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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2961401

The BG Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $24,150 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
G William Haas
909 Third Avenue 27th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(212) 735-8645
[email protected]
Form and materials
Include an outline of the proposed project, a statement of its significance, the proposed budget.
Deadlines
Middle of february
Restrictions
Distributions are exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary and educational purposes.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,150

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,923,662

  • Tax year 2023

    $178,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,604,298

  • Tax year 2022

    $76,250

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,702,034

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,925

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,529,336

  • Tax year 2020

    $72,650

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,461,307

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,527,725

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Thomas ChurchNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,500
  2. Episcopal CharitiesNew York, NY

    General support

    $4,500
  3. Friends of the Upper East SideNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  4. Preservation League of NysAlbany, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  5. The Fund for Park AvenueNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  6. Cathedral of St John the DivineNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  7. Church of TransfigurationNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Lawyer Assistance Programnyc Bar FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  9. Manhattan Theater ClubNew York, NY

    General support

    $600
  10. JuilliardNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  11. PG Chambers SchoolCedar Knolls, NJ

    General support

    $500
  12. Undue Medical DebtLong Island City, NY

    General support

    $500
  13. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General support

    $300
  14. Casa WestchesterTarrytown, NY

    General support

    $250
  15. Kula for KarmaNyack, NY

    General support

    $250
  16. The Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DC

    General support

    $250

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 $55042% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50038% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $25019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $23,150
  2. New Jersey2 grants $750
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • G William HaasDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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