Klein Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 13-4092608

Klein Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $46.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 7 grants totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $3.5M.

Klein Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Klein Family Foundation gave $1.6M across 7 grants in 2024 (avg $236K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,648,800
-34.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
7
-30.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$235,543
-6.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$52,000
Total assets
$46,097,219
+4.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Klein Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

Global Center of Gur Inc: $850KGlobal Center of Gur Inc$850KAmerican Friends of Imrei Emes: $550KAmerican Friends of Imrei Emes$550KHayashar V'hatov: $155KHayashar V'hatov$155KKollel Bais Yisroel: $52KKollel Bais Yisroel$52KMesivta Bais Yisroel: $30KMesivta Bais Yisroel$30KProject Witness: $10KProject Witness$10KKaile Shema Institute: $2KKaile Shema Institute$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was Global Center of Gur Inc ($850K). Together the top 7 received $1.6M.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K3$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 21 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BrooklynCincinnatiCleveland

How Klein Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 226% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 65% 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

$0$1M$2M$3M0 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 10 grants2023 7 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $505K (2021) to $2.5M (2023). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $1.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Global Center of Gur Inc Brooklyn, NYCharitable$850,000
American Friends of Imrei Emes Brooklyn, NYCharitable$550,000
Hayashar V'hatov Brooklyn, NYCharitable$155,000
Kollel Bais Yisroel Brooklyn, NYCharitable$52,000
Mesivta Bais Yisroel Brooklyn, NYCharitable$30,000
Project Witness Brooklyn, NYCharitable$10,000
Kaile Shema Institute Brooklyn, NYCharitable$1,800
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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
2024$46,097,219$3,694,007$1,922,899$1,648,8007$1,648,800$3,469,652$2,542,860
2023$44,326,111$1,398,280$2,772,035$2,505,05010$2,534,470$1,370,706$2,267,605
2022$45,699,866$1,011,010$893,987$650,0001$650,000$995,776$2,345,342
2021$45,582,843$2,850,375$1,380,119$505,2003$536,200$2,773,711$2,403,813
2020$44,112,587$928,384$385,576———$887,592$2,038,620

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Klein Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2.5M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Klein Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 7 officers; none of the 7 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Bracha Weits

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Chana Brauner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Esther Traub

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Miriam Hendeles

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rivka Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Dinah Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Yaakov Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Klein Family Foundation

How much does Klein Family Foundation give each year?

Klein Family Foundation gave $1.6M across 7 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2.5M across 10 grants.

What is Klein Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Klein Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $52,000, and its average grant was $235,543, across 7 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Klein Family Foundation give grants?

Klein Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (7 grants).

Does Klein Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Klein Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (7 grants).

Who are Klein Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Klein Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Global Center of Gur Inc ($850,000), American Friends of Imrei Emes ($550,000) and Hayashar V'hatov ($155,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 94% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Klein Family Foundation?

Klein Family Foundation reported $46.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.5M (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 Klein Family Foundation's EIN?

Klein Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4092608. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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