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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-3090755

Tzedakah Foundation

A private foundation in Ardmore, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $409,930 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $409,930

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $121,067

  • Tax year 2023

    $314,134

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $122,351

  • Tax year 2022

    $431,234

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $122,630

  • Tax year 2021

    $474,785

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $128,592

  • Tax year 2020

    $369,662

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $42,404

  • Tax year 2019

    $240,742

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $42,132

  • Tax year 2018

    $280,399

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $94,250

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Mesivta High SchoolBala Cynwyd, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $100,000
  2. The ChevraPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $85,000
  3. Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $30,000
  4. Interfaith Neighbors IncAsbury Park, NJ

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $26,000
  5. KavodMemphis, TN

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $25,550
  6. Children's Crisis Treatment CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  7. JraBala Cynwyd, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  8. The David Horowitz Freedom CenterValencia, CA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $20,000
  9. Gan Israel Country Day CampWynnewood, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  10. JchaiBryn Mawr, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. Philadelphia City Rowing IncPlymouth MTNG, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  12. The Friendship Circle of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  13. The Indian & Forest Acres Scholarship FundDenver, CO

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $6,400
  14. Inglis HousePhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  15. The Andrew McDonough B FoundationWilmington, DE

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $3,000
  16. Pact for AnimalsGladwyne, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $2,000
  17. Friends of Hagal Sheli Inc (co Segev Team)Boston, MA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,800
  18. Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education CenterElkins Park, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,800
  19. Jgive - Friends of Asor Fund USA IncLakewood, NJ

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,800
  20. Lubavitch House at PennPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,800
  21. Atlantic Seaboard NcsyBaltimore, MD

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  22. Beaumont Retirement Services IncBryn Mawr, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  23. Breakthrough T1D (harmelin Family Team)Wynnewood, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  24. Families Behind the Badge Children's FoundationConshohocken, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  25. Jefferson HospitalPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  26. Little Sisters of the PoorPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  27. TikvahajmiPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  28. Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish HistoryPhiladelphia, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  29. International Institute for the BrainBrooklyn, NY

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $500
  30. Live Like BlaineBala Cynwyd, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $500
  31. Mission KidsEast Norriton, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $200
  32. Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $180
  33. American Support for Israel IncWashington, DC

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $100
  34. Bryn Mawr Fire CompanyBryn Mawr, PA

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $100
  35. The Salvation Army USA Eastern TerritoryWest Nyack, NY

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $100
  36. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    For general support of charitable purposes

    $100

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 $86,00046% of the total
  2. Human services5 grants $34,35018% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $33,00017% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $25,00013% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $180<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania22 grants $293,400
  2. Colorado2 grants $31,950
  3. New York5 grants $30,880
  4. New Jersey2 grants $27,800
  5. California1 grant $20,000
  6. Delaware1 grant $3,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $1,800
  8. Maryland1 grant $1,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Steven H ErlbaumCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy ErlbaumCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

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