Bais Elazar
Bais Elazar is a private foundation, based in Lakewood, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $833K. Net investment income was $642K.
Bais Elazar at a glance
In short: Bais Elazar gave $833K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $208K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $833,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $208,250
- Median grant
- $162,500
- Total assets
- $16,800,028
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bais Elazar funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kollel International ($500K). Together the top 4 received $833K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 8 grants of 22 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bais Elazar gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $602K (2019) to $833K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $833K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kollel International Lakewood, NJ | Support Needy Individuals | $500,000 |
| Cong Supportes of Torah Lakewood, NJ | Support Needy Individuals | $300,000 |
| Cong Ahavas Tzedokah V'chessed Brooklyn, NY | Support Needy Individuals | $25,000 |
| Hillel Academy Denver, CO | Support Needy Individuals | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,800,028 | $1,912,200 | $833,000 | $833,000 | 4 | $833,000 | $641,772 | $841,629 |
| 2023 | $15,436,335 | $879,070 | $758,010 | $758,000 | 4 | $758,000 | $695,613 | $754,115 |
| 2022 | $15,315,275 | $2,375,278 | $750,900 | $750,900 | 4 | $750,900 | $184,278 | $779,578 |
| 2021 | $13,690,897 | $1,537,424 | $667,010 | $657,000 | 4 | — | $112,424 | $694,493 |
| 2020 | $12,820,483 | $448,932 | $739,059 | $733,550 | 6 | — | $178,932 | $657,501 |
| 2019 | $13,110,610 | $341,180 | $605,905 | $602,100 | 4 | — | $263,180 | $661,571 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bais Elazar reported a distributable amount of $842K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bais Elazar is led by Hersch Krausz, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Hersch Krausz
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eliezer Krausz
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moshe Burnsztyn
Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Yosef Mayer (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Bais Elazar
How much does Bais Elazar give each year?
Bais Elazar gave $833K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Bais Elazar's typical grant size?
Bais Elazar's median grant in 2025 was $162,500, and its average grant was $208,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bais Elazar give grants?
Bais Elazar gives mostly in New Jersey: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lakewood, NJ (2 grants).
Does Bais Elazar give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Bais Elazar's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Needy Individuals" (4 grants).
How large is Bais Elazar?
Bais Elazar reported $16.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $833K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $842K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bais Elazar's EIN?
Bais Elazar's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1527139. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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