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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2953344

Bna Charity Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 66 grants and $299,565 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file

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Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $299,565

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $2,012
  • Tax year 2023

    $231,588

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $279,571
  • Tax year 2022

    $202,538

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $311,279
  • Tax year 2021

    $327,370

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $203,779
  • Tax year 2020

    $102,886

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $531,149
  • Tax year 2019

    $15,240

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $384,135

Grants paid in 2024

66 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Religious support

    $63,300
  2. Individual

    Educational institutions

    $50,660
  3. Individual

    Religious institution

    $30,000
  4. Individual

    Educational institution

    $24,000
  5. Individual

    Educational institution

    $20,375
  6. Individual

    Religious institution

    $14,000
  7. Individual

    Assistance to indigent

    $13,306
  8. Individual

    Educational institution

    $13,000
  9. Individual

    Religious institution

    $12,003
  10. Congregation Khal AvreichimMonsey, NY

    Religious support

    $8,150
  11. Individual

    Religious institution

    $5,100
  12. Tzur FoundationLakewood, NJ

    Financial assitance

    $4,000
  13. Individual

    To help support charitable organizations

    $3,600
  14. Individual

    To create an environment where freedom of speech is valued by all

    $3,360
  15. Individual

    Financial assitance

    $2,900
  16. Individual

    Religious institution

    $2,860
  17. Individual

    Religious institution

    $2,370
  18. Individual

    Educational institution

    $2,300
  19. Individual

    Financial assitance

    $2,050
  20. Individual

    Religious institution

    $2,000
  21. Individual

    Educational institution

    $2,000
  22. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,520
  23. Individual

    Religious institution

    $1,500
  24. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,220
  25. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  26. Kolel Asike ShmatasaBrooklyn, NY

    Religious institution

    $860
  27. Individual

    Religious institution

    $540
  28. Individual

    Crisis intervention

    $500
  29. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  30. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  31. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  32. Individual

    DONOR ADVISED [individual]

    $500
  33. Individual

    Religious institution

    $500
  34. Individual

    Religious institution

    $500
  35. Individual

    Religious institution

    $500
  36. Individual

    Religious institution

    $500
  37. Individual

    To further jewish casuses

    $500
  38. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  39. Individual

    Charitable

    $461
  40. Individual

    Educational institution

    $461
  41. Individual

    Religious institution

    $404
  42. Individual

    Religious institution

    $360
  43. Individual

    Charitable

    $360
  44. Individual

    Charitable

    $300
  45. Individual

    Charitable

    $300
  46. Individual

    Charitable

    $281
  47. Individual

    Charitable

    $281
  48. Individual

    Charitable

    $250
  49. Individual

    Educational institution

    $250
  50. Individual

    Donor advised fund

    $250
  51. Individual

    Religious institution

    $202
  52. Individual

    Charitable

    $202
  53. Individual

    Educational institution

    $180
  54. Individual

    Charitable

    $180
  55. Individual

    Charitable

    $180
  56. Individual

    Religious institution

    $180
  57. Individual

    Religious institution

    $101
  58. Individual

    Religious institution

    $101
  59. Individual

    Educational institution

    $101
  60. Individual

    Assistance to indigent

    $101
  61. Individual

    Charitable

    $101
  62. Individual

    Religious institution

    $101
  63. Individual

    Charitable

    $101
  64. Individual

    Educational institution

    $101
  65. Individual

    Religious institution

    $101
  66. Individual

    Educational institution

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $4,860100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $9,010
  2. New Jersey1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Arnold HandlerPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barry MayersonTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah HandlerSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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