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Alson Foundation Fka the Neil Barsky and Joan S Davidson Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $331,917 (tax year ended December 2025)
Alson Foundation Fka the Neil Barsky and Joan S Davidson Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $331,917 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 26, 2026. The largest was $70,000 to Studio Museum in Harlem in New York, NY for general.
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- EIN
- 208113017
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $1,935,606
- Grants paid
- $331,917
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 26, 2026, IRS object ID 202601469349101010. It reported $331,917 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The World Around | Brooklyn, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marshall Project | New York, NY | General | Community improvement and capacity building | $35,717 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Donor Network | San Francisco, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project | Tucson, AZ | General | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cuny School of Law Foundation | Long Island City, NY | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | General | Religion-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ola of Eastern Long Island | Sagaponack, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Ny | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | General | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Roots Foundation | Delray Beach, FL | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ny Historical Society | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Abraham Initiatives | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vital City | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African American Diabetes Association | Beltsville, MD | General | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ny Health Foundation | New York, NY | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Storm King Art Center | New Windsor, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press | Washington, DC | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal | Philadelphia, PA | General | Religion-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artyard | Frenchtown, NJ | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202521299349101857. It reported $155,342 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Museum in Harlem | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The World Around | Brooklyn, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance of Families for Justice | New York, NY | General | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Future Now Action | Washington, DC | General | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Abraham Initiatives | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Live Arts | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | General | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artyard | Frenchtown, NJ | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,732 | apps.irs.gov |
| Osborne Association | Bronx, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaritan Daytop Foundation | Briarwood, NY | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens Committee for Children | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prison Book Program | Quincy, MA | General | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Met Cloisters | New York, NY | General | $210 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parrish Art Museum | Water Mill, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $376,527 |
| California | $35,000 |
| District of Columbia | $32,500 |
| Arizona | $20,000 |
| Florida | $10,000 |
| New Jersey | $5,232 |
| Maryland | $5,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,000 |
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Updated May 26, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.