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The Levitin Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Brooklyn, New York · EIN 116496569

The Levitin Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $544,675 in 60 grants; the typical grant was $3,425 and the largest $100,000. 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 $723,940 the year before.

48% 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
2022$515,61562$6.5 million
2023$723,94076$6.4 million
2024$544,67560$7.8 million

How to apply

The Levitin Family Charitable Trust 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 The Levitin Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York49$395,875
New Jersey4$81,800
Florida4$53,400
Missouri2$11,800
California1$1,800

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 60 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Ahavas Chessed
Spring Valley, NY
Community Support$100,000
Mercas Hatorah
Lakewood, NJ
Education$50,000
Shul of Bal Harbour
Surfside, FL
Community Support$26,800
American Friends of Yeshiva D'Mir
Brooklyn, NY
Education$25,000
Mesivta Ohel Torah
Monsey, NY
Education$25,000
American Friends of Hebron Yeshiva
New York, NY
Education$25,000
Union Of Orthodox Jewish Congregation
New York, NY
Communal Support$25,000
Congregation Stam Gemilas Chesed Fund
Spring Valley, NY
Helps Indigent Families$18,000
Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin
Brooklyn, NY
Education$18,000
The Aleph Institute
Surfside, FL
Families in Crisis$18,000
Toras Chaim D Flatbush
Brooklyn, NY
Congregation$18,000
Congregation Tiferes Yaakov
Lakewood, NJ
Congregation$15,000
Nefesh Yehudie Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Jewish Outreach$15,000
American Friends Of Magen Lecholeh
Lakewood, NJ
Medical Assistance$15,000
My Extended Family
Brooklyn, NY
Helps Single Parents$15,000
Union Of Orthodox Jewish Congregation
New York, NY
Communal Support$10,250
Al Kanfei Nisharim
Lawrence, NY
Community Support$10,000
Iyyun Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Education$10,000
Kulanu Yachad Int'l Inc
St Louis, MO
Jewish Outreach$10,000
Congregation Stam Gemilas Chesed Fund
Spring Valley, NY
Helps Indigent Families$8,000
Shul of Bal Harbour
Surfside, FL
Community Support$5,000
Tahareinu
Spring Valley, NY
Community Support$5,000
Chesed Of Flatbush
Brooklyn, NY
Indigent Families$5,000
Iyyun Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Education$5,000
NY Yeshiva Experience Dba
Lawrence, NY
Troubled Youth$5,000
Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island
Inwood, NY
Education$4,250
Kids N Camp
Monsey, NY
Helps Indigent Families$3,600
The Flatbush Community Fund
Brooklyn, NY
Indigent Families$3,600
Yameitz Libechu
Brooklyn, NY
Medical Assistance$3,600
Chabad TCI Inc
Surfside, FL
Communal Support$3,600
Shulamith School For Girls
Cedarhurst, NY
Education$3,250
Congregation Toras Chaim
New York, NY
Community Support$3,000
American Friends of Keser Bnei Torah
Brooklyn, NY
Community Support$2,500
Mesivta Toras Moshe
Far Rockaway, NY
Higher Education$2,500
Shas A Time
Brooklyn, NY
Infertility$2,500
Bm of Harborview
Lawrence, NY
Community Support$2,420
Project Yedid
Brooklyn, NY
helps widows and Orphans$2,000
Nergavrielmirgmailcom
Toms River, NJ
Community Support$1,800
Mesivta of Greater LA
Calabasas, CA
Education$1,800
Siach Yitzchok
Far Rockaway, NY
Education$1,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Levitin Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Levitin Family Charitable Trust give?

$544,675 in tax year 2024, across 60 grants, with a typical grant of $3,425.

Who runs The Levitin Family Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Eli Levitin (Trustee) and Raizy Levitin (Trustee).

What does The Levitin Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and human services.

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