Private foundation
MINEOLA, NYEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $100,000 | $64,300 | $64,300 | $162,139 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 18% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island HarvestMelville, NY | Feeding the Hungry | $50,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis S Meltzer | President | 0.00 | $0 |
| Ira Halperin | Vice President | 0.00 | $0 |
| Avi Kestenbaum | Secretary | 0.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $162,139 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $100 | $63,490 | $63,490 | $162,439 | $162,439 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $130,000 | $65,168 | $65,070 | $225,829 | $225,829 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $0 | $38,600 | $38,600 | $160,997 | $160,997 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $125,000 | $61,400 | $61,400 | $199,597 | $199,597 |
| Medical Research |
| $30,000 |
| 2025 |
| National Dance InstituteNew York, NY | children aide | $10,000 | 2021 |
| United WayMiami, FL | Community Help | $10,000 | 2022 |
| ISLAND HARVESTMELVILLE, NY | HUNGER | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ISLAND HARVESTMELVILLE, NY | HUNGER | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY | human trafficing survivors | $9,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense ForceMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.New York, NY | education | $9,000 | 2023 |
| Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY | breast cancer | $9,000 | 2023 |
| ISLAND HARVESTMELVILLE, NY | HUNGER | $7,500 | 2025 |
| American Friends of SderotPassaic, NJ | Jewish Fund | $6,100 | 2025 |
| Father Fred FoundationTraverse City, MI | Health | $6,000 | 2025 |
| Believe in a cureNew Hyde Park, NY | Medical Research | $5,000 | 2021 |
| American Friends of SDEROTPassaic, NJ | Jewish Education | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Believe in a cureNew Hyde Park, NY | Medical Research | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Lustgarten FoundationMatched to this organization because 11 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Woodbury, NY | Medical | $5,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN FRIEND OF MIDGAL OHRNY, NY | JEWISH | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Nassau County Bar - We CareMineola, NY | community care | $4,500 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers AssocationChicago, IL | medical | $4,500 | 2023 |
| World Central KitchenWashington, DC | Feed the Hungry | $4,038 | 2022 |
| SUSAN G COMEN BREAST CANCERDALLAS, TX | MEDICAL | $3,685 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Migdal OhrNew York, NY | children aide | $3,600 | 2025 |
| International Red CrossWashington, DC | Ukraine | $3,433 | 2022 |
| Alzheimers AssocationChicago, IL | medical | $3,100 | 2025 |
| Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY | Jewish Education | $3,000 | 2025 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202541339349101939
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202411359349102381
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202321319349103567
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221319349103647
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202111339349102911
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.