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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6075098

Jesselson Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $274,045 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Michael G Jesselson
C/o Jesselson CAPITAL-445 Park, Ave-Ste 1502
New York, NY 10022
(212) 751-3666
Form and materials
Typed
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $274,045

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $6,501,889

  • Tax year 2023

    $548,550

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,040,011

  • Tax year 2022

    $195,850

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,842,299

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,460

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,497,878

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,363,062

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,979,146

  • Tax year 2019

    $748,105

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,464,352

  • Tax year 2018

    $620,738

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,666,293

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Netherland American FDTNNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $100,000
  2. Cteen Upper West Side IncNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $86,300
  3. Pef Israel Endowment FDSNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $37,975
  4. Center for Jewish HistoryNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $25,000
  5. Chabad of Key BiscayneKey Biscayne, FL

    General charitable

    $12,550
  6. Americn Friends of Israel PhilharmonicNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $5,000
  7. Jewish Community Relations Council of NYNew York, NY

    Genweral charitable

    $3,600
  8. The Tikvah FundNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $2,000
  9. National Library of IsraelNew York, NY

    General charitable

    $1,620

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $98,85079% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $261,495
  2. Florida1 grant $12,550

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Claire StraussSECY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Steven ChillDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ted MirvisVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael JesselsonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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