UFT Disaster Relief Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-4190529

To provide assistance, financial and otherwise, to employees and members of the uft and their extended families who are victims of disaster, and to provide assistance, financial and otherwise, to disaster victims and to other nonprofit institutions or agencies which provide such support.

UFT Disaster Relief Fund at a glance

In short: UFT Disaster Relief Fund reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$5,544 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$559,993
+25.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$129,599
+27.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$12,154
-82.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who UFT Disaster Relief Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

States

New YorkPuerto RicoTexas

Cities

New YorkBrooklynSan Juan

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 7 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $78K (2021). In 2025 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Asociacion De Maestro San Juan, PRAssist with Aid for Individuals Due to Hurricane$20,000
First Corinthian Baptist Church New York, NYProvide community based food pantries in the highest need nyc neighborhoods$10,000
Belulah Church of God in Christ Brooklyn, NYProvide community based food pantries in the highest need nyc neighborhoods$10,000
First Bethal Ame Church New York, NYProvide community based food pantries in the highest need nyc neighborhoods$10,000
Mtolive Baptist Church of NY New York, NYProvide community based food pantries in the highest need nyc neighborhoods$10,000
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Humanitarian Respite Center San Juan, TXProvide community based food pantries in the highest need nyc neighborhoods$10,000
Saint George's Episcopal Church Brooklyn, NYProvide community based food pantries in the highest need nyc neighborhoods$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$559,993$129,599$12,154$5,544Total only
2024$444,808$101,311$70,269——
2023$391,340$149,053$48,952——
2022$325,299$76,781$92,781——
2021$305,904$373,525$354,631$77,5007
2020$287,992$54,107$37,165——
2019$276,938$81,981$61,565——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About UFT Disaster Relief Fund

Based on IRS filings

UFT Disaster Relief Fund is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $560K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

UFT Disaster Relief Fund is led by Michael Mulgrew, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Mulgrew

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Alford

    Fund's Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leroy Barr

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria Lee

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Debra Penny (2019–2024) — Former Treasurer
  • Former: Howard Schoor (2019) — Former Secretary
  • Former: Melvyn Aaronson (2019) — Former Treasurer

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 UFT Disaster Relief Fund

How much does UFT Disaster Relief Fund give each year?

UFT Disaster Relief Fund reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is UFT Disaster Relief Fund?

UFT Disaster Relief Fund reported $560K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $130K.

What is UFT Disaster Relief Fund?

UFT Disaster Relief Fund is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in New York, NY. It holds $560K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does UFT Disaster Relief Fund operate?

UFT Disaster Relief Fund has awarded grants in New York, Puerto Rico, Texas.

What is UFT Disaster Relief Fund's EIN?

UFT Disaster Relief Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4190529. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 2, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 6, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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