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Filing year 2023

Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc

New York, New York·EIN 82-1912764·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$99k
Total assets
$3.3M
Total expenses
$170k
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Treasurer
Director
President

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$170k

Itemized grants

27

Median grant

$5k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Kingston Land Trust IncKingston, NYGeneral Support Environmental Historic$40k
Asian Counseling and Referral ServicesSeattle, WAGeneral Support Public Health$10k
Wing Luke MuseumSeattle, WAGenereal 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 Traditions IncBrooklyn, NYPerforming Arts restricted to Monas Project$6k
Threadhead Cultural FoundationNew Orleans, LAPerforming Arts restricted tp the Sarah Quintana Project$5k
YMCA of Kingston and Ulster CountyKingston, NYRestricted to Y Farm Project Public Health$5k
Friends of Historic KingstonKingston, NYGeneral Support Historic Preservation$5k
Greenwich Village PreservationNew York, NYGeneral Support Historic Preservation$5k
Scenic HudsonPoughkeepsie, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$5k
RiverkeeperOssining, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$5k
Reher Center for Immigrant CultureKingston, NYGeneral Support Historic Preservation$5k
Land Trust AllianceWashington, DCGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$5k
Seattle Art MuseumSeattle, WAGeneral Support Fine and Decorative Arts$4k
Jack Straw FoundatioSeattle, WAGeneral Supprt Performing Arts$4k
Seattle Repertory TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4k
Seattle Theatre GroupSeattle, WAGenereal Supprt Performing Arts$4k
A Contemporary TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4k
Bike Works SeattleSeattle, WAGeneralSupport Public Health$4k
Spectrum Dance TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$4k
Oregon Shakespeare FestivalAshland, ORGeneral Support Performing Arts$4k
Rondout Esopus Land ConservancyAccord, NYRestricted to Speak to the Earth Project Environmental Conservation$3k
Intiman TheatreSeattle, WAGeneral Support Performing Arts$3k
Woodstock Land ConservancyWoodstock, NYGeneral Support Environmental Conservation$3k
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What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in New York earns a median of $20,079.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$20,079
75th percentile
$88k
90th percentile
$228k

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.