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Shimi Jay Charity Foundation

Accepts applications Lakewood, New Jersey · EIN 884323022

Shimi Jay Charity Foundation is a private foundation in Lakewood, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.2 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $3.2 million and the largest $3.2 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.6 million the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$380,7001$2,670
2024$1.6 million1$1.3 million
2025$3.2 million1$320,511

How to apply

ContactShimon Jacobovits
60 Riverside Blvd Apt 3303, New York, NY 10069
Phone or email(732) 567-4726
What to submitNo formal submission format is required.
DeadlinesApplications may be submitted at any time during the year.
RestrictionsThere are no limitations or restrictions. All awards are considered based on their own merits and the recipients' needs.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey1$3.2 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Details of Contributions to Charitable Organizations Available Upon Request
Lakewood, NJ
Charitable contributions$3.2 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shimi Jay Charity Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

How much does Shimi Jay Charity Foundation give?

$3.2 million in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $3.2 million.

Who runs Shimi Jay Charity Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Shimon Jacobovits (Trustee) and Moshe Jacobovits (Trustee).

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