Leo Nevas Family Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Chester, Connecticut · EIN 06-6068842 · Private foundation

The latest return we have is for tax year 2021. This funder may have changed its giving since then, or stopped.

Grants paid (2021)$1.1M

Organizations funded14

Typical grant$50,000

Total assets$14.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $20,000 and $100,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2021):

Contact	Jo-Ann Price
Address	PO Box 299, Chester CT 06412
Phone	(860) 526-9477
Form and materials	No special format is required. The required information that needs to be submitted is the purpose of the charitable organization and an explanation of how the funds will be used.
Deadlines	N/A
Restrictions	N/A

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

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

Children & Youth1
Community Development1
Human Services1

Where it gives

84% of grants went outside Connecticut.

Grants paid in tax year 2021

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Jacob Blaustein Institute Ajc	New York, NY	General charitable	$250,000
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism	Washington, DC	General charitable	$200,000
Union for Reform Judaism	New York, NY	General charitable	$175,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc	New York, NY	General charitable	$100,000
Meet International Inc	Boston, MA	General charitable	$100,000
Israel Reform Action Center (Irac)	Jerusalem, IS	General charitable	$60,000
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps	New York, NY	General charitable	$50,000
T'ruah (The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights)	New York, NY	General charitable	$50,000
University of Connecticut - Dodd Center for Human Rights	Storrs, CT	General charitable	$50,000
American Jewish World Service Inc	New York, NY	General charitable	$25,000
Congregation Beth El	Norwalk, CT	General charitable	$20,000
Cornell Law School	Boone, IA	Leo nevas human rights fund	$15,000
Sunflower of Peace	Newton, MA	General charitable	$1,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc (Jdc)	New York, NY	General charitable	$180

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2021	$1,096,180	14
2020	$720,000	11

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2021, filed Feb 22, 2024 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202440539349100104
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-6068842
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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