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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-3773771

Abe Littenberg Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lincroft, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 34 grants and $816,500 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.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $816,500

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $10,037,692

  • Tax year 2024

    $672,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $9,192,572

  • Tax year 2023

    $587,768

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $9,493,496

  • Tax year 2022

    $604,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $9,935,408

  • Tax year 2021

    $565,841

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $9,712,260

  • Tax year 2020

    $549,620

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $9,595,368

  • Tax year 2019

    $507,800

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $9,422,245

  • Tax year 2018

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,036,366

Grants paid in 2025

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Parker Family Health ClinicRed Bank, NJ

    Provide low cost healthcare services to families

    $75,000
  2. Lunch BreakRed Bank, NJ

    Provide food to shut-ins & free clothing distribution.

    $70,000
  3. Fulfill Monmouth and Ocean Food BankNeptune, NJ

    Provide food to indigent families

    $55,000
  4. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    World central kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick action, leveraging local resources, and adapting in real time, WCK has served hundreds of millions of meals around the world

    $55,000
  5. Upper Valley HavenWhite Riv JCT, VT

    To provide assistance to those experiencing poverty to be free from hunger and to be securely housed

    $40,000
  6. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Provide doctors to indigent families worldwide

    $40,000
  7. HabcoreRed Bank, NJ

    Provide permanent housing and individualized support to homeless families with children, veterans, and individuals with special needs in crisis

    $40,000
  8. Americares FoundationStamford, CT

    Supply medicines and medical equipment worldwide

    $40,000
  9. Uthsca Urology Research FundSan Antonio, TX

    Primary focus include urologic cancers, minimally-invasive surgery, urinary incontinence, female urology, sexual function, stone disease, and pediatric urology

    $35,000
  10. Family Promise of BCSCollege Station, TX

    Provide shelter and food for indigent families

    $30,000
  11. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    Provide high-quality medical care and address the root causes of diseases

    $30,000
  12. Solar Energy InternationalPaonia, CO

    Provide training and expertise in renewable energy to empower people

    $30,000
  13. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    Provide food for indigent families

    $27,000
  14. Covenant House New JerseyNewark, NJ

    To provide support for indigent families

    $25,000
  15. Community Resource Center of Robertson CountyHearne, TX

    Provide robertson county residents with access to resources, programs, and services such as housing & rent assistance, medical & medication assistance, and mental health & counseling programs

    $25,000
  16. No Limits CafeRed Bank, NJ

    Provide jobs and job training to adults with disabilities to fulfill their lives within the community and increase self awareness

    $24,000
  17. Chester County Food BankExton, PA

    Provide food for indigent families

    $20,000
  18. Unity House of TroyTroy, NY

    To meet the unmet needs of people in the community hurting and struggling; assisting those in poverty, adults with mental illness, victims of domestic violence and children with developmental delays

    $20,000
  19. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    Provide food for indigent families

    $20,000
  20. Monmouth Council BSAMorganville, NJ

    Help young people to make ethical and moral choices

    $15,000
  21. Pasadena Community FoundationPasadena, CA

    Strives to improve and enrich lives of people in the greater pasadena area

    $15,000
  22. Ground WorkSioux Falls, SD

    Develop healthy neighborhoods and communities through school teaching gardens

    $10,000
  23. Greenline Housing FoundationSierra Madre, CA

    To provide grants for down payments to qualified applicants of color for the purpose of purchasing a home in an effort to close the racial wealth gap and facilitate access to minority homeownership

    $10,000
  24. Pasadena Educational FoundationPasadena, CA

    Fundraising for pasadena area public schools, including altadena, pasadena and sierra madre.

    $10,000
  25. Bethesda CaresBethesda, MD

    Prevent, ease and end homelessness in our community

    $10,000
  26. Wetlands InstituteStone Harbor, NJ

    The mission of the wetlands institute is to promote appreciation, understanding and stewardship of wetland and coastal ecosystems through programs in research, conservation and education.

    $10,000
  27. The Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    Free the staggering number of innocent people who remain incarcerated

    $10,000
  28. St Vincent de Paul SocietyHolmdel, NJ

    Provide support for those who need assitance in paying rent, utilities, food

    $7,500
  29. West Chester Food CupboardWest Chester, PA

    Provide a variety of fresh and nonperishable healthy food to those in need

    $5,000
  30. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    Provide support to our men and women in military bases around the world, and to the families they leave behind. We train communities in CPR, first aid and other skills that save lives

    $5,000
  31. GofundmeorgWest Hollywood, CA

    Raises and distributes funds to address urgent, unmet needs of people and communities, informed by insights from the gofundme platform and the philanthropic priorities of a wide range of community partners.

    $3,000
  32. Pasadena HumanePasadena, CA

    Community-supported animal resource center providing compassion and care for all animals. Since 1903, pasadena humane has offered lifesaving programs and services for animals and the people who love them in the greater los angeles area

    $2,000
  33. Meals on WheelsNew Brunswick, NJ

    Improve the health and quality of life of seniors

    $2,000
  34. National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    Help families realize the purpose and potential of philanthropy for meaningful impact

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $135,00029% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture4 grants $115,00024% of the total
  3. Human services5 grants $75,00016% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $30,0006% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $30,0006% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $29,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $56,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey10 grants $323,500
  2. Texas3 grants $90,000
  3. New York3 grants $70,000
  4. California6 grants $67,000
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $61,000
  6. Pennsylvania3 grants $45,000
  7. Connecticut1 grant $40,000
  8. Vermont1 grant $40,000
  9. Colorado1 grant $30,000
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sheryl LitwackPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Susan LittenbergVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Matthew LittenbergSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark LitwackTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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