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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3985465

Meltzer Lippe Foundation

A private foundation in Mineola, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $64,300 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
Lewis S Meltzer
190 Willis Avenue
Mineola, NY 11501
(516) 747-0300
[email protected]
Form and materials
NA
Deadlines
NA
Restrictions
All applicant decisions are made on a case by case basis

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $64,300

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $162,139

  • Tax year 2024

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $126,439

  • Tax year 2023

    $63,490

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $162,439

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,070

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $225,829

  • Tax year 2021

    $38,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $160,997

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,400

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $199,597

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. The Gold Coast ForumOyster Bay, NY

    Medical Research

    $30,000
  2. Island HarvestMelville, NY

    Hunger

    $7,500
  3. Individual

    Jewish Fund

    $6,100
  4. Father Fred FoundationTraverse City, MI

    Health

    $6,000
  5. American Friends of Migdal OhrNew York, NY

    children aide

    $3,600
  6. Individual

    medical

    $3,100
  7. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    Jewish Education

    $3,000
  8. National Dance InstituteNew York, NY

    education

    $2,500
  9. Family Residence Essential ServicesNew York, NY

    Disability Aid

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $32,50066% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $13,50027% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $3,6007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $49,100
  2. Michigan1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lewis S MeltzerPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ira HalperinVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Avi KestenbaumSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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