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Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Harrison, New York · EIN 136219236

Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Harrison, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $785,545 in 31 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $812,000 the year before.

23% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$613,00027$17.1 million
2024$812,00039$17.4 million
2025$785,54531$18.5 million

How to apply

ContactIan Spanier Dextra Baldwin McGonagl
2060D East Avenida de Los Arboles, 341, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-1376
Phone or email(917) 723-6410
What to submitA one page summary; foundation will request additional information if interested.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York11$345,000
Vermont8$190,545
California6$85,000
Nevada1$75,000
Massachusetts1$40,000
Indiana1$20,000
Connecticut1$10,000
Georgia1$10,000
Maine1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 31 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Columbia University
New York, NY
General operations$100,000
Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc
Norwich, VT
General operations$100,000
Great Basin Institute
Reno, NV
General operations$75,000
NAMI NYC Metro
New York, NY
General operations$75,000
Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc
Greenfield, MA
General operations$40,000
Palms for Life Fund Inc
Bronxville, NY
General operations$40,000
Riverview Manor Hose Co #3
Hastings on Hudson, NY
General operations$35,000
Chabad Lubavitch Archives Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$30,000
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
New York, NY
General operations$20,000
Gina Gibney Dance Inc
New York, NY
General operations$20,000
Good Samaritan Haven
Barre, VT
General operations$20,000
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego, CA
General operations$20,000
Team Red White & Blue Inc
Floyds Knobs, IN
General operations$20,000
Upper Valley Haven
White River Junction, VT
General operations$20,000
Veteran's Place
Northfield, VT
General operations$20,000
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
General operations$15,000
Los Angeles Center of Photography
Los Angeles, CA
General operations$15,000
Moorpark College Foundation
Moorpark, CA
General operations$15,000
Friends of the Winooski River Incorporated
Montpelier, VT
General operations$10,545
Black Students of California United
Fresno, CA
Scholarships$10,000
Blake Memorial Library Association
East Corinth, VT
General operations$10,000
Central Synagogue
New York, NY
General operations$10,000
Georgia Innocence Project Inc
Atlanta, GA
General operations$10,000
Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice
Bronx, NY
Scholarships$10,000
Kevin Eidt Memorial Scholarship Fund
Norwalk, CT
Scholarships$10,000
Portland Area Villages Inc
Portland, ME
General operations$10,000
Wildlife Conservation
Sylmar, CA
General operations$10,000
Northeast Slopes Inc
Montpelier, VT
General operations$5,000
Safeline Inc
Chelsea, VT
General operations$5,000
Light Workjason Gardner
Syracuse, NY
General operations$2,500
Lustgarten Foundation
Uniondale, NY
General operations$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc give?

$785,545 in tax year 2025, across 31 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jonathan G Spanier (Director, Chairman), Ian Spanier (Director, President and Treasurer), David B Spanier (Director, General Counsel, Secretary) and Dana M Baldwin (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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