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Form 990-PFTax year 2017EIN 27-1345077

Gans Family Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2017 lists 19 grants and $152,234 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2017 (period ending Dec 31, 2017), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2017 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2017

    $152,234

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $755,420

Grants paid in 2017

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Beir YosefMonsey, NY

    General Support

    $68,600
  2. Khal Adas KashoBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $11,000
  3. Zichron MenachemLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $10,000
  4. Karen OrahLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $9,000
  5. Yeshiva Toras MenachemLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $8,324
  6. Bais Chana MalkaSuffern, NY

    General Support

    $7,100
  7. Kollel ChatzosBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $7,000
  8. Bnos MelechLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $5,900
  9. Yeshiva Toras AronLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $5,570
  10. Nachla Bais YaakovLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $4,320
  11. Ohr ShragaBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $4,000
  12. Mesivta of LakewoodLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $2,720
  13. Cong Emek TefilahMonsey, NY

    General Support

    $2,500
  14. Cong Mosdos Toldos AharonBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $2,400
  15. G'Mach Ahavas ChaverimMonsey, NY

    General Support

    $1,620
  16. Keren Yisacher DovBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $1,200
  17. Ein Od MilvadoLakewood, NJ

    General Support

    $500
  18. Yad EliezerBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $300
  19. Masores Bais YaakovBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $68,60083% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $8,32410% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,5707% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York11 grants $105,900
  2. New Jersey8 grants $46,334

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Joseph GansTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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