Robert and Ellen Plancher Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker Woodmere, NY EIN: 06-1655765

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family is a private foundation, based in Woodmere, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $197K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $13K.

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family at a glance

In short: Robert and Ellen Plancher Family gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
-32.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+35.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$197,027
-5.6% 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 Robert and Ellen Plancher Family funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Central Synagogue: $25KCentral Synagogue$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Central Synagogue ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Cos CobNew YorkPhiladelphiaStamfordWaltham

How Robert and Ellen Plancher Family gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 182% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2021) to $37K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Synagogue New York, NYGeneral Support$25,000
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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
2025$197,027$16,328$34,724$25,0001$31,784$13,388$17,455
2024$208,639$31,173$46,606$37,0002$43,736$28,303$16,960
2023$250,036$9,522$24,240$15,0001$21,225$6,807$15,817
2022$243,529$20,609$28,454$25,0002$25,000$17,687$15,555
2021$236,374$22,941$19,502$13,2391$13,239$16,678$17,525
2020$232,935$-584$18,839$14,0001——$13,360

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert and Ellen Plancher Family reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family is led by Robert L. Plancher, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert L. Plancher

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Plancher

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/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 Robert and Ellen Plancher Family

How much does Robert and Ellen Plancher Family give each year?

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 2 grants.

How large is Robert and Ellen Plancher Family?

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family reported $197K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Robert and Ellen Plancher Family operate?

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family has awarded grants in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is Robert and Ellen Plancher Family's EIN?

Robert and Ellen Plancher Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1655765. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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