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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-3207447

Media Empathy Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $11,800 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $11,800

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $23,969

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,590

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $48,352

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The New GroupNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,500
  2. Arthur Miller FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,200
  3. Fire Island Pines Historical AssociationPatchogue, NY

    General support

    $1,100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,50047% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,20044% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $1,1009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $11,800

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Helene EllisonPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Susan MagsamenCHIEF KNOWLEDGE OFFICER & DIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Russell H EllisonCHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Hours 3Pay $0
  • David BarrettTREASURER Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Max Monahan- EllisonSECRETARY Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Barbara RicciDIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • David SloanDIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Mike PaseornekCHAIR OF THE BOARD & DIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Jeff MahshieDIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Orlando ReeceDIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0

The return

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