501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$205K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$205K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
990-PF Pt VIII
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $700
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$400K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$448K
Net assets
$135K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$400K
FY2024▲ +14%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$350K
FY2024$400K
Expenses
$448K
FY2024▲ +170%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$166K
FY2024$448K
Net assets
$135K
FY2024▼ -26%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$184K
FY2024$135K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 42% · $189K Operating & administrative 58% · $260K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990-PF; $205K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP, Secretary, Exec Director
$204,800Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Kohelet Foundation executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Merion Sta, PA.

Questions for Kohelet Foundation

Tap to ask. Kohelet Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Kohelet Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 21 grants · $189K · 2024–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$24,491
Tzabar SchoolFY2024$18,002
Individual RecipientFY2024$13,898
Individual RecipientFY2024$13,651
Individual RecipientFY2024$9,873
Individual RecipientFY2024$8,529
Individual RecipientFY2024$7,134
Tora SchoolFY2024$6,912
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,863
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,862
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,858
Serussi Binyain and SagitFY2024$6,858
Yakov and Tehila YitzhakiFY2024$6,858
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,858
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,794
Individual RecipientFY2024$2,106
See all 21 grants →

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV2
Average grantPart XV$9K
Median grantPart XV$7K
Largest grantPart XV$24K
Top cause focusNTEEColleges & Universities (5%)

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$400K
Gifts and grants$400K
Money out
$448K
Grants paid$189K
Running costs$260K
Owns and owes
$135K
net assets
Cash and savings$135K
Total assets$135K
Liabilities$0
People
2
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$400K
Total revenue$400K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$135K
Total assets$135K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$135K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $400K$448K−$48K$135K 990 PDF
FY2023 $350K$166K$184K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$0$0$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $0$0$0$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$0$0$0 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.