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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-3364001

Chesed Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $545,323 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Michael Weiss
3920 Cypress Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224
(845) 537-6253
Form and materials
Letters of recommendation
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $545,323

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,645,683

  • Tax year 2024

    $310,529

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,444,647

  • Tax year 2023

    $530,174

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,270,547

  • Tax year 2022

    $687,542

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,128,654

  • Tax year 2021

    $467,314

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,068,879

  • Tax year 2020

    $598,452

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,042,507

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Building fund

    $149,750
  2. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $91,300
  3. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $74,823
  4. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $43,000
  5. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $35,400
  6. Individual

    Building fund

    $16,780
  7. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $16,500
  8. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $16,200
  9. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $15,600
  10. Individual

    Building fund

    $15,000
  11. Individual

    Building fund

    $10,000
  12. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    Building fund

    $10,000
  14. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $8,836
  15. Individual

    Building fund

    $6,784
  16. Individual

    Building fund

    $5,350
  17. Individual

    Building fund

    $5,000
  18. Kipas TzedukahBrooklyn, NY

    Aid to needy

    $5,000
  19. Donors FundLakewood, NJ

    Aid to needy

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Aid to needy

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael WeissTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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