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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 39-6777005

Tikvah Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Watertown, WI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 52 grants and $11,954 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Bruce J Loeb Trustee
N8499 Jefferson Road
Watertown, WI 53094
(920) 261-4469
Form and materials
Applications should specify nature and purpose of charitable organization
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Grants limited to section 501(c)(3) charitable organizations

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $11,954

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $126,208

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,872

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $104,192

  • Tax year 2023

    $9,840

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $51,369

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,148

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $62,382

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,293

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $60,285

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,792

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $69,366

  • Tax year 2019

    $19,643

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $76,738

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,099

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $96,952

Grants paid in 2025

52 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pasadena Community FoundationPasadena, CA

    Operating expenses

    $1,583
  2. Chabad Jewish Center of Waukesha CountyBrookfield, WI

    Operating expenses

    $1,040
  3. Milwaukee Jewish FederationMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $700
  4. Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor EthicsBoulder, CO

    Operating expenses

    $520
  5. American RiversWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $500
  6. Children's Hospital ColoradoDenver, CO

    Operating expenses

    $500
  7. Educational Foundation of WatertownWatertown, WI

    Operating expenses

    $500
  8. Just Tryan ItBethesda, MD

    Operating expenses

    $500
  9. North Carolina Community FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Operating expenses

    $500
  10. Tel Aviv InstitueTel Aviv, Israel

    Operating expenses

    $500
  11. The Bread BasketWatertown, WI

    Operating expenses

    $500
  12. Tiny HoovesUnion Grove, WI

    Operating expenses

    $500
  13. Westside German Shepherd Rescue of LALos Angles, CA

    Operating expenses

    $334
  14. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $333
  15. Capital Hill ClassicWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $300
  16. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Operating expenses

    $287
  17. Rock River Rescue FoundationWatertown, WI

    Membership

    $215
  18. Mayo ClinicAlbert Lea, MN

    Operating expenses

    $150
  19. Watertown Public LibraryWatertown, WI

    Operating expenses

    $150
  20. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Operating expenses

    $125
  21. Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Membership

    $115
  22. Wisconsin Historical FoundationMadison, WI

    Membership

    $115
  23. Cholangiocarcinoma FoundationSalt Lake City, UT

    Jingle for janet

    $100
  24. Disabled Veterans National FoundationLanham, MD

    Operating expenses

    $100
  25. Jewish National Fund USARockville Centre, NY

    Operating expenses

    $100
  26. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $100
  27. Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    Research

    $100
  28. Milwaukee PBSMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $100
  29. Opportunites IncFort Atkinson, WI

    Operating expenses

    $100
  30. Special OlympicsMadison, WI

    Operating expenses

    $100
  31. Watertown Humane SocietyWatertown, WI

    Operating expenses

    $100
  32. Wisconsin Parkinson AssociationBrookfield, WI

    Operating expenses

    $100
  33. Wisconsin Public RadioMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $100
  34. American Cancer SocietyWaukesha, WI

    Operating expenses

    $75
  35. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Operating expenses

    $75
  36. American Red Cross of SW WiDes Moines, IA

    Operating expenses

    $75
  37. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Operating expenses

    $75
  38. Wildlife in Need CenterOconomowoc, WI

    Operating expenses

    $75
  39. Beth Israel Ner TamidGlendale, WI

    Operating expenses

    $52
  40. Humane Society of Jefferson CountyJefferson, WI

    Operating expenses

    $50
  41. Milwaukee Public MuseumMilwaukee, WI

    Operating expenses

    $50
  42. Rainbow Community CareJefferson, WI

    Operating expenses

    $50
  43. Veterans of Foreign WarsMilford, NH

    Operating expenses

    $50
  44. Hoard Historical MuseumFort Atkinson, WI

    Operating expenses

    $35
  45. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $35
  46. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Membership

    $35
  47. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $30
  48. AARP FoundationWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $25
  49. Consumer Reports FoundationWashington, DC

    Operating expenses

    $25
  50. Courier NewsroomChippewa Falls, WI

    Operating expenses

    $25
  51. Habitat for HumanityAmericus, GA

    Operating expenses

    $25
  52. US Olympic Paralympic FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Operating expense

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $3,28350% of the total
  2. Environment5 grants $1,34521% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $5358% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $3626% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $3105% of the total
  6. Animals3 grants $2253% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $4507% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin23 grants $4,847
  2. California3 grants $1,942
  3. District of Columbia7 grants $1,575
  4. Colorado2 grants $1,020
  5. Maryland2 grants $625
  6. North Carolina1 grant $500
  7. New York2 grants $200
  8. Minnesota1 grant $150
  9. New Hampshire2 grants $150
  10. Iowa3 grants $145

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bruce J LoebTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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