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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 85-1604420

Benei Meron Inc

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $175,332 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
The Foundation
2433 Knapp Street
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(646) 961-1001
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,332

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,224,895

  • Tax year 2023

    $426,555

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,979,723

  • Tax year 2022

    $152,368

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $460,221

  • Tax year 2021

    $237,116

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $643,342

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $438,203

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $50,621 in all.

  2. Darchei NoamNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $36,000
  3. Go Fund MeRedwood City, CA

    Charitable

    $26,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,009
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $9,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $6,193
  7. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,979
  8. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,600
  9. Yad YosefBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $5,100
  10. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,600
  11. Shalom FoundationFranklin, TN

    Charitable

    $3,600
  12. The Chesed FundBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $3,600
  13. Heichal HatorahTeaneck, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,814
  14. Rachel Leah Chesed FundLong Brance, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,304
  15. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,501
  16. Bet Yaakov of the Jersey ShoreW Long Branch, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,250
  17. Chonen VnosenBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $1,001
  18. Congregation Beth RambamHouston, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000
  19. Mehkere EresBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $160

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $4,06446% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,60041% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $1,16113% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $45,861
  2. California1 grant $26,000
  3. New Jersey3 grants $6,368
  4. Tennessee1 grant $3,600
  5. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Eli Jacob KaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Yehuda Joseph KaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Benjamin KaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Isaac Zaac KaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael KaplanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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