Stany Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4029586

Stany Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $281K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $28.

Stany Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Stany Foundation Inc gave $10K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$10,000
-33.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,000
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$281,200
-1.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (50% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Stany Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Austism Science Foundation: $5KAustism Science Foundation$5KAmerican Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities: $5KAmerican Lebanese SyrianAssociated Charities$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Austism Science Foundation ($5K). Together the top 2 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

MemphisScarsdaleChicagoChattanoogaNew YorkMwmphisStaten Island

How Stany Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 60% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 71% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$30K2 grants2020 6 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $25K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Austism Science Foundation Scarsdale, NYTo provide funds to charitable organizations to accomplish their exempt purposes.$5,000
American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities Mwmphis, TNTo provide funds to charitable organizations to accomplish their exempt purposes.$5,000
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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
2024$281,200$28$10,045$10,0002$10,000$28$14,025
2023$286,216$31$16,676$15,0003$15,000$31$14,309
2022$292,862$36$18,900$17,5004$17,500$16$14,457
2021$294,226$47$25,145$24,9456$24,945$7$15,324
2020$320,379$60$12,300$10,0002——$15,836

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stany Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stany Foundation Inc is led by Kimberly Unger, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kimberly Unger

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Malespina

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Padala

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Mendl

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Cashin

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • William Cody

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Utasi

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Sorrentino

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Vance

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Brian Kennedy (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: James Hyde (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Koetzner (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Peter Cocuzza (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Bill Cody (2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Modeski (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Stany Foundation Inc

How much does Stany Foundation Inc give each year?

Stany Foundation Inc gave $10K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $15K across 3 grants.

How large is Stany Foundation Inc?

Stany Foundation Inc reported $281K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Stany Foundation Inc?

Stany Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $281K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Stany Foundation Inc operate?

Stany Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, New York, Tennessee.

What is Stany Foundation Inc's EIN?

Stany Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4029586. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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