The Freund Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 06-1549441

The Freund Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $241K in total assets.

The Freund Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$241,428
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Freund Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

New YorkNew Yoyk

How The Freund Family Foundation gives

  • In 2023 it paid out 195% 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $10K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trustees of Columbia University New Yoyk, NYGeneral Fund$10,000
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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
2025$241,428——————$5,242
2024$241,428—$96————$5,242
2023$241,524$6,875$10,050$10,0001$10,050$6,875$5,148
2022$244,699—$50——$50—$5,402
2021$244,749—$250————$5,409
2020$244,999—$200————$5,420
2019$245,199$4,950$10,347$10,0001—$4,828$5,510

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Freund Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Freund Family Foundation is led by Harry I. Freund, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Harry I. Freund

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Matta Freund

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    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 Freund Family Foundation

How large is The Freund Family Foundation?

The Freund Family Foundation reported $241K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Freund Family Foundation operate?

The Freund Family Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

How much is The Freund Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Freund Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Freund Family Foundation's EIN?

The Freund Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1549441. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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