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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3936569

The TLK Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $130,900 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $130,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,111,260

  • Tax year 2024

    $146,700

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,368

  • Tax year 2023

    $136,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,154,568

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,100

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,252,281

  • Tax year 2021

    $63,400

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,262,484

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,400

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,278,336

  • Tax year 2019

    $48,600

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $1,305,616

  • Tax year 2018

    $26,100

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $779,657

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design IncNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $28,000
  2. American Friends of ShalvaNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  3. The Heschel SchoolNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $25,000
  4. Pef Israel EndowmentNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  5. US Friends of Yad EzrahMonsey, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  6. Pardes InstituteNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $7,500
  7. Penn HillelPhiladelphia, PA

    General purpose

    $7,500
  8. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $7,500
  9. Tov Vachesed IncSpring Valley, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  10. The Chesed Fund - Boots for IsraelPikesville, MD

    General purpose

    $3,600
  11. Lincoln Square SynagogueNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $1,800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $28,00062% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,00022% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $7,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York9 grants $119,800
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $7,500
  3. Maryland1 grant $3,600

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Linda KaufthalSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joshua KaufthalPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • David KaufthalTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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