Muchnick Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Blue Point, NY EIN: 11-2587660

Muchnick Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Blue Point, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $59K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $1K.

Muchnick Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Muchnick Family Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $1K), mostly in New York. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$4,930
-15.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
-42.9% vs 2023
Average grant
$1,233
+48.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$395
Total assets
$59,442
+2.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
New York (95% 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 Muchnick Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Congregation Beth Elohim: $4KCongregation Beth Elohim$4KChabad Center for Jewish Life: $540Chabad Center for Jewish Life$540George Snow Scholarship: $250George Snow Scholarship$250Temple Beth Israel: $180Temple Beth Israel$180

The largest 2024 recipient was Congregation Beth Elohim ($4K). Together the top 4 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 42 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynMerrickBoca RatonNew YorkPort WashingtonDeerfieldGreat NeckManhassetAlexandriaBala CynwydBethesdaBoyton BeachDeerfield BeachDoralIslandiaMilfordNew PaltzPawleys IslandSouth HamptonStaten Island

How Muchnick Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−15%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 136% 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$5K$10K$15K14 grants2020 7 grants2021 10 grants2022 7 grants2023 4 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $14K (2020). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Beth Elohim Brooklyn, NYCharitable$3,960
Chabad Center for Jewish Life Merrick, NYCharitable$540
George Snow Scholarship Boca Raton, FLCharitable$250
Temple Beth Israel Port Washington, NYCharitable$180
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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$59,442$6,245$5,045$4,9304$4,930$1,139$3,636
2023$58,242$7,226$6,010$5,8207$5,820$2,219$3,296
2022$57,026$8,160$7,076$6,95110$6,951$2,046$3,132
2021$55,942$3,367$5,850$5,8277$5,827$3,344$3,475
2020$58,425$1,630$14,324$14,15514—$1,543$3,314

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Muchnick Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Muchnick Family Foundation is led by Dorothy Muchnick, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Dorothy Muchnick

    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 Muchnick Family Foundation

How much does Muchnick Family Foundation give each year?

Muchnick Family Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $6K across 7 grants.

What is Muchnick Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Muchnick Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $395, and its average grant was $1,233, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Muchnick Family Foundation give grants?

Muchnick Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (5%).

Does Muchnick Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Muchnick Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).

How large is Muchnick Family Foundation?

Muchnick Family Foundation reported $59K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Muchnick Family Foundation's EIN?

Muchnick Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2587660. 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

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