The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 65-0633272

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $722K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $81K. Net investment income was $24K.

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc gave $81K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$80,799
-14.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,933
+13.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,500
Total assets
$722,357
-3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (96% 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 The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Graduate Center CUNY: $75KGraduate Center CUNY$75KYale University: $4KYale University$4K12 Other Misc Charities: $2K12 Other Misc Charities$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Graduate Center CUNY ($75K). Together the top 3 received $81K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 25 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkNew HavenSyossetWashington

How The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out 238% 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$50K$100K$150K5 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2023) to $116K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $81K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Graduate Center CUNY New York, NYEducational$75,000
Yale University New Haven, CTEducational$3,500
12 Other Misc Charities New York, NYCultural$2,299
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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$722,357$80,713$107,855$80,7993$107,855$23,657—
2024$749,499$75,067$111,043$94,6164$186,043$33,087—
2023$785,475$46,590$51,538$36,4494$51,538——
2022$790,423$41,118$134,330$116,1577$134,330—$56,497
2021$892,022$85,297$91,135$54,8097$91,135——
2020$897,860$45,958$89,629$56,0555———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc is led by Erlinda Ilusorio-Bildner, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Erlinda Ilusorio-Bildner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 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 The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc

How much does The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc give each year?

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc gave $81K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $95K across 4 grants.

What is The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $26,933, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc give grants?

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc?

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc reported $722K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $81K.

What is The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc?

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in New York, NY. It holds $722K in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Albert and Lin Bildner Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0633272. 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 July 26, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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