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The Chertkof Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lutherville, Maryland · EIN 526044162

The Chertkof Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lutherville, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $27,172 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,500. 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 $45,150 the year before.

40% 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$45,1505$801,122
2024$27,1725$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactE Robert Chertkof
1112 Somerset Place, Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone or email(410) 560-3685
What to submitA letter including purpose of request & copy of IRS exemption
DeadlinesThere are no deadlines
RestrictionsContributions are made only to organizations that qualify under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) located in baltimore & surrounding area

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Chertkof Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland2$11,000
New York1$10,172
Pennsylvania1$5,000
Illinois1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Beth El Congregation
Baltimore, MD
In accordance with charities exempt purpose$10,500
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
In accordance with charities exempt purpose$10,172
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
In accordance with charities exempt purpose$5,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
In accordance with charities exempt purpose$1,000
Baltimore Zionist District
Baltimore, MD
In accordance with charities exempt purpose$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Chertkof Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no deadlines.

How much does The Chertkof Foundation Inc give?

$27,172 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Chertkof Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Robert Chertkof (President).

What does The Chertkof Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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