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The Light Foundation Inc: 9 grants to organizations, $148,200 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Light Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Lakewood, NJ, paid 9 grants to organizations totaling $148,200 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 27, 2026. The largest was $77,500 to Zichron Yonah Yosef in New York, NY for educational, religious and charitable.
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- EIN
- 208111464
- Based in
- Lakewood, NJ
- Assets
- -$36,471
- Grants paid
- $148,200
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 27, 2026, IRS object ID 202602089349100410. It reported $148,200 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zichron Yonah Yosef | New York, NY | Educational, religious and charitable | $77,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Chochma | Jerusalem, IS | Educational, religious, and charitable | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakewood Cheder | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nesivas Aaron | Jackson, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $8,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bais Yaakov | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cong Oizer Dalim | Brooklyn, NY | Educational, religious and charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cong Zichron Yisroel | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Esther Apter Donor Advised Fund | Paramus, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Robert Shanik | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202523109349101222. It reported $143,850 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zichron Yonah Yosef | New York, NY | Educational, religious and charitable | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Chochma | Jerusalem, IS | Educational, religious, and charitable | $48,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cong Zichron Yisroel | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $30,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakewood Cheder | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $7,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Behaer Shmuel | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bais Hatzdoko | Lakewood, NJ | Educational, religious and charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bobov Yeshiva | Brooklyn, NY | Educational, religious and charitable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $129,500 |
| New Jersey | $70,800 |
Updated July 27, 2026. 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.