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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-4351568

The Joan Schechtman Charitable FDTN Inc

A private foundation in Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $4,350 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,350

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $741,635

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,535

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $137,000

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,709

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $235,536

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,656

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,300

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $28,236

  • Tax year 2020

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $8,445

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Garden ConservancyGreenwich, CT

    Unrestricted.

    $1,500
  2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $600
  3. Laurel HouseStamford, CT

    Unrestricted.

    $300
  4. Lifting Up WestchesterWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $300
  5. Friends of KarenNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $250
  6. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    2020 women in science research program; 2019 women in science campaign called "renew rebuild of $130m".

    $250
  7. White House Historical SocietyWashington, DC

    General support.

    $200
  8. Columbia University Alum LibrariesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $100
  9. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $100
  10. Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research InstituteBuffalo, NY

    The griffin education fund.

    $100
  11. New York Public Radio WZXRNew York, NJ

    General support.

    $100
  12. UnboundKansas City, KS

    General support.

    $75
  13. Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Department of ophthalmology, glaucoma ophthalmology gift fund.

    $50
  14. Entertainment Community FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $50
  15. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    Unrestricted.

    $50
  16. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $50
  17. Pennsylvania Horticultural SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    General support.

    $50
  18. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Research in women's health.

    $50
  19. Alzheimer's Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Bright focus matching gift program: equal match program.

    $25
  20. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    Unrestricted.

    $25
  21. Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $25
  22. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    Unrestricted.

    $25
  23. Hunter CollegeNew York, NY

    Unrestricted.

    $25
  24. Thirteen AssociatesValley Stream, NY

    General support.

    $25
  25. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    Fundraising operation.

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $1,55060% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $30012% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $25010% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $1004% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $1004% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $753% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $2008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York15 grants $3,450
  2. Connecticut1 grant $300
  3. District of Columbia3 grants $275
  4. New Jersey2 grants $150
  5. Kansas1 grant $75
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $50
  7. Georgia1 grant $25
  8. Oklahoma1 grant $25

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John T AvellinoPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • R Ellen AvellinoTREASURER Hours 5.5Pay $12,500
  • Gabriella Juliet Avellino MDASSISTANT TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

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