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Eis Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Enfield, Connecticut · EIN 066021896

Eis Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Enfield, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $43,000 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $14,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $65,500 the year before.

4% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$65,50033$704,244
2024$43,00025$735,490

How to apply

ContactNedra Mirkin
35 Dartmoor Circle, Enfield, CT 06082
Phone or email(860) 265-7779
What to submitIn writing - purpose, financial plan and IRS exemption letter.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eis Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut7$19,500
Massachusetts12$14,000
New York2$5,000
New Hampshire1$1,500
District of Columbia1$1,000
South Carolina1$1,000
Texas1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Adath Israel
Middletown, CT
For general operating funds$14,000
Jewish Federation of North America
New York, NY
For general operating funds$4,000
Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$2,000
Rachel's Table
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$2,000
Etz Hayim Synagogue
Derry, NH
For general operating funds$1,500
Hebrew Free Loan Association
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$1,500
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
For general operating funds$1,500
American Red Magen
New York, NY
For general operating funds$1,000
Americares
Stamford, CT
For general operating funds$1,000
Baystate Health Foundation
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
CPTV
Hartford, CT
For general operating funds$1,000
Jewish Endowment Foundation SC
Charleston, SC
For general operating funds$1,000
Jewish Family Services Springfield
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Jewish Geriatric Services
Longmeadow, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Loaves and Fishes of the Open
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Pioneer Valley Uso
Chicopee, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Riverside Education Center
Enfield, CT
For general operating funds$1,000
The Soup Kitchen
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Thomas J Oconnor Animal Shelter
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Unt Jewish Studies Program
Denton, TX
For general operating funds$1,000
US Holocaust Memorial
Washington, DC
For general operating funds$1,000
Yeshiva Academy
Longmeadow, MA
For general operating funds$1,000
Jewish Community Center of Springfield
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$500
United Way Middlesex County
Middletown, CT
For general operating funds$500
YMCA Northern Middlesex County
Middletown, CT
For general operating funds$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eis Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Eis Foundation Inc give?

$43,000 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Eis Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Nedra Mirkin (President & Director) and Michael Schwarz (Vice Pres & Secretary & Di).

What does Eis Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and education.

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