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Empire State Foundation

Accepts applications Brooklyn, New York · EIN 300456687

Empire State Foundation is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $526,640 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $526,640 and the largest $526,640. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $818,980 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$818,9801$1.1 million
2024$526,6401$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactSamuel Schwartz
100A Broadway Suite 227, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Phone or email(718) 387-9200, jacob@hbacct.com
What to submitOrganization or letter of recommendation from a organization

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$526,640

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached List
Monsey, NY
See attached list$526,640

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Empire State Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Empire State Foundation give?

$526,640 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $526,640.

Who runs Empire State Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Samuel Schwartz (Trustee) and Bernard Schwartz (Trustee).

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