Persistence Foundation Inc

Buskirk, NY
Tax-exempt since June 1997
EIN: 14-1797449

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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.

Category: Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification / Land Resources Conservation (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$578k (2024)

Expenses

$205k (2024)

Total Assets

$3.63M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$2.64k (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2024

Revenue

$577,647

Expenses

$204,629

Net Income

$373,018

Net Assets

$3,622,445

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$519,133	89.9%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$8,457	1.5%
Sales of Assets	$36,632	6.3%
Other Income	$1,450	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$145,884	71.3%
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	$3,625,083
Total Liabilities	$2,638
Net Assets	$3,622,445

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Constance Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0
Alane Chinian (Director)	$0	$0
Peg Olsen (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on June 16, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2023

Revenue

$173,644

Expenses

$202,458

Net Income

-$28,814

Net Assets

$3,273,662

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$102,938	59.3%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,692	3.3%
Sales of Assets	$38,866	22.4%
Other Income	$2,104	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$134,583	66.5%
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	$3,508,757
Total Liabilities	$235,095
Net Assets	$3,273,662

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Constance Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0
Alane Chinian (Director)	$0	$0
Peg Olsen (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Jan. 24, 2024

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2022

Revenue

$382,381

Expenses

$214,098

Net Income

$168,283

Net Assets

$3,335,192

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$206,592	54.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$2,840	0.7%
Sales of Assets	$125,425	32.8%
Other Income	$1,923	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$126,757	59.2%
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	$3,571,466
Total Liabilities	$236,274
Net Assets	$3,335,192

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Constance Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Feb. 1, 2023

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2021

Revenue

$161,952

Expenses

$210,664

Net Income

-$48,712

Net Assets

$3,319,988

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$100,442	62.0%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,182	2.0%
Sales of Assets	$51,053	31.5%
Other Income	$2,175	1.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$120,381	57.1%
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	$3,557,280
Total Liabilities	$237,292
Net Assets	$3,319,988

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Constance Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on June 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2020

Revenue

$270,804

Expenses

$215,267

Net Income

$55,537

Net Assets

$3,390,505

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$252,121	93.1%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,585	1.7%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$355	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$107,658	50.0%
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	$3,626,185
Total Liabilities	$235,680
Net Assets	$3,390,505

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Constance Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Dec. 22, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2019

Revenue

$249,547

Expenses

$207,008

Net Income

$42,539

Net Assets

$3,284,849

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$207,647	83.2%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$1,801	0.7%
Sales of Assets	$6,226	2.5%
Other Income	$3,173	1.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$84,396	40.8%
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	$3,530,695
Total Liabilities	$245,846
Net Assets	$3,284,849

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Connie Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on April 20, 2020

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2018

Revenue

$225,499

Expenses

$207,587

Net Income

$17,912

Net Assets

$3,242,310

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$200,247	88.8%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$990	0.4%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$4,810	2.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$92,843	44.7%
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	$3,498,716
Total Liabilities	$256,406
Net Assets	$3,242,310

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Constance Kheel (President)	$0	$0
Connie Madigan (Treasurer)	$0	$0
Elizabeth Frank (Secretary)	$0	$0
Susan Crile (Vice President)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Feb. 1, 2019

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending July
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

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

Revenue

$238,535

Expenses

$241,584

Net Income

-$3,049

Net Assets

$3,224,181

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$199,865	83.8%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$3,630	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$119,415	49.4%
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	$3,493,361
Total Liabilities	$269,180
Net Assets	$3,224,181

990-PF

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2014

Revenue

$394,937

Expenses

$210,158

Net Income

$184,779

Net Assets

$3,227,230

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$305,610	77.4%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$2,424	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$114,488	54.5%
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	$3,498,421
Total Liabilities	$271,191
Net Assets	$3,227,230

990-PF

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2013

Revenue

$222,620

Expenses

$164,581

Net Income

$58,039

Net Assets

$3,042,451

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$155,320	69.8%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$558	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$84,186	51.2%
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	$3,490,996
Total Liabilities	$448,545
Net Assets	$3,042,451

990-PF

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

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2012

Revenue

$77,060

Expenses

$156,801

Net Income

-$79,741

Net Assets

$2,984,412

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$50,430	65.4%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$26,630	34.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$110,509	70.5%
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	$3,431,512
Total Liabilities	$447,100
Net Assets	$2,984,412

990-PF

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending July
2011

Revenue

$7,609

Expenses

$137,212

Net Income

-$129,603

Net Assets

$3,064,153

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$50	0.7%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$7,559	99.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$105,739	77.1%
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	$3,410,217
Total Liabilities	$346,064
Net Assets	$3,064,153

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Persistence Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $578k (2024)

Expenses $205k (2024)

Total Assets $3.63M (2024)

Total Liabilities $2.64k (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending July 2024

Extracted Financial Data

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Compensation

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending July 2023

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990-T

Fiscal Year Ending July 2022

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990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2021

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending July 2020

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990-PF

Fiscal Year Ending July 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2017

No Extracted Financial Data

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990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2016

No Extracted Financial Data

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2015

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990-T

Fiscal Year Ending July 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending July 2013

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Revenue

$578k (2024)

Expenses

$205k (2024)

Total Assets

$3.63M (2024)

Total Liabilities

$2.64k (2024)

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