The Dorfman and Kaish Family Foundation Inc
EIN 205956133
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). This foundation may have filed its
final return or ceased operations — verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$2.9M
187 grants · $358K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$10K
grant size
26%
balanced · 33/126 multi-year
repeat
$1.1M
Assets (2023)
126
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF - SERHAN SECMEN
Phone
(516) 874-8800
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $446K | $1.6M | $534K | 32 |
| 2017 | $814K | $1.1M | $609K | 40 |
| 2018 | $503K | $607K | $455K | 31 |
| 2019 | N/A | $514K | $941K | N/A |
| 2020 | $478K | $946K | $504K | 20 |
| 2021 | $135K | $1.6M | $1.3M | 12 |
| 2022 | $207K | $1.4M | $12K | 17 |
| 2023 | $283K | $1.1M | $42K | 35 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 187 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$15K
75th Pctl
$10K
Maximum
$300K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
JD
Jonathan Dorfman
President and Secretary
Leadership
MK
Melissa Kaish
Treasurer
Leadership
MK
Morton Kaish
Director
Grants Awarded (187 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $300,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2017 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $283,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2020 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $210,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2017 |
| Univeristy of Penn | Philadelphia, PA | $175,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Harvard Graduate School | Cambridge, MA | $170,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2016 |
| Harvard College Fund | Cambridge, MA | $87,500 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | 2020 |
| Harvard Graduate School | Cambridge, MA | $86,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2017 |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | $80,075 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2021 |
| Dartmouth College | Haover, NH | $72,457 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| National Acadamy of Design | New York, NY | $66,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2016 |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY | $60,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2016 |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY | $60,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2017 |
| Riverdale Country School | New York, NY | $60,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Weil Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2016 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2022 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | $50,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $47,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $36,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2022 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $32,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2020 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $30,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Paidera Institute | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $25,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2021 |
| Citta | New York, NY | $25,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2023 |
| Paidera Institute for Humanistic Study | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2016 |
| Paidera Institute for Humanistic Study | Wilmington, DE | $25,000 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | 2017 |