Decorators Club Education Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3560433
PhilanthropyFoundations

To encourage the promotion and advancement of the standards of education for and of the profession of interior decoration and design. To establish and maintain such rules of ethical and professional practice as will serve as a guide for the decorator, the client, and the trade.

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Decorators Club Education Fund Inc gave $101K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,800
+34.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,200
+34.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$454,282
+11.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Decorators Club Education Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Visual Arts Foundation Inc: $25KVisual Arts Foundation Inc$25KPratt Institute: $25KPratt Institute$25KThe New School: $25KThe New School$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Visual Arts Foundation Inc ($25K). Together the top 3 received $75K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($25,800), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

New YorkBrooklyn

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2023) to $101K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $101K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$25,800
Visual Arts Foundation Inc New York, NY—$25,000
Pratt Institute New York, NY—$25,000
The New School New York, NY—$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$454,282$206,163$166,909$100,8004—
2024$406,030$166,218$116,273$75,2004—
2023$342,680$18,933$60,545$39,6855—
2022$376,322$17,611$10,226——$4
2021$366,542$12,805$9,899——$49
2020$363,348$1,144$14,786——$258

About Decorators Club Education Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $454K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $101K.

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyFoundations

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc is led by Jennifer Dennis, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jennifer Dennis

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Hawkins

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Howard

    Director

    2nd Vice President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Hamilton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Pash

    Director

    Director → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Sallick

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Curtis

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Susanna Maggard

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Roughan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Young Huh

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Katch

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Scheer Young

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Tague

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Leede

    2nd Vice President

    Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Tatyana Miron

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Eerdmans

    1st Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Charlotte Barnes (2020–2024) — 1st Vice President
  • Former: Doreen Chambers (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Abbott (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Leslie Banker (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Victoria Hagan (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lee Ann Thornton (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ann Lind Bowers (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Anne Foxley (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ilene Wetson (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Janice Langralll (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kiki Dennis (2020–2022) — 1st Vice President
  • Former: Libby Cameron (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ashley Whittaker (2020–2021) — 1st Vice President
  • Former: Joanne Depalma (2020) — Director

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 Decorators Club Education Fund Inc

How much does Decorators Club Education Fund Inc give each year?

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc gave $101K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $75K across 4 grants.

What is Decorators Club Education Fund Inc's typical grant size?

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,200, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Decorators Club Education Fund Inc give grants?

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).

How large is Decorators Club Education Fund Inc?

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc reported $454K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $206K.

What is Decorators Club Education Fund Inc?

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in New York, NY. It holds $454K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Decorators Club Education Fund Inc's EIN?

Decorators Club Education Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3560433. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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