Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation
Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sleepy Hollow, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.
Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $21,801
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,800
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,500
- -76.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,093
- -60.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation gives
- Giving fell 79% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 142% of 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $56K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust Seattle, WA | Conserve and enhance the landscape of the mountains to sound greenway to ensure a long-term balance between people and nature | $5,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,801 | $3,800 | $3,093 | — | — | $1,500 | — | $1,059 |
| 2024 | $21,094 | $3,999 | $7,904 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,400 | — | $1,187 |
| 2023 | $24,999 | $4,254 | $18,370 | $15,000 | 2 | $16,609 | — | $1,607 |
| 2022 | $39,115 | $42 | $19,811 | $16,000 | 3 | $17,788 | — | $2,529 |
| 2021 | $58,884 | $71,925 | $26,758 | $23,500 | 7 | — | $267 | $1,036 |
| 2020 | $13,717 | $5,246 | $59,651 | $56,000 | 2 | — | — | $1,459 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jerry Litner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne M. Litner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation
How large is Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation?
Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation reported $22K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation operate?
Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, District of Columbia, Maine, North Carolina, New York, Washington.
What is Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation's EIN?
Jerry & Suzanne M Litner Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1597755. 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.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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