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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7113206

Jafis Foundation

A private foundation in Teaneck, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $108,245 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

    $108,245

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $100,580

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $40,711

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,034

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $12,031

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,800

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $19,029

  • Tax year 2020

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $15,825

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY

    Educational

    $26,000
  2. Aish GlobalClifton, NJ

    Educational

    $20,000
  3. American Friends of Shaare Zedek HospitalNew York, NY

    Hospital/medical

    $10,000
  4. Mesifta Staten IslandNew York, NY

    General support

    $8,600
  5. Congregation Bnai YeshurnTeaneck, NJ

    General support

    $7,275
  6. American Friends of Yeshiva Ateret ChanimWoodmere, NY

    Educational

    $7,000
  7. Just One LifeNew York, NY

    Humanitarian

    $5,000
  8. Lev AchadEnglewood, NJ

    Humanitarian

    $5,000
  9. Mesifta Tifereth JerusalemNew York, NY

    Educational

    $3,600
  10. Rov Moshe FoundationSpring Valley, NY

    General support

    $3,600
  11. Beis Midrash of QueensNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,800
  12. Daily GivingWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $1,800
  13. Emunah Women AmerNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,800
  14. Fund IntlTeaneck, NJ

    General support

    $1,800
  15. Gates of ZionAirmont, NY

    General support

    $1,800
  16. Daily GivingWhite Plains, NY

    General support

    $1,500
  17. Congregation IsraelSpringfield, NJ

    General support

    $1,170
  18. Rov Moshe FoundationSpring Valley, NY

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $26,00048% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $20,00037% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $3,3006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $69,700
  2. New Jersey7 grants $38,545

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jack ForgashPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elliot ForgashTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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