Bread Loaf Rock Foundation
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation is a private foundation, based in Rye, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $170K. Net investment income was $154K.
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation at a glance
In short: Bread Loaf Rock Foundation gave $170K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $170,000
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,250
- +24.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $3,547,386
- -0.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bread Loaf Rock Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Wild Center ($65K). Together the top 8 received $170K.
Grant Size Distribution
47 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 47 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bread Loaf Rock Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−14%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $143K (2023) to $266K (2020). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Wild Center Tupper Lake, NY | To help ignite passion in the adirondacks so that people and nature can thrive together and set an example for the world. | $65,000 |
| New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY | To improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the relationships between plants and people. | $35,000 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | To improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. | $20,000 |
| Rye County Day School Rye, NY | Education. | $20,000 |
| Inner City Scholarship New York, NY | To provide financial support for families to give their children a quality, values-based k-12 catholic education within the archdiocese of ny. | $15,000 |
| Tupper Arts Inc Tupper Lake, NY | To promote the efforts and achievements of artists of all ages in tupper lake and the surrounding adirondack park. | $5,000 |
| Adirondack Foundation Lake Placid, NY | Enhancing the lives of people in the adirondacks through philanthropy. | $5,000 |
| Port Chester Carver Center Port Chester, NY | Port chester carver center helps our community thrive through programs that nourish, educate, and empower | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,547,386 | $164,384 | $177,468 | $170,000 | 8 | $171,327 | $154,403 | $176,656 |
| 2024 | $3,560,470 | $195,093 | $177,748 | $170,500 | 10 | $171,776 | $185,451 | $175,438 |
| 2023 | $3,543,125 | $149,322 | $147,962 | $142,500 | 7 | $143,728 | $141,578 | $174,725 |
| 2022 | $3,541,765 | $1,025,056 | $201,009 | $197,000 | 10 | $198,180 | $18,877 | $135,333 |
| 2021 | $2,717,718 | $5,423 | $241,508 | $237,500 | 12 | $238,785 | — | $145,166 |
| 2020 | $2,953,803 | $33,810 | $269,766 | $265,500 | 9 | — | $27,544 | $156,136 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bread Loaf Rock Foundation reported a distributable amount of $177K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation is led by David F. Thomas, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David F. Thomas
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James N. Benedict
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen K. Thomas
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bread Loaf Rock Foundation
How much does Bread Loaf Rock Foundation give each year?
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation gave $170K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $171K across 10 grants.
What is Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's typical grant size?
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $21,250, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bread Loaf Rock Foundation give grants?
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation gives mostly in New York: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Connecticut (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tupper Lake, NY (2 grants).
Does Bread Loaf Rock Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's largest grantees?
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Wild Center ($65,000), New York Botanical Garden ($35,000) and Yale University ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Bread Loaf Rock Foundation?
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $171K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $177K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's EIN?
Bread Loaf Rock Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3907541. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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