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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-7140245

Barbara Bell Cumming Charitable Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $153,500 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.

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Preselected only

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Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Restrictions
N/A

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $153,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,887,248

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,970,873

  • Tax year 2023

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,869,641

  • Tax year 2022

    $197,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,024,088

  • Tax year 2021

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,104,262

  • Tax year 2020

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,025,974

  • Tax year 2019

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,027,190

  • Tax year 2018

    $132,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,206,166

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Tilles CenterGreenvale, NY

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    $27,500
  2. The Clubbed ThumbNew York, NY

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    $15,000
  3. Kaufman CenterNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $15,000
  4. Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $10,000
  5. Manhattan Theatre ClubNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    See attached rider

    $10,000
  7. Atlantic Theatre CompanyNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $7,500
  8. Kravis CenterPalm Beach, FL

    See rider attached

    $7,500
  9. New Dramatics IncNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $6,000
  10. The Joyce TheaterNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $5,000
  11. Roundabout Theater CompanyNew York, NY

    See rider attached

    $5,000
  12. Classic Stage CompanyNew York, NY

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    $5,000
  13. Playwrights HorizonsNew York, NY

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    $5,000
  14. Prospect Theatre CompanyNew York, NY

    See rider attached.

    $5,000
  15. Danspace ProjectNew York, NY

    See attached rider

    $5,000
  16. Misty Copeland FoundationNew York, NY

    See attached rider

    $5,000
  17. Exploring the ArtsAstoria, NY

    See attached rider

    $5,000
  18. Theatre for a New Audience at PolonBrooklyn, NY

    See rider attached

    $2,500
  19. WP TheaterNew York, NY

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    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $42,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $136,000
  2. Florida1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Christina M MasonTrustee Hours 0Pay $2,889
  • Russell A GlickTrustee Hours 0Pay $2,889

The return

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