JLG Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 35-6818239

JLG Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $10K.

JLG Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: JLG Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,420
-31.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
-16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,084
-17.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,300
Total assets
$2,096
-53.6% 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 October 2026.

Who JLG Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Various Distributions: $4KVarious Distributions$4KBais Yaakov Council Inc: $3KBais Yaakov Council Inc$3KZichron Chaim Inc: $1KZichron Chaim Inc$1KCongregation Beth Jacob: $1KCongregation Beth Jacob$1KCong Baruch Yisroel: $1KCong Baruch Yisroel$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Various Distributions ($4K). Together the top 5 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynLakewoodFerndaleRockaway ParkBronxMonseyStaten Island

How JLG Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$10K$20K$30K12 grants2019 7 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 11 grants2023 6 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $29K (2019). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Distributions Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operations$4,120
Bais Yaakov Council Inc Ferndale, NYGeneral Operations$3,000
Zichron Chaim Inc Monsey, NYGeneral Operations$1,300
Congregation Beth Jacob Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operations$1,000
Cong Baruch Yisroel Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operations$1,000
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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$2,096$8,000$10,420$10,4205$10,420—$265
2024$4,516$20,000$16,799$15,1756$15,175—$218
2023$1,315$28,000$28,815$28,79011$28,790—$383
2022$2,130$10,003$12,220$12,2206$12,220$3$467
2021$4,347$20,014$20,171$19,6466—$14$230
2020$4,504$24$17,737$17,2107—$24$374
2019$22,217$118$29,647$29,09512—$118$1,875

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, JLG Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $265 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

JLG Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Goldburd

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Goldburd

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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 JLG Charitable Foundation

How much does JLG Charitable Foundation give each year?

JLG Charitable Foundation gave $10K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 6 grants.

What is JLG Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

JLG Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,300, and its average grant was $2,084, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does JLG Charitable Foundation give grants?

JLG Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (3 grants).

Does JLG Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of JLG Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are JLG Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

JLG Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Various Distributions ($4,120), Bais Yaakov Council Inc ($3,000) and Zichron Chaim Inc ($1,300), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is JLG Charitable Foundation?

JLG Charitable Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $265 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is JLG Charitable Foundation's EIN?

JLG Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6818239. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 2, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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