Cline Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 22-3650542

Cline Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $130K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $3K.

Key facts about Cline Foundation

EIN
22-3650542
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$129,505

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$130K

-0.2% YoY

Revenue

$4K

-14.9% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$1K

-99.1% YoY

Expenses

$4K

-97.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cline Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Cline Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 22% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New York

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $150K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$129,505$129,741$274,739
Revenue$4,255$5,002$154,607
Expenses$4,491$150,000$2,300
Qualifying Distributions$1,350$150,000$2,300
Net Investment Income$3,055$5,002$4,607
Distributable Amount$6,264$8,353$6,377

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cline Foundation is led by Pamela Cline, Trustee on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pamela Cline

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: J. Michael Cline (2020–2022) — Trustee

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 Cline Foundation

How large is Cline Foundation?

Cline Foundation reported $130K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (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.

Where does Cline Foundation operate?

Cline Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Cline Foundation's EIN?

Cline Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3650542. 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.

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