Chuck Close Foundation
Chuck Close Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025.
Chuck Close Foundation at a glance
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Chuck Close Foundation funds
How Chuck Close Foundation gives
- In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $650.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | $1 | — | — | $1 | — | — |
| 2023 | $1 | $42 | $9,247 | — | — | $9,147 | — | $454 |
| 2022 | $9,206 | $14 | $750 | — | — | $750 | $14 | $484 |
| 2021 | $9,942 | $1 | $750 | — | — | $750 | $1 | $508 |
| 2020 | $10,691 | $3 | $2,550 | $650 | 1 | — | $3 | $589 |
| 2018 | $13,206 | $87 | — | — | — | — | $87 | $646 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chuck Close Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Georgia Close
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Maggie Close
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Beth Zopf (2018–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Chuck Close (2018–2020) — President
- Former: Janet Mulligan (2018–2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Chuck Close Foundation
Where does Chuck Close Foundation operate?
Chuck Close Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Chuck Close Foundation's EIN?
Chuck Close Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-2066856. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS September 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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