Grants paid by Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc
EIN 82-1912764 · New York, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc of New York, NY (EIN 82-1912764) reported 109 grants paid totaling $702,000 to 37 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$702,000
109 grants
Recipients
37
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | $192,000 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | $174,500 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | $169,500 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $166,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 37 recipients receiving the most from Lester and Phyllis Epstein Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 37 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Land Trust Inc 26-2338986 | B | Kingston, NY | 4 | $170,000 | 2024 |
| Asian Counseling and Referral Services 91-0916176 | C | Seattle, WA | 4 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Hudson River Watershed Alliance 45-2772407 | C | Delmar, NY | 4 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Maya Gold Foundation 47-5490398 | B | New Paltz, NY | 4 | $40,000 | 2024 |
| Land Trust Alliance 04-2751357 | B | Washington, DC | 4 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Scenic Hudson Inc 13-2898799 | B | Poughkeepsie, NY | 4 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Riverkeeper Inc 13-3204621 | C | Ossining, NY | 4 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Living Traditions 11-3193909 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 3 | $23,500 | 2024 |
| Wing Luke Museum | U | Seattle, WA | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of Historic Kingston 23-7054735 | B | Kingston, NY | 4 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County | U | Kingston, NY | 4 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Wing Luke Memorial Foundation 91-6067431 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Seattle Theatre Group 94-3130227 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Seattle Art Museum 91-0640788 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival 93-0407022 | C | Ashland, OR | 4 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| A Contemporary Theatre 91-0787792 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Spectrum Dance Theater 91-1263530 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Jack Straw Foundation 91-0776606 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Village Preservation 13-3349320 | D | New York, NY | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Seattle Repertory Theatre 91-0756535 | B | Seattle, WA | 3 | $12,000 | 2024 |
| Bike Works Seattle 91-1753062 | B | Seattle, WA | 3 | $12,000 | 2023 |
| Amy Yee Tennis Foundation 91-2079536 | B | Seattle, WA | 4 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Reher Center for Immigrant Culture 84-3315804 | D | Kingston, NY | 2 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Threadhead Cultural Foundation 26-4543585 | C | New Orleans, LA | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Bennington College 03-0179414 | B | Bennington, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Woodstock Land Conservancy 22-2950482 | D | Woodstock, NY | 4 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Intiman Theatre 23-7328597 | C | Seattle, WA | 4 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy 22-2858802 | B | Accord, NY | 3 | $9,000 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Village Society for Historic Pres 13-3042600 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| React Theatre 46-4954740 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Wallkill Valley Land Trust 22-2867070 | B | New Paltz, NY | 4 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Seattle Reperatory Theatre Foundation 31-1469872 | C | Seattle, WA | 1 | $4,000 | 2020 |
| Bikeworks Seattle | U | Seattle, WA | 1 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Art Klub Nola Inc | U | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $3,500 | 2022 |
| Tacoma Art Museum | U | Tacoma, WA | 1 | $1,500 | 2020 |
| Bellevue Art Museum 91-6028261 | B | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $1,500 | 2020 |
| Hudson River Maritime Museum 22-2325506 | B | Kingston, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
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 | Kingston Land Trust Inc Kingston, NY | B | $40,000 | paid | General Support Environmental & Historic Preservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Hudson River Watershed Alliance Kingston, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Asian Counseling and Referral Services Seattle, WA | D | $10,000 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Wing Luke Museum Seattle, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Support Fine and Decorative Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Maya Gold Foundation New Paltz, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Community Character | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Living Traditions Brooklyn, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | Restricted to Monas and Brooklyn Folk Festival Projects Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Friends of Historic Kingston Kingston, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Threadhead Cultural Foundation New Orleans, LA | C | $5,000 | paid | Restricted to Sarah Quintana Project Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Riverkeeper Ossining, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County Kingston, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Restricted to the Y Farm Project Public Health | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General support Environmental conservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Scenic Hudson Poughkeepsie, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Condervatiom | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Greenwich Village Preservation New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Fine and Decorative Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Spectrum Dance Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | A Contemporary Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Seattle Theatre Group Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR | C | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Jack Straw Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performimg Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Bikeworks Seattle Seattle, WA | U | $4,000 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy Accord, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | Restricted to Speak to the Earth Program Environmental Conservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Woodstock Land Conservancy Woodstock, NY | D | $2,500 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Amy Yee Tennis Foundation Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Intiman Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | General Support Performimg Arts | 202542909349101504 |
| 2024 | Wallkill Valley Land Trust New Paltz, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202542909349101504 |
| 2023 | Kingston Land Trust Inc Kingston, NY | B | $40,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Historic | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Wing Luke Museum Seattle, WA | U | $10,000 | paid | Genereal Support Fine and Decorative Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Hudson River Watershed Alliance Kingston, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Asian Counseling and Referral Services Seattle, WA | D | $10,000 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Maya Gold Foundation New Paltz, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Community Character | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Living Traditions Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $6,000 | paid | Performing Arts restricted to Monas Project | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Riverkeeper Ossining, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Reher Center for Immigrant Culture Kingston, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Greenwich Village Preservation New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Friends of Historic Kingston Kingston, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Scenic Hudson Poughkeepsie, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County Kingston, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Restricted to Y Farm Project Public Health | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Threadhead Cultural Foundation New Orleans, LA | C | $5,000 | paid | Performing Arts restricted tp the Sarah Quintana Project | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Jack Straw Foundatio Seattle, WA | D | $4,000 | paid | General Supprt Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Seattle Theatre Group Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | Genereal Supprt Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Bike Works Seattle Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | GeneralSupport Public Health | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Seattle Repertory Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Spectrum Dance Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR | C | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Fine and Decorative Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | A Contemporary Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy Accord, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | Restricted to Speak to the Earth Project Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Woodstock Land Conservancy Woodstock, NY | D | $2,500 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Intiman Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Amy Yee Tennis Foundation Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202402969349100035 |
| 2023 | Wallkill Valley Lkand Trust New Paltz, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | General Support Environmental Conservation | 202402969349100035 |
| 2022 | Kingston Land Trust Inc Kingston, NY | B | $40,000 | paid | Gen Support Environmental Historic | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Wing Luke Memorial Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | Gen Support Fine and Decorative Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Living Traditions Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | Performing Arts Restrict to MonasSecret Garden | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Asian Counseling and Referral Services Seattle, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | Gen Support Public Health | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Maya Gold Foundation New Paltz, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | Gen Support Community Character | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Hudson River Watershed Alliance Kingston, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | Gen Support Environmental conservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Greenwich Village Preservation New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | Gen Support Historic Preservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Riverkeeper Ossining, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | Gen Support Environmental Conservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | Gen Support Environmental Conservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County Kingston, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Restrict to Y Farm Project Public Health | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Friends of Historic Kingston Kingston, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | Gen Support Historic Preservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Reher Center for Immigrant Culture Kingston, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | Gen Support Historic Preservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Scenic Hudson Poughkeepsie, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | Gen Support Environmental Conservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Fine and Decorative Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Seattle Theatre Group Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Spectrum Dance Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Jack Straw Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Seattle Reperatory Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Bike Works Seattle Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Public Helth | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | A Contemporary Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Oregon Shakespeare Festival Portland, OR | D | $4,000 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Art Klub Nola Inc New Orleans, LA | U | $3,500 | paid | Performing Arts Restrict to Marseille Project | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Rondout Esopus Land Conservancy Accord, NY | B | $3,000 | paid | Restricted to Speak to the Earth Env Conserv | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Woodstock Land Conservancy Woodstock, NY | D | $2,500 | paid | Gen Support Environmental Conservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | React Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Amy Yee Tennis Foundation Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | Gen Support Public Health | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Intiman Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | Gen Support Performing Arts | 202312909349100916 |
| 2022 | Wallkill Valley Land Trust New Paltz, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | Gen Support Environmental Conservation | 202312909349100916 |
| 2020 | Kingston Land Trust Inc Kingston, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | General SupportEnv ConservationHist Pres | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Maya Gold Foundation New Paltz, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Community Character | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Wing Luke Memorial Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Fine Dec Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Bennington College Bennington, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | Restricted to Beyond Plastics Env Conserv | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Riverkeeper Inc Ossining, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | General Support Envir Conservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Env Conservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Hudson River Watershed Alliance Delmar, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | General Support Env Conservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Scenic Hudson Inc Poughkeepsie, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support Env Conservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Asian Counseling and Referral Services Seattle, WA | C | $10,000 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Friends of Historic Kingston Kingston, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County Kingston, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | Restricted to Farm ProjectPublic Health | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Greenwich Village Society for Historic Pres New York, NY | C | $5,000 | paid | General Support Historic Preservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Seattle Reperatory Theatre Foundation Seattle, WA | C | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Seattle Art Museum Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Fine Decorative Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Bike Works Seattle Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Spectrum Dance Theater Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Jack Straw Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | A Contemporary Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Seattle Theatre Group Seattle, WA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Oregon Shakespeare Festival Ashland, OR | C | $4,000 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Woodstock Land Conservancy Woodstock, NY | D | $2,500 | paid | General Support Env Conservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Amy Yee Tennis Foundation Seattle, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General Support Public Health | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | React Theatre Seattle, WA | B | $2,500 | paid | General Support Performing Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Intiman Theatre Seattle, WA | C | $2,500 | paid | General Support Fine Decorative Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Bellevue Art Museum Bellevue, WA | B | $1,500 | paid | General Support Fine Decorative Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma, WA | U | $1,500 | paid | General Support Fine Decorative Arts | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Wallkill Valley Land Trust New Paltz, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support Env Conservation | 202113059349101606 |
| 2020 | Hudson River Maritime Museum Kingston, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | General Support Historic Env Conserv | 202113059349101606 |
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 | 2024v5.2 | 202542909349101504 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402969349100035 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202312909349100916 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202113059349101606 |
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/821912764.json.
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