Sussman Family Foundation
Historical FunderFar Hills, New Jersey · EIN 13-3634386 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$235K
Organizations funded46
Typical grant$2,500
Total assets$2.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | BERNARD SUSSMAN |
|---|---|
| Address | C/O RSM US LLP 151 WEST 42ND ST FL, 17, NEW YORK NY 10036 |
| Phone | 2123721000 |
| BERNSUSS@GMAIL.COM | |
| Form and materials | APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. |
| Deadlines | N/A |
| Restrictions | N/A |
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.
Where it gives
80% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University Ilr | Ithaca, NY | General purpose | $26,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | General purpose | $25,000 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | General purpose | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Morristown Medical Center | Morristown, NJ | General purpose | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Action Fund | Washington, DC | General purpose | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northerncentral and Southern New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | General purpose | $10,000 |
| New York Historical Society | New York, NY | General purpose | $7,500 |
| Entertainment Community Fund | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,500 |
| Americans United for Separation of Church and State | Washington, DC | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Centurion Ministries | Princeton, NJ | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Hudson River Park Friends | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | General purpose | $5,000 |
| Fair Election Center | Washington, DC | General purpose | $5,000 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | General purpose | $4,500 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | General purpose | $4,000 |
| Film at Lincoln Center | New York, NY | General purpose | $3,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Best Friends Animal Soceity | Kanab, UT | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Children's Rights Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Community Foodbank of Nj | Hillside, NJ | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | General purpose | $2,500 |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 |
| National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | General purpose | $2,500 |
| The Seeing Eye | Morristown, NJ | General purpose | $2,500 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Cure Alzheimer's Fund | Wellesley Hills, MA | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Lincoln Center Theater | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,500 |
| Grounds for Sculpture | Hamilton Township, NJ | General purpose | $1,500 |
| Kaufman Music Center | New York, NY | General purpose | $1,500 |
| Galapagos Conservancy | Fairfax, VA | General purpose | $1,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | General purpose | $1,000 |
| National Wildlife Refuge | Lewistown, MT | General purpose | $1,000 |
| Raritan Headwaters | Far Hills, NJ | General purpose | $1,000 |
| Citymeals on Wheels | New York, NY | General purpose | $1,000 |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden | Miami, FL | General purpose | $500 |
| Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department | Bedminster, NJ | General purpose | $500 |
| Friends of Cdpl | Durham, NC | General purpose | $500 |
| Bedminster Pba | Woodbridge, NJ | General purpose | $100 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $235,100 | 46 |
| 2023 | $196,824 | 43 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Dec 1, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523359349100002
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3634386
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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