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The Blumenfeld Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Teaneck, New Jersey · EIN 133263128

The Blumenfeld Family Foundation is a private foundation in Teaneck, New Jersey. In tax year 2024 it gave $95,496 in 66 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $30,732. 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 down from $118,605 the year before.

64% 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
2022$180,11685$137,296
2023$118,60566$70,207
2024$95,49666$36,221

How to apply

The Blumenfeld Family Foundation 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 The Blumenfeld Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey28$67,610
New York30$25,018
Illinois1$1,000
Florida3$932
Pennsylvania2$536
Michigan1$250
California1$150

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 66 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cong Bnai Yeshurun
Teaneck, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$30,732
Zichron Avoseinei
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$8,200
Cong Keter Torah
Teaneck, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$6,953
Noam Hatorah
Teaneck, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$6,000
Beth Medrash of Bergenfield
Bergenfield, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$4,000
Yeshiva Noam
Paramus, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$4,000
Yu Torah
New York, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$2,980
Yad Leah
Clifton, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$1,980
Agudath Israel of America
New York, NY
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,800
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,800
Kollel of Passaic
Clifton, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,540
Enter Kollel
Livingston, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,540
Teaneck Mikvah Association
Teaneck, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$1,111
Ybh of Passaic
Passaic, NJ
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,072
Hebron Fund
Brooklyn, NY
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,028
Amit
New York, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$1,000
Metzad Congregation
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$1,000
Sinai Schools
Paramus, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$1,000
Ncsy
New York, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$1,000
Zichron Tzvi Elimelech
Lakewood, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$1,000
Kehillah Fund
Skokie, IL
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$1,000
Keter Torah
Teaneck, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$990
Ezrah
Englewood, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$860
Rinat
Teaneck, NJ
Donee's unrestrcited exempt purpose$750
Colel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$732
Tomchei Shabbos
Bergenfield, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$720
Gemara Boot Camp
New York, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$691
Friends of the Idf
New York, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$616
Tabc
Teaneck, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$550
Yad Eliezer
Brooklyn, NY
Donees unrestricted exempt purposes$540
Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$540
Camp Moshava
Honesdale, PA
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$500
Chabad of Hasbrouck Heights
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$500
Etz Chaim Charity Fund
Miami Beach, FL
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$500
Partners in Torah Passaic
Passaic, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$500
Matzoh Fund
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$500
Aish Global
Clifton, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$360
Merkaz Habrit
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$360
Bergen Shomrim
New Milford, NJ
Donee's unrestricted exempt purposes$360
Chessed Fund-American FR Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
Donee's unrestricted exempt purpose$360

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Blumenfeld Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Blumenfeld Family Foundation give?

$95,496 in tax year 2024, across 66 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Blumenfeld Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Howard Blumenfeld (Secretary Tr), Lois Blumenfeld (President), Saul Kasovitz (Officer) and Rachelle Margulies (Officer).

What does The Blumenfeld Family Foundation fund?

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

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