Pledger Charitable Ltd
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Pledger Charitable Ltd at a glance
In short: Pledger Charitable Ltd gave $115.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $115.7M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $115,677,295
- +88.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $115,677,295
- +88.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $115,677,295
- Total assets
- $8,316,251
- +35.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pledger Charitable Ltd funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 20 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Pledger Charitable Ltd gives
- Giving grew 1958% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $184K (2021) to $115.7M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $115.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various organizations Brooklyn, NY | — | $115,677,295 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,316,251 | $119,221,450 | $118,204,098 | $115,677,295 | 1 | $1,828,532 |
| 2024 | $6,155,912 | $62,623,776 | $62,869,587 | $61,521,293 | 1 | $1,029,072 |
| 2023 | $6,662,221 | $34,399,381 | $34,018,983 | $33,336,745 | 1 | $73,906 |
| 2022 | $4,811,763 | $10,272,745 | $5,812,628 | $5,621,105 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $142,456 | $410,025 | $267,569 | $183,756 | 16 | — |
About Pledger Charitable Ltd
Based on IRS filings
Pledger Charitable Ltd is a public charity, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $115.7M. Net investment income was $1.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pledger Charitable Ltd's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles Roth
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Israel Weiss
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Moishe Herman
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Tzvi Wolf
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Hershy Schweitzer
Officer
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$36K (2024) → $36K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $36K, to Hershy Schweitzer (Officer).
Frequently asked questions about Pledger Charitable Ltd
How much does Pledger Charitable Ltd give each year?
Pledger Charitable Ltd gave $115.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $61.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Pledger Charitable Ltd?
Pledger Charitable Ltd reported $8.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $119.2M.
Where does Pledger Charitable Ltd operate?
Pledger Charitable Ltd has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.
What is Pledger Charitable Ltd's EIN?
Pledger Charitable Ltd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1664070. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
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