, NY

    General

    $1,183
  7. Film at Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  8. QueerlyNew York, NY

    General

    $500
  9. Athens Cultural CenterAthens, NY

    General

    $300
  10. Woodstock Film FestivalWoodstock, NY

    General

    $175

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $67557% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $50043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $38,858
  2. Virginia1 grant $15,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Karen GoodmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Paul GoodmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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