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Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Fairfield, Connecticut · EIN 461610108

Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Fairfield, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $197,075 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $58,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $183,175 the year before.

42% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$183,17513$4.1 million
2024$197,07512$4.5 million

How to apply

ContactEmil and Toby Meshberg Family Found
226 Pine Creek Ave, Fairfield, CT 06824
Phone or email(203) 209-4000, emil@meshberg.net
What to submitAt the present time, the foundation is making gifts to 501(c)3 organizations.
DeadlinesNo established deadlines at the present time.
RestrictionsNo restrictions on grants or gifts to 501(c)3 organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut4$145,800
District of Columbia1$25,000
New York4$12,500
Florida1$5,175
Illinois1$5,000
Kansas1$3,600

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County
Bridgeport, CT
General support$58,000
Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County Inc
Bridgeport, CT
General support$52,300
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc
Bridgeport, CT
General support$30,500
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Washington, DC
General support$25,000
Temple Beth Sholom of Miami Beach
Miami, FL
General support$5,175
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
General support$5,000
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
New York, NY
General support$5,000
The Luster Foundation
Chicago, IL
General support$5,000
Congregation Emanu-El Foundation Inc
Wichita, KS
General support$3,600
Brooklyn Community Housing and Services Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General support$3,500
The New Shul
New York, NY
General support$3,500
American Friends of Shalva Israel Inc
New York, NY
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No established deadlines at the present time..

How much does Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc give?

$197,075 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Emil Meshberg (President/Treasurer/Director), Toby Meshberg (Secretary/Director), Justin Meshberg (Director) and Adam Meshberg (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Emil and Toby Meshberg Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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