The Slovin Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 23-6912396
Arts and cultureEducationPhilanthropyNonprofitsReligion

The Slovin Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions.

The Slovin Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$5,324
+135.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$125,001
+2.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$4,370
-52.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$121,941
-3.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Slovin Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 21 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

New YorkOceansideBrooklynBrooklyn HeightsEugeneKingstonNewton CenterWashington

How The Slovin Foundation gives

  • 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K15 grants2021 5 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $637K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Sephardi Federation New York, NYCharitable Contributions$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 DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$5,324$125,001$121,941——$4,370$173
2024$2,264$122,001$125,912——$9,095$349
2023$6,175$107,001$127,761$10,0001$10,195$377
2022$26,935$150,002$144,752$18,0005$27,185$940
2021$21,685$658,006$758,287$637,00015—$2,526

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Slovin Foundation reported a distributable amount of $173 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Slovin Foundation is led by Bruce Slovin, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bruce Slovin

    President

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen French

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Eric Slovin (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Slovin Foundation

How large is The Slovin Foundation?

The Slovin Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $173 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Slovin Foundation?

The Slovin Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in New York, NY. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Slovin Foundation operate?

The Slovin Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon.

What is The Slovin Foundation's EIN?

The Slovin Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6912396. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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