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Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Brooklyn, New York · EIN 133387892

Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,971 in 35 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $5,000. 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 $20,425 the year before.

77% 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$20,83528$494,155
2024$20,42523$461,206
2025$24,97135$605,231

How to apply

Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family 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 Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York30$21,102
Florida1$2,069
New Jersey3$1,680
Ohio1$120

Grants paid in 2025

All 35 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Beth Joseph
Far Rockway, NY
General operations$5,000
Congregation Torah Ohr Inc
Boca Raton, FL
General operations$2,069
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
Cedarhurst, NY
General operations$1,800
Kol Hanearim Inc
Great Neck, NY
General operations$1,500
Kolel Chafetz Hashem
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$1,400
Womens International Zionist Organization
New York, NY
General operations$1,200
Chabad Lubavitch on Campus - Princeton
Princeton, NJ
General operations$1,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
New York, NY
General operations$1,000
Kollel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$1,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
General operations$1,000
Renewal of Life
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$1,000
Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of America Inc
New York, NY
General operations$860
Kehilat Zwehil Inc
Monsey, NY
General operations$720
American Friends of Zera Shimshon
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$500
Friendship Circle Chabad Lubavitch Inc
Paramus, NJ
General operations$500
Garden of Dreams Foundation
New York, NY
General operations$500
Masbia of Flatbush
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$500
Shine Foundation
New York, NY
General operations$500
Tomche Shabbos of Boro Park Flatbush and Midwood Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$500
West Side Hatzola
New York, NY
General operations$500
Congregation Khal Sokolov
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$360
Zionist Organization of America
New York, NY
General operations$250
Bnei Yehuda
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$180
Kollel of Elizabeth Congregation Inc
Passaic, NJ
General operations$180
Ladies Bikur Cholim Satmar
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$180
Torah Communications Network
Cleveland, OH
General operations$120
Great Charity Chaye Olam Institutions of Jerusalem Inc
New York, NY
General operations$108
American Friends of Maagalim
Lynbrook, NY
General operations$100
American Friends of Menucha Veyeshu
New York, NY
General operations$100
Deena Motechin Jacobs Gemilas Chesed Fund
Staten Island, NY
General operations$100
Nancy Morgenstern Memorial Fund
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$100
Chesed 247
Spring Valley, NY
General operations$54
Hilf Support Network
Brooklyn, NY
General operations$54
Children's Village of Jerusalem
New York, NY
General operations$18
General Israel Orphans Home
New York, NY
General operations$18

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc give?

$24,971 in tax year 2025, across 35 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Fay R Fortgang (Director), Leyla Fortgang (Director), Gitty Fortgang (Director) and Seth Fortgang (Treasurer).

What does Chaim J & Fay R Fortgang Family Foundation Inc fund?

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

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