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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3100923

High Five Foundation II

A private foundation in Woodmere, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 116 grants and $395,645 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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 2024

    $395,645

    Grants listed
    116
    Assets, end of year
    $6,878,912
  • Tax year 2023

    $353,220

    Grants listed
    112
    Assets, end of year
    $5,946,573
  • Tax year 2022

    $301,065

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $5,404,119
  • Tax year 2021

    $314,384

    Grants listed
    108
    Assets, end of year
    $5,593,701
  • Tax year 2020

    $256,877

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $4,397,180
  • Tax year 2019

    $176,574

    Grants listed
    84
    Assets, end of year
    $4,282,801

Grants paid in 2024

116 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $62,500
  2. Clal the National Jewish Center for Learning and LeadershipNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $50,000
  3. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $50,000
  4. Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $25,000
  5. Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $25,000
  6. Clal the National Jewish Center for Learning and LeadershipNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $25,000
  7. Central Park FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $17,500
  8. United Jewish Appeal Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $16,250
  9. United Jewish Appeal Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $16,250
  10. Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm BCH, FL

    General purposes

    $6,250
  11. Harvard Business SchoolCambridge, MA

    General purposes

    $6,250
  12. Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $5,120
  13. The Innovate of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $5,000
  14. Arbor RisingNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  15. The Directors Company of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  16. Columbia University Business SchoolNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $5,000
  17. Virginia Military InstitueLexington, VA

    General purposes

    $3,750
  18. Care and Care InstituteUnion, NJ

    General purposes

    $3,000
  19. American PromiseWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $2,500
  20. Metropolitan Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  21. Morgan Pressel FoundationDel Ray Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $2,500
  22. Inwood CharitiesNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  23. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $2,500
  24. Friends of Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY

    General purposes

    $2,500
  25. US Holocaust MemorialWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $2,000
  26. International Sports and Music ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $2,000
  27. Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $2,000
  28. Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $2,000
  29. American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  30. Intrerstitial Cystitis AssocationLakewood, CO

    General purposes

    $1,250
  31. Montefiore Einstein HopsitalBronx, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  32. Jewish Hospice and ChaplancyWest Bloomfield, MI

    General purposes

    $1,250
  33. Childrens Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  34. American Folk Art MuseumNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  35. Samuel Waxman FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  36. Immokalee FoundationImmokalee, FL

    General purposes

    $1,250
  37. Lincoln MemorialWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,250
  38. The Nicholas CenterPort Washington, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  39. City Meals on WheelsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  40. Loni and Jeff Rush Family FoundationSolana Beach, CA

    General purposes

    $1,250
  41. American Foreign Policy CouncilWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,250
  42. Pink AidWestport, CT

    General purposes

    $1,250
  43. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $1,250
  44. Palm Beach United WayWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $1,250
  45. Brookly Bridge Animal Welfare CoalitionBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $1,000
  46. Fund Texas ChoiceAustin, TX

    General purposes

    $1,000
  47. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $1,000
  48. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt SinaiNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $750
  49. Five Towns Community ChestWoodmere, NY

    General purposes

    $750
  50. Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $750
  51. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $750
  52. Morgan Pressel FoundationDel Ray Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $625
  53. Stern Center for Language and LearningWilliston, VT

    General purposes

    $500
  54. Breakthrough New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  55. Mount Sinai South Nassau HospitalOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  56. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  57. New Heights NYCBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  58. United Jewish Appeal Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  59. Jewish Family ServicesWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $500
  60. Inwood CharitiesNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  61. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  62. African Community and Conservation FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $500
  63. Mount Sinai South Nassau HospitalOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $500
  64. Palm Beach SynagougePalm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $500
  65. 92nd Street YNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $375
  66. Whitney MuseumNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $325
  67. Palm Beach United WayWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $250
  68. Blue Heron FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General purposes

    $250
  69. Palm Beach Drama WorksWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $250
  70. American Institute for Mental ImageryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  71. JCC of KrakowOceanside, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  72. Sesame StreetLanghorne, PA

    General purposes

    $250
  73. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  74. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $250
  75. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $250
  76. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt SinaiNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  77. Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  78. Central SynagougeNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  79. Special Operation Warrior FoundationTampa, FL

    General purposes

    $250
  80. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt SinaiNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $250
  81. Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $125
  82. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  83. Special OlympicsNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  84. Dartmouth Social ClubHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $125
  85. Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  86. Dartmouth College HillelHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $125
  87. Spence SchoolNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  88. Metropolitan Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  89. Friends of the Smithsonian MuseumWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $125
  90. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $125
  91. Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL

    General purposes

    $125
  92. Old Westbury GardensOld Westbury, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  93. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $125
  94. St Judes Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    General purposes

    $125
  95. Chabad Center at Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $125
  96. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $125
  97. Friends of the HighlineNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  98. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  99. Veterans of Foreign WarsWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $100
  100. Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nasau CountyWoodmere, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  101. Florida Sheriffs AssociationTallahassee, FL

    General purposes

    $100
  102. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $100
  103. Center for Jewish HistoryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  104. New York Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  105. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $100
  106. Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $100
  107. NAACP Legal Defense FundBaltimore, MD

    General purposes

    $100
  108. Jewish MuseumNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  109. St Jude Childrens HospitalMemphis, TN

    General purposes

    $100
  110. Tuskegee Airman National MuseumMerrifield, VA

    General purposes

    $100
  111. Planned Parenthood of New YorkNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  112. Darthmouth College HillelHanover, NH

    General purposes

    $100
  113. YehudiMiami Beach, FL

    General purposes

    $100
  114. Friends of the IdfNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $100
  115. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $75
  116. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    General purposes

    $75

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education13 grants $115,67554% of the total
  2. Religion3 grants $75,10035% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $10,7505% of the total
  4. Environment3 grants $4,0002% of the total
  5. Health4 grants $2,6251% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 5 other causes10 grants $4,6252% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York64 grants $230,895
  2. New Hampshire11 grants $114,725
  3. Florida18 grants $22,175
  4. District of Columbia8 grants $7,425
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $6,250
  6. Virginia2 grants $3,850
  7. New Jersey1 grant $3,000
  8. California2 grants $1,500
  9. Colorado1 grant $1,250
  10. Connecticut1 grant $1,250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gerald KaminskyPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jaclyn KaminskySECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michael J KaminskyVICE PRESIDENT AND TREASUR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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