Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Great Neck, NY EIN: 47-5233258

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Great Neck, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $153K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $5K.

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,000
-63.6% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-71.4% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,000
+27.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$152,688
-9.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Afro American Music Inst Inc: $10KAfro American Music Inst Inc$10KThe Field: $10KThe Field$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Afro American Music Inst Inc ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 32 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkVeronaBrooklynEssexNorthamptonPittsburgBostonHarlemPottsburgh

How Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 71% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 83% 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.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K8 grants2020 8 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $147K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Afro American Music Inst Inc Verona, PAJazz Music Program$10,000
The Field New York, NYGeneral$10,000
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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
2024$152,688$4,839$20,150$20,0002$20,000$4,839$23,970
2023$167,999$188$55,150$55,0007$55,000$38$9,877
2022$223,061$496$55,020$55,0007$55,000$496$12,322
2021$277,584$584$70,020$70,0008$70,000$584$27,334
2020$347,020$969$147,031$147,0008—$969$17,077

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • John Roth

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Steven Smallowitz

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc

How much does Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc give each year?

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc gave $20K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $55K across 7 grants.

How large is Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc?

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc reported $153K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (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 Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc operate?

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc's EIN?

Garner-Glaser Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5233258. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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