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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-3546426

The Menche Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $110,652 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $110,652

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $216,407

  • Tax year 2024

    $133,032

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $264,547

  • Tax year 2023

    $198,512

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $367,469

  • Tax year 2022

    $135,604

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $365,590

  • Tax year 2021

    $117,098

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $390,856

  • Tax year 2020

    $114,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $505,885

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. P E F Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,450
  2. Tzohar Israel FoundationWoodmere, NY

    Charitable

    $18,000
  3. Jgive-Friends of Asor Fund USA IncJerusalem, Israel

    Charitable

    $17,525
  4. American Friends of Leket Israel IncTeaneck, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,360
  5. Jaffa InstituteBergenfield, NJ

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Bukharian Jewish Congregation of HillcrestJamaica, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Torah and Nature FoundationWilmington, DE

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Congregation Zichron Rabbeinu Moshe FeinsteinBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $2,500
  9. Ezrat Israel IncBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. Congregation Bnai IsraelNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  11. Ramaz SchoolNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  12. Friends of Emek Lone Soldier IncNew City, NY

    Charitable

    $1,800
  13. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    Jewish educational center of boston university

    $1,800
  14. Congregation Kehilath JeshurunNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,443
  15. Jewish Records Indexing-PolandRoslyn HTS, NY

    Charitable

    $1,250
  16. Friendship Circle International IncBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Sefaria IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  18. Beit Haknesset Maarav Hertzelia - West Herzliya SynagogueHerzliya, Israel

    Charitable

    $784
  19. American Friends of ChaiyanuJerusalem, Israel

    Charitable

    $500
  20. The Prospect Heights ShulBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $360
  21. Next Wave MediaFloral Park, NY

    Charitable

    $200
  22. Al Kanfei NisharimLawrence, NY

    Charitable

    $180

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 $35,81045% of the total
  2. Religion5 grants $30,86039% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,2502% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $1,0001% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $180<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $63,683
  2. New Jersey2 grants $20,360
  3. Delaware1 grant $5,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $1,800
  5. Georgia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Aaron MencheDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Aliza MencheDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Helen SultanikDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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