Funding search · EIN 821912764 · New York, NY

Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation

Name: Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

81
grants reported: $510,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $4,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

arts performing environmental conservation historic public health preservation

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Kingston Land Trust3 grants · $120,000
Asian Counseling and Referral Services3 grants · $30,000
Hudson River Watershed Alliance3 grants · $30,000
Maya Gold Foundation3 grants · $30,000
Wing Luke Museum2 grants · $20,000
Living Traditions2 grants · $16,000
Land Trust Alliance3 grants · $15,000
Ymca of Kingston and Ulster County3 grants · $15,000
Scenic Hudson3 grants · $15,000
Riverkeeper3 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$174,500

2022

$169,500

2023

$166,000

2024

Grant history

All 81 reported grants, largest first.

$40,000
Kingston Land Trust · Kingston, NY · 2024
General Support Environmental & Historic Preservation
$40,000
Kingston Land Trust · Kingston, NY · 2023
General Support Environmental Historic
$40,000
Kingston Land Trust · Kingston, NY · 2022
Gen Support Environmental Historic
$10,000
Asian Counseling and Referral Services · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Public Health
$10,000
Hudson River Watershed Alliance · Kingston, NY · 2024
General Support Environmental Conservation
$10,000
Maya Gold Foundation · New Paltz, NY · 2024
General Support Community Character
$10,000
Wing Luke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Fine and Decorative Arts
$10,000
Asian Counseling and Referral Services · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Public Health
$10,000
Hudson River Watershed Alliance · Kingston, NY · 2023
General Support Environmental Conservation
$10,000
Maya Gold Foundation · New Paltz, NY · 2023
General Support Community Character
$10,000
Wing Luke Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
Genereal Support Fine and Decorative Arts
$10,000
Asian Counseling and Referral Services · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Public Health
$10,000
Hudson River Watershed Alliance · Kingston, NY · 2022
Gen Support Environmental conservation
$10,000
Living Traditions · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Performing Arts Restrict to MonasSecret Garden
$10,000
Maya Gold Foundation · New Paltz, NY · 2022
Gen Support Community Character
$10,000
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Fine and Decorative Arts
$7,500
Living Traditions · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Restricted to Monas and Brooklyn Folk Festival Projects Performing Arts
$6,000
Living Traditions · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Performing Arts restricted to Monas Project
$5,000
Friends of Historic Kingston · Kingston, NY · 2024
General Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Greenwich Village Preservation · New York, NY · 2024
General Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
General support Environmental conservation
$5,000
Riverkeeper · Ossining, NY · 2024
General Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2024
General Support Environmental Condervatiom
$5,000
Threadhead Cultural Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Restricted to Sarah Quintana Project Performing Arts
$5,000
Ymca of Kingston and Ulster County · Kingston, NY · 2024
Restricted to the Y Farm Project Public Health
$5,000
Friends of Historic Kingston · Kingston, NY · 2023
General Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Greenwich Village Preservation · New York, NY · 2023
General Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
General Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture · Kingston, NY · 2023
General Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Riverkeeper · Ossining, NY · 2023
General Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
General Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Threadhead Cultural Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Performing Arts restricted tp the Sarah Quintana Project
$5,000
Ymca of Kingston and Ulster County · Kingston, NY · 2023
Restricted to Y Farm Project Public Health
$5,000
Friends of Historic Kingston · Kingston, NY · 2022
Gen Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Greenwich Village Preservation · New York, NY · 2022
Gen Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Gen Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture · Kingston, NY · 2022
Gen Support Historic Preservation
$5,000
Riverkeeper · Ossining, NY · 2022
Gen Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2022
Gen Support Environmental Conservation
$5,000
Ymca of Kingston and Ulster County · Kingston, NY · 2022
Restrict to Y Farm Project Public Health
$4,000
A Contemporary Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Bikeworks Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Public Health
$4,000
Jack Straw Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performimg Arts
$4,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2024
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Fine and Decorative Arts
$4,000
Seattle Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Seattle Theatre Group · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Spectrum Dance Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
A Contemporary Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Bike Works Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2023
GeneralSupport Public Health
$4,000
Jack Straw Foundatio · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Supprt Performing Arts
$4,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Ashland, OR · 2023
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Fine and Decorative Arts
$4,000
Seattle Repertory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Seattle Theatre Group · Seattle, WA · 2023
Genereal Supprt Performing Arts
$4,000
Spectrum Dance Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Performing Arts
$4,000
A Contemporary Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Bike Works Seattle · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Public Helth
$4,000
Jack Straw Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival · Portland, OR · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Seattle Art Museum · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Fine and Decorative Arts
$4,000
Seattle Reperatory Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Seattle Theatre Group · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$4,000
Spectrum Dance Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$3,500
Art Klub Nola · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Performing Arts Restrict to Marseille Project
$3,000
Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy · Accord, NY · 2024
Restricted to Speak to the Earth Program Environmental Conservation
$3,000
Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy · Accord, NY · 2023
Restricted to Speak to the Earth Project Environmental Conservation
$3,000
Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy · Accord, NY · 2022
Restricted to Speak to the Earth Env Conserv
$2,500
Amy Yee Tennis Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performing Arts
$2,500
Intiman Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2024
General Support Performimg Arts
$2,500
Woodstock Land Conservancy · Woodstock, NY · 2024
General Support Environmental Conservation
$2,500
Amy Yee Tennis Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Public Health
$2,500
Intiman Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2023
General Support Performing Arts
$2,500
Woodstock Land Conservancy · Woodstock, NY · 2023
General Support Environmental Conservation
$2,500
Amy Yee Tennis Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Public Health
$2,500
Intiman Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$2,500
React Theatre · Seattle, WA · 2022
Gen Support Performing Arts
$2,500
Woodstock Land Conservancy · Woodstock, NY · 2022
Gen Support Environmental Conservation
$1,000
Wallkill Valley Land Trust · New Paltz, NY · 2024
General Support Environmental Conservation
$1,000
Wallkill Valley Lkand Trust · New Paltz, NY · 2023
General Support Environmental Conservation
$1,000
Wallkill Valley Land Trust · New Paltz, NY · 2022
Gen Support Environmental Conservation

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