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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-3508299

RJL Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Douglaston, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $328,796 paid in grants.

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.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $328,796

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $29,917
  • Tax year 2024

    $210,564

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $51,101
  • Tax year 2023

    $194,983

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,634
  • Tax year 2022

    $186,075

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $17,982
  • Tax year 2021

    $309,490

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $71
  • Tax year 2020

    $407,809

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,505
  • Tax year 2019

    $413,362

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $35,503
  • Tax year 2018

    $415,495

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New MuseumNew York, NY

    General support

    $135,000
  2. NYU FacesNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  4. The Hampton SynagogueWesthampton Beach, NY

    General support

    $25,400
  5. Yeshiva of South ShoreHewlett, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Friends of IdfNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Go with CourageRoslyn, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Canopy Canopy Canopy IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  9. The Shakh Family FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  10. The BrotherhoodBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $3,986
  11. Jewish National FundRockville Centre, NY

    General support

    $3,708
  12. Old Westbury Hebrew CongregationOld Westbury, NY

    General support

    $3,360
  13. Children's Museum of ManhattanNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,198
  14. St Marys HospitalBayside, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  15. American Friends of Chabad of Portugal IncWest Hartford, CT

    General support

    $1,854
  16. Our PlaceBrooklyn, NY

    General support

    $1,050
  17. Maccabi USA IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $1,030
  18. Shiloh Israel ChildrenBoca Raton, FL

    General support

    $1,030
  19. Alzheimer Drug Discovery FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Urban UpboundLong Is City, NY

    General support

    $500
  21. National Jewish Memorial WallCoral Gables, FL

    General support

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $13,19861% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $1,8549% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0305% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $324,702
  2. Connecticut1 grant $1,854
  3. Florida2 grants $1,210
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,030

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey LevineDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Randi LevineDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael KesslerDIRECTOR Hours 0.2Pay $0

The return

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