Nachman Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Toms River, NJ EIN: 85-4305949

Nachman Foundation is a private foundation, based in Toms River, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets.

Nachman Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,535
+0.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Nachman Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

LakewoodToms RiverCedarhurstNew YorkPassaicWoodmere

How Nachman Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 87% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 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$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 6 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $44K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Khal Zichron Yecheskel Toms River, NJSupport of Synagogue$5,000
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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$1,535$4—————$76
2024$1,531—$5,000$5,0001$5,000—$229
2023$6,531$30,002$39,530$39,5006$39,500$2$981
2022$16,059$4$45,275$44,0005$44,000$4$2,014
2021$61,330—$38,670$38,0004$38,000—$3,882
2020$100,000$100,000—————$18

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nachman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $76 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nachman Foundation is led by Nachman Besancon, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nachman Besancon

    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 Nachman Foundation

How large is Nachman Foundation?

Nachman Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4.

Where does Nachman Foundation operate?

Nachman Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.

How much is Nachman Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Nachman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $76 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Nachman Foundation's EIN?

Nachman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4305949. 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 May 27, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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