Hebrew Orphan Society

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mount Pleasant, SC EIN: 57-6034375
EducationHigher educationUndergraduate educationHealthEnd of life care

Hebrew Orphan Society is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Mount Pleasant, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $79K in total assets. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions.

Hebrew Orphan Society at a glance

Total assets
$79,177
+2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$9,785
+17.9% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$5,815
+209.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,675
+108.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Hebrew Orphan Society funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Cities

Charleston

How Hebrew Orphan Society gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 161% 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$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$79,177$9,785$7,675——$5,815$3,616
2024$77,067$8,300$3,675——$1,879$3,618
2023$72,442$15,906$2,692——$896$3,146
2022$59,228$7,840$5,596——$2,396$2,799
2021$56,984$18,435$3,008——$808$2,427
2020$41,557$21,881$2,863———$1,472
2019$22,539$13,840$15,505$7,7001—$1,140

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Hebrew Orphan Society reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hebrew Orphan Society is led by Loren Ziff, President-El since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Loren Ziff

    President-El

    Secretary & Treasurer → President-El, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Feinberg

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Chepenik

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcie Rosenberg

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Paul M. Lynch (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Anita Rosenberg (2024) — President
  • Former: Susan Addlestone (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Louis Tick (2021–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jan Lipov (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Edward Kronsberg (2019) — President

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 Hebrew Orphan Society

How large is Hebrew Orphan Society?

Hebrew Orphan Society reported $79K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Hebrew Orphan Society?

Hebrew Orphan Society is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Mount Pleasant, SC. It holds $79K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Hebrew Orphan Society operate?

Hebrew Orphan Society has awarded grants in South Carolina.

What is Hebrew Orphan Society's EIN?

Hebrew Orphan Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6034375. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 30, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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