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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4727835

Lori & Michael Nash Foundation

A private foundation in Ridgewood, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 39 grants and $770,006 paid in grants.

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

    $770,006

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $7,479,573
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,350,926

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,090,477
  • Tax year 2023

    $539,583

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,587,954
  • Tax year 2022

    $634,040

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,781,839
  • Tax year 2021

    $578,106

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,968,402
  • Tax year 2020

    $386,818

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $2,118,464
  • Tax year 2019

    $628,930

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $2,409,792
  • Tax year 2018

    $294,625

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $3,640,500

Grants paid in 2025

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Melanoma Research FoundationWashington, DC

    Program support

    $167,081
  2. Dream Charter SchoolNew York, NY

    Program support

    $100,000
  3. Spark Youth NYC IncNew York, NY

    Program support

    $100,000
  4. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    Program support

    $60,000
  5. Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY

    Program support

    $50,000
  6. MCC TheaterNew York, NY

    Program support

    $26,450
  7. Teaching MattersNew York, NY

    Program support

    $25,725
  8. Groundswell Charitable FoundationEl Segundo, CA

    Program support

    $25,000
  9. Harlem Rbi IncNew York, NY

    Program support

    $25,000
  10. Brightfocus FoundationClarksburg, MD

    Program support

    $20,708
  11. Answer the Call New York Police & Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit FundNew York, NY

    Program support

    $18,653
  12. Tom Jay Coughlin Fund FoundationJacksonville Beach, FL

    Program support

    $15,000
  13. Met CouncilBrooklyn, NY

    Program support

    $10,800
  14. Good Food WorksNew York, NY

    Program support

    $10,676
  15. American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    Program support

    $10,000
  16. Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    Program support

    $10,000
  17. Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    Program support

    $10,000
  18. Lisa B Fishman Foundation IncMontville, NJ

    Program support

    $10,000
  19. Tee Off Fore Life IncBronx, NY

    Program support

    $10,000
  20. Grahams FoundationBloomington, IN

    Program support

    $8,287
  21. 52nd Street ProjectNew York, NY

    Program support

    $6,545
  22. Individual

    Program support

    $5,400
  23. Light of Life Rescue MissionPittsburgh, PA

    Program support

    $5,400
  24. Devils Youth Foundation IncNewark, NJ

    Program support

    $5,181
  25. Blood Cancer UnitedRye Brook, NY

    Program support

    $5,000
  26. Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA

    Program support

    $5,000
  27. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Program support

    $5,000
  28. American Indian Health and Family ServicesDetroit, MI

    Program support

    $3,200
  29. Baptist Health South Florida Foundation IncCoral Gables, FL

    Program support

    $2,500
  30. Project Toal (trip of A Lifetime)Scarsdale, NY

    Program support

    $1,894
  31. RW Everyaction DonationsOpen, NY

    Program support

    $1,859
  32. Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY

    Program support

    $1,800
  33. Bradley Hospital FoundationProvidence, RI

    Program support

    $1,800
  34. Long Island Caddie Scholarship FundElmsford, NY

    Program support

    $1,800
  35. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    Program support

    $1,800
  36. Individual

    Program support

    $1,170
  37. Georgetown University BellringerWashington, DC

    Program support

    $515
  38. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Program support

    $500
  39. Chapel Haven Schleifer CenterNew Haven, CT

    Program support

    $262

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $128,02525% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $100,00019% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $100,00019% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $60,00012% of the total
  5. Health5 grants $40,0088% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $24,3635% of the total
  7. 6 other causes10 grants $60,58812% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York20 grants $483,002
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $172,596
  3. California4 grants $35,500
  4. Maryland1 grant $20,708
  5. Florida2 grants $17,500
  6. New Jersey2 grants $15,181
  7. Indiana1 grant $8,287
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,400
  9. Michigan1 grant $3,200
  10. Rhode Island1 grant $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Michael NashDIRECTOR; PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lori NashDIRECTOR; SECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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