The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-1635296

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in two individual recipients Its 2024 filing describes its direct charitable activity as operating a retirement home; its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in an individual recipient

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc gave $34K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$33,800
+20.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
14
+40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,414
-14.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,550
Total assets
$38,355,885
+4.7% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
29% first-time grantees (4 of 14, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

Contact

Mailing address: 305 East 47Th Street 11B, New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 308-0628

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

The Culinary Institute of America: $5KThe Culinary Institute ofAmerica$5KNew Paltz Rescue Squad Inc: $3KNew Paltz Rescue Squad Inc$3KFederation of the French War Veterans: $3KFederation of the French WarVeterans$3KBenedictine Health Foundation Inc: $2KBenedictine Health FoundationInc$2KThe Kingston Hospital Foundation: $2KThe Kingston HospitalFoundation$2KNew Paltz Fire Department Inc: $2KNew Paltz Fire Department Inc$2KTown of New Paltz: $2KTown of New Paltz$2KAhrc New York City Foundation Inc: $1KAhrc New York City FoundationInc$1KGirl Scout Council of Greater New York Inc: $600Girl Scout Council of GreaterNew York Inc$600Police Athletic League Inc: $600Police Athletic League Inc$600

The largest 2025 recipient was The Culinary Institute of America ($5K). Together the top 10 received $20K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($12,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

54 grants across all recorded years

54<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 54 grants of 54 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in an individual recipient State.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

States

Cities

New PaltzPoughkeepsieKingstonHyde ParkLake KatrineNew YorkWoodsideBrooklyn

Is The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

29%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 14 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $800 first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K10 grants2019 10 grants2020 10 grants2021 10 grants2022 10 grants2023 10 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2020) to $34K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $34K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$12,500
The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NYStudent Scholarship for Culinary Arts Study$5,000
New Paltz Rescue Squad Inc New Paltz, NYHealthcare Technology and Training$2,600
Federation of the French War Veterans Woodside, NYHealthcare Technology and Facilities$2,500
Benedictine Health Foundation Inc Kingston, NYHealthcare Technology and Training$2,100
The Kingston Hospital Foundation Kingston, NYHealthcare Technology and Training$2,100
New Paltz Fire Department Inc New Paltz, NYOperations of Volunteer Fire Department$1,600
Town of New Paltz New Paltz, NYGovernmental Programs$1,500
Ahrc New York City Foundation Inc New York, NYIntellectual and Developmental Disabilities$1,000
Girl Scout Council of Greater New York Inc New York, NYGeneral Support$600
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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 Income
2025$38,355,885$6,281,780$2,015,854$33,80014$1,612,635$5,741,244
2024$36,645,259$2,020,429$1,811,174$28,10010$1,516,006$1,493,223
2023$35,234,707$1,421,677$1,719,638$25,80010$1,413,898$967,064
2022$33,887,661$1,688,579$1,640,673$23,80010$1,343,254$1,231,862
2021$34,325,520$2,224,287$1,571,099$23,80010—$1,806,114
2020$28,457,594$1,178,881$1,558,894$23,80010—$803,323
2019$31,229,226$1,868,155$1,551,070$28,30010—$1,390,659

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s 2024 filing identifies operation of a retirement home as its direct charitable activity. Its 2025 grants included support for scholarships, healthcare, emergency services, fire department operations, and other charitable purposes.

The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported. New Paltz Rescue Squad says it provides emergency care and treatment to New Paltz and surrounding communities. Benedictine Health Foundation says it assists people facing cancer who have limited financial means to access care. New Paltz Fire Department says it provides firefighting, prevention, safety, and education services. Police Athletic League says it works with the NYPD and law enforcement community to support an individual recipient City youth.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $33,800. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $12,500, with a median of $1,550.

The largest awards included $12,500 to an individual recipient City College of Technology Foundation for student scholarships and $5,000 to The Culinary Institute of America for culinary arts study scholarships. Other awards included $2,600 to New Paltz Rescue Squad for healthcare technology and training; $2,500 to Federation of the French War Veterans for healthcare technology and facilities; and $2,100 each to Benedictine Health Foundation and The Kingston Hospital Foundation for healthcare technology and training. The foundation also gave $1,600 to New Paltz Fire Department for volunteer fire department operations and $1,500 to the Town of New Paltz for governmental programs.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Henri Dubarry as chair of trustee; Steve Walljasper as president and trustee; Laurent Morisse and Angel Sanay as vice-presidents; Anthony Arbeeny as treasurer and trustee; and Jean F Claude, Gerard Drouet, Pascal Guillotin, Jean Le Rouzic, and Andre Moisan as trustees.

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc is led by Steve Walljasper, President & Trustee on the 2025 filing; none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steve Walljasper

    President & Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henri Dubarry

    Chair of Trustee

    Chairman & Trustee → Trustee, 2024

    Trustee → Chair of Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Moisan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gerard Drouet

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Le Rouzic

    Trustee

    President & Trustee → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pascal Guillotin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Arbeeny

    Treasurer & Trustee

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dominique Payraudeau

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean F. Claude

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pascal Petiteau

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maurice Pailleret

    Assistant Trustee

    Vice President & Trustee → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Assistant Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angel Sanay

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacques Coustar

    Assistant Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurent Morisse

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Thomas Santamaria (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Yves Busnel (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dominique Mitais (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Susan Lifrieri-Lowry (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Andre Soltner (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Michel Keller (2019–2022) — Vice President

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 Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc

How much does The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc give each year?

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc gave $34K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 10 grants.

What is The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,550, and its average grant was $2,414, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc that year got $1K on average.

Where does The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc give grants?

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Paltz, NY (4 grants), New York, NY (3 grants), Kingston, NY (2 grants) and Poughkeepsie, NY (2 grants).

Does The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 14% of The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Healthcare Technology and Training" (5 grants).

Who are The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Culinary Institute of America ($5,000), New Paltz Rescue Squad Inc ($2,600) and Federation of the French War Veterans ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($12,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc?

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc reported $38.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6.3M.

What does The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc fund?

The foundation’s 2024 filing identifies operation of a retirement home as its direct charitable activity. Its 2025 grants included support for scholarships, healthcare, emergency services, fire department operations, and other charitable purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1635296. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does The Culinarians' Home Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)

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