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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-1441270

Makava Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Monroe, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $227,500 paid in grants.

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
Simon Katz
237 Mountainview Dr
Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 721-1630
Form and materials
Letter stating activities and purpose of grant
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

    $227,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $124,184
  • Tax year 2023

    $348,026

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $138,997
  • Tax year 2022

    $373,520

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $80,639
  • Tax year 2021

    $372,540

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $101,746
  • Tax year 2020

    $216,010

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $40,502
  • Tax year 2019

    $454,120

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $29,716
  • Tax year 2018

    $50,360

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $200,140

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cong Nachlas Moshe MakavaMonsey, NY

    Support of program

    $179,500
  2. Congregation Beth JoelBrooklyn, NY

    Support of program

    $35,000
  3. Ahavat Yisroel Humanity IncBrooklyn, NY

    Support of program

    $10,000
  4. Zichron Yosef UsherBrooklyn, NY

    Support of program

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $10,00077% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $3,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $227,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Simon KatzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David LebowitzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rifka LebowitzDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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