Brooklyn Section Community Senior

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn NY, NY EIN: 23-7389126

Brooklyn Section Community Senior is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn NY, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $360K. Net investment income was $30K.

Brooklyn Section Community Senior at a glance

In short: Brooklyn Section Community Senior gave $360K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $360K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$360,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$360,000
+20.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$360,000
Total assets
$3,753,585
-5.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% 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 Brooklyn Section Community Senior funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

National Council of Jewish Women: $360KNational Council of JewishWomen$360K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Council of Jewish Women ($360K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Brooklyn

How Brooklyn Section Community Senior gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 349% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $300K (2023) to $513K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $360K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Council of Jewish Women Brooklyn, NYTo Fund Operations of Senior Citizens Centter$360,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,753,585$426,418$692,671$360,0001$360,000$30,418—
2024$3,967,760$425,743$585,551$300,0001$300,000$29,743—
2023$4,045,888$420,538$601,986$300,0001$300,000$24,538$86,029
2022$4,212,506$460,654$639,767$425,0001$425,000$21,364$94,316
2021$4,537,216$621,407$637,678$446,7441—$52,247$125,861
2020$4,601,607$644,445$686,148$512,9901—$75,285$173,613
2019$4,685,387$654,770$717,057$504,3351—$85,610$186,091

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brooklyn Section Community Senior is led by Rochelle Beer, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rochelle Beer

    President

    Vice President → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rochelle Seidenberg

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elyse Adelstein

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Shirley Gabriner (2019–2021) — Treasurer

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 Brooklyn Section Community Senior

How much does Brooklyn Section Community Senior give each year?

Brooklyn Section Community Senior gave $360K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $300K across 1 grant.

How large is Brooklyn Section Community Senior?

Brooklyn Section Community Senior reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $426K.

Where does Brooklyn Section Community Senior operate?

Brooklyn Section Community Senior has awarded grants in New York.

What is Brooklyn Section Community Senior's EIN?

Brooklyn Section Community Senior's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7389126. 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

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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