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M D Katz Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Englewood, New Jersey · EIN 116035541

M D Katz Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Englewood, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.7 million in 61 grants; the typical grant was $1,200 and the largest $2.5 million. 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 up from $5.4 million the year before.

39% 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
2023$5.4 million52$127 million
2024$5.7 million61$139 million

How to apply

M D Katz Foundation Inc 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 M D Katz Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York30$5.1 million
New Jersey24$604,226
California3$17,200
Maryland1$5,000
Massachusetts2$860
District of Columbia1$315

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 61 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Education$2.5 million
American Friends of Bar-Ilan University
New York, NY
Education$710,000
Orthodox Union
New York, NY
Religious$661,370
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions
New York, NY
Education$625,000
The Frisch School
Paramus, NJ
Education$410,000
American Committee for Shaare Zedek
New York, NY
Medical Research$250,000
Friends of the IDF
New York, NY
Education$161,850
Be'er Hagolah Institutes
Brooklyn, NY
Education$75,000
Lamm Legacy Project
Englewood, NJ
Religious Education$50,000
Etzion Foundation
Teaneck, NJ
Religious Education$30,000
Torah in Motion
Teaneck, NJ
Religious Education$30,000
Daily Giving
Teaneck, NJ
Support for the Needy$25,384
Congregation Keter Torah
Teaneck, NJ
Religious$21,280
Congregation Beth Yehudah
Staten Island, NY
Religious$20,360
Cije
New York, NY
Education$18,000
AMIT Children
New York, NY
Education$11,220
American Friends of Nishmat
New York, NY
Religious Education$10,400
Congregation Ahavath Torah
Englewood, NJ
Religious$10,252
Everyorg
San Francisco, CA
Education$10,000
Jewish Institute for the Blind
Hackensack, NJ
Support for the Blind$8,000
Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society
Brooklyn, NY
Medical$5,500
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Medical Research$5,000
Jofa
Silver Spring, MD
Religious Education$5,000
Lamdeinu
Teaneck, NJ
Religious Education$5,000
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha
Englewood, NJ
Education$5,000
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy
Beverly Hills, CA
Education$3,600
Shalhevet High School
Los Angeles, CA
Education$3,600
Jewish Federation of Northern NJ
Paramus, NJ
Support for the Needy$2,500
Wordwide Friends Foundation
New York, NY
Support for the Needy$1,720
Congregation Sons of Israel
Bronx, NY
Religious$1,500
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
Englewood, NJ
Religious$1,200
Sinai Schools
Paramus, NJ
Education$1,000
Yeshiva Zichron Tzvi Elimelech
Lakewood, NJ
Religious Education$1,000
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck, NJ
Support for the Needy$860
Project Ezrah
Englewood, NJ
Support for the Needy$860
Halachic Organ Donor Society
New York, NY
Education$750
Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County
Teaneck, NJ
Support for the Needy$540
Darchai Menachem
Brooklyn, NY
Religious Education$500
Emunah of America
New York, NY
Religious$500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Education$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does M D Katz Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does M D Katz Foundation Inc give?

$5.7 million in tax year 2024, across 61 grants, with a typical grant of $1,200.

Who runs M D Katz Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Monique C Katz (PresidentTreasurer), Michael D Katz (VP Secretary) and Rachel Sidlow (Director).

What does M D Katz Foundation Inc fund?

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

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