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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-2542893

The Dore Orenstein Foundation Inc

A private foundation in San Carlos, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $127,608 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $127,608

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,136,726
  • Tax year 2023

    $129,550

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,428,329
  • Tax year 2022

    $136,990

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,268,774
  • Tax year 2021

    $138,015

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,302,911
  • Tax year 2020

    $132,190

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,273,951

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Alpha Epsilon Pi FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    Vanderbilt University Project

    $30,000
  2. Friendship Circle Bay AreaPalo Alto, CA

    General Operating Support

    $12,000
  3. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  4. Chabad Student Center at VanderbiltNashville, TN

    Capital Campaign

    $10,000
  5. Jewish Agency for Israel NA CouncilNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  6. Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day SchoolFoster City, CA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  7. Wood River Jewish CommunityKetchum, ID

    General Operating Support

    $8,607
  8. Mosenson Youth VillageHod HaSharon, Israel

    General Operating Support

    $6,000
  9. Jewish National Fund - AMHSIRockville Centre, NY

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  10. Temple Shaarey Tefilla CongregationSouth Orange, NJ

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  11. Peninsula Sinai CongregationFoster City, CA

    General Operating Support

    $4,446
  12. Yeka GirlsPasadena, CA

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  13. Chabad of San MateoSan Mateo, CA

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  14. Illinois Holocaust Museum and EducationSkokie, IL

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  15. Jewish Federation of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL

    General Operating Support

    $2,500
  16. Chabad at ElonElon, NC

    General Operating Support

    $1,360
  17. Jewish Study NetworkPalo Alto, CA

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  18. Secure Community NetworkChicago, IL

    General Operating Support

    $1,000
  19. Congregation Beth ShalomNorthbrook, IL

    General Operating Support

    $500
  20. Michigan Jewish Sports FdnBloomfield Hills, MI

    General Operating Support

    $400
  21. Jewish Federation PinnellasLargo, FL

    General Operating Support

    $365
  22. Chabad Student Center at VanderbiltNashville, TN

    General Operating Support

    $360
  23. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $250
  24. American Zionist MovementNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $180
  25. Chabad at WisconsinMadison, WI

    General Operating Support

    $180
  26. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $180
  27. Vanderbilt HillelNashville, TN

    General Operating Support

    $180
  28. PEF Israel Endowment FundNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,00066% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $10,25023% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $3,0007% of the total
  4. Religion2 grants $1,1803% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $32,946
  2. Indiana1 grant $30,000
  3. New York6 grants $25,530
  4. Tennessee3 grants $10,540
  5. Idaho1 grant $8,607
  6. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  7. Illinois3 grants $4,000
  8. Florida2 grants $2,865
  9. North Carolina1 grant $1,360
  10. Michigan1 grant $400

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Andrew FradkinPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert GraifmanDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Richard SteinDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark SchiffDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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