Private foundation · EIN 82-1912764 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 26 grants paid, $166K total, median $4,500. 46% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
26
$166K
Median grant
$4,500
Stays in NY
46%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.2M

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kingston Land Trust IncKingston, NYGeneral Support Environmental & Historic Preservation$40K
Asian Counseling and Referral ServicesSeattle, WAGeneral Support Public Health$10K
Wing Luke MuseumSeattle, WAGeneral Support Fine and Decorative Arts$10K
Hudson River Watershed AllianceKingston, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$10K
Maya Gold FoundationNew Paltz, NYGeneral Support Community Character$10K
Living TraditionsBrooklyn, NYRestricted to Monas and Brooklyn Folk Festival Projects Performing Arts$7,500
Threadhead Cultural FoundationNew Orleans, LARestricted to Sarah Quintana Project Performing Arts$5,000
Land Trust AllianceWashington, DCGeneral support Environmental conservation$5,000
YMCA of Kingston and Ulster CountyKingston, NYRestricted to the Y Farm Project Public Health$5,000
Friends of Historic KingstonKingston, NYGeneral Support Historic Preservation$5,000
Greenwich Village PreservationNew York, NYGeneral Support Historic Preservation$5,000
Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral Support Environmental Condervatiom$5,000
RiverkeeperOssining, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$5,000
Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WAGeneral Support Fine and Decorative Arts$4,000
Jack Straw FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performimg Arts$4,000
Seattle Repertory TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4,000
Seattle Theatre GroupSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4,000
A Contemporary TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4,000
Bikeworks SeattleSeattle, WAGeneral Support Public Health$4,000
Spectrum Dance TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4,000
Oregon Shakespeare FestivalAshland, ORGeneral Support Performing Arts$4,000
Rondout Esopus Land ConservancyAccord, NYRestricted to Speak to the Earth Program Environmental Conservation$3,000
Intiman TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performimg Arts$2,500
Amy Yee Tennis FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$2,500
Woodstock Land ConservancyWoodstock, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$2,500
Wallkill Valley Land TrustNew Paltz, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$1,000

By state: New York 12 · Washington 11 · Louisiana 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Oregon 1

About this foundation

Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Kevin McEvoy, tax-exempt since 2017. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $166K across 26 grants, a median of $4,500.

Where does Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc give?

New York (12 grants), Washington (11 grants), Louisiana (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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