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The Pechter Foundation

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Summit, New Jersey · EIN 13-3711334 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$596K
Organizations funded61
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$6M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $10,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 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
  • Education2
  • Health2
  • Housing1
  • Mental Health1

Where it gives

65% of grants went outside New Jersey.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
National Museum of MathematicsNew York, NYGeneral$58,128
Brigham & Womens HospitalBoston, MAGeneral$50,000
Overlook Hospital FoundationSummit, NJGeneral$50,000
The Jed FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$35,000
Prevent Child Abuse NjNew Brunswick, NJGeneral$25,000
Slifka Center for Jewish LifeNew Haven, CTGeneral$25,000
Teach for AmericaNew York, NYGeneral$25,000
Uja MetrowestWhippany, NJGeneral$25,000
Bridges SummitSummit, NJGeneral$24,000
Temple SinaiSummit, NJGeneral$22,060
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTGeneral$21,000
Nj PbsEnglewood, NJGeneral$20,000
WbgoNewark, NJGeneral$11,203
Phillips AcademyAndover, MAGeneral$10,250
Childrens National HospitalWashington, DCGeneral$10,000
Community Food Bank of NjHillside, NJGeneral$10,000
GraceSummit, NJGeneral$10,000
Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJGeneral$10,000
Michael J Fox FoundationHagerstown, MDGeneral$10,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor FoundationWinston Salem, NCGeneral$10,000
Sylvia CenterBronx, NYGeneral$10,000
The Healing PatchAltoona, PAGeneral$10,000
US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DCGeneral$10,000
WqxrNew York, NYGeneral$10,000
FcasFoxborough, MAGeneral$5,000
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MAGeneral$5,000
Heartstrings Counseling ServicesCherry Hill, NJGeneral$5,000
HssNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
MomatrNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Ola FoundationAtlantic Beach, NYGeneral$5,000
Papermill PlayhouseMillburn, NJGeneral$5,000
Penn State AltoonaAltoona, PAGeneral$5,000
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FLGeneral$5,000
SsejNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
St Judes Childrens HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral$5,000
UnderstoodNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
WnetNew York, NYGeneral$5,000
Operation SmileVirginia Beach, VAGeneral$2,500
Penn State UniversityState College, PAGeneral$2,500
Summit YMCASummit, NJGeneral$2,500
The ConnectionSummit, NJGeneral$2,500
The Doe FundNew York, NYGeneral$2,500
Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NYGeneral$2,000
Allstars ProjectNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Aloha FoundationFairlee, VTGeneral$1,000
Friends of Summit LibrarySummit, NJGeneral$1,000
Home Nursing Healing PatcAltoona, PAGeneral$1,000
Princeton Art MuseumPrinceton, NJGeneral$1,000
Princeton CenterPrinceton, NJGeneral$1,000
Sage EldercareSummit, NJGeneral$1,000
Secure CommunityChicago, ILGeneral$1,000
Signature TheatreNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Summit First Aid SquadSummit, NJGeneral$1,000
Summit FoundationSummit, NJGeneral$1,000
The Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
TikvahNew York, NYGeneral$1,000
Wounded Warriors ProjectJacksonville, FLGeneral$1,000
JvsBoston, MAGeneral$500
Teachers Unify to End Gun ViolenceDanbury, CTGeneral$250
Temple ErianWhite Plains, NYGeneral$250

Showing the 60 largest of 61 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$596,24161
2024$983,60049
2023$485,35852

Sources

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