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MDBC Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Kew Gardens, New York · EIN 823625045

MDBC Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Kew Gardens, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $189,635 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,812 and the largest $120,000. 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 $213,980 the year before.

38% 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$213,98024$5.7 million
2024$189,63516$11.2 million

How to apply

ContactDavid Arbesfeld
82-05 Abington Road Kew Gardens Ny, 11415, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Phone or email(212) 755-1800
What to submitBy letter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What MDBC Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York13$179,235
New Jersey1$10,000
California1$300
Texas1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (Riets)
New York, NY
General purpose of charity$120,000
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
General purpose of charity$25,000
Kav L'noar
Passaic, NJ
General purpose of charity$10,000
Operation Open Curtain
New York, NY
General purpose of charity$10,000
Yeshiva Central Queens
Queens, NY
General purpose of charity$10,000
Yad Yisrael
Brooklyn, NY
General purpose of charity$5,000
Ohab Zadek
New York, NY
General purpose of charity$2,900
The Jewish Center
New York, NY
General purpose of charity$2,000
Kew Gardens Synagogue
Jamaica, NY
General purpose of charity$1,625
Rofeh C Cancer Society
Brooklyn, NY
General purpose of charity$1,000
Congregation Ahavas Chesed
Brooklyn, NY
General purpose of charity$1,000
Yeshiva Great Neck
Great Neck, NY
General purpose of charity$360
Tide Academy
Meno Park, CA
General purpose of charity$300
Chabad's Terror Victim Project
Brooklyn, NY
General purpose of charity$250
Chabad Medical Center
Houston, TX
General purpose of charity$100
Mesifta Tiferet Torah
Kew Gardens, NY
General purpose of charity$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does MDBC Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does MDBC Foundation Inc give?

$189,635 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,812.

Who runs MDBC Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists David Arbesfeld (Director) and Michelle Arbesfeld Salig (Director).

What does MDBC Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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