The Perlmutter Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 13-3423720
Arts and cultureEducationHuman services

The Perlmutter Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 46 grants totaling $104K. Net investment income was $70K.

Key facts about The Perlmutter Family Foundation

EIN
13-3423720
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$104,000
Grants made (2024)
46
Average grant
$2,261
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
48% first-time grantees (22 of 46, 2024)
Total assets
$2,096,550
Primary geography
New York (72% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who The Perlmutter Family Foundation funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for The Perlmutter Family Foundation's 46 itemized 2024 grants were New York (72%) and Connecticut (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (16 grants), Washington, DC (4 grants), Larchmont, NY (3 grants) and Greenwich, CT (2 grants). 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Is The Perlmutter Family Foundation open to new grantees?

48%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 22 of 46 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 50% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving fell 41% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.1M

-2.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$104K

+7.5% YoY

Grant Count

46

+12.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-4.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Perlmutter Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $108K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About The Perlmutter Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Perlmutter Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 46 grants totaling $104K. Net investment income was $70K.

Focus Areas

Arts and cultureEducationHuman services
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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of all 46 itemized 2024 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkWashingtonPound RidgeLarchmontBerkeleyRidgefieldBethlehemBronxvilleBryn MawrGreat BarringtonGreenwichNorthamptonOaklandSaint PaulBostonLawrenceSan RafaelTenaflyWalthamBedford

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$178K$356K$533K$711K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,096,550$2,145,507$1,646,470
Revenue$86,543$646,399$130,532
Expenses$135,500$126,607$157,176
Qualifying Distributions$104,420$97,420$137,670
Net Investment Income$69,535$617,134$116,283
Distributable Amount$107,831$90,662$130,594

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$44K$89K$133K$178K54 grants202057 grants202153 grants202241 grants202346 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Young Israel of Woodmere: $20KYoung Israel of Woodmere$20KMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen: $11KMemorial Sloan KetteringCancer Cen$11KCaringkind: $11KCaringkind$11KNew York-Presbyterian Fund: $11KNew York-Presbyterian Fund$11KUja Federation New York: $5KUja Federation New York$5KBladder Cancer Advocacy Network: $3KBladder Cancer AdvocacyNetwork$3KBrooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation: $3KBrooklyn Tech AlumniFoundation$3KGeorgetown Village Restoration Inc: $3KGeorgetown Village RestorationInc$3KMark Twain Library: $3KMark Twain Library$3KEagle Hill School: $2KEagle Hill School$2K

Grant Size Distribution

251 grants across all recorded years

251<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Young Israel of Woodmere ($20,000), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen ($11,000), Caringkind ($10,500).

RecipientPurposeAmount
YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE Woodmere, NYUNRESTRICTED$20,000
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CEN New York, NYUNRESTRICTED$11,000
CARINGKIND New York, NYUNRESTRICTED$10,500
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND New York, NYUNRESTRICTED$10,500
UJA FEDERATION NEW YORK New York, NYUNRESTRICTED$5,000
BLADDER CANCER ADVOCACY NETWORK Bethesda, MDUNRESTRICTED$3,000
BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION Brooklyn, NYUNRESTRICTED$2,500
GEORGETOWN VILLAGE RESTORATION INC Georgetown, CTUNRESTRICTED$2,500
MARK TWAIN LIBRARY Redding, CTUNRESTRICTED$2,500
EAGLE HILL SCHOOL Greenwich, CTUNRESTRICTED$2,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Christine Peterson — Secretary: $5KChristine PetersonSecretary$5K

From 2024 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Louis PerlmutterChairman——
Barbara PerlmutterTreasurer/Di——
Kermit PerlmutterPresident——
Eric PerlmutterVP/Director——
Christine PetersonSecretary5$5,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Arts and cultureEducationHuman services

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Perlmutter Family Foundation?

The Perlmutter Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $2.1M in total assets as of 2024.

How large is The Perlmutter Family Foundation?

As of 2024, The Perlmutter Family Foundation holds $2.1M in total assets with $87K in annual revenue. It awarded 46 grants totaling $104K in 2024.

Where does The Perlmutter Family Foundation operate?

The Perlmutter Family Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.

What size grants does The Perlmutter Family Foundation award?

In 2024, The Perlmutter Family Foundation awarded 46 grants totaling $104K — an average of about $2K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

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

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, The Perlmutter Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $108K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Perlmutter Family Foundation's EIN?

The Perlmutter Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3423720. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

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