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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-2494485

The Jacob Silverman Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $122,500 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.

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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

    $122,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,971,012

  • Tax year 2024

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,022,659

  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,087,443

  • Tax year 2022

    $118,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,083,448

  • Tax year 2021

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,199,478

  • Tax year 2020

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,199,752

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of the Shefa SchoolNewyork, NY

    General

    $50,000
  2. Metropolitan Council on JewishpovertyNew York, NY

    General

    $30,000
  3. Salanter Akiba Riverdale AcademyRiverdale, NY

    General

    $20,000
  4. Ramaz SchoolNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  5. Yeshivat Chovevei Torah RabbinicalBronx, NY

    General

    $10,000
  6. Congregation B'nai IsraelNew York, NY

    General

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $122,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • JP Morgan Chase Bank NATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $47,583
  • Benjamin HeringCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $4,608

The return

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