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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-1550563

Brownstein Family Foundation

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $281,210 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.

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

    $281,210

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,099

  • Tax year 2024

    $577,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $963

  • Tax year 2023

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $157

  • Tax year 2022

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,980

  • Tax year 2021

    $388,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $42,146

  • Tax year 2020

    $353,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $32,269

  • Tax year 2019

    $575,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $13,027

  • Tax year 2018

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $32,687

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pierrepont SchoolWestport, CT

    Contribution to help support the future of the school

    $75,000
  2. Queens College FoundationFlushing, NY

    Contribution to support education

    $75,000
  3. Walking Mountains Science CenterAvon, CO

    Contribution to the science center education programs

    $62,500
  4. The Vail Valley FoundationAvon, CO

    Contribution to help support the arts

    $52,500
  5. The American Independent FoundationWashington, DC

    Contribution to the american independent

    $10,000
  6. Mill River Park CollaborativeStamford, CT

    Contribution to create and sustain mill river park

    $6,210

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $75,00059% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $52,50041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado2 grants $115,000
  2. Connecticut2 grants $81,210
  3. New York1 grant $75,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Donald BrownsteinTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lisa TannebaumTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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