Ben & Estelle Sommers Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

New York, New York · EIN 13-3733418 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2023)$7,487

Organizations funded28

Typical grant$100

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $35 and $198.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2023):

Contact	BEN ESTELLE SOMMERS FOUNDATION
Address	150 WEST 56TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Phone	2127141710
Form and materials	ANY WRITTEN APPLICATION
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture8

Where it gives

22% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2023

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Central Synagogue	New York, NY	General use	$2,007
Jacob's Pillow Dance	Becket, MA	General use	$1,410
World Central Kitchen	Washington, DC	General use	$1,200
Lincoln Center Theatre	New York, NY	General use	$406
Temple Emanuel Streicker Center	New York, NY	General use	$360
City Center Encores	New York, NY	General use	$285
Untermyer Gardens Conservancy	Yonkers, NY	General use	$200
Museum of Modern Art	New York, NY	General use	$198
American Friends of Magen David Adom	New York, NY	General use	$180
United Hatzalah	Toronto, CA	General use	$180
Metropolitan Museum of Art	New York, NY	General use	$175
New York City Ballet	New York, NY	General use	$119
Lincoln Center Dance Against Cancer	New York, NY	General use	$103
American Dance Festival	Durham, NC	General use	$100
King Baudouin Foundation	New York, NY	General use	$100
Clark Art Institute	Williamstown, MA	General use	$78
Guggenheim Museum	New York, NY	General use	$61
Oye Group	Queens, NY	General use	$52
Wqxrnpr	New York, NY	General use	$50
Sigal Music Museum	Greenville, SC	General use	$50
Baryshnikov Arts Center	New York, NY	General use	$39
Whitney Museum	New York, NY	General use	$35
Jilliard School	New York, NY	General use	$30
Tampa Museum of Art	Tampa, FL	General use	$20
Neue Galerie	New York, NY	General use	$16
Jewish Museum	New York, NY	General use	$12
92Nd Street Y	New York, NY	General use	$11
Pbs Channel Thirteen	New York, NY	General use	$10

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2023	$7,487	28

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2023, filed May 15, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202411369349102116
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3733418
Profile updated Nov 6, 2026

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