Ivan Ciment Foundation
The Ivan Ciment Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2025 filing reports 16 grants totaling $63,855 to charitable organizations.
Ivan Ciment Foundation at a glance
In short: Ivan Ciment Foundation gave $64K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $63,855
- +100.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,991
- +175.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,350,866
- +32.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (4 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ivan Ciment Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 235 West 76Th Street 15B, New York, NY 10023
Phone: (917) 673-8227
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ivan Ciment Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Washington Institute ($25K). Together the top 10 received $62K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 104 grants of 104 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars were distributed among recipients in New York (50%), Washington, DC (39%), New Jersey (5%), Ohio (3%), and Missouri (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ivan Ciment Foundation open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 16 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2020) to $64K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $64K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Institute Washington, DC | General Purpose | $24,840 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation New York, NY | General Purpose | $15,000 |
| Jewish Center Synagogue New York, NY | General Purpose | $8,950 |
| West Side Synagogue New York, NY | General Purpose | $3,825 |
| Jgive Friends of Asor Fund USA Inc Lakewood, NJ | General Purpose | $2,500 |
| American Friends of Ogen Inc University Heights, OH | General Purpose | $2,000 |
| American Friends of Nishmat New York, NY | General Purpose | $1,740 |
| Chabad at Washington University Saint Louis, MO | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| Washuhilel Saint Louis, MO | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| Leket Israel Teaneck, NJ | General Purpose | $750 |
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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 | $1,350,866 | $156,722 | $70,178 | $63,855 | 16 | $69,378 | $17,681 | $72,977 |
| 2024 | $1,020,523 | $107,194 | $38,907 | $31,850 | 22 | $38,907 | — | $59,081 |
| 2023 | $981,355 | $135,465 | $47,612 | $36,637 | 21 | $47,612 | — | $52,581 |
| 2022 | $991,977 | $79,766 | $47,119 | $41,571 | 21 | $47,119 | — | $43,011 |
| 2021 | $964,096 | $75,000 | $34,986 | $29,708 | 24 | $34,783 | — | — |
| 2020 | $927,020 | $47,780 | $26,909 | $25,692 | 21 | — | $14,596 | $41,167 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ivan Ciment Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated missions cover a range of activities. American Friends of Ogen says it supports an Israeli organization that provides loans and financial education to individuals, families, small businesses, and nonprofits. American Friends of Nishmat describes its work as building a community of Jewish women scholars, educators, and leaders and supporting advanced study of classical Jewish texts.
Other 2025 grantees describe work that includes distributing food to people in need (Oneg Shabbat of the West Side), training and ordaining Orthodox women as clergy (Yeshivat Maharat), and educating and nurturing young people in Israel (AMIT Children). These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 16 grants totaling $63,855. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $24,840, with a median grant of $1,000.
The largest reported grants included $24,840 to Washington Institute, $15,000 to Greater Miami Jewish Federation, $8,950 to Jewish Center Synagogue, and $3,825 to West Side Synagogue. Other grants included $2,500 to JGIVE Friends of ASOR Fund USA, $2,000 to American Friends of Ogen, and $1,740 to American Friends of Nishmat.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ivan Ciment as president.
Ivan Ciment Foundation is led by Ivan Ciment, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ivan Ciment
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Ivan Ciment Foundation
How much does Ivan Ciment Foundation give each year?
Ivan Ciment Foundation gave $64K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $32K across 22 grants.
What is Ivan Ciment Foundation's typical grant size?
Ivan Ciment Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,991, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ivan Ciment Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Ivan Ciment Foundation give grants?
Ivan Ciment Foundation gives mostly in New York: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (39%) and New Jersey (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (7 grants) and Saint Louis, MO (2 grants).
Does Ivan Ciment Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ivan Ciment Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Ivan Ciment Foundation's largest grantees?
Ivan Ciment Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Washington Institute ($24,840), Greater Miami Jewish Federation ($15,000) and Jewish Center Synagogue ($8,950), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ivan Ciment Foundation?
Ivan Ciment Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $69K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (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 does Ivan Ciment Foundation fund?
The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated missions cover a range of activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ivan Ciment Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ivan Ciment Foundation's EIN?
Ivan Ciment Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8097145. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Ivan Ciment Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Ivan Ciment Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/ivan-ciment-foundation-morg_a37b751f148241f3aed0d9ca7aef6b9d
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