Private foundation · EIN 65-6319038 · Miami, Florida · Education

The Lee Perelstine Kagan Charitable Trust

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 25 grants paid, $135K total, median $3,000. 8% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
25
$135K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in FL
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.6M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MAScholarship$28K
American Friends of Beit Issie ShapiroNew York, NYMedical$18K
American Friends of Israel ElwynPhiladelphia, PAMedical$13K
American Friends of Magen David AdoHallandale, FLMedical$13K
Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NYMedical$10K
American Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NYMedical$5,500
Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NYMedical$5,500
American Friends of RambamNew York, NYMedical$3,750
Isreal Cancer Research FundHartsdale, NYMedical$3,250
Kids Kicking Cancer Israel America GivesNew York, NYMedical$3,250
American Friends of Akim USA IncNy, NYMedical$3,000
American Friends of Bshvil HamacharMorrisville, NCMedical$3,000
American Friends of Seeach SodBrooklyn, NYMedical$3,000
American Friends of Shaalei TikvahNew York, NYMedical$3,000
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in JeruNew York, NYMedical$3,000
Chabad of Downtown Coral GablesCoral Gables, FLMedical$2,750
Chabad at Brandis UniversityWaltham, MAMedical$2,750
American Friends of SulamMonsey, NYMedical$2,500
American Friends of Tel Aviv UniverNew York, NYMedical$2,500
Friends of Yad Sarah (tara)New York, NYMedical$2,500
HadassahNew York, NYMedical$2,500
Israel Childrens Cancer FoundationLawrence, NYMedical$2,000
American Friends of Orr ShalomJanesville, WIMedical$500
American Friends of ShumayaNew York, NYMedical$500
Pef-Isreal-LirotNew York, NYMedical$500

By state: New York 18 · Massachusetts 2 · Florida 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · North Carolina 1 · Wisconsin 1

About this foundation

The Lee Perelstine Kagan Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Miami, Florida, administered in care of Elliott Harris Esq Trustee, tax-exempt since 2000. 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 The Lee Perelstine Kagan Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 The Lee Perelstine Kagan Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $135K across 25 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does The Lee Perelstine Kagan Charitable Trust give?

New York (18 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), Florida (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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