Jacob Kornwasser Foundation

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Los Angeles, California · EIN 95-4337380 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$1.9M

Organizations funded6

Typical grant$150,000

Total assets$17.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $70,000 and $500,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Education1
Faith-Based1

Where it gives

83% of grants went outside California.

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.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Jewish Community Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	General use	$950,000
Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology	Cedarhurst, NY	General use	$500,000
Mosdos Hatorah Vhachesed of Pnei Menachem Inc	Brooklyn, NY	General use	$180,000
Nefesh Yehudie Inc	Brooklyn, NY	General use	$150,000
American Friends of Jerusalem Institute of Talmudic Research	Kew Gardens, NY	General use	$70,000
Central Fund of Israel	New York, NY	General use	$50,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$1,900,000	6
2023	$900,000	1
2022	$900,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Mar 9, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202630689349100623
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4337380
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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