Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 20-5217920

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $225K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $44K.

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation gave $44K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$43,684
+161.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,461
+226.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,790
Total assets
$224,840
-4.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (97% 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 Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Congregation Alim Litrufa: $20KCongregation Alim Litrufa$20KOJC Fund: $7KOJC Fund$7KCongregation Meor Hatfilah: $7KCongregation Meor Hatfilah$7KCongregation Park Slope: $4KCongregation Park Slope$4KEzras Yisroel: $2KEzras Yisroel$2KMesivta Tiferes Israel Ruzin: $2KMesivta Tiferes Israel Ruzin$2KMeshevas Nefesh: $1KMeshevas Nefesh$1KCongregation Boyaner Kloiz: $888Congregation Boyaner Kloiz$888

The largest 2025 recipient was Congregation Alim Litrufa ($20K). Together the top 8 received $44K.

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants across all recorded years

89<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 89 grants of 89 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynLakewoodNew YorkMilwaukeeMonseyRockawayKew Garden HillsMonroeScottsdaleSpring Valley

How Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 381% 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$20K$40K$60K30 grants2021 24 grants2022 17 grants2023 10 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2024) to $44K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $44K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Alim Litrufa Brooklyn, NYGeneral$20,000
OJC Fund Brooklyn, NYGeneral$7,330
Congregation Meor Hatfilah Brooklyn, NYGeneral$7,086
Congregation Park Slope Brooklyn, NYGeneral$3,600
Ezras Yisroel Brooklyn, NYGeneral$1,980
Mesivta Tiferes Israel Ruzin New York, NYGeneral$1,700
Meshevas Nefesh Lakewood, NJGeneral$1,100
Congregation Boyaner Kloiz Brooklyn, NYGeneral$888
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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$224,840$46,252$57,265$43,6848$43,684—$11,457
2024$235,853$18,763$28,163$16,72310$16,773—$11,873
2023$245,253$29,273$30,281$29,75517$29,805$17,872$12,000
2022$246,261$19,034$24,798$24,69824$24,798$18,334$12,049
2021$252,025$30,300$31,485$30,76430—$30,300$11,968

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mendel Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toby Klein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation

How much does Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation give each year?

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation gave $44K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 10 grants.

What is Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,790, and its average grant was $5,461, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation give grants?

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (6 grants).

Does Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Congregation Alim Litrufa ($20,000), OJC Fund ($7,330) and Congregation Meor Hatfilah ($7,086), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation?

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation reported $225K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $44K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's EIN?

Mendel & Toby Klein Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5217920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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 2021–2025

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