William S Paley Foundation Inc

Jefferson Vly, NY
Tax-exempt since April 1951
EIN: 13-6085929

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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

$34.6M (2023)

Expenses

$27.6M (2023)

Total Assets

$165M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$89.5M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$34,645,020

Expenses

$27,592,886

Net Income

$7,052,134

Net Assets

$75,700,776

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$130,635	0.4%
Dividends	$4,180,814	12.1%
Sales of Assets	$31,592,351	91.2%
Other Income	-$1,862,005

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$38,711,410	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$190,246	0.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$165,236,989
Total Liabilities	$89,536,213
Net Assets	$75,700,776

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$190,246	$0
Henry A Kissinger Thru 1123 (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice President)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
Faiza J Saeed (Director)	$0	$0
Jacqueline Scalisi (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$39,042,056

Expenses

$28,919,960

Net Income

$10,122,096

Net Assets

$50,899,840

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$53,880	0.1%
Dividends	$1,406,517	3.6%
Sales of Assets	$36,943,748	94.6%
Other Income	-$20,967

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$8,559,499	29.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$188,848	0.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$145,579,273
Total Liabilities	$94,679,433
Net Assets	$50,899,840

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$188,848	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
Faiza J Saeed (Director)	$0	$0
Jacqueline Scalisi (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$14,608,211

Expenses

$9,002,449

Net Income

$5,605,762

Net Assets

$44,337,838

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$774	0.0%
Dividends	$2,618,351	17.9%
Sales of Assets	$10,933,795	74.8%
Other Income	$23,404	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,264,770	58.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$104,777	1.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$152,417,340
Total Liabilities	$108,079,502
Net Assets	$44,337,838

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$104,777	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
Faiza J Saeed (Director)	$0	$0
Jacqueline Scalisi (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$16,683,216

Expenses

$7,779,595

Net Income

$8,903,621

Net Assets

$40,259,003

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$9,097	0.1%
Dividends	$1,171,536	7.0%
Sales of Assets	$14,462,600	86.7%
Other Income	$7,796	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$6,505,865	83.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$100,262	1.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$135,652,976
Total Liabilities	$95,393,973
Net Assets	$40,259,003

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$100,262	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
Faiza J Saeed (Director)	$0	$0
Jacqueline Scalisi (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$8,917,735

Expenses

$8,202,183

Net Income

$715,552

Net Assets

$37,046,987

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$69,660	0.8%
Dividends	$1,841,740	20.7%
Sales of Assets	$6,054,700	67.9%
Other Income	$15,460	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,377,734	53.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$123,928,499
Total Liabilities	$86,881,512
Net Assets	$37,046,987

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$40,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
Faiza J Saeed (Director)	$0	$0
Jacqueline Scalisi (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$12,037,616

Expenses

$6,070,267

Net Income

$5,967,349

Net Assets

$31,520,239

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$97,270	0.8%
Dividends	$959,678	8.0%
Sales of Assets	$10,099,634	83.9%
Other Income	$5,044	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$4,511,331	74.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$102,542,375
Total Liabilities	$71,022,136
Net Assets	$31,520,239

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$40,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
Faiza J Saeed (Director)	$0	$0
Jacqueline Scalisi (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 25, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$13,545,141

Expenses

$7,068,540

Net Income

$6,476,601

Net Assets

$33,608,888

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$42,029	0.3%
Dividends	$989,202	7.3%
Sales of Assets	$11,631,530	85.9%
Other Income	$5,190	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,895,753	83.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$111,028,193
Total Liabilities	$77,419,305
Net Assets	$33,608,888

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$40,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
George J Gillespie Iii (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 8, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$10,609,650

Expenses

$5,620,542

Net Income

$4,989,108

Net Assets

$30,300,405

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$10,606	0.1%
Dividends	$988,678	9.3%
Sales of Assets	$8,557,747	80.7%
Other Income	$176,140	1.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,962,926	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$100,799,994
Total Liabilities	$70,499,589
Net Assets	$30,300,405

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$40,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
George J Gillespie Iii (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Sept. 29, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$7,259,094

Expenses

$5,940,316

Net Income

$1,318,778

Net Assets

$32,719,468

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,112	0.0%
Dividends	$1,087,813	15.0%
Sales of Assets	$5,191,067	71.5%
Other Income	$108,937	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,772,319	46.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$109,856,084
Total Liabilities	$77,136,616
Net Assets	$32,719,468

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$50,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
George J Gillespie Iii (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 4, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$17,736,869

Expenses

$10,215,827

Net Income

$7,521,042

Net Assets

$37,032,898

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$680	0.0%
Dividends	$1,449,927	8.2%
Sales of Assets	$15,411,655	86.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$7,699,140	75.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$120,218,203
Total Liabilities	$83,185,305
Net Assets	$37,032,898

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$50,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
George J Gillespie Iii (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 3, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$7,345,154

Expenses

$8,882,312

Net Income

-$1,537,158

Net Assets

$38,046,146

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$725	0.0%
Dividends	$1,907,205	26.0%
Sales of Assets	$4,611,337	62.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,841,668	65.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$121,711,772
Total Liabilities	$83,665,626
Net Assets	$38,046,146

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Patrick S Gallagher (Executive Dir.)	$50,000	$0
Henry A Kissinger (Chairman/Dir)	$0	$0
William C Paley (Vice Pres/Dir)	$0	$0
Daniel L Mosley (Treas&Sec/Dir)	$0	$0
George J Gillespie Iii (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$7,567,661

Expenses

$7,033,549

Net Income

$534,112

Net Assets

$31,551,807

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$448	0.0%
Dividends	$2,602,128	34.4%
Sales of Assets	$4,242,282	56.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,051,235	71.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$50,000	0.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$99,900,084
Total Liabilities	$68,348,277
Net Assets	$31,551,807

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$4,984,843

Expenses

$6,422,589

Net Income

-$1,437,746

Net Assets

$27,565,341

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3,793	0.1%
Dividends	$1,480,509	29.7%
Sales of Assets	$2,794,568	56.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$5,391,522	83.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$40,000	0.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$90,413,581
Total Liabilities	$62,848,240
Net Assets	$27,565,341

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William S Paley Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $34.6M (2023)

Expenses $27.6M (2023)

Total Assets $165M (2023)

Total Liabilities $89.5M (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Revenue

$34.6M (2023)

Expenses

$27.6M (2023)

Total Assets

$165M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$89.5M (2023)

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