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Israel and Ruth Berkowitz Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lawrence, New York · EIN 831533127

Israel and Ruth Berkowitz Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lawrence, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $401,262 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $401,262 and the largest $401,262. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $264,998 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million1$3.6 million
2024$264,9981$3.5 million
2025$401,2621$3.2 million

How to apply

ContactIsrael Berkowitz
2 Regent Drive, Lawrence, NY 11559
Phone or email(516) 521-8900
What to submitLetters - purpose of organization - use of funds

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$401,262

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Details of Contributions to Charitable Organizations Available Upon Request
Lawrence, NY
General operating budget$401,262

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Israel and Ruth Berkowitz Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Israel and Ruth Berkowitz Foundation Inc give?

$401,262 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $401,262.

Who runs Israel and Ruth Berkowitz Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Israel Berkowitz (President), Ruth Berkowitz (Secretary) and Daniel Rosenthal (Director).

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