Center for Righteousness and

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lawrence, NY EIN: 81-4938908

Center for Righteousness and is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lawrence, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K.

Center for Righteousness and at a glance

In short: Center for Righteousness and gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,015
+827.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,015
+827.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,015
Primary geography
New York (100% 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 Center for Righteousness and funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Culture for Peace Institute: $3KCulture for Peace Institute$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Culture for Peace Institute ($3K).

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 26 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

BrooklynLawrenceNew YorkFar RockawayCedarhurstHewlettWashington

How Center for Righteousness and gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M10 grants2020 8 grants2021 15 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $325 (2024) to $3.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Culture for Peace Institute New York, NYGeneral Distribution$3,015
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025——$3,015$3,0151$3,015——
2024$3,015—$6,768$3251$325—$315
2023$9,783$90,827$3,254,620$3,240,6021$3,240,602$98,687$6,616
2022$3,162,168$89,423$65,821$53,06015$53,060$76,662$147,884
2021$3,218,717$1,046,951$163,630$106,9578—$460,542—
2020$2,919,843$493,017$243,151$239,00010—$4,416—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center for Righteousness and is led by Martin Oliner, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Martin Oliner

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Janiga

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reva Oliner

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/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 Center for Righteousness and

How much does Center for Righteousness and give each year?

Center for Righteousness and gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $325 across 1 grant.

What is Center for Righteousness and?

Center for Righteousness and is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Lawrence, NY.

Where does Center for Righteousness and operate?

Center for Righteousness and has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York.

What is Center for Righteousness and's EIN?

Center for Righteousness and's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4938908. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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