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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-4498198

The Climate Cousins Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $165,000 paid in grants.

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

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $260,311
  • Tax year 2023

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $192,868
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,500,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $29,153
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,250,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $71,767
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,500,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $809

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rural Investment to Protect Our EnvironmentWashington, DC

    General

    $90,000
  2. Spark Climate Solutions IncCovina, CA

    General

    $75,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $165,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $90,000
  2. California1 grant $75,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alejandro FoungPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rachel GelmanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Serra Falk GoldmanSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0
  • Daniel RuevenTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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