Secured Finance Foundation
Secured Finance Foundation at a glance
In short: Secured Finance Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,500
- -31.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,750
- -31.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $8,750
- Total assets
- $856,251
- +24.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Secured Finance Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
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
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Secured Finance Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
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.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | General Support | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | General Support | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $856,251 | $911,479 | $674,940 | $17,500 | 2 | $20,968 |
| 2024 | $685,320 | $794,352 | $582,101 | $25,695 | 2 | $11,242 |
| 2023 | $541,424 | $760,191 | $650,589 | $5,000 | 1 | $2,658 |
| 2022 | $534,017 | $713,005 | $599,172 | $14,600 | 2 | $-969 |
| 2021 | $604,440 | $487,784 | $389,350 | — | — | $21,983 |
| 2020 | $548,155 | $401,065 | $466,445 | $5,000 | Total only | $11,864 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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.
Focus Areas
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
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.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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