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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6127968

The Chernow Fund Inc

A private foundation in Great Neck, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 45 grants and $315,764 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $315,764

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $9,677,682

  • Tax year 2023

    $263,100

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,065,839

  • Tax year 2022

    $38,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,075,481

  • Tax year 2021

    $213,410

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,057,138

  • Tax year 2020

    $102,200

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $757,316

  • Tax year 2019

    $52,850

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $761,905

  • Tax year 2018

    $91,585

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $802,851

Grants paid in 2024

45 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwell Health FoundationWestbury, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $50,000
  2. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $50,000
  3. The Macula FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $25,000
  4. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $20,000
  5. The Fathers Daymothers Day Council IncLong Is City, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $16,000
  6. Madison Square Boys & Girls Club IncNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $15,000
  7. NY Islanders Children's FoundationFloral Park, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $13,000
  8. The Feinstein Institute for Medical ResearchWestbury, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $12,000
  9. Hadassah the Womens Zionist Organization of America IncNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $10,000
  10. Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $10,000
  11. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $8,500
  12. Marty Lyons FoundationBay Shore, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $8,000
  13. Ann Liguori FoundationWesthampton, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $8,000
  14. Temple Beth-El of Great NeckGreat Neck, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $7,575
  15. Temple Beth-El of Great NeckGreat Neck, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $6,500
  16. Emunah of AmericaNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $5,000
  17. Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau CountyGlen Cove, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $5,000
  18. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $5,000
  19. Nassau County Police Department FoundationGarden City, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $5,000
  20. Chabad Jewish Center of SuffernMontebello, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $3,600
  21. Generals Baseball AcademyNew City, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $3,500
  22. Pascack Hills High SchoolMontvale, NJ

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $3,000
  23. The Lawfare Project - End Jew HatredNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $2,500
  24. Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $2,000
  25. Jzips IncGreat Neck, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $2,000
  26. Madison Square Boys & Girls Club IncNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $2,000
  27. Manhasset Lakeville Fire DepartmentGreat Neck, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $2,000
  28. Temple Beth-El of Great NeckGreat Neck, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,800
  29. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,650
  30. Marty Lyons FoundationBay Shore, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,600
  31. American Friends of Yeshivat Birkat MosheGreat Neck, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,500
  32. American Cancer Society IncAtlanta, GA

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,000
  33. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,000
  34. Brain Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,000
  35. Branches Long IslandMiddle Island, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $1,000
  36. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $950
  37. American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $950
  38. Join IsraelLawrence, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $550
  39. Chabad Jewish Center of SuffernMontebello, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $500
  40. Join IsraelLawrence, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $500
  41. University of Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, TN

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $500
  42. Chabad Jewish Center of SuffernMontebello, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $360
  43. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $350
  44. The Lawfare Project - End Jew HatredNew York, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $279
  45. Disabled American VeteransLadysmith, WI

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $100

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau CountyGlen Cove, NY

    General operating support in furtherance of mission.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $61,60030% of the total
  2. Medical research3 grants $45,00022% of the total
  3. Civil rights4 grants $23,55012% of the total
  4. Human services4 grants $18,0509% of the total
  5. Youth development2 grants $17,0008% of the total
  6. International aid2 grants $15,0007% of the total
  7. 5 other causes8 grants $23,35011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York41 grants $311,164
  2. New Jersey1 grant $3,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $500
  5. Kentucky1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lynn StreimPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $42,200
  • Deborah S LempertSECRETARY Hours 22Pay $45,700
  • Martin KrasnerTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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