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Nahom Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New Milford, Connecticut · EIN 061623314

Nahom Family Foundation is a private foundation in New Milford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $102,500 the year before.

88% of its 2025 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$24,60012$532,580
2024$102,5003$506,059
2025$22,0008$546,379

How to apply

Nahom Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut4$15,500
New York1$3,000
Massachusetts1$2,000
Tennessee2$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Anne's Melkite Church
Danbury, CT
Regular operations$10,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Regular operations$3,000
Grass Roots Academy
Danbury, CT
Regular operations$3,000
Corp for NM Economic Development
New Milford, CT
Regular operations$2,000
Eparcy of Newtown
West Roxbury, MA
Regular operations$2,000
St Rose of Lima Youth
Murfreesboro, TN
Haiti fundregular operations$1,000
Fairfield Rotary
Fairfield, CT
Puddlefestregular operations$500
Domestic Violence & Assault Center
Murfreesboro, TN
Regular operations$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nahom Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Nahom Family Foundation give?

$22,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Nahom Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Maria Nahom (President) and Michael Nahom (Secretary/Treasurer).

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