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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0174241

The Rita Poretsky Memorial Fund Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $270,400 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $270,400

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $311,994
  • Tax year 2023

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $323,695
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $396,731
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $416,980
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $429,585

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Laniado Development FundBrooklyn, NY

    Program contribution

    $100,000
  2. Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NY

    Program contribution

    $20,000
  3. Zaka Tel - AvivBrooklyn, NY

    Program contribution

    $20,000
  4. Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    Program contribution

    $20,000
  5. Friends of United Hatzalah IncNew York, NY

    Progprogram contributionram contribution

    $20,000
  6. Friends of Yad Sarah IncNew York, NY

    Program contribution

    $20,000
  7. Congregation Anshe ChessedNew York, NY

    Program contribution

    $15,000
  8. Tikva Children's HomeWest Caldwell, NJ

    Program contribution

    $10,000
  9. Chaim Vchessed - Center for Jewish ValuesBaltimore, MD

    Program contribution

    $10,000
  10. Ezer MizionBrooklyn, NY

    Program contribution

    $10,000
  11. Jerusalem Chesed - Chasdei HennyBrooklyn, NY

    Program contribution

    $10,000
  12. Friends of Hatzolah Ashdod DaromBrooklyn, NY

    Program contribution

    $5,400
  13. Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeBaltimore, MD

    Program contribution

    $5,000
  14. Child Life SocietyBrooklyn, NY

    Program 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. Medical research1 grant $100,00042% of the total
  2. Religion4 grants $45,40019% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $30,00012% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $225,400
  2. New Jersey2 grants $30,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Allan J GibberDIRECTOR/VP/SECRETARY/TREASUR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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