The Phyllis Backer Foundation Inc

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Uniondale, New York · EIN 11-3523465 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$654K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$30,872

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,871 and $30,872.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Children & Youth1
Education1
Human Services1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside New York.

New York4

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 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
The Child Center of NY Inc	Forest Hills, NY	Family and community support	$500,000
Behind The Book Inc	New York, NY	Literacy support for students	$30,872
Sunrise Day Camps Association	Oceanside, NY	Provide funding for day camp costs	$30,872
The Child Center of NY Inc	Forest Hills, NY	Cash and Community Works Program	$30,871

The return also lists 2 grants to individuals ($61,744). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$654,359	6
2023	$650,000	3
2021	$1,636,456	19

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202531349349102273
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-3523465
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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