Jesselson Foundation

New York, NY
Tax-exempt since July 1957
EIN: 13-6075098

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

−$201k (2024)

Expenses

$601k (2024)

Total Assets

$7.04M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending April
2024

Revenue

-$201,150

Expenses

$601,138

Net Income

-$802,288

Net Assets

$7,040,011

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$9,050
Sales of Assets	-$210,200
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$555,168	92.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,040,011
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,040,011

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Claire Strauss (Secy/Treasurer)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Vice President)	$0	$0
Michael Jesselson (President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 12, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2023

Revenue

-$448,864

Expenses

$224,715

Net Income

-$673,579

Net Assets

$7,842,299

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$10,732
Sales of Assets	-$459,700
Other Income	$104

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$201,020	89.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,842,299
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,842,299

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Claire Strauss (Secy/Treasurer)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Vice President)	$0	$0
Michael Jesselson (President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2022

Revenue

$548,443

Expenses

$29,711

Net Income

$518,732

Net Assets

$8,497,878

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$546,693	99.7%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$9	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$1,741	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$10,460	35.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$8,497,878
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$8,497,878

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Claire Strauss (Secy/Treasurer)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Vice President)	$0	$0
Michael Jesselson (President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2021

Revenue

$168

Expenses

$2,485,374

Net Income

-$2,485,206

Net Assets

$7,979,146

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$168	100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,436,382	98.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,979,146
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$7,979,146

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Claire Strauss (Director)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Director)	$0	$0
Michael Jesselson (1 St Vp/Secretary)	$0	$0
Benjamin Jesselson (1 St Vp/Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2020

Revenue

-$432,996

Expenses

$768,945

Net Income

-$1,201,941

Net Assets

$10,464,351

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$622,647
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,683
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$760,811	98.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$10,464,352
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$10,464,351

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Claire Strauss (Director)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Director)	$0	$0
Michael Jesselson (1 St Vp/Secretary)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 11, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2019

Revenue

$1,206,145

Expenses

$627,839

Net Income

$578,306

Net Assets

$11,666,292

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$596,149	49.4%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,819	0.2%
Sales of Assets	$603,665	50.0%
Other Income	$3,512	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$627,261	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$11,666,293
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$11,666,292

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Claire Strauss (Director)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Director)	$0	$0
Michael Jesselson (1 St Vp/Secretary)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on July 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2016

Revenue

$259,820

Expenses

$318,797

Net Income

-$58,977

Net Assets

$12,440,684

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$26,381	10.2%
Dividends	$22,625	8.7%
Sales of Assets	$154,144	59.3%
Other Income	$56,670	21.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$13,002	4.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$12,440,684
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$12,440,684

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Michael Jesselson (1 St Vp/Secretary)	$0	$0
Benjamin Jesselson (1 St Vp/Treasurer)	$0	$0
Claire Strauss (Director)	$0	$0
Ted Mirvis (Director)	$0	$0
Steven Chill (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on March 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2015

Revenue

$535,358

Expenses

$886,624

Net Income

-$351,266

Net Assets

$12,499,661

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$5	0.0%
Dividends	$25,471	4.8%
Sales of Assets	$509,882	95.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$579,642	65.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$12,499,661
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$12,499,661

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2014

Revenue

$10,288,841

Expenses

$1,966,177

Net Income

$8,322,664

Net Assets

$12,850,927

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$9,695,900	94.2%
Interest Revenue	$6	0.0%
Dividends	$28,262	0.3%
Sales of Assets	$64,673	0.6%
Other Income	$500,000	4.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$1,596,941	81.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$13,150,927
Total Liabilities	$300,000
Net Assets	$12,850,927

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2013

Revenue

-$207,647

Expenses

$16,208

Net Income

-$223,855

Net Assets

$4,528,263

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$2
Dividends	$86,584
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$505

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,000	30.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,578,263
Total Liabilities	$50,000
Net Assets	$4,528,263

990-PF

Filed on April 8, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2012

Revenue

$45,310

Expenses

$73,049

Net Income

-$27,739

Net Assets

$5,326,617

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$45,307	100.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$18,177	24.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,326,618
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$5,326,617

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2011

Revenue

$2,404,165

Expenses

$2,363,042

Net Income

$41,123

Net Assets

$5,354,356

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$11	0.0%
Dividends	$45,829	1.9%
Sales of Assets	$2,346,732	97.6%
Other Income	$11,593	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,358,329	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,354,357
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$5,354,356

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending April
2005

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Jesselson Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue −$201k (2024)

Expenses $601k (2024)

Total Assets $7.04M (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending April 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending April 2011

Revenue

−$201k (2024)

Expenses

$601k (2024)

Total Assets

$7.04M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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