Murray & Florence Dweck Family
Murray & Florence Dweck Family is a private foundation, based in Edison, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $387K.
Murray & Florence Dweck Family at a glance
In short: Murray & Florence Dweck Family gave $387K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $97K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $386,800
- -29.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $96,700
- -46.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $89,650
- Total assets
- $2,396,226
- -8.4% 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 September 2026.
Who Murray & Florence Dweck Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Communal Fund ($158K). Together the top 4 received $387K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 16 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Murray & Florence Dweck Family gives
- Giving grew 135% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $165K (2022) to $545K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $387K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Organization's Exempt Purpose | $157,500 |
| Yeshivat Sheerith Yosef New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Organization's Exempt Purpose | $115,000 |
| Magen David Yeshiva Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted Support of Organization's Exempt Purpose | $64,300 |
| Mikdash Eliyahu Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted Support of Organization's Exempt Purpose | $50,000 |
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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 | $2,396,226 | $73,503 | $540,672 | $386,800 | 4 | $387,505 | — | $395,532 |
| 2024 | $2,616,612 | $194,621 | $605,101 | $544,530 | 3 | $544,635 | $134,155 | $144,895 |
| 2023 | $3,083,304 | $301,514 | $363,046 | $271,200 | 4 | $271,230 | $247,262 | $159,543 |
| 2022 | $3,084,836 | $1,794,529 | $176,750 | $164,600 | 2 | $164,631 | $1,787,803 | $162,278 |
| 2021 | $1,471,086 | $592,446 | $305,682 | $305,000 | 3 | — | $591,795 | $190,355 |
| 2019 | $1,096,997 | $306,317 | $217,136 | $205,000 | 3 | — | $305,248 | $95,270 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Murray & Florence Dweck Family reported a distributable amount of $396K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Murray & Florence Dweck Family is led by Murray Dweck, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Murray Dweck
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Florence Dweck
Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eli Dweck
Vice President
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Joseph Bijou (2019) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Murray & Florence Dweck Family
How much does Murray & Florence Dweck Family give each year?
Murray & Florence Dweck Family gave $387K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $545K across 3 grants.
What is Murray & Florence Dweck Family's typical grant size?
Murray & Florence Dweck Family's median grant in 2025 was $89,650, and its average grant was $96,700, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Murray & Florence Dweck Family give grants?
Murray & Florence Dweck Family 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 New York, NY (2 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).
Does Murray & Florence Dweck Family give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Murray & Florence Dweck Family'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 Murray & Florence Dweck Family?
Murray & Florence Dweck Family reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $388K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $396K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Murray & Florence Dweck Family's EIN?
Murray & Florence Dweck Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2796727. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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