Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1.3M.
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc gave $1.3M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $329K), top state Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,317,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- Average grant
- $329,250
- Median grant
- $225,000
- Total assets
- $3,773,961
- -8.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (49% 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 Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Chabad in Baka ($642K). Together the top 4 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out 128% 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
In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Chabad in Baka New Haven, CT | Children education assitance to the elderly and sick promote the teachingd of the chabad lubavitch movement | $642,000 |
| Chabad of Iceland Brooklyn, NY | Provide assitance to the poor needy and sick as well to educate the community in the chabad lubavitch teachings | $225,000 |
| Jewish Heritage Inst of Chicago NPF Deerfield, IL | To promote the `teaching of the chabad lubavitch movement. To assit the poor need and sick n the community and to educate the younger generation | $225,000 |
| Vermont Organization for Jewish Edu Burlington, VT | Education of young children to the jewish chabad lubavitch teachings of the great rebbi schnearson | $225,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,773,961 | — | $1,608,835 | $1,317,000 | 4 | $2,617,000 | $2,047,032 |
| 2024 | $4,110,000 | $4,110,000 | $44,204 | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $2.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's only listed officer is Rebecca Feldman, Member on every filing since 2024 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rebecca Feldman
Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc
How much does Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc give each year?
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc gave $1.3M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $225,000, and its average grant was $329,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc give grants?
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's top state is Connecticut, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (17%) and Illinois (17%).
Does Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc?
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's EIN?
Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-3636802. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2024–2025
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