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Messinger Family Foundation Inc: 58 grants to organizations, $213,006 (tax year ended November 2025)
Messinger Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Stockbridge, MA, paid 58 grants to organizations totaling $213,006 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 25, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to New York University in New York, NY for general charitable or educational purposes.
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- EIN
- 133979672
- Based in
- Stockbridge, MA
- Assets
- $1,335,016
- Grants paid
- $213,006
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 25, 2026, IRS object ID 202640569349100714. It reported $213,006 in grants paid; 58 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | General charitable or educational purposes | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Artison Works | Rochester, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation - Miami | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Emergency Network | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Mount Edith Wharton's Home | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastman School of Music | Rochester, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frost School | Coral Gables, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowe Art Museum | Carol Gables, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naacp Empowerment Center | Baltimore, MD | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reconstruction Rabbinical Association | Wyncote, PA | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Judea | Coconut Grove, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usdan Performing Arts | Wheatley Heights, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire United Way | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Damon Runyon Cancer Research Center | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pogo | Washington, DC | General charitable or educational purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ackerman Institute for the Family | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Defense Information | Washington, DC | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | General charitable or educational purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Educational Loan Fund | Sandy Springs, CA | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Craft Council | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barrington Stage Company | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Botanica Garden | Stockbridge, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Grown Inc | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation | Sheffield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Theater Group | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bronx House | Bronx, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Movement of Florida | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Craft Emergency Relief Fund | Montpelier, VT | General charitable or educational purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| For the Many | Poughkeepsie, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lenox Library | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mahaiwe Arts Center | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miami Children's Museum | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Trust Hist Preservation | Stockbridge, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Youth Symphony | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Rockwell Museum | Stockbridge, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rolling Grocer | Hudson, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roots Rising | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shakespeare & Company | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Symphony Space | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Dallas Foundation | Dallas, TX | General charitable or educational purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meeting House | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vetfort Hall Gilded Age Masion & Museum | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteer in Medicine | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WLRN PBS | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WMHT Public Meida | Troy, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Point Jewish Chapel Fund | West Point, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westchester Reform Temple | Scarsdale, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wxelwpbt PBS South Florida | Boynton Beach, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Energy Transfer LP | Dallas, TX | General charitable or educational purposes | $6 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 20, 2025, IRS object ID 202520519349100217. It reported $319,256 in grants paid; 57 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Reform Judaism | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastman School of Music | Rochester, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Frost School of Music | Coral Gables, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | Scholarship aid | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | Scholarship aid | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mount Edith Wharton's Home | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $15,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation - Miami | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lowe Art Museum | Carol Gables, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urj Eisner and Crane Lake Camp | Lyndhurst, NJ | General charitable or educational purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Univ Tanglewood Institute | Boston, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artisan House | Rochester, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Health Systems | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Habitat for Humanity | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hochstein School of Music | Rochester, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Judea | Coconut Grove, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usdan Performing Arts | Wheatley Heights, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire United Way | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artistshare | Santa Monica, CA | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Theater Festival | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Defense Information | Washington, DC | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | General charitable or educational purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Educational Loan Fund | Sandy Springs, CA | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vetfort Hall Gilded Age Masion & Museum | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ackerman Institute for the Family | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Mental health and crisis intervention | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Craft Council | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barrington Stage Company | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Botanical Garden | Stockbridge, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Grown Inc | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Hill Troup | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bronx House | Bronx, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Movement of Florida | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Craft Emergency Relief Fund | Montpelier, VT | General charitable or educational purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lenox Library | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mahaiwe Arts Center | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Sinai Heart Hospital | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum Arts and Design | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Trust Hist Preservation | Stockbridge, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Youth Symphony | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman Rockwell Museum | Stockbridge, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PBS South Florida WPBT | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PBS WLRN | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PBS WMHT | Troy, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rolling Grocer | Hudson, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roots Rising | Pittsfield, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shakespeare & Company | Lenox, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Caring Place | Miami, FL | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Meeting House | New York, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Volunteer in Medicine | Great Barrington, MA | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Point Jewish Chapel Fund | West Point, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westchester Reform Temple | Scarsdale, NY | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilmer Eye Institute | Baltimore, MD | General charitable or educational purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Energy Transfer LP | Dallas, TX | General charitable or educational purposes | $6 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $122,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $11,000 |
| Religion-related | $10,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Health care | $5,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $4,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $4,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $201,000 |
| Massachusetts | $167,750 |
| Florida | $98,000 |
| Tennessee | $20,000 |
| New Jersey | $12,000 |
| California | $10,500 |
| District of Columbia | $7,000 |
| Maryland | $6,000 |
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Updated February 25, 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.