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Keren Tzemed

Accepts applications Brooklyn, New York · EIN 113557484

Keren Tzemed is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $15,096 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $7,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $22,774 the year before.

60% 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$22,7748$551,005
2024$15,0965$619,101

How to apply

ContactEsther Tauber
536 Crown Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Phone or email(718) 647-8761
What to submitLetters of recommendations and descriptions of activities

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Keren Tzemed funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota1$7,500
Florida1$5,000
New York3$2,596

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Upper Midwest Merkos Educ Ctr
West St Paul, MN
Jewish education$7,500
Chabad of Miami Gardens
Miami Gardens, FL
Jewish education$5,000
United Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Brooklyn, NY
Jewish education$1,500
Misc
Brooklyn, NY
Jewish education$596
Oholei Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Jewish education$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Keren Tzemed accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Keren Tzemed give?

$15,096 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Keren Tzemed?

Its 2024 filing lists Esther Tauber (Trustee), Rochel Yaffe (Trustee) and Judith Lazar (Trustee).

What does Keren Tzemed fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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