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CHESTNUT FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $1.2M · expenses $1.0M · assets $11.0M

EIN
46-3001070
Address
394 KENRIDGE RD, LAWRENCE, NY 11559-1816
NTEE code
T22
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2013
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Benjamin Kest PRESIDENT2014-2024 $92,743$108,200 1
Marisa Kest (former) OFFICE MANAGER2017-2023 $83,169$616,442 1

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
Asher Kest TREASURER2014-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rachel Lorber SECRETARY2014-2024 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT20 $92,743-$0 $92,7431
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $99K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $77,286-$5,883 $83,1691
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $15,457-$0 $15,4571
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $92,743-$0 $92,7431
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $100K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $100,472-$0 $100,4721
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $92,743-$0 $92,7431
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $92,743-$0 $92,7431
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $93K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $92,743-$0 $92,7431
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARISA KEST OFFICE MANAGER20 $61,829-$0 $61,8291
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BENJAMIN KEST PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
ASHER KEST TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
RACHEL LORBER SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 1 contractor · $57K
NameLocationServicePaid
CAPTRUSTRALEIGH, NCINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$56,682

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 · 34 grants to organizations · $813K
2023 · 38 grants to organizations · $525K
2022 · 41 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2021 · 44 grants to organizations · $378K
2020 · 27 grants to organizations · $446K
2019 · 29 grants to organizations · $477K
2018 · 34 grants to organizations · $218K
2017 · 31 grants to organizations · $288K
2015 · 26 grants to organizations · $509K
2014 · 14 grants to organizations · $141K

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 · $136K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 BENJAMIN KEST Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $136,471- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $386K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $325,833- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 BENJAMIN KEST Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $60,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 2 contributors · $1.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $896,895$896,895 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2 BENJAMIN KEST Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $185,600- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 2 contributors · $1.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $761,396- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2 BENJAMIN KEST Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $320,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 2 contributors · $1.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $765,396- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 BENJAMIN KEST Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $469,835- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $310K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $310,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $768K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $768,396- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $631K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $631,396- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $546K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $546,396- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing
2014 · 2 contributors · $737K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 CHESTNUT FOUNDATION Fuzzy 0.83 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $421,636- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
1 KEST 2009 CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST # 4 Organization or other CULVER CITY, CA $315,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · 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 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,171,046$1,046,409 $11,031,383$11,031,383 $136,471- $92,743--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,227,082$698,054 $10,918,109$10,918,109 $386,333- $15,457--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$810,824$1,235,510 $10,389,081$10,389,081 $1,082,495- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,024,803$618,891 $10,813,767$10,813,767 $1,096,835- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,655,027$693,263 $9,407,855$9,407,855 $1,235,231- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$802,598$697,334 $8,446,091$8,446,091 $310,000- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,573,193$409,639 $8,340,827$8,340,827 $768,396- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$896,853$437,139 $7,177,273$7,177,273 $631,396- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$673,385$640,278 $6,341,317$6,341,317 $546,396- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$934,970$158,360 $6,308,210$6,308,210 $736,636- $0--

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $421,636 in all, tax years 2014 to 2014. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE CHESTNUT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHESTNUT FOUNDATION” 2014 1$421,636 2014$421,636
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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 · $1,046,409 spent · pay $128,536 · grants $813,257 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $813,257 77.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $92,743 8.9%
Fees: other professional $56,682 5.4%
Pension plans and employee benefits $35,793 3.4%
Fees: accounting $25,192 2.4%
Taxes $21,442 2.0%
Other expenses $1,300 0.1%
Total$1,046,409100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $698,054 spent · pay $107,599 · grants $524,840 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $524,840 75.2%
Other salaries and wages $77,286 11.1%
Fees: other professional $51,545 7.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $15,457 2.2%
Pension plans and employee benefits $14,856 2.1%
Fees: accounting $8,334 1.2%
Taxes $4,453 0.6%
Other expenses $1,283 0.2%
Total$698,054100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $1,235,510 spent · pay $92,743 · grants $1,041,572 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,041,572 84.3%
Other salaries and wages $92,743 7.5%
Other expenses $58,698 4.8%
Fees: other professional $28,587 2.3%
Taxes $13,910 1.1%
Total$1,235,510100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $618,891 spent · pay $97,413 · grants $377,925 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $377,925 61.1%
Other salaries and wages $97,413 15.7%
Other expenses $92,980 15.0%
Fees: other professional $37,876 6.1%
Taxes $12,697 2.1%
Total$618,891100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $693,263 spent · pay $92,743 · grants $445,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $445,800 64.3%
Other expenses $126,543 18.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $92,743 13.4%
Fees: other professional $17,763 2.6%
Taxes $10,164 1.5%
Interest $250 0.0%
Total$693,263100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $697,334 spent · pay $92,743 · grants $476,559 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $476,559 68.3%
Pension plans and employee benefits $92,743 13.3%
Other expenses $71,951 10.3%
Taxes $29,675 4.3%
Fees: other professional $26,358 3.8%
Interest $48 0.0%
Total$697,334100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $409,639 spent · pay $92,743 · grants $217,970 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $217,970 53.2%
Other salaries and wages $92,743 22.6%
Other expenses $67,997 16.6%
Fees: other professional $16,788 4.1%
Taxes $14,118 3.4%
Interest $23 0.0%
Total$409,639100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $437,139 spent · pay $61,829 · grants $287,870 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $287,870 65.9%
Other expenses $62,148 14.2%
Other salaries and wages $61,829 14.1%
Fees: other professional $18,562 4.2%
Taxes $6,730 1.5%
Total$437,139100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $640,278 spent · pay $0 · grants $508,685 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $508,685 79.4%
Other expenses $101,700 15.9%
Taxes $18,912 3.0%
Fees: other professional $10,975 1.7%
Interest $6 0.0%
Total$640,278100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $158,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $141,425 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $141,425 89.3%
Other expenses $13,362 8.4%
Fees: other professional $3,573 2.3%
Total$158,360100%

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