Dana and Joseph Kekst Family Foundation

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New York, New York · EIN 84-4265994 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$64K

Organizations funded5

Typical grant$10,540

Total assets$964K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $7,500 and $15,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside New York.

New York5

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Arts & Culture grants in New York1 of its grant, $7,500 · 5,883 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Heschel School	New York, NY	General activities	$25,000
Name withheld	New York, NY	General activities	$15,000
Park Avenue Synagogue	New York, NY	General activities	$10,540
The Jewish Museum	New York, NY	General activities	$7,500
Beth El Synagogue	New Rochelle, NY	General activities	$5,540

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$63,580	5
2024	$65,207	6
2023	$77,567	7

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 8, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631289349100033
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 84-4265994
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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