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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-5255529

Cogitandum Inc

A private foundation in Scarborough, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 35 grants and $136,150 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $136,150

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $3,349,592

  • Tax year 2023

    $97,250

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,309,076

  • Tax year 2022

    $117,050

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,383,848

  • Tax year 2021

    $130,900

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,605,283

  • Tax year 2020

    $89,210

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,473,470

  • Tax year 2019

    $64,560

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,580,529

Grants paid in 2024

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NY

    Assist public charities

    $45,000
  2. Hudson Valley ShakespeareGarrison, NY

    Assist public charities

    $30,000
  3. Briarcliff Congregational ChurchBriarcliff Manor, NY

    Assist public charities

    $14,000
  4. Go See FoundationAtascadero, CA

    Assist public charities

    $5,000
  5. Ifca Housing NetworkOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $5,000
  6. Neighbors LinkMount Kisco, NY

    Assist public charities

    $5,000
  7. Sing Sing Prison MuseumOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $4,000
  8. Norman RockwellStockbridge, MA

    Assist public charities

    $2,500
  9. Teatown Lake ReservationOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $2,500
  10. WNET for Firing LineNew York, NY

    Assist public charities

    $2,500
  11. New BeginningsBriarcliff Manor, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,500
  12. Planned Parenthood Hudson PeconicElmsford, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,500
  13. Rehabilitation Through the ArtsPurchase, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,500
  14. Afghan EvacSan Diego, CA

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  15. Briarcliff Manor Scarborough Historical SocietyBriarcliff Manor, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  16. Committee for A Responsible Federal BudgetWashington, DC

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  17. Friends of the Briarcliff Manor Public Library IncBriarcliff Manor, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  18. Hudson LinkOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  19. Mediators FoundationBoulder, CO

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  20. Neighbors for RefugeesLarchmont, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  21. Open DoorOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  22. Ossining Childrens CenterOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  23. Ossining Micro FundOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  24. Ossining Padres HispanosOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $1,000
  25. Jacob Burns Film CenterPleasantville, NY

    Assist public charities

    $800
  26. GlynwoodCold Spring, NY

    Assist public charities

    $600
  27. Bethany Arts CommunityOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $500
  28. Ossining Food PantryOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $500
  29. Ossining Historic Cemeteries ConservancyMaryknoll, NY

    Assist public charities

    $500
  30. Ossining Library FoundationOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $500
  31. Untermeyr Gardens ConservancyYonkers, NY

    Assist public charities

    $500
  32. Westchester Children's AssociationWhite Plains, NY

    Assist public charities

    $500
  33. Ossining Volunteer Ambulance CorpsOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $250
  34. Ossining Volunteer Fire DepartmentOssining, NY

    Assist public charities

    $250
  35. Tarrytown Kids ClubTarrytown, NY

    Assis public charities

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $45,00043% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $36,80036% of the total
  3. Human services6 grants $9,0009% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Public affairs2 grants $3,5003% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $1,7502% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $2,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York30 grants $125,650
  2. California2 grants $6,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500
  4. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Theodore V BuergerPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Helen C BuergerSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elizabeth C BuergerTRUSTEE Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • William M BuergerTRUSTEE Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • James W BuergerTRUSTEE Hours 0.3Pay $0

The return

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