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Benedict Silverman Foundation: 9 grants to organizations, $2.6 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Benedict Silverman Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $2,621,808 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 7, 2025. The largest was $2,010,000 to The Reading Institute in New York, NY for operational support - science of reading interventions.
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- EIN
- 261441980
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $37,281,156
- Grants paid
- $2,621,808
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202512809349100441. It reported $2,621,808 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reading Institute | New York, NY | Operational support - science of reading interventions | Education | $2,010,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | Food pantry | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Asian Council for Social Services | Flushing, NY | Food pantry | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elijah's Promise Inc | New Brunswick, NJ | Food pantry | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| It Takes A Village | Tyler Hill, PA | Food pantry | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chalkbeat | New York, NY | Support the science of reading | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riverside Church | New York, NY | Donation of food and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | Pilot sites - grant funds | $18,337 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia Gwinnett College Foundation Inc | Lawrenceville, GA | Literacy programming | $11,471 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $2,010,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $200,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $2,453,337 |
| New Jersey | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,000 |
| Georgia | $11,471 |
Also on SpecStream
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- Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in New York
Updated October 7, 2025. 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.