Private foundation · EIN 13-3377892 · New York, New York

James Keene Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 17 grants paid, $579K total, median $2,101. 82% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
17
$579K
Median grant
$2,101
Stays in NY
82%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 16 of 17 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chabad of Sunset StripWest Hollywood, CASupport of religious outreach$260K
Chabad of Washington HeightsNew York, NYSupport of religious outreach$130K
Chabad of Long Island CityLong Island City, NYSupport of religious outreach$130K
Chabad Mitzvah WorkshopsNew York, NYSupport of religious outreach$36K
Mishkan MosheLong Branch, NJSupport of religious outreach$6,500
Educational Institute Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$4,000
Beis Levi YitzchokBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$3,174
Congregation Ohel NossonBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$2,500
ChabadorgBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$1,500
Zaka IsraelBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$1,000
Bikur Cholim of Crown HeightsBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$500
SoulwordsCedarhurst, NYSupport of religious outreach$500
Yad EzraBerkley, MISupport of religious outreach$500
Chevra Simchas Shabbos Yom TovBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$250
Lubavitch YeshivahBrooklyn, NYSupport of religious outreach$250
Park East SynagogueNew York, NYSupport of religious outreach$200

By state: New York 14 · California 1 · New Jersey 1 · Michigan 1

About this foundation

James Keene Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Maurice Kirschenbaum, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does James Keene Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does James Keene Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $579K across 17 grants, a median of $2,101.

Where does James Keene Foundation give?

New York (14 grants), California (1 grants), New Jersey (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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