YAD SHIFRA INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $217K · expenses $224K · assets $1K

EIN
47-4892075
Address
1729 56TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11204-1937
NTEE code
P20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO MAKE GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND OTHERWISE RENDER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN DIRE SITUATIONS AS WELL AS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDE SIMILARLY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rivkie Grossman MEMBER2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tzippy Junik MEMBER2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Esther Channah Kovalanko MEMBER2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Blimie Rosenfeld MEMBER2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Tova Juravel MEMBER2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Leah Kahan PRESIDENT2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Chaim Kovalenko VICE PRESIDENT2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Faigy Weiss TREASURER2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Cohen SECRETARY2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0-$0 $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0-- $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0-- $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0-- $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0-- $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2016 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RIVKIE GROSSMAN MEMBER5 $0-- $01
TZIPPY JUNIK MEMBER5 $0-- $01
ESTHER CHANNAH KOVALANKO MEMBER5 $0-- $01
BLIMIE ROSENFELD MEMBER5 $0-- $01
TOVA JURAVEL MEMBER5 $0-- $01
LEAH KAHAN PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
CHAIM KOVALENKO VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
FAIGY WEISS TREASURER5 $0-- $01
SUSAN COHEN SECRETARY5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$217,184$224,347 $1,028-$2,659 $217,183$0 $009
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,273$269,247 $4,504$4,504 $269,272$0 $009
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$217,022$215,055 $4,478$4,478 $217,022$0 $009
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$197,632$211,073 $2,511$2,511 $197,630$0 $009
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,913$116,953 $15,952$15,952 $131,913$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,565$104,235 $992$992 $104,565$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,751$106,471 $662$662 $106,751$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,613$130,837 $382$382 $129,613$0 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,112$117,027 $1,606$1,606 $118,112$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$74,824$76,289 $521$521 $74,824$0 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $75,909 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023-2024 3$73,883 2024$6,440
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NASH CHARITY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “YAD SHIFRA INC” 2024 1$1,500 2024$1,500
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THE BERKOWITZ FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “YAD SHIFRA INC” 2020 1$500 2020$500
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YOSEF CHAIM FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Yad Shifra Inc” 2020 1$26 2020$26
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ORDINARY PEOPLE CAFE INCNYP20 $214,202$2,370 Not reported$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
REPRIEVE FOR FAMILIES INCNYP20 $202,007$208,633 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $224,347 spent · pay $0 · grants $223,587 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $223,587$223,587-- 99.7%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE $210-$210- 0.1%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$224,347100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $269,247 spent · pay $0 · grants $268,136 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $268,136$268,136-- 99.6%
Other (as described)BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE $561-$561- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $500-$500- 0.2%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$269,247100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $215,055 spent · pay $0 · grants $214,492 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $214,492$214,492-- 99.7%
Other (as described)BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE $513-$513- 0.2%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$215,055100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $211,073 spent · pay $0 · grants $210,282 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $210,282$210,282-- 99.6%
Other (as described)BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE $741-$741- 0.4%
Other (as described)FILING FEES $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$211,073100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $116,953 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $116,653 99.7%
Fees to independent contractors $300 0.3%
Total$116,953100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $104,235 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $103,835 99.6%
Fees to independent contractors $400 0.4%
Total$104,235100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $106,471 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $106,171 99.7%
Fees to independent contractors $300 0.3%
Total$106,471100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $130,837 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $130,537 99.8%
Fees to independent contractors $300 0.2%
Total$130,837100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $117,027 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $117,027 100.0%
Total$117,027100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $76,289 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $76,289 100.0%
Total$76,289100%

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