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Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn

Preselected recipients only Cresskill, New Jersey · EIN 223140652

Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn is a private foundation in Cresskill, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $307,350 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $7,235 and the largest $50,000. 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 $220,698 the year before.

6% of its 2024 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$220,69828$6.1 million
2024$307,35024$6.7 million

How to apply

Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn 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 Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey19$280,600
New York5$26,750

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Englewood Health Foundation
Englewood, NJ
General$50,000
Englewood Health Foundation
Englewood, NJ
General$30,000
Amy and Mark Shirvan Family Foundat
Demarest, NJ
General$30,000
Englewood Health Foundation
Englewood, NJ
General$30,000
Englewood Health Foundation
Englewood, NJ
General$30,000
Englewood Health Foundation
Englewood, NJ
General$30,000
New Jersey Y Camps
Fairfield, NJ
General$25,000
Jewish Home Rehabilitation
Rockleigh, NJ
General$20,000
Jewish Federation of Northern New J
Paramus, NJ
General$10,000
Jewish Home Foundation of North Jer
Rockleigh, NJ
General$10,000
American Technion Society
New York, NY
General$9,530
American Technion Society
New York, NY
General$9,470
American Friends of Magen David Ado
New York, NY
General$5,000
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
General$5,000
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
General$5,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
General$2,500
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
Tenafly, NJ
General$2,100
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
Tenafly, NJ
General$1,100
Jewish Family Children's Svcs of No
Teaneck, NJ
General$1,000
Andiamo Motorcycle Charity Run
Haworth, NJ
General$1,000
Cohen Children's Medical Center
Queens, NY
General$250
Tenafly Fire Association
Tenafly, NJ
General$150
Tenafly Ambulance
Tenafly, NJ
General$150
Pba 376 Tenafly
Tenafly, NJ
General$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn accept grant applications?

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

How much does Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn give?

$307,350 in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $7,235.

Who runs Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn?

Its 2024 filing lists Stanley Shirvan (Director), Amy Shirvan (Director), Mark Shirvan (Director) and Randi Chung (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Sylvia & Stanley Shirvan Fdn fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and youth programs.

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