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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 38-3515213

Betmar Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $27,948 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

    $27,948

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $503,834
  • Tax year 2024

    $34,560

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $373,797
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,261

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $392,927
  • Tax year 2022

    $45,201

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $446,157
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,026

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $494,742
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,126

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $553,764

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan DetroitBloomfield Hills, MI

    Community assistance

    $5,000
  2. Simon Weisenthal CenterLos Angeles, FL

    Community assistance

    $3,500
  3. America Kidney FundRockville, MD

    Research

    $3,000
  4. Friendship CircleW Bloomfield, MI

    Community assistance

    $3,000
  5. Jewish Federation of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL

    Community assistance

    $2,000
  6. Temple IsraelWest Bloomfield, MI

    Community assistance

    $1,837
  7. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FL

    Community assistance

    $1,500
  8. Michigan State University HillelEast Lansing, MI

    Community assistance

    $1,250
  9. Maltz Jupiter Theater Legacy ProgramJupiter, FL

    Community assistance

    $1,001
  10. American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA

    Research

    $1,000
  11. Juvenile Diabetes Research FundNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,000
  12. Bar Ilan UniversityBloomfield Hills, FL

    Education

    $500
  13. Epilepsy Foundation of MichiganSouthfield, MI

    Research

    $500
  14. Holocaust Memorial CenterFarmingtn HLS, MI

    Education

    $500
  15. International Rett Syndrome FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Research

    $500
  16. Mirasol FoundationPalm BCH GDNS, FL

    Community assistance

    $500
  17. National Council of Jewish WomenSouthfield, MI

    Community assistance

    $500
  18. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Community assistance

    $360
  19. Detroit Public TelevisionDetroit, MI

    Public television

    $250
  20. University of Michigan Hillel Mandell Berman CenterAnn Arbor, MI

    Community assistance

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $5,50048% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $3,00026% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $1,50013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5004% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5004% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan9 grants $13,087
  2. Florida6 grants $9,001
  3. Maryland1 grant $3,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  6. Ohio1 grant $500
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $360

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Alan JacobsDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Douglas ShiffmanDIRECTOR, VP, TREASURER Hours 10Pay $0
  • Janet JacobsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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