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Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Kew Gardens, New York · EIN 474595385

Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Kew Gardens, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $250,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $37,500 and the largest $80,000. 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 $275,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$275,0006$6.1 million
2024$250,0006$7.9 million

How to apply

ContactDavid Arbesfeld
C/O Foundation 82-05 Abington Road, Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Phone or email(646) 616-1601
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 Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York. It also paid $50,000 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$190,000
New Jersey1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshiva Primary & Jr High School
Hollis Hills, NY
General purpose of charity$80,000
Ezra Academy
Forest Hills, NY
General purpose of charity$75,000
Stars of IsraelGeneral purpose of charity$50,000
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
Cedarhurst, NY
General purpose of charity$25,000
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
West Hempstead, NY
General purpose of charity$10,000
Shalom Torah Academy
Morganville, NJ
General purpose of charity$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc give?

$250,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $37,500.

Who runs Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc?

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

What does Shirley M Arbesfeld Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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