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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7136011

Sheena Foundation

A private foundation in Lakewood, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $10,367 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Joshua Beren
1460 Cedar Row, 1460 Cedar Row
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 370-1230
Form and materials
Applications must be submitted in writing and include the uses to which the grant will be placed. There is no uniform application form required.
Deadlines
None - applications are reviewed and grants are made continuously.
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $10,367

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $513,445

  • Tax year 2024

    $40,090

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $488,171

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,854

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $457,949

  • Tax year 2022

    $29,081

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $407,037

  • Tax year 2021

    $25,504

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $326,389

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,561

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $308,777

  • Tax year 2019

    $71,834

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $312,773

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,790

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $340,928

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cong Bnos YaakovLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $5,000
  2. Kollel Hora'ah of AmericaMarlboro, NJ

    Religious

    $1,000
  3. Yeshiva Yesodei HatorahLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $950
  4. Lakewood ChederLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $680
  5. Ohr NossonLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $500
  6. Tashbar of LakewoodLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $400
  7. Friends of IatsLakewood, NJ

    Charitable

    $300
  8. Congregation Kol AryehLakewood, NJ

    Religious

    $225
  9. ChuppaBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $180
  10. Israel GivesNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $180
  11. Yeshiva Netzach HatorahLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $180
  12. Moreshes Bais YaakovLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $150
  13. Congregation RegeshLakewood, NJ

    Education

    $125
  14. Bais Medrash L'torahLakewood, NJ

    Educational

    $100
  15. Auditory Oral School of New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    Educational

    $100
  16. Stfa FoundationManasquan, NJ

    Charitable

    $100
  17. HashkifaLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $99
  18. Chai LifelineJackson, NJ

    Charitable

    $50
  19. Congregation Bais HatavshilLakewood, NJ

    Charitable

    $40
  20. Congregation Lev AvotLakewood, NJ

    Religious

    $8

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion6 grants $1,56968% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50022% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1004% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $1004% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey16 grants $9,808
  2. New York3 grants $460
  3. California1 grant $99

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joshua BerenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Naomi BerenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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