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Totsy Foundation

Preselected recipients only Delray Beach, Florida · EIN 042785460

Totsy Foundation is a private foundation in Delray Beach, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $13,860 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $2,700. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $15,600 the year before.

31% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$15,20348$308,150
2023$15,60014$385,881
2024$13,86016$357,914

How to apply

Totsy 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

What Totsy Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$5,750
Massachusetts4$4,150
New York4$2,000
Connecticut2$1,860
California1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jimmy Fund-Dana Farber
Brookline, MA
For general operating funds$2,700
Jewish Community Center-Adolph and Rose Levis
Boca Raton, FL
For general operating funds$2,650
Jewish Federation of SPBC
Boca Raton, FL
For general operating funds$1,300
Beardsley Zoo
Bridgeport, CT
For general operating funds$1,060
Paps Corps for Cancer Research
Deerfield Beach, FL
For general operating funds$1,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
New York, NY
For general operating funds$800
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc
New Haven, CT
For general operating funds$800
National Ms Society
New York, NY
For general operating funds$800
Fau Life Learning Center
Boca Raton, FL
For general operating funds$700
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
For general operating funds$500
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Boston, MA
For general operating funds$500
Temple Beth El - Kol Nidre
Springfield, MA
For general operating funds$450
Temple Avodah
Oceanside, NY
For general operating funds$250
Play for Pink
New York, NY
For general operating funds$150
Humane Society of Broward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
For general operating funds$100
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
For general operating funds$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Totsy Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Totsy Foundation give?

$13,860 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Totsy Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Steven M Feldman (Trustee), Donna G Feldman (Trustee), Jodi F Ryan (Trustee) and Lindsay K Bilchik (Trustee).

What does Totsy Foundation fund?

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

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