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Secured Finance Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3577148 Website

Key facts about Secured Finance Foundation

In short: Secured Finance Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
13-3577148
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$17,500
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$8,750
Median grant
$8,750
Total assets
$856,251
Primary geography
New York (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$856K

+24.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$18K

-31.9% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-31.9% YoY

How Secured Finance Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Secured Finance Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Secured Finance Foundation is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $856K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $21K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

PhoenixStaten IslandNew BrunswickWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $26K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $10KTunnel to Towers Foundation$10KAmerican Red Cross: $8KAmerican Red Cross$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($10K). Together the top 2 received $18K.

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%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NYGeneral Support$10,000
American Red Cross Washington, DCGeneral Support$7,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$856,251$685,320$541,424
Revenue$911,479$794,352$760,191
Expenses$674,940$582,101$650,589
Net Investment Income$20,968$11,242$2,658

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Secured Finance Foundation is led by Richard Gumbrecht, Board Member & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Gumbrecht

    Board Member & CEO

    Member & CEO → Board Member & Current Executive Director, 2021

    Board Member & Current Executive Director → Board Member & CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bethani R. Oppenheimer

    Board Member & Chair

    Member → Board Member, 2021

    Board Member → Board Member & Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Slowik

    Board Member, CFO, Brd Secretary & Treasurer

    Member & CFO → Board Member & CFO, 2021

    Board Member & CFO → Board Member, CFO, Brd Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $70K (2020) → $70K (2025)

  • Jonathan N. Helfat

    Co-General Counsel

    General Counsel → Co-General Counsel, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade M. Kennedy

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bobbi Acord Noland

    Co-General Counsel

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter York

    Board Member

    Board Member & Head of Finance → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Barrentine

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Jung

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Grimaldi

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Jarrett

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Klein

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Scolaro

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miin Chen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betty Hernandez

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Wallace

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mignon Winston

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Stewart Hayes (2021–2024) — Board Member & Chair
  • Former: Joe Accardi (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Robert Meyers (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Charles Johnson (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Howard A. Rein (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: William D. Brewer (2020–2023) — Board Member & Chairman
  • Former: Andrea Petro (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Leonard Podair (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lin Chua (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lindsay Offutt (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Steven Gold (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Palmer (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Morten Kucey (2020–2021) — Board Member & Executive Director
  • Former: Daniel J. Krauss (2020) — Member
  • Former: Jeffrey K. Goldrich (2020) — Member
  • Former: Joseph Lehrer (2020) — Member
  • Former: Robert D. Katz (2020) — Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Gregory Slowik — Board Member/CFO/BRD Sec & Treas: $70KGregory SlowikBoard Member/CFO/BRD Sec & Treas$70K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $70K, to Gregory Slowik (Board Member/CFO/BRD Sec & Treas).

Frequently asked questions about Secured Finance Foundation

How much does Secured Finance Foundation give each year?

Secured Finance Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $26K across 2 grants.

How large is Secured Finance Foundation?

Secured Finance Foundation reported $856K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $911K.

Where does Secured Finance Foundation operate?

Secured Finance Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York.

What is Secured Finance Foundation's EIN?

Secured Finance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3577148. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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