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Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Brooklyn, New York · EIN 876407331

Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $409,797 in 47 grants; the typical grant was $2,600 and the largest $150,000. 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 down from $581,793 the year before.

43% 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$157,46545$125,066
2024$581,79359$109,246
2025$409,79747$286,871

How to apply

Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust 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 Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York30$294,634
New Jersey14$101,062
California1$10,000
District of Columbia1$3,600
Missouri1$501

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
SBH Community Services Network
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$150,000
Sephardic Heritage Museum
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$28,000
Kol Yaakov Inc
Jackson, NJ
General operating support$26,000
Kesher Organization Inc
North Bergen, NJ
General operating support$26,000
Renewal
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$23,900
Rabbi Jacob S Kassin Chesed Fund
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$15,000
Chabad of the Shore
Long Branch, NJ
General operating support$10,500
Ucef
New York, NY
General operating support$10,000
Bnei Meachim Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$10,000
Ilan Lael
Julian, CA
General operating support$10,000
Park Avenue Synagogue
Long Beach, NJ
General operating support$8,800
Ohel Yaakov Congregation
Deal, NJ
General operating support$8,015
The Legacy Foundation
New York, NY
General operating support$7,600
Hatzalah Ems of the Jersey Shore
Oakhurst, NJ
General operating support$6,000
Sephardic Food Fund Inc
New York, NY
General operating support$5,400
Larchwood Synagogue
Oakhurst, NJ
General operating support$5,322
Propel Network
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$5,200
New York Cancer Center Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$5,200
Congregation Ayshel Avraham
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$5,200
Ahi Ezer Yeshiva
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$4,720
United Nations Watch - USA
Washington, DC
General operating support$3,600
Sunset Road Sephardic Congregation
Lakewood, NJ
General operating support$3,000
Sephardic Community Center
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$2,600
Chai Ahme
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$2,600
Rochel Leah Chesed Fund
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$2,300
Congregation Ohel Yishak Inc
New York, NY
General operating support$2,052
Magen Chayal Inc
New York, NY
General operating support$1,800
Life Vest Inside Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,800
The Sephardic Bikur Holim Fund in Memory of Joseph D Beyda
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,800
The Edmond J Safra Synagogue Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,800
Beit Yosef
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,800
Hillel Yeshiva
Ocean Township, NJ
General operating support$1,800
Zichron Binyomin
Lakewood, NJ
General operating support$1,800
DSN Community Center
Oakhurst, NJ
General operating support$1,501
Cong Magen David of West Deal
Ocean, NJ
General operating support$1,174
Safe
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,000
Ohel Simha Superfund
Long Branch, NJ
General operating support$1,000
Nefesh
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,000
Congachim Gam Yachad
Brooklyn, NY
General operating support$1,000
The Next Step
Kirkwood, MO
General operating support$501

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust give?

$409,797 in tax year 2025, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $2,600.

Who runs Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Isaac J Chehebar (Trustee).

What does Isaac J Chehebar Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and community development.

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