Rip Van Winkle Foundation Dba the Lou and Eleanor Gehrig Fami

Gave $31K in 2024

New York, New York · EIN 14-1365186 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$31K

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$6,172

Total assets$834K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $6,172 and $25,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	The Rip Van Winkle Foundation
Address	c/o McLaughlin And Stern L Cramer, 260 Madison Avenue, New York NY 100162404
Phone	(212) 448-1100
Email	info@mclaughlinstern.com
Form and materials	In writing or e-mail, including contact name, organization, contact information, purpose of the grant and project description.
Deadlines	Letter of intent by April 1. Proposal by July 1.
Restrictions	Primarily for start-up projects, programs that enhance the health status of children, those with chronic illnesses, or that stimulate the thinking of leaders of the health care industry.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. 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.

Health1

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside New York.

New York1
Texas1

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.

Health grants in Texas1 of its grant, $25K · 2,938 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Hudson Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	Houston, TX · Medical research	$25,000
Columbia Co Healthcare Consortium	Hudson, NY	Hudson, NY · Rural transportation service	$6,172

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Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$31,172	2
2023	$44,194	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 10, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533149349101873
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 14-1365186
Profile updated Nov 12, 2026

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