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Private foundation (trust)EIN 136142796Est. 1964-02

Phyllis & Bennett Cerf Foundation Inc

New York, NY 10075

Total Assets

$270K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$15K

FY 2024

Grants Made

12

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$8K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$11K

Total Expenses

$17K

Qualifying Distributions

$15K

Distributable Amount

$13K

Min. Investment Return

$14K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

12 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $750 to maximum $8K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $28K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

65 grants

Center for Fiction
$15K
2 grants
FIRST BOOK
$10K
2 grants
City Harvest
$9K
5 grants
Citymeals-on-Wheels
$8K
4 grants
Words Without Borders
$8K
3 grants
THE DISQUIET INTN'L LITERARY PROGRAM
$7K
2 grants
Innocence Project
$6K
4 grants
Planned Parenthood
$5K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants

<$10K
65
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

New York
$72K
77% of total
New Jersey
$10K
11% of total
Massachusetts
$7K
8% of total
Arkansas
$2K
2% of total
Ohio
$875
1% of total
Illinois
$650
1% of total
Vermont
$500
1% of total
Texas
$100
0% of total

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