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The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Wynnewood, Pennsylvania · EIN 650837685

The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $222,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $172,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $174,000 the year before.

67% of its 2025 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$200,0004$1.5 million
2024$174,0005$1.5 million
2025$222,0003$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactLili Perski
1604 Brookhaven Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Phone or email(610) 642-4895
What to submitForm letter and entity financial statement.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$172,000
Pennsylvania1$30,000
Massachusetts1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Supports beit berl art prep program$172,000
New Israel Fund
Philadelphia, PA
Supports equality and justice for people of isreal$30,000
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA
Supports yiddish literature$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation give?

$222,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lili Perski (President), Noam Perski (Treasurer) and Alex Karp (Secretary).

What does The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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