Michael David Falk Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boca Raton, FL EIN: 13-6265854

Michael David Falk Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boca Raton, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $231K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $1.4M.

Michael David Falk Foundation at a glance

In short: Michael David Falk Foundation gave $2.5M across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $850K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,550,000
+64.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$850,000
+64.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000,000
Total assets
$230,984
-15.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (98% 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 Michael David Falk Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Shaare Zedek: $1.5MShaare Zedek$1.5MEzer Mizion: $1.0MEzer Mizion$1.0MUS Holocaust Museum: $50KUS Holocaust Museum$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was Shaare Zedek ($1.5M). Together the top 3 received $2.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 11 (27%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkWashingtonBrooklyn

How Michael David Falk Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 10100% from 2022 to 2025. 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$1M$2M$3M4 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2022) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shaare Zedek New York, NYmedical$1,500,000
Ezer Mizion Brooklyn, NYmedical$1,000,000
US Holocaust Museum Washington, DCeducation$50,000
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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$230,984$1,440,454$2,569,586$2,550,0003$2,550,000$1,440,454$7,261
2024$274,440$1,114,262$1,559,201$1,550,0003$1,550,000$1,114,262—
2023$278,981$510,473$511,462$505,0002$505,000$506,973$254,919
2022$279,985$232,534$35,656$25,0001$25,000$232,534$263,890
2021$492,650$593,538$636,695$625,0002$625,000$593,538—
2020$302,913$730,680$1,506,025$1,500,0004—$695,680—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Michael David Falk Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Michael David Falk Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edward J Falk

    Manager

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Maurice B Falk

    Manager

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Steindeker

    Manager

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Serafina F Weiner

    Manager

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Leslie Falk (2022) — Manager

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 Michael David Falk Foundation

How much does Michael David Falk Foundation give each year?

Michael David Falk Foundation gave $2.5M across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 3 grants.

What is Michael David Falk Foundation's typical grant size?

Michael David Falk Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000,000, and its average grant was $850,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Michael David Falk Foundation give grants?

Michael David Falk Foundation gives mostly in New York: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Michael David Falk Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Michael David Falk Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Michael David Falk Foundation?

Michael David Falk Foundation reported $231K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Michael David Falk Foundation's EIN?

Michael David Falk Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6265854. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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