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The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Fair Lawn, New Jersey · EIN 223741992

The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $72,245 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $2,750 the year before.

82% of its 2025 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
2023$7701$3,372
2024$2,7502$591
2025$72,24511$3,341

How to apply

The Keren Yitzchak 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 The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey11$72,245

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshiva Be'er Yitzchak
Hillside, NJ
Religious endeavors$20,000
Chabad of the Shore
Long Branch, NJ
Religiousendeavors$15,000
The Englewood Stiebel
Englewood, NJ
Religious endeavors$10,000
East Hill Synogogue
Englewood, NJ
Religiousendeavors$8,400
Bris Avraham
Hillside, NJ
Religiousendeavors$4,200
Cheder Yaldei Menachem
Hillside, NJ
Religiousendeavors$4,000
Englewood Torah Center
Englewood, NJ
Religiousendeavors$3,600
Chabad of Englewood
Englewood, NJ
Religiousendeavors$1,800
Chabad Rutgers
New Brunswick, NJ
Religiousendeavors$1,800
Sons of Israel
Ocean Township, NJ
Religiousendeavors$1,800
Kehilat Kesher
Englewood, NJ
Religiousendeavors$1,645

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc give?

$72,245 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Claire Kahane (Trustee), Stephanie Pomerantz (Trustee) and Jason Kahane (Trustee).

What does The Keren Yitzchak Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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