James and Elizabeth Pickman Foundation Inc

Invitation Only

New York, New York · EIN 20-5967534 · Private foundation

The latest return we have is for tax year 2022. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2022)$2.3M

Organizations funded13

Typical grant$23,954

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $33,333.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2022 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

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

Arts & Culture3
Human Services2
Children & Youth1
Education1
Food Assistance1
Housing1

Where it gives

84% of grants went outside New York.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2022

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	To further donee's exempt purpose	$1,000,000
Smith College	Northhampton, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$1,000,000
Queens Public Library Foundation	Jamaica, NY	To further donee's exempt purpose	$100,000
Island Grown Initiative	West Tisbury, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$33,333
Martha's Vineyard Hospital	Oak Bluffs, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$30,000
Martha's Vineyard Community Services	Oak Bluffs, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$25,000
Mv Youth Inc	Chilmark, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$23,954
Martha's Vineyard Museum	Vineyard Haven, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$17,500
Aquinnah Cultural Center	Aquinnah, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$10,000
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation	Brooklyn, NY	To further donee's exempt purpose	$5,000
The Yard	Chilmark, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$5,000
Vineyard House	Vineyard Haven, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$5,000
Aquinnah Community Association	Chilmark, MA	To further donee's exempt purpose	$5,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2022	$2,259,787	13

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2022, filed Feb 6, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202440379349100004
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-5967534
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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