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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-3625045

MDBC Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Kew Gardens, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $189,635 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
David Arbesfeld
82-05 Abington Road Kew Gardens NY, 11415
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(212) 755-1800
Form and materials
By letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $189,635

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,528,712

  • Tax year 2023

    $213,980

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,928,446

  • Tax year 2022

    $244,930

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,023,560

  • Tax year 2021

    $167,560

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,177,680

  • Tax year 2020

    $101,840

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,717,163

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,669,114

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,300

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,032,180

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (riets)New York, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $120,000
  2. Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $25,000
  3. Kav L'noarPassaic, NJ

    General purpose of charity

    $10,000
  4. Operation Open CurtainNew York, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $10,000
  5. Yeshiva Central QueensQueens, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $10,000
  6. Yad YisraelBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $5,000
  7. Ohab ZadekNew York, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $2,900
  8. The Jewish CenterNew York, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $2,000
  9. Kew Gardens SynagogueJamaica, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $1,625
  10. Rofeh C Cancer SocietyBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $1,000
  11. Congregation Ahavas ChesedBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $1,000
  12. Yeshiva Great NeckGreat Neck, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $360
  13. Tide AcademyMeno Park, CA

    General purpose of charity

    $300
  14. Chabad's Terror Victim ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $250
  15. Chabad Medical CenterHouston, TX

    General purpose of charity

    $100
  16. Mesifta Tiferet TorahKew Gardens, NY

    General purpose of charity

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York13 grants $179,235
  2. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  3. California1 grant $300
  4. Texas1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David ArbesfeldDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Michelle Arbesfeld SaligDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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