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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-1897377

Deborah Buck Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $284,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $284,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,082,049

  • Tax year 2023

    $261,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,393,911

  • Tax year 2022

    $217,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,450,940

  • Tax year 2021

    $256,952

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,202,769

  • Tax year 2020

    $101,587

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,182,389

  • Tax year 2019

    $100,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,999,019

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pen and BrushNew York, NY

    To support female artists & writers

    $30,000
  2. Skowhegan School of Painting & SculptureNew York, NY

    To support painting educational programs

    $30,000
  3. Oceana IncWashington, DC

    To preserve ocean life

    $30,000
  4. The Brooklyn Rail IncBrooklyn, NY

    To support independent forum for arts

    $25,000
  5. The Sculpture Center IncLong Is City, NY

    To support the commission and exhibition of contemporary sculpture.

    $25,000
  6. Site Sante FeSante Fe, NM

    To support contemporary creative expression

    $25,000
  7. Heckscher MuseumHuntington, NY

    To support the museum

    $25,000
  8. Clyfford Still MuseumDenver, CO

    To advance clyfford still's art and legacy

    $20,000
  9. New Art PublicationsBrooklyn, NY

    To support bomb magazine.

    $20,000
  10. On This Spot NYC IncNew York, NY

    To support pioneering women artists

    $20,000
  11. Every Woman Biennial IncNew York, NY

    To support the world's largest female and non-binary art festival

    $17,500
  12. Madison Square Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Eisenman art deinstallation

    $15,000
  13. Fractured Atlas IncNew York, NY

    To support artist education

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $147,00077% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $45,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $209,500
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $30,000
  3. New Mexico1 grant $25,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Deborah BuckPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • D Ben BenoitTREASURER Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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