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Louis Kesten & Esther Kesten Foundation: 13 grants to organizations, $290,082 (tax year ended February 2024)
Louis Kesten & Esther Kesten Foundation, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $290,082 in its tax year ended February 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 15, 2025. The largest was $135,961 to Available Upon Request in Los Angeles, CA for charitable.
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- EIN
- 956092363
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $2,276,030
- Grants paid
- $290,082
- Tax year ended
- February 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended February 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202522889349101337. It reported $290,082 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available Upon Request | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $135,961 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Benjamin | Monticello, NY | Charitable | $73,816 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seforim Blog Inc | Silver Spring, MD | Charitable | Religion-related | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | Teaneck, NJ | Charitable | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yismach Moshe Institute | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | Religion-related | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Agudath Israel | Caldwell, NJ | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Israel of Century City | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $2,905 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bnei Akiva of Los Angeles | Beverly Hills, CA | Charitable | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown, NJ | Charitable | Education | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sharsheret | Teaneck, NJ | Charitable | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Ahavas Tzddokah | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tomchei La | Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Torah High School | Valley Village, CA | Charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $40,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $19,000 |
| Education | $1,800 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,800 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $142,666 |
| New York | $90,816 |
| New Jersey | $32,600 |
| Maryland | $24,000 |
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Updated October 15, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.