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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 11-6624348

The Shemesh Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $345,950 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $345,950

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,047,471

  • Tax year 2023

    $245,736

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,132,287

  • Tax year 2022

    $499,325

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,719,955

  • Tax year 2021

    $185,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,485,459

  • Tax year 2020

    $546,770

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,551,821

  • Tax year 2019

    $96,073

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,918,365

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Donors FundLakewood, NJ

    General

    $215,000
  2. Congregation Atzei ChaimBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $50,000
  3. Congregation Beth Medrash ChasidimBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $30,000
  4. Gmach Lev BruchaBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $15,000
  5. Khal Yirei HashemBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $14,000
  6. Congregation Keser TorahBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $13,400
  7. Yeshiva of KashoBedford Hills, NY

    General

    $5,000
  8. Keren Yagdil TorahBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $2,750
  9. Yeshiva Torah VaddathBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $215,00091% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $20,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $215,000
  2. New York8 grants $130,950

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert SchachterTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Samuel SchachterTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Zalmen SchachterTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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