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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8111464

The Light Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lakewood, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $148,200 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $148,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    -$36,471

  • Tax year 2024

    $143,850

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $23,950

  • Tax year 2023

    $222,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $31,234

  • Tax year 2022

    $240,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $40,900

  • Tax year 2021

    $116,400

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $16,944

  • Tax year 2020

    $428,100

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $17,216

  • Tax year 2019

    $302,150

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $45,932

  • Tax year 2018

    $245,845

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $127,480

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Zichron Yonah YosefNew York, NY

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $77,500
  2. Yeshiva Shaarei ChochmaJerusalem, Israel

    Educational, religious, and charitable

    $43,000
  3. Lakewood ChederLakewood, NJ

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $10,500
  4. Nesivas AaronJackson, NJ

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $8,100
  5. Bais YaakovLakewood, NJ

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $6,500
  6. Cong Zichron YisroelLakewood, NJ

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $1,000
  7. Cong Oizer DalimBrooklyn, NY

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $1,000
  8. Esther Apter Donor Advised FundParamus, NJ

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $500
  9. Robert ShanikLakewood, NJ

    Educational, religious and charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $78,500
  2. New Jersey6 grants $26,700

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Meir GelleyPRES Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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