Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 47-2158485

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $202 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $92K.

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation at a glance

In short: Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation gave $92K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$92,100
-8.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$23,025
+14.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,000
Total assets
$202
+65.6% 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 November 2026.

Who Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Edmond J Safra Synagogue: $40KEdmond J Safra Synagogue$40KSafe Foundation: $20KSafe Foundation$20KRabbi Jacob S Kassin Hesed Fund: $18KRabbi Jacob S Kassin HesedFund$18KNetivot Israel Congregation: $14KNetivot Israel Congregation$14K

The largest 2025 recipient was Edmond J Safra Synagogue ($40K). Together the top 4 received $92K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 25 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynWest Long BranchLakewoodNew York

How Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). 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$50K$100K$150K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 5 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2021) to $144K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $92K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Edmond J Safra Synagogue Brooklyn, NYReligious$40,100
Safe Foundation Brooklyn, NYCharitable$20,000
Rabbi Jacob S Kassin Hesed Fund Brooklyn, NYCharitable$18,000
Netivot Israel Congregation Brooklyn, NYReligious$14,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$202$98,000$97,920$92,1004$97,920$8
2024$122$101,905$103,031$100,5805$100,580$34
2023$1,248$85,450$143,695$143,6956$143,695$1,496
2022$59,493$170,197$111,442$111,4026$111,402$31
2021$738$58,646$58,480$58,4804$58,480$32
2020$572$98,207$97,769$78,1004—$412

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Edery

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Edery

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Edery

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    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 Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation

How much does Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation give each year?

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation gave $92K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $101K across 5 grants.

What is Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation's typical grant size?

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $19,000, and its average grant was $23,025, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation give grants?

Meyer & Susan Edery 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 (4 grants).

Does Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation?

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation reported $202 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $98K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation's EIN?

Meyer & Susan Edery Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2158485. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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