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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3038667

Square Table Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 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
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,044
  • Tax year 2024

    $164,135

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,211,499
  • Tax year 2023

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,134,985
  • Tax year 2022

    $153,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $2,436,967
  • Tax year 2021

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,006,191
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,089,638

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nomadic Guardians FoundationOld Lyme, CT

    General purposes

    $25,000
  2. Lenape CenterNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $20,000
  3. Reading and Writing VenturesGreenfield, MA

    General purposes

    $20,000
  4. Bhutan FoundationWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $12,000
  5. Whale and Dolphin ConservationPlymouth, MA

    General purposes

    $10,000
  6. Chase Emerson Memorial LibraryDeer Isle, ME

    General purposes

    $7,000
  7. Mayan Education and Support AllianceBow, WA

    General purposes

    $6,000
  8. Detention Watch NetworkWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $5,000
  9. Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  10. Elephants Havens Wildlife FoundationDallas, TX

    General purposes

    $5,000
  11. Food Bank of Western MassachusettsChicopee, MA

    General purposes

    $5,000
  12. Justice in MotionBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  13. Nijc NFPChicago, IL

    General purposes

    $5,000
  14. North East Community Center IncMillerton, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  15. Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA

    General purposes

    $5,000
  16. Rachels Table of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MA

    General purposes

    $5,000
  17. Tails of Two Cities SanctuaryNederland, CO

    General purposes

    $5,000
  18. Tsechen Kunchab LingWalden, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  19. Greenwich Botanical CenterCos Cob, CT

    General purposes

    $4,000
  20. Friends of Nathaniel WitherellGreenwich, CT

    General purposes

    $2,000
  21. American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  22. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  23. Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind IncSmithtown, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  24. The Crosby Fund for Haitian EducationOld Lyme, CT

    General purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $25,00024% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00019% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $15,00014% of the total
  4. International aid3 grants $11,00010% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid2 grants $10,00010% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $6,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $18,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $43,000
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $40,000
  3. Connecticut4 grants $32,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $17,000
  5. Minnesota1 grant $7,000
  6. Washington1 grant $6,000
  7. California1 grant $5,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  9. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  10. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Rachel BullockPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kacey ElfstromSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wheaton MahoneyTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary C KirkDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Petra ElfstromDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kosmas BrandenbergDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rufus MahoneyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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