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Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Brooklyn, New York · EIN 113388342

Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $717,086 in 245 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $43,800. 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 $2.0 million the year before.

31% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.0 million292$1.8 million
2024$717,086245$1.6 million

How to apply

Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation 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 Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York172$502,501
New Jersey53$165,372
Maryland7$24,600
Florida1$8,351
Illinois2$4,000
New Hampshire2$2,300
Pennsylvania2$2,108
Ohio2$2,036
Massachusetts1$2,000
Michigan1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 245 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Fund of Israel
Cedarhurst, NY
General operating supports$43,800
American Friends of Hebron Yeshiva
New York, NY
General operating supports$41,000
Yde
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$40,000
Kollel International
Lakewood, NJ
General operating supports$34,000
Congregation Beit Yosef of Deal Inc
Deal, NJ
General operating supports$25,000
Mazkeret Halfon
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$19,500
Congregation 3PRI Hooretz
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$15,000
Congregation Ahavas T'zedakah V'chesed
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$14,000
Congregation Supporters of Torah
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$11,000
Oheb Shalom
Pikesvile, MD
General operating supports$10,000
Or Chadash
New Jersey, NJ
General operating supports$10,000
Shaare Immuna
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$10,000
Tee Why
Montebello, NY
General operating supports$10,000
Beit Yaacov Inc
Aventura, FL
General operating supports$8,351
Meor Hatorah
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$8,000
Friends of Yad Naftoli
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$6,000
Rodef Chesed
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$6,000
Yad Naftoli
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$6,000
Lev Aryeh
Baltimore, MD
General operating supports$5,600
Congregation Shaare Zion
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$5,450
Congregation Mesivta
Lakewood, NJ
General operating supports$5,000
Lehava
Suffern, NY
General operating supports$5,000
Sha'arei Zion Institutions Inc
Forest Hills, NY
General operating supports$5,000
Synagogue of Deal
Deal, NJ
General operating supports$5,000
Yeshiva Ahavas Torah
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$5,000
Beth Medrash Govoha
Lakewood, NJ
General operating supports$4,000
Bnei Yitzhak
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$4,000
Congregation Nachlas Yisroel-Y Nachals
Lakewood, NJ
General operating supports$4,000
Keren Oraah
Lakewood, NJ
General operating supports$4,000
Peer Hashalom
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$4,000
Yeshiva Karlin Stolin
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$4,000
Yeshiva Meor Enaim
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$4,000
Yeshiva Ohr Yitzchok
Newark, NJ
General operating supports$4,000
Yeshiva Building Fund
New York, NY
General operating supports$3,600
American Friends of Yad Yemin
Jackson, NJ
General operating supports$3,000
Capital Change LTD LLC
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$3,000
Congregaiton Rachmastrivka
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$3,000
Congregation Forest Glen
Lakewood, NJ
General operating supports$3,000
Congregation Zichron Eliyahu
Brooklyn, NY
General operating supports$3,000
Ohr Yosef of Rockland County
Spring Valley, NY
General operating supports$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation give?

$717,086 in tax year 2024, across 245 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph Chehebar (President), Gabriel Y Chehebar (Vice President) and Abraham Y Chehebar (Treasurer).

What does Joseph Chehebar Family Foundation fund?

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

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