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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 62-6195785

Herbert Shainberg Foundation

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 2026), 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 2025

    $1,196,333

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,997,770

  • Tax year 2024

    $655,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,981,692

  • Tax year 2023

    $595,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,144,766

  • Tax year 2022

    $492,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $3,656,312

  • Tax year 2021

    $772,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,050,461

  • Tax year 2020

    $524,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,290,625

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memphis Jewish Community CenterMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $300,000
  2. Bornblum Jewish Community SchoolMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $198,000
  3. Beth SholomMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $150,000
  4. Temple IsraelMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $135,000
  5. The Jewish Foundation of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $108,333
  6. Church Health Center of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $100,000
  7. Memphis Jewish Home and RehabCordova, TN

    Charitable

    $100,000
  8. B'nai B'rith Youth Organization IncWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  9. City LeadershipMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $25,000
  10. Facing History for AntisemitismMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $15,000
  11. MhaMemphis, TN

    Charitable

    $10,000
  12. Verner Center for Early LearningAsheville, NC

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $108,33338% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $100,00035% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $50,00017% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee10 grants $1,141,333
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Argent Trust Company of TennesseeTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $36,720

The return

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