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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 59-1002714

The Applebaum Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $10.1 million paid in grants.

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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

    $10,086,568

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $211,454,592

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,278,022

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $203,283,603

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,820,995

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $190,104,461

  • Tax year 2021

    $8,042,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $229,643,281

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,405,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $165,646,727

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,417,675

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $156,270,275

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,075,633

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $145,946,125

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $1,500,000
  2. The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY

    Research

    $1,000,000
  3. Jewish Communal Fund of New YorkNew York, NY

    Donor advised fund

    $975,000
  4. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBrookline, MA

    Research

    $500,000
  5. Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $500,000
  6. The American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $500,000
  7. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Research

    $357,047
  8. American Committee for the Weizman Institute of ScienceNew York, NY

    Research

    $300,000
  9. American Friends of Bar-Ilan UniversityNew York, NY

    Research

    $300,000
  10. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Research

    $300,000
  11. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Research

    $300,000
  12. University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL

    Research

    $300,000
  13. Israel Healthcare FoundationNew York, NY

    Research

    $267,851
  14. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Research

    $250,000
  15. Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $250,000
  16. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Research

    $200,000
  17. Metropolitan Council on Jewish PovertyNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $200,000
  18. Upwardly GlobalNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $175,000
  19. American Technion SocietyNew York, NY

    Research

    $158,000
  20. Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Research

    $150,000
  21. Catholic Charities Community ServicesNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $150,000
  22. Constructive Dialogue InstituteNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  23. Reut USAWoodland HLS, CA

    Special purpose

    $150,000
  24. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Research

    $150,000
  25. West Side Center for Community Life Inc DBA West Side Campaign Against HunNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $150,000
  26. University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL

    Research

    $135,995
  27. The Hadar InstituteNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $125,000
  28. End SepsisNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  29. The Afya FoundationYonkers, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  30. Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY

    Special purpose

    $75,000
  31. National Council of Jewish Women New York SectionNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $65,000
  32. Hebrew Free Loan SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $60,000
  33. Hebrew Free Burial AssociationNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $52,675
  34. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    Special purpose

    $50,000
  35. National Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Special purpose

    $50,000
  36. Yeshivat Chovevei TorahBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $40,000

Approved for future payment

27 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. The American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $1,000,000
  2. The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY

    Research

    $1,000,000
  3. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Research

    $629,449
  4. American Committee for the Weizman Institute of ScienceNew York, NY

    Research

    $600,000
  5. American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical CenterNew York, NY

    Research

    $500,000
  6. The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchNew York, NY

    Research

    $500,000
  7. Metropolitan Council on Jewish PovertyNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $475,000
  8. The Afya FoundationYonkers, NY

    General operating support

    $350,000
  9. American Friends of Bar-Ilan UniversityNew York, NY

    Research

    $300,000
  10. Reut USAWoodland HLS, CA

    Special purpose

    $300,000
  11. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Research

    $300,000
  12. University of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL

    Research

    $300,000
  13. Brain Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    Research

    $250,000
  14. Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens HealthPalo Alto, CA

    Research

    $250,000
  15. Uja-Federation of New YorkNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $250,000
  16. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY

    Research

    $200,000
  17. New York University Grossman School of MedicineTH Floor, NY

    Special purpose

    $200,000
  18. Israel Healthcare FoundationNew York, NY

    Research

    $188,969
  19. Jewish Communal Fund of New YorkNew York, NY

    Donor advised fund

    $157,500
  20. Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY

    Research

    $150,000
  21. National Council of Jewish Women New York SectionNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $130,000
  22. Unversity of Miami Miller School of MedicineCoral Gables, FL

    Research

    $128,010
  23. Hebrew Free Loan SocietyNew York, NY

    Special purpose

    $120,000
  24. End SepsisNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  25. Israel Guide Dog Center for the BlindWarrington, PA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  26. Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY

    Special purpose

    $75,000
  27. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    Special purpose

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $1,750,00028% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $1,667,85127% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $900,00015% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $658,00011% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $500,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $200,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $485,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York28 grants $8,450,573
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $550,000
  3. Florida2 grants $435,995
  4. California2 grants $300,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $300,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • James KaufmanPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $116,667
  • Michael DoppeltVP & TREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Rebecca LiebermanVP, SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $316,816
  • Lillian ApplebaumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erin R BorgerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Judy FederDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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