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The Serf Foundation

Accepts applications Brooklyn, New York · EIN 272541739

The Serf Foundation is a private foundation in Brooklyn, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $36,230 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $18,115 and the largest $30,230. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $10,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,0002$154,354
2024$36,2302$449,920

How to apply

ContactLeonard Friedman
193 Williamsburg St West, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone or email(718) 599-3136
What to submitNo specific form, just a clear description of the needed charity

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$36,230

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
donation$30,230
Individual
NY
donation$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Serf Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Serf Foundation give?

$36,230 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $18,115.

Who runs The Serf Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Leonard Friedman (Trustee), Debra Schwimmer (Trustee) and Marilyn Weinfeld (Trustee).

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