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Allan W Chernick Foundation

Accepts applications West Bloomfield, Michigan · EIN 262281806

Allan W Chernick Foundation is a private foundation in West Bloomfield, Michigan. In tax year 2025 it gave $56,018 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $56,072 the year before.

36% of its 2025 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
2023$47,00016$159,103
2024$56,07212$363,656
2025$56,01815$563,883

How to apply

ContactAllan Chernick
5635 Ridgewood Dr, West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone or email(248) 640-6789, achern@netscape.net
What to submitPAPER
RestrictionsCharitable fields

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Allan W Chernick Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan5$21,018
District of Columbia4$18,500
New York4$10,000
California1$3,500
Colorado1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends of Magen David Adam
Washington, DC
Humanitarian$10,000
Individual
MI
Tuition assistance$7,000
Bnai Moshe Annual Giving
W Bloomfield, MI
Synagogue$6,018
Hillel International
Washington, DC
College program awarness of antisemetisim$5,000
Friends of Yad Sarah
New York, NY
Free healthcare services$3,500
Simon Wiesenthal Center
Los Angeles, CA
Social awreness$3,500
Holocost Memorial Center - Zekelman Campus
Farmington Hills, MI
Social awareness$3,000
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Health awareness$3,000
Ort America
New York, NY
Outreach$3,000
Yad Ezra
Berkley, MI
Food bank$3,000
United States Holocaust Memorial
Washington, DC
Social awareness$2,500
Frankel Jewish Academy
West Bloomfield, MI
Jewish studies$2,000
Zoa
New York, NY
Youth interaction$2,000
Jewish National Fund
Hicksville, NY
Conservation$1,500
Ad League
Washington, DC
Social awarness of antisemetisim$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Allan W Chernick Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Allan W Chernick Foundation give?

$56,018 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Allan W Chernick Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Allan Chernick (Pres) and Morton Noveck (Secretary / Treasurer).

What does Allan W Chernick Foundation fund?

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

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