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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-5228245

The Jesra Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Miami Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $322,500 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

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

    $322,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,243,465
  • Tax year 2023

    $342,206

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,604,970
  • Tax year 2022

    $340,368

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,039,196
  • Tax year 2021

    $194,600

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,487,897
  • Tax year 2020

    $123,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,396,232
  • Tax year 2019

    $407,638

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,376,324
  • Tax year 2018

    $343,650

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,502,418

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fairleigh Dickingson UniversityTeaneck, NJ

    General operations

    $56,000
  2. Saint Joseph UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General operations

    $50,000
  3. Takreem USADover, DE

    General operations

    $35,000
  4. Ellis Island Honors SocietyFranklin SQ, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  5. Friends of the Lebanese FranciscanNew York, NY

    General operations

    $25,000
  6. American Task Force on LebanonWashington, DC

    General operations

    $25,000
  7. Washington Street Historical SocietNew York, NY

    General operations

    $20,000
  8. Egatha FoundationBedminster, NJ

    General operations

    $15,000
  9. Holy Spirit UniversityMount Lebanon, Lebanon

    General operations

    $15,000
  10. Teach for LebanonSomerville, NJ

    General operations

    $15,000
  11. Complete PlaygroundNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  12. LifelebanonLondon, United Kingdom

    General operations

    $10,000
  13. National Arab OchestraDetroit, MI

    General operations

    $10,000
  14. JH UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General operations

    $5,000
  15. MEDITATION4LEADERSHIPMoorestown, NJ

    General operations

    $5,000
  16. Beit El BarakaBeruit, Lebanon

    General operations

    $1,000
  17. American Cancer SocietyOklahome City, OK

    General operations

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $35,00047% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $25,00033% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $5,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey4 grants $91,000
  2. New York4 grants $80,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000
  4. Delaware1 grant $35,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  6. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  8. Oklahoma1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Micheline NaderPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Francois NaderVP & SECRETA Hours 2Pay $0
  • Pierre LegaultTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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