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Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc: 26 grants to organizations, $166,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $166,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 17, 2025. The largest was $40,000 to Kingston Land Trust Inc in Kingston, NY for general support environmental & historic preservation.
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- EIN
- 821912764
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $3,172,675
- Grants paid
- $166,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202542909349101504. It reported $166,000 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Land Trust Inc | Kingston, NY | General Support Environmental & Historic Preservation | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Services | Seattle, WA | General Support Public Health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hudson River Watershed Alliance | Kingston, NY | General Support Environmental Conservation | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maya Gold Foundation | New Paltz, NY | General Support Community Character | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wing Luke Museum | Seattle, WA | General Support Fine and Decorative Arts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Living Traditions | Brooklyn, NY | Restricted to Monas and Brooklyn Folk Festival Projects Performing Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Historic Kingston | Kingston, NY | General Support Historic Preservation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenwich Village Preservation | New York, NY | General Support Historic Preservation | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | General support Environmental conservation | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverkeeper | Ossining, NY | General Support Environmental Conservation | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scenic Hudson | Poughkeepsie, NY | General Support Environmental Condervatiom | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Threadhead Cultural Foundation | New Orleans, LA | Restricted to Sarah Quintana Project Performing Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County | Kingston, NY | Restricted to the Y Farm Project Public Health | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Contemporary Theatre | Seattle, WA | General Support Performing Arts | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bikeworks Seattle | Seattle, WA | General Support Public Health | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jack Straw Foundation | Seattle, WA | General Support Performimg Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival | Ashland, OR | General Support Performing Arts | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Art Museum | Seattle, WA | General Support Fine and Decorative Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre | Seattle, WA | General Support Performing Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Theatre Group | Seattle, WA | General Support Performing Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spectrum Dance Theatre | Seattle, WA | General Support Performing Arts | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy | Accord, NY | Restricted to Speak to the Earth Program Environmental Conservation | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amy Yee Tennis Foundation | Seattle, WA | General Support Performing Arts | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intiman Theatre | Seattle, WA | General Support Performimg Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodstock Land Conservancy | Woodstock, NY | General Support Environmental Conservation | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wallkill Valley Land Trust | New Paltz, NY | General Support Environmental Conservation | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $68,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $31,000 |
| Youth development | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $99,000 |
| Washington | $53,000 |
| District of Columbia | $5,000 |
| Louisiana | $5,000 |
| Oregon | $4,000 |
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Updated October 17, 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.