The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial

Private foundation · Grantmaker New City, NY EIN: 27-2206232

The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New City, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.

The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

SuffernNew York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $10K (2020). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Spirit of Jami Erlich Scholarship Suffern, NYScholarship$5,900
Smile Train New York, NYTo enable a child to have cleft palate corrected.$250
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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 Income
2024$5,131$73————$73
2023$18,084$1,913————$397
2022$13,857$4,560$6,307$6,1502$6,150$4,133
2021$23,177$2,819$8,125$7,8502$8,047$2,484
2020$28,556$5,487$10,366$10,0001—$3,584

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial's only listed officer is Charles Erlich, Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020) (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Erlich

    Officer

    Director → Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Jeremy Erlich (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jeren Goldstein (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen Erlich (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sheryn Weiss (2020–2023) — Director

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 The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial

What is The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial?

The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New City, NY.

Where does The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial operate?

The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial has awarded grants in New York.

What is The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial's EIN?

The Jami Erlich Sunshine Memorial's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2206232. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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