Tikvah Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 22-3196452

Tikvah Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $727K. Net investment income was $444K.

Tikvah Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Tikvah Charitable Foundation gave $727K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $104K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$727,061
+328.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$103,866
+328.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$1,901,104
-0.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (96% 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 Tikvah Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Khal Zichron Avraham Yaakov: $362KKhal Zichron Avraham Yaakov$362KCong Chomat Jerusalem Inc: $183KCong Chomat Jerusalem Inc$183KKollel Das Darche: $82KKollel Das Darche$82KBais Medrash Heichal Dovid: $40KBais Medrash Heichal Dovid$40KCong Ohel Yosef Ostilla: $32KCong Ohel Yosef Ostilla$32KBais Medrash Oheiv Yisroel: $18KBais Medrash Oheiv Yisroel$18KKhal Tallymawr Shtieble: $10KKhal Tallymawr Shtieble$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Khal Zichron Avraham Yaakov ($362K). Together the top 7 received $727K.

Grant Size Distribution

32 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 32 (84%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynFar RockawayLakewoodJacksonToms RiverFlushingLawrence

How Tikvah Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 545% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 712% 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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K4 grants2020 5 grants2021 6 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2021) to $727K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $727K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Khal Zichron Avraham Yaakov Brooklyn, NYEducation$361,725
Cong Chomat Jerusalem Inc Brooklyn, NYNeedy Assistance$183,000
Kollel Das Darche Far Rockaway, NYNONE$82,000
Bais Medrash Heichal Dovid Lawrence, NYEducation$40,000
Cong Ohel Yosef Ostilla Brooklyn, NYEducation$32,000
Bais Medrash Oheiv Yisroel Jackson, NJNONE$18,336
Khal Tallymawr Shtieble Toms River, NJEducation$10,000
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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$1,901,104$756,424$762,963$727,0617$743,483$443,581$104,400
2024$1,907,643$360,306$222,329$169,8717$208,091$146,068$108,536
2023$1,769,666$199,383$222,572$170,4477$222,572$7,241$91,012
2022$1,792,855$322,406$133,098$112,6366$133,098$205,584$83,330
2021$1,603,547$582,516$98,713$69,1305$98,713$363,351$87,867
2020$1,139,744$388,812$208,498$119,1504—$180,314$73,910

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tikvah Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $104K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tikvah Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allan C. Bell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Berel Fink

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Esther Fink

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Nellie Fink

    Trustee

    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 Tikvah Charitable Foundation

How much does Tikvah Charitable Foundation give each year?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation gave $727K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $170K across 7 grants.

What is Tikvah Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $103,866, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Tikvah Charitable Foundation give grants?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (3 grants).

Does Tikvah Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Tikvah Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (4 grants).

Who are Tikvah Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Khal Zichron Avraham Yaakov ($361,725), Cong Chomat Jerusalem Inc ($183,000) and Kollel Das Darche ($82,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Tikvah Charitable Foundation?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $743K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $104K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Tikvah Charitable Foundation?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Tikvah Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Tikvah Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3196452. 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 November 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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