THE HERRNSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $15.6M · expenses $6.1M · assets $79.5M

EIN
46-1591770
Address
CO COHNREZNICK 1301 6TH AVE 10, NEW YORK, NY 10019-0000
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robeson M Herrnstein PRESIDENT & SECRETARY2013-2024 5 $0 reported 1
James R Herrnstein VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER2013-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT & SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, member, secreta5 $0-$0 $01
james r herrnstein vice president, member, tr1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, member, secreta5 $0-$0 $01
james r herrnstein vice president, member, tr1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN PRESIDENT, MEMBER, SECRETA5 $0-$0 $01
JAMES R HERRNSTEIN VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER, TR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 14 grants to organizations · $5.8M
2023 · 10 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2022 · 12 grants to organizations · $2.6M
2021 · 11 grants to organizations · $2.1M
2020 · 16 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2018 · 7 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2017 · 7 grants to organizations · $2.4M
2016 · 3 grants to organizations · $3.5M
2015 · 4 grants to organizations · $4.3M
2013 · 5 grants to organizations · $2.5M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $10.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $10,025,199$10,025,199 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $7.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $7,010,862$7,010,862 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $7.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $7,031,161$7,031,161 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $7.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $7,001,501$7,001,501 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $7.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $7,010,796$6,710,796 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $5.7M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $5,730,511$5,730,511 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $6.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES AND ROBESON HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $6,163,975$6,163,975 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 1 contributor · $5.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES and Robeson HERRNSTEIN Organization or other NEW YORK, NY $5,105,648$5,105,648 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $6.4M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES and Robeson HERRNSTEIN Person NEW YORK, NY $6,400,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2013 · 2 contributors · $5.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 JAMES R HERRNSTEIN Person $2,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing
2 ROBESON M HERRNSTEIN Person $2,500,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,596,516$6,122,622 $79,536,305$79,536,305 $10,025,199- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,980,546$2,675,818 $65,559,246$65,559,246 $7,010,862- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,613,969$2,698,308 $47,345,240$47,345,240 $7,031,161- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,516,827$2,282,576 $38,769,602$38,769,602 $7,001,501- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,180,287$2,585,520 $37,332,245$37,332,245 $7,010,796- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,315,663$2,577,986 $22,290,002$22,290,002 $5,730,511- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,947,860$2,446,425 $17,072,849$17,072,849 $6,163,975- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,404,234$3,536,311 $13,289,848$13,289,848 $5,105,648- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,637,451$4,386,680 $10,144,776$10,144,776 $6,400,000- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,000,000$2,526,111 $6,803,855$6,803,855 $5,000,000- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $6,122,622 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,829,241 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,829,241 95.2%
Fees: other professional $198,080 3.2%
Taxes $79,726 1.3%
Fees: accounting $15,150 0.2%
Other expenses $425 0.0%
Total$6,122,622100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $2,675,818 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,477,966 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,477,966 92.6%
Fees: other professional $158,905 5.9%
Taxes $22,187 0.8%
Fees: accounting $16,353 0.6%
Other expenses $407 0.0%
Total$2,675,818100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,698,308 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,554,341 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,554,341 94.7%
Fees: other professional $109,103 4.0%
Taxes $21,042 0.8%
Fees: accounting $12,982 0.5%
Other expenses $840 0.0%
Total$2,698,308100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,282,576 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,140,004 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,140,004 93.8%
Fees: other professional $88,378 3.9%
Taxes $42,620 1.9%
Fees: accounting $11,346 0.5%
Other expenses $228 0.0%
Total$2,282,576100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,585,520 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,470,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,470,000 95.5%
Fees: other professional $68,392 2.6%
Taxes $35,981 1.4%
Fees: accounting $8,400 0.3%
Fees: legal $2,383 0.1%
Other expenses $364 0.0%
Total$2,585,520100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $2,577,986 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,492,683 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,492,683 96.7%
Fees: other professional $38,020 1.5%
Taxes $30,338 1.2%
Fees: accounting $15,197 0.6%
Fees: legal $1,399 0.1%
Other expenses $349 0.0%
Total$2,577,986100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $2,446,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,372,904 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,372,904 97.0%
Fees: other professional $32,017 1.3%
Taxes $23,311 1.0%
Fees: accounting $17,855 0.7%
Other expenses $338 0.0%
Total$2,446,425100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $3,536,311 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,497,205 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $3,497,205 98.9%
Fees: other professional $21,555 0.6%
Fees: accounting $17,223 0.5%
Other expenses $328 0.0%
Total$3,536,311100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $4,386,680 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,329,410 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,329,410 98.7%
Taxes $21,180 0.5%
Fees: accounting $16,502 0.4%
Fees: other professional $16,252 0.4%
Fees: legal $2,571 0.1%
Other expenses $765 0.0%
Total$4,386,680100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $2,526,111 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,512,476 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,512,476 99.5%
Fees: accounting $12,640 0.5%
Fees: legal $695 0.0%
Other expenses $300 0.0%
Total$2,526,111100%

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