Mandelbaum Family Foundation
Mandelbaum Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Oak Park, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $7K.
Mandelbaum Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mandelbaum Family Foundation gave $3K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $777.5), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,110
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $778
- +48.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $875
- Total assets
- $53,600
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (56% 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 Mandelbaum Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Friends of Yeshiva D'Mir ($1K). Together the top 4 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mandelbaum Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 137% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $5K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Yeshiva D'Mir Brooklyn, NY | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Yeshiva of Greater Washington Silver Springs, MD | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah Monsey, NY | General Fund | $750 |
| Hatzalah of Michigan Oak Park, MI | General Fund | $360 |
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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 | $53,600 | $2,779 | $3,990 | $3,110 | 4 | $3,597 | $6,742 | $2,631 |
| 2024 | $50,537 | $3,328 | $5,993 | $3,150 | 6 | $5,614 | $5,866 | $2,734 |
| 2023 | $49,606 | $5,186 | $3,930 | $3,110 | 5 | $3,592 | $2,964 | $2,420 |
| 2022 | $46,264 | $1,150 | $6,398 | $5,180 | 7 | $6,090 | $842 | $2,369 |
| 2021 | $51,512 | $27,931 | $5,938 | $5,200 | 5 | $5,938 | $1,129 | $2,443 |
| 2020 | $37,672 | $14,006 | $4,553 | $3,915 | 7 | — | $6 | $1,922 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mandelbaum Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mandelbaum Family Foundation is led by Sheldon P. Mandelbaum, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sheldon P. Mandelbaum
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew J. Mandelbaum
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David S. Mandelbaum
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Esther L. Kaplan
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Irving Mandelbaum
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Janet Parnes
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael A. Mandelbaum
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Simon Hirsch
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mina D. Mandelbaum
Secretary
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 Mandelbaum Family Foundation
How much does Mandelbaum Family Foundation give each year?
Mandelbaum Family Foundation gave $3K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 6 grants.
What is Mandelbaum Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Mandelbaum Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $875, and its average grant was $778, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mandelbaum Family Foundation give grants?
Mandelbaum Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (32%) and Michigan (12%).
Does Mandelbaum Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Mandelbaum Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Mandelbaum Family Foundation?
Mandelbaum Family Foundation reported $54K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mandelbaum Family Foundation's EIN?
Mandelbaum Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3451413. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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