The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation
The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it made $250 in qualifying distributions.
The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $250
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $250
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $284
- -33.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation gives
- Giving fell 71% from 2019 to 2022. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2022) to $4K (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Through Music New York, NY | 2022 GRANT | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $250 | $284 | — | — | $250 | — | $2 |
| 2024 | $34 | — | $425 | — | — | $225 | — | $26 |
| 2023 | $459 | — | $425 | — | — | $400 | — | $38 |
| 2022 | $884 | $2,000 | $1,450 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,200 | — | $43 |
| 2021 | $334 | — | $450 | — | — | $450 | — | $29 |
| 2020 | $784 | $3,000 | $3,450 | $3,000 | 1 | — | — | $52 |
| 2019 | $1,234 | $3,504 | $3,775 | $3,500 | 1 | — | $4 | $65 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carole Postal
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Victor
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Connell
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Carole and Robert Postal Foundation
Where does The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation operate?
The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
How much is The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation's EIN?
The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3313921. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). The Carole and Robert Postal Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-carole-and-robert-postal-foundation-morg_780f3fc88eea4e6f92ce9f41bfbce2f8
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