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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 90-0945135

SMF Foundationlrm Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $128,655 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $128,655

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,606,923
  • Tax year 2023

    $120,980

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,214,670
  • Tax year 2022

    $101,518

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,881,388
  • Tax year 2021

    $149,545

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,564,151
  • Tax year 2020

    $72,261

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,781,862
  • Tax year 2019

    $78,063

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,628,466
  • Tax year 2018

    $42,629

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,413,044

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfar)New York, NY

    Public charity

    $44,500
  2. Hetrick-Martin Institute IncNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $11,000
  3. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC

    Public charity

    $10,000
  4. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Public charity

    $10,000
  5. Cfda Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $10,000
  6. The Parrish Art Museum IncWater Mill, NY

    Public charity

    $10,000
  7. The Parrish Art Museum IncWater Mill, NY

    Public charity

    $9,650
  8. Cfda Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $7,000
  9. New York Restoration ProjectNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $6,000
  10. Producer HubNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $3,000
  11. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $2,745
  12. Performa IncNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $2,000
  13. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $1,040
  14. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $870
  15. The Chelsea Factory IncNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $700
  16. Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY

    Public charity

    $150

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $27,00041% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $21,80033% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $11,00017% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $6,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $108,655
  2. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Laurence Ross MilsteinDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Philip L MilsteinDIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Peter GrossmanDIRECTOR, SECRETARY & TREA Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cheryl G MilsteinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

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Same main cause (philanthropy and grantmaking), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. The Herbert and Patricia Lessow Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 16 grants Preselected only $129,465 giving
  2. The Lawrence N and Alice L Friedland FoundationNew York, NY 32 grants Preselected only $127,051 giving
  3. The Feinross Family FoundationNew York, NY 20 grants Preselected only $124,500 giving
  4. SMF Foundationtam IncNew York, NY 23 grants Preselected only $124,300 giving
  5. The Barbara Apisson Testamentary TRNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $123,584 giving