Private foundation · EIN 35-2490094 · Brooklyn, New York · Human services

Pearl Foundation Inc

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: 19 grants paid, $196K total, median $4,800. 84% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
19
$196K
Median grant
$4,800
Stays in NY
84%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.8M

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chasdei Ezriel YehudaBrooklyn, NYCharity$45K
Congregation Kehal Adas YereimBrooklyn, NYCharity$44K
Bais ChunaBrooklyn, NYCharity$19K
Beth RivkaBrooklyn, NYCharity$17K
Beis Yaakov of QueensJamaica, NYCharity$13K
Yeshiva Tiferes MosheKew Gardens, NYCharity$9,950
Cheder at the OhelBrooklyn, NYCharity$8,000
Yeshiva SanzStaten Island, NYCharity$6,750
Tomchei TemimimBrooklyn, NYCharity$6,400
Tifereth IsraelMonsey, NYCharity$4,800
Oholei TorahBrooklyn, NYCharity$4,395
Chabad of ScottsdaleScottsdale, AZCharity$3,600
Yeshiva Meor HachaimBrooklyn, NYCharity$3,000
Spinka YeshivaBrooklyn, NJCharity$2,750
RsaFlushing, NYCharity$2,000
Congregation Bnei YehudaBrooklyn, NYCharity$1,650
Cong Birchei YosefLinden, NJCharity$1,500
Beis Esther KlausenbergBrooklyn, NYCharity$1,450
CssyBrooklyn, NYCharity$1,430

By state: New York 16 · New Jersey 2 · Arizona 1

About this foundation

Pearl Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Brooklyn, New York, administered in care of Jack Guttman, tax-exempt since 2014. 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 Pearl Foundation Inc 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 Pearl Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $196K across 19 grants, a median of $4,800.

Where does Pearl Foundation Inc give?

New York (16 grants), New Jersey (2 grants), Arizona (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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