The Guston Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

West Hurley, NY501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 46-1575176

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $337K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 6 filings
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.0M
Net assets
$59.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$952K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$59.0M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59.0M
FY2021$60.5M
FY2022$55.4M
FY2023$57.5M
FY2024$59.0M
FY2025$61.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 2% · $25K Operating & administrative 98% · $985K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

The filing lists no officers, directors or key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Sarah Radic$211,647$194,454
Michael Conforti$5,000$5,000
Maurice M Reder—$5,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in West Hurley, NY.

Provided by the organization

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 13 grants · $45K · 2025–2025
Woodstock Byrdcliffe GuildFY2025$10,000
Doctors Without BordersFY2025$10,000
Woodstock Film FestivalFY2025$5,000
Maverick ConcertsFY2025$5,000
World Food ProgramFY2025$2,500
Urban Rural ActionFY2025$2,500
Union of Concerned Scientists INCFY2025$2,500
Amnesty International USAFY2025$2,500
Clark Art InstituteFY2025$1,500
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation INCFY2025$1,000
Friends of the AcademyFY2025$1,000
Amon Carter Museum of American ArtFY2025$1,000
Williamstown Historical Museum INCFY2025$500

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$3K
Median grantPart XV$2K
Largest grantPart XV$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.8M
Gifts and grants$1.0M
Investment income$809K
Other income$337
Money out
$1.0M
Grants paid$25K
Running costs$985K
Owns and owes
$59.0M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.3M
Total assets$59.0M
Liabilities$0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$1.0M
Investment income$809K
Other income$337
Total revenue$1.8M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.3M
Total assets$59.0M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$59.0M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$1.5M$1.9M$61.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.4M$450K$59.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$37K$57.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $244K$1.2M−$978K$55.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $952K$1.1M−$159K$60.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.0M$799K$59.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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