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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-6796362

Mayer Simcha Leiter Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $294,685 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $294,685

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,195,097

  • Tax year 2023

    $205,925

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,705,180

  • Tax year 2022

    $243,951

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,809,246

  • Tax year 2021

    $172,669

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,981,791

  • Tax year 2020

    $102,030

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,206,662

  • Tax year 2019

    $85,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,373,663

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Efrat Development Foundation USAFresh Meadows, NY

    General donation

    $65,600
  2. Friends of Chabad of HebronBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $65,000
  3. Kuman IncChicago, IL

    General donation

    $39,770
  4. Friends of Chabad TzfatBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $30,000
  5. Bet ElazrkiTeaneck, NJ

    General donation

    $17,450
  6. Rabbinical College of AmericaMorristown, NJ

    General donation

    $14,000
  7. Beis Moshe IncBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $11,250
  8. Cheder Yaldei MenachemHillside, NJ

    General donation

    $10,000
  9. Mothers of Crown HeightsBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $10,000
  10. United Lubavitcher YeshivaBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $7,265
  11. Chabad Outreach in IsraelWest Pittson, PA

    General donation

    $7,200
  12. Associated Beth Rivka School for Girls IncBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $6,250
  13. Committee for Jewish AdvancementValley Stream, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  14. Shimon & Yehudis Leiter Family Fund IncBrooklyn, NY

    General donation

    $2,000
  15. Camp Chayolei HamelechLackawaxen, PA

    General donation

    $1,500
  16. Just One ChesedChicago, IL

    General donation

    $1,400
  17. Society for the Promotion of Jewish EducationNew York, NY

    General donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion4 grants $94,05078% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $15,00012% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,0008% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,4001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $203,365
  2. New Jersey3 grants $41,450
  3. Illinois2 grants $41,170
  4. Pennsylvania2 grants $8,700

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Gutol LeiterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shimon LeiterTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Rosie SandmanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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