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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-0276553

The Harjen Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $500,000 paid in grants.

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

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,896,578
  • Tax year 2023

    $498,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $9,704,584
  • Tax year 2022

    $479,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,722,824
  • Tax year 2021

    $374,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $6,294,982
  • Tax year 2020

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,974,765
  • Tax year 2019

    $363,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,780,726
  • Tax year 2018

    $296,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,450,211

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Semper Fi FundCamp Pendelton, CA

    General contribution

    $150,000
  2. Birch Wathen Lenox SchoolNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $125,000
  3. Individual

    General contribution

    $50,000
  4. Palmetto Promise InstituteColumbia, SC

    General contribution

    $50,000
  5. Manhattan InstituteNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $30,000
  6. Cato InstituteWashington, DC

    General contribution

    $25,000
  7. Chabad of Hamilton HeightsNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $25,000
  8. Open to Debate FoundationNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $25,000
  9. American Ballet Theatre FoundationNew York, NY

    General contribution

    $10,000
  10. TapsArlington, VA

    General contribution

    $5,000
  11. Alexander Hamilton SocietyWashington, DC

    General contribution

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $125,00049% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00020% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  5. Social science1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $215,000
  2. California1 grant $150,000
  3. South Carolina1 grant $50,000
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $30,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Nina RothDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Daniel ShuchmanDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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