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The Phyllis & Thomas Osterman Family Foundation

Accepts applications Great Neck, New York · EIN 113563663

The Phyllis & Thomas Osterman Family Foundation is a private foundation in Great Neck, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $3,900 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,500. 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 $6,800 the year before.

86% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6,8006$58,999
2024$3,9007$55,055

How to apply

ContactL Thomas Osterman the Phyllis Thoma
111 Great Neck Road Suite 408, Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone or email(516) 773-3800
What to submitThe foundation invites each charitable organization to apply for funds on the basis of its purposes and the uses of requested funds. Applicants are encouraged to submit detailed cover letters responding to the above.
DeadlinesApplications are accepted at any time.
RestrictionsThere are no limitations on awards or grants. Each individual situation will be reviewed as warranted.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$3,250
Maine1$500
Connecticut1$100
District of Columbia1$50

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Citizens Union
New York, NY
General contribution$1,500
NYC Housing Partnership
New York, NY
General contribution$1,000
Beth El
Portland, ME
General contribution$500
The Leukemia Society
Rye Brook, NY
General contribution$500
UJA Federation of Ny
New York, NY
General contribution$250
Holy Conforter Episcopal Church
Stamford, CT
General contribution$100
Public Citizen
Washington, DC
General contribution$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Phyllis & Thomas Osterman Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are accepted at any time..

How much does The Phyllis & Thomas Osterman Family Foundation give?

$3,900 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Phyllis & Thomas Osterman Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists L Thomas Osterman (Director & President) and Phyllis Osterman (Director, Secy/Treas.).

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