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Fimf Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 134072661

Fimf Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.8 million in 16 grants; the typical grant was $101,250 and the largest $250,000. 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 down from $1.8 million the year before.

54% 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
2023$1.8 million21$37.2 million
2024$1.8 million16$39.5 million

How to apply

Fimf 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 Fimf Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York. It also paid $20,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$1.4 million
Ohio1$150,000
Massachusetts1$102,500
South Carolina1$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Masbia
Brooklyn, NY
General support for organization's charitable programming.$250,000
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's educational and religious programming.$200,428
National Ramah Commission Inc
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's security systems and educational music summertime programming.$200,000
Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's educational and religious programming.$192,332
American Friends of Ogen Inc
University Heights, OH
General support for organization's charitable programming.$150,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's educational and religious programming.$143,190
National Ramah Commission Inc
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's educational summertime programming.$118,667
Hebrew College
Newton, MA
Funding to support the organization's educational and religious programming.$102,500
Addlestone Hebrew Academy
Charleston, SC
Funding to support the organization's educational and religious programming.$100,000
National Ramah Commission Inc
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's security systems and educational music summertime programming.$90,445
Religious Zionist Movement - Bnei Akiva of the US & Canada Inc
New York, NY
Support to expand the organization's religious and educational programming for youth and young adults.$90,000
Religious Zionist Movement - Bnei Akiva of the US & Canada Inc
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's security systems and educational music summertime programming.$77,637
Hesder Netiv TefahotFunding for the school's summer camping and educational programs, targeted to serving areas with a high concentration of families with a low socio-economic background.$20,000
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's educational and religious programming.$14,827
World Zionist Organization
New York, NY
Funding to support the organization's digitization project.$10,000
Legacy Heritage Investors I LLC
New York, NY
From passthrough$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fimf Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Fimf Inc give?

$1.8 million in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $101,250.

Who runs Fimf Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists B Gloznek (Assistant Secretary), W Stern (Director), R Kanner (Director) and S Wexner (Pres, Secy, Treas, Dir) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Fimf Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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