Foundation of the Alumnae Association

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6096777
EducationGraduate and professional educationNursing educationHealthDiseases and conditions

Foundation of the Alumnae Association is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $78K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $71K. Net investment income was $3K.

Foundation of the Alumnae Association at a glance

In short: Foundation of the Alumnae Association gave $71K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$71,450
+1380.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+300.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,863
+270.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,250
Total assets
$77,561
-44.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (97% 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 Foundation of the Alumnae Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Nurses Education Fund Inc: $69KNurses Education Fund Inc$69K2 Individual Friendship Fund Recipi: $3072 Individual Friendship FundRecipi$307

The largest 2025 recipient was Nurses Education Fund Inc ($69K). Together the top 2 received $69K.

Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($2,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkRockville CentreBrooklynGuilderlandOrangeAlexandriaBlowing RockNew HavenWest Windsor

How Foundation of the Alumnae Association gives

  • Giving grew 694% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K6 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $71K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $71K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nurses Education Fund Inc Brooklyn, NYFinancial aid to provide financial assistance to nursing students.$68,643
2 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$2,500
2 Individual Friendship Fund Recipi New York, NYFinancial aid to low income alumnae, to assist with health and other hardship expenses.$307
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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$77,561$10,552$88,228$71,4504$88,158$3,259$3,982
2024$140,874$20,878$12,652$4,8261$12,591$5,000$6,152
2023$127,709$18,464$15,714$8,3132$15,663$4,419$6,090
2022$128,757$92,387$17,562$9,0002$17,562$3,693$6,262
2021$137,138$20,514$19,410$12,0753—$2,530$6,628
2020$130,863$19,821$36,363$17,4254—$2,493$6,482
2019$127,544$19,120$30,243$19,6006—$272$6,295

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Foundation of the Alumnae Association reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation of the Alumnae Association is led by Marlene Hertz Post, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marlene Hertz Post

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Mulhearn McPeek

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlotte Nussbaum Isler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan Trainer Cropley

    Treasurer

    Treasurer → Board Member, 2020

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karla Doolittle Buch

    Vice President

    Vice President → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Swewizer Nevins

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Kalina Krenitsky-Korn

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Cooper - McDermott

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Virginia L. Storberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Schwartzstein Som

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Barbara L. Pisick (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Myrna Cohen Fisher (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Phyllis Shanley Hansell (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Carla Manley-Russock (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Harriet Schulman Forman (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Margaret Wolcott Galvin (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Sharon L. Pais (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joan Ross Dominus (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Rachel Needleman Spector (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Carol Florio (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Ricki Fier (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Foundation of the Alumnae Association

How much does Foundation of the Alumnae Association give each year?

Foundation of the Alumnae Association gave $71K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

What is Foundation of the Alumnae Association's typical grant size?

Foundation of the Alumnae Association's median grant in 2025 was $1,250, and its average grant was $17,863, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Foundation of the Alumnae Association give grants?

Foundation of the Alumnae Association gives mostly in New York: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Foundation of the Alumnae Association give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Foundation of the Alumnae Association's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Foundation of the Alumnae Association?

Foundation of the Alumnae Association reported $78K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $88K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Foundation of the Alumnae Association?

Foundation of the Alumnae Association is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $78K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Foundation of the Alumnae Association's EIN?

Foundation of the Alumnae Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6096777. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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