Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation is a private foundation, based in Melville, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $53K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $2K.
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation at a glance
In short: Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $3,000
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $52,880
- -3.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% 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 Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Central Park Conservancy ($3K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 112% 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
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central Park Conservancy New York, NY | Donation | $3,000 |
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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 | $52,880 | $2,474 | $3,338 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | $2,136 | $2,680 |
| 2024 | $54,513 | $2,698 | $29 | — | — | — | $2,669 | $2,602 |
| 2023 | $52,642 | $1,647 | $800 | — | — | — | $847 | $2,564 |
| 2022 | $52,610 | $22 | $800 | — | — | — | — | $2,620 |
| 2021 | $54,323 | $6 | $800 | — | — | — | — | $2,717 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation is led by Richard Kaufman, V-President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Kaufman
V-President
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Steven Griffith
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation
How much does Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation give each year?
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation?
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation reported $53K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation operate?
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation's EIN?
Mark & Marcelle Halpern Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7067926. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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