The Kestenbaum Foundation
EIN 136986909 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$154K
115 grants · $17K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$50
typical micro grants · $18–$180
grant size
13%
transactional · 13/101 multi-year
repeat
$1K
Assets (2024)
101
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
JAY KESTENBAUM
Phone
(516) 644-3056
Deadlines
N/A
How to Apply
LETTER/PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION/USE OF FUNDS
Restrictions
N/A
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $47K | $40K | $53K | 44 |
| 2018 | $49K | $17K | $113K | 62 |
| 2019 | N/A | $2K | $56K | N/A |
| 2020 | $1K | $2K | $5K | 2 |
| 2021 | $13K | $2K | $14K | 4 |
| 2022 | $13K | $154 | $13K | 1 |
| 2023 | $15K | $1K | $16K | 1 |
| 2024 | $15K | $1K | $16K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 115 grants on record
Minimum
$10
25th Pctl
$18
Median
$50
Average
$1K
75th Pctl
$180
Maximum
$31K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (115 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toras Yisroel Yevorchu Metzion | Brooklyn, NY | $31,200 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Toras Yisrael Yevorchu Metzion | Brooklyn, NY | $28,600 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Al Kanfei Nisharim Inc | Bergenfield, NJ | $15,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Al Kanfei Nisharim Inc | Bergenfield, NJ | $15,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Al Kanfei Nisbarim Inc | Bergenfield, NJ | $13,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Al Kanfei Nisbarim Inc | Bergenfield, NJ | $12,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Al Kanfei Nishraim Inc | Cedarhurst, NY | $10,000 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Congregation Beis Ephraim | Englewood, NJ | $9,300 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Mossad Harim Levin Project Witness | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Simchas Elisheva | Far Rockaway, NY | $1,000 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Oraysa | Waterbury, CT | $1,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Oraysa | Waterbury, CT | $1,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| American Friends of Torah Tefilah | Lawrence, NY | $1,000 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Just One Life | New York, NY | $1,000 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Yeshiva of Far Rockaway | Far Rockaway, NY | $600 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Als Association | New York, NY | $500 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| American Friends of Nimla Tal | Baltimore, MD | $500 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Global Medical Volunteers | New York, NY | $500 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Kollel Govoha Imrai Kohain | Lakewood, NJ | $500 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Tomchei Shabbos Yad Yeshaya | Far Rockaway, NY | $482 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Orthodox Union | New York, NY | $460 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Yad L'Achim | Brooklyn, NY | $400 | EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Congregation Kehilas Jakob | West Lawrence, NY | $360 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Yeshiva of Far Rockaway | Far Rockaway, NY | $360 | EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Talmudical Academy of Nj | Adelphia, NJ | $360 | EDUCATION | 2016 |