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Grants paid by Phyllis & Bennett Cerf Foundation Inc

EIN 13-6142796 · New York, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Phyllis & Bennett Cerf Foundation Inc of New York, NY (EIN 13-6142796) reported 58 grants paid totaling $106,197 to 23 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$106,197

58 grants

Recipients

23

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2025

6 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
20205$4,590
202118$28,302
202218$26,655
20236$12,846
20246$11,304
20255$22,500

Top recipients

The 23 recipients receiving the most from Phyllis & Bennett Cerf Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 23 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
National Book Foundation 13-3347524BNew York, NY2$19,4302025
Center for FictionUBrooklyn, NY2$15,0002024
City Harvest 13-3170676CNew York, NY6$10,8502025
First BookUMoorestown, NJ2$10,0002022
Innocence Project 32-0077563BNew York, NY5$7,5002025
The Disquiet Intn'l Literary ProgramUAmherst, MA2$7,0002022
Citymeals-On-Wheels 13-3634381BNew York, NY3$5,6502022
Words Without Borders 20-1017609BBrooklyn, NY2$5,5002022
Aclu FdUNew York, NY2$4,0002022
Bomb MagazineUBrooklyn, NY2$3,6402022
Aclu FoundationUNew York, NY3$3,5002025
Planned ParenthoodUNew York, NY2$3,0002022
Carnegie Hall Corp 13-1923626BNew York, NY5$2,5002025
Sugar Hill Childrens Museum of Art & Storytelling 46-5412811CNew York, NY1$2,5002021
ThirteenwnetUNew York, NY3$1,5002022
Heifer Intn'l 71-0699939CLittle Rock, AR2$1,0002022
Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation 20-2905129BDayton, OH1$8752022
Metropolitan Museum 13-1624086CNew York, NY3$8022024
Hearts of Gold IncUAlgoquin, IL3$6502022
CerfUMontpelier, VT2$5002022
Wnyc 83-2540894DNew York, NY2$5002022
Central Park Conservancy 13-3022855CNew York, NY2$2002022
Upstream USAUSugar Land, TX1$1002021

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 58 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Phyllis & Bennett Cerf Foundation Inc
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025National Book Foundation New York, NYB$17,500paidContribution202631399349100008
2025Innocence Project New York, NYB$1,500paidContribution202631399349100008
2025Aclu Foundation New York, NYU$1,500paidContribuion202631399349100008
2025City Harvest New York, NYC$1,500paidContribution202631399349100008
2025Carnegie Hall Corporation New York, NYB$500paidContribution202631399349100008
2024Center for Fiction Brooklyn, NYU$7,500paidContribution202503129349100010
2024City Harvest New York, NYC$1,200paidContribution202503129349100010
2024Aclu Foundation New York, NYU$1,000paidContribuion202503129349100010
2024Innocence Project New York, NYB$1,000paidContribution202503129349100010
2024Carnegie Hall Corporation New York, NYB$500paidContribution202503129349100010
2024Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NYB$104paidContribution202503129349100010
2023Center for Fiction Brooklyn, NYU$7,500paidContribution202433199349102353
2023City Harvest New York, NYC$2,500paidContribution202433199349102353
2023Innocence Project New York, NYB$1,000paidContribution202433199349102353
2023Aclu Foundation New York, NYU$1,000paidContribution202433199349102353
2023Carnegie Hall Corporation New York, NYB$500paidContribution202433199349102353
2023Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NYB$346paidContribution202433199349102353
2022First Book Moorestown, NJU$5,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Words Without Borders Brooklyn, NYB$3,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Citymeals-On-Wheels New York, NYB$2,500paidCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022City Harvest New York, NYC$2,500paidCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022The Disquiet Intn'l Literary Program Amherst, MAU$2,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Innocence Project New York, NYB$2,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Aclu Fd New York, NYU$2,000paidCONRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022National Book Foundation New York, NYB$1,930paidCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Planned Parenthood New York, NYU$1,500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Bomb Magazine Brooklyn, NYU$1,000paidCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation Dayton, OHB$875paidCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Thirteenwnet New York, NYU$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Carnegie Hall Corp New York, NYB$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Heifer Intn'l Little Rock, ARC$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONNTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Wnyc New York, NYD$250paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Cerf Montpelier, VTU$250paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Hearts of Gold Inc Algoquin, ILU$250paidCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2022Central Park Conservancy New York, NYC$100paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202341319349101719
2021The Disquiet Intn'l Literary Program Amherst, MAU$5,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021First Book Moorestown, NJU$5,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Sugar Hill Childrens Museum of Art & Storytelling New York, NYC$2,500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Citymeals-On-Wheels New York, NYB$2,500paidCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Words Without Borders Brooklyn, NYB$2,500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021City Harvest New York, NYC$2,500paidCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Innocence Project New York, NYB$2,000paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Aclu Fd New York, NYU$2,000paidCONRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Planned Parenthood New York, NYU$1,500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Heifer Intn'l Little Rock, ARC$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCOCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONNTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Thirteenwnet New York, NYU$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Carnegie Hall Corp New York, NYB$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Metropolitan Museum New York, NYC$352paidCCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Hearts of Gold Inc Algoquin, ILU$250paidCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Wnyc New York, NYD$250paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Cerf Montpelier, VTU$250paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Central Park Conservancy New York, NYC$100paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2021Upstream USA Sugar Land, TXU$100paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202241819349100204
2020Bomb Magazine Brooklyn, NYU$2,640paidCONTRIBUTION202121269349101117
2020City Harvest New York, NYC$650paidCONTRIBUTION202121269349101117
2020Citymeals-On-Wheels New York, NYB$650paidCONTRIBUTION202121269349101117
2020Thirteenwnet New York, NYU$500paidCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTIONCONTRIBUTION202121269349101117
2020Hearts of Gold Inc Algoquin, ILU$150paidCONTRIBUTION202121269349101117

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202631399349100008
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.2202503129349100010
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.1202433199349102353
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202341319349101719
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202241819349100204
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202121269349101117

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/136142796.json.

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