Grants paid by The Phyllis Backer Foundation Inc
EIN 11-3523465 · NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Phyllis Backer Foundation Inc of NY (EIN 11-3523465) reported 109 grants paid totaling $8,631,864 to 21 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$8,631,864
109 grants
Recipients
21
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
7 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12 | $815,000 | — |
| 2019 | 22 | $1,649,827 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | $1,727,144 | — |
| 2021 | 19 | $1,636,456 | — |
| 2022 | 22 | $1,529,950 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $650,000 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | $623,487 | — |
Top recipients
The 21 recipients receiving the most from The Phyllis Backer Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 21 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Child Center of NY Inc 11-1733454 | B | Forest Hills, NY | 7 | $1,830,871 | 2024 |
| United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth 51-0172429 | C | New York, NY | 15 | $1,407,577 | 2022 |
| Syracuse University | U | Syracuse, NY | 4 | $1,200,000 | 2021 |
| Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc 13-1740071 | B | White Plains, NY | 8 | $735,000 | 2023 |
| Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan 13-1624033 | B | New York, NY | 5 | $492,500 | 2022 |
| Broadway Housing Communities Inc 13-3212867 | B | New York, NY | 7 | $430,500 | 2022 |
| Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc 46-5555854 | B | Oceanside, NY | 5 | $394,872 | 2024 |
| Jewish Child Care Association of New York 13-1624060 | C | Brooklyn, NY | 5 | $320,500 | 2022 |
| Healthy Humor Inc 81-3050519 | B | New York, NY | 6 | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Behind the Book Inc 32-0086097 | B | New York, NY | 10 | $271,772 | 2024 |
| Queens Museum of Art New York City Building 11-2278998 | B | Queens, NY | 5 | $262,000 | 2022 |
| Literacy Inc 13-3911331 | C | New York, NY | 4 | $187,000 | 2022 |
| Jewish Women's Archive Inc 04-3293188 | C | Brookline, MA | 5 | $165,250 | 2022 |
| Fund for the City of New York Inc | U | New York, NY | 5 | $138,500 | 2022 |
| Interfaith Nutrition Network 11-2676892 | B | Hempstead, NY | 3 | $137,000 | 2022 |
| University Settlement Society of New York 13-5562374 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $120,000 | 2021 |
| For the Girls 81-2163243 | B | Silver Spring, MD | 2 | $55,872 | 2024 |
| Nassau County Museum of Art 11-2949583 | B | Roslyn Harbor, NY | 2 | $54,350 | 2021 |
| Integrate Autism Employment Advisors Inc 27-4152176 | C | New York, NY | 4 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Searching for Identity Foundation Inc 82-2135400 | B | Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $45,000 | 2021 |
| The Safe Center Li Inc 11-2442377 | B | Bethpage, NY | 1 | $33,300 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 109 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | C | $500,000 | paid | FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT | 202531349349102273 |
| 2024 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $30,872 | paid | LITERACY SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS | 202531349349102273 |
| 2024 | For the Girls Wheaton, MD | C | $30,872 | paid | SUPPORT FOR WOMEN | 202531349349102273 |
| 2024 | Sunrise Day Camps Association Oceanside, NY | B | $30,872 | paid | PROVIDE FUNDING FOR DAY CAMP COSTS | 202531349349102273 |
| 2024 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | B | $30,871 | paid | Cash and Community Works Program | 202531349349102273 |
| 2023 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | B | $500,000 | paid | Cash+Community Works Program | 202441309349103234 |
| 2023 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Parent Child Programs | 202441309349103234 |
| 2023 | Healthy Humor Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Red Nose Docs program at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | 202441309349103234 |
| 2022 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | B | $500,000 | paid | Cash+Community Works Program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Parent Child Programs | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan New York, NY | B | $92,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $92,500 | paid | Selfhelp Community Services Virtual Senior Center Program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Sugar Hill Museum Preschool Program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $74,000 | paid | Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc Oceanside, NY | B | $74,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $55,500 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Jewish Child Care Association of New York Brooklyn, NY | C | $55,500 | paid | Liberation Diploma Plus (LDP) High School College Awakening program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Healthy Humor Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Red Nose Docs program at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $45,000 | paid | Paid Internship Program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Jewish Women's Archive Inc Brookline, MA | C | $37,500 | paid | Rising Voices Fellowship program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $37,000 | paid | Day Camp Scholarship fund at the YM & YMHA of Washington Heights and Inwood | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Queens, NY | B | $37,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Interfaith Nutrition Network Hempstead, NY | B | $37,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Literacy Inc Katonah, NY | C | $37,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | The Safe Center Li Inc Bethpage, NY | B | $33,300 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Jewish Women's Archive Inc Brookline, MA | C | $27,750 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $25,900 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | U | $18,500 | paid | Zone 126 Programming | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | Integrate Autism Employment Advisors Inc New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | Employer Connect program | 202343149349100624 |
| 2022 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | Ukraine Emergency Response Fund | 202343149349100624 |
| 2021 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | U | $300,000 | paid | Phyllis Backer Professorship in Jewish Studies Fund | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $172,406 | paid | expansion of the Digital Food Pantry | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc Oceanside, NY | B | $140,000 | paid | Long Island STEAM Program Expansion; Summer 2021 Reengagement; and General Support at the Sunrise Day Camp, Long Island Campus | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $125,000 | paid | Selfhelp Community Services Virtual Senior Center Program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan New York, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | Geriatric Career Development | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Early Head Start/Head Start program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Parent Child Programs | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $100,000 | paid | Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Jewish Child Care Association of New York Brooklyn, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | Liberation Diploma Plus (LDP) High School College Awakening program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Sugar Hill Museum Preschool Program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Healthy Humor Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Red Nose Docs program at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Literacy Inc Katonah, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | Lower Washington Heights program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Queens, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Creative Imagination Program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | U | $45,000 | paid | Zone 126 King of Kings Foundation and Community Chef Programs | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | University Settlement Society of New York New York, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | Creative Center Arts Workshop Program for People with Cancer and Other Chronic Illnesses | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Nassau County Museum of Art Roslyn Harbor, NY | B | $29,050 | paid | Art of Conversation, Mornings at NCMA and Art Compass programs | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | Day Camp Scholarship Fund at the YM&YMHA of Washington Heights and Inwood | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Searching for Identity Foundation Inc Jacksonville, FL | B | $25,000 | paid | Second Gen Workshop program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2021 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | Paid Internship Program | 202212589349101101 |
| 2020 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | U | $300,000 | paid | Phyllis Backer Professorship in Jewish Studies Fund | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $173,644 | paid | Expansion of the Digital Food Pantry | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan New York, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | Geriatric Career Development (GCD) Program and COVID-19 Emergency Response | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Early Head Start/head start program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Treatment Center for Trauma and Abuse | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $96,000 | paid | Digital Pantry Fulfillment and Distribution Center fund | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Sugar Hill Museum Preschool Program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Queens, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Creative Imagination Program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Jewish Child Care Association of New York Brooklyn, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | Liberation Diploma Plus (LDP) College Awakening program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $60,000 | paid | to support essential services during Covid-19 Crisis | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Healthy Humor Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Red Nose Docs program at BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Literacy Inc New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | Lower Washington Heights program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc Oceanside, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Interfaith Nutrition Network Hempstead, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Mary Brennan INN Soup Kitchen and Center for Transformative Change | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Interfaith Nutrition Network Hempstead, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | COVID-19 response emergency funding | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Jewish Child Care Association of New York Brooklyn, NY | C | $40,000 | paid | to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in connection with the COVID-19 Pandemic | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Jewish Women's Archive Inc Brookline, MA | C | $37,500 | paid | Rising Voices Fellowship | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | Literacy Programs | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | Literacy Programs | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | University Settlement Society of New York New York, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | Creative Center Arts Workshop Program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | Day Camp Scholarship Fund at the Edith & Carl Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst (Marks JCH) | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | Zone 126 King of Kings Foundation and Little Flower Yoga Programs | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Searching for Identity Foundation Inc Jacksonville, FL | B | $20,000 | paid | Second Gen Writing Workshop program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Integrate Autism Employment Advisors Inc New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | Employer Connect program | 202121339349101017 |
| 2020 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202121339349101017 |
| 2019 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | U | $300,000 | paid | Phyllis Backer Professorship in Jewish Studies Fund | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | C | $202,027 | paid | expansion of the Digital Food Pantry | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | C | $125,000 | paid | Selfhelp Community Services Virtual Senior Center Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | The Child Center of NY Inc Forest Hills, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Early Head Start/Head Start program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc Oceanside, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Long Island S.T.E.A.M. Shack Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Treatment Center for Trauma and Abuse | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Sugar Hill Museum Preschool Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | for the purchase of three (3) new vehicles for the children's mobile mental health program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Geriatric Career Development (GCD) Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Healthy Humor Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Red Nose Docs program at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Literacy Inc New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | Lower Washington Heights program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | Day Camp Scholarships Fund | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Queens, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Creative Imagination Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Jewish Women's Archive Inc Brookline, MA | C | $37,500 | paid | Rising Voices Fellowship | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | Literacy Programs | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | University Settlement Society of New York New York, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | Creative Center Arts Workshop Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Nassau County Museum of Art Roslyn Harbor, NY | B | $25,300 | paid | Mornings at NCMA program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | Zone 126 enACT and Little Flower Yoga & Mindfulnes Programs | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | For the Girls Silver Spring, MD | B | $25,000 | paid | New York Program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | strategic planning consultant hiring fund | 202001959349101725 |
| 2019 | Integrate Autism Employment Advisors Inc New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | Employer Connect program | 202001959349101725 |
| 2018 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | U | $300,000 | paid | Phyllis Backer Professorship in Jewish Studies Fund | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Westchester Jewish Community Services Inc White Plains, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Treatment Center for Trauma and Abuse | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Jewish Child Care Association of New York Brooklyn, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | Brooklyn Democracy Academy (BDA) and Liberation Diploma Plus (LDP) College Awakening Program | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Geriatric Career Development Program | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Broadway Housing Communities Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Sugar Hill Museum Preschool for 3-year olds | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Healthy Humor Inc New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Red Nose Docs program at Brookdale University Hospital and medical center | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Queens Museum of Art New York City Building Queens, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | Creative Imagination Program | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | University Settlement Society of New York New York, NY | B | $30,000 | paid | The Creative Center's Art Workshop Program for people with cancer and other chronic illnesses | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Behind the Book Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | student literacy programs | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Jewish Women's Archive Inc Brookline, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | Rising Voices Fellowship | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Fund for the City of New York Inc New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | enACT and Little Flower Yoga program | 201911289349100646 |
| 2018 | Integrate Autism Employment Advisors Inc New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | Employer Connect Program | 201911289349100646 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531349349102273 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202441309349103234 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343149349100624 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202212589349101101 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202121339349101017 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202001959349101725 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201911289349100646 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/113523465.json.
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