Private foundation · New York, NY

Jean and Albert Nerken Foundation

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Typical grant size
$100 – $200 – $7K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
35
Repeat grantees
20
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Etta Brandman Esq
TRUSTEE
Ruth Nerken
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
20.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
147
Total grants awarded
$2.0M
Total amount
$14K
Average grant
$420K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$523K
35 grants
2023
$484K
18 grants
2022
$456K
39 grants
2021
$181K
26 grants
2020
$249K
12 grants
2019
$147K
17 grants

Top recipients

The Entertainment Community
1 grant · NY
$420K
Entertainment Community Fund(aka the Actors Fund)
1 grant · NY
$389K
The Entertainment Community Fund
1 grant · NY
$358K
The Actors Fund
4 grants · NY
$333K
4 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$126K
5 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$52K
4 grants · PA · ≈ likely match
$40K
Mount Sinai Hospital Systems
1 grant · NY
$40K
5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$33K
Children's First
3 grants · NY
$28K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

The Entertainment Community
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$420K
Mount Sinai Hospital System
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$25K
Mount Sinai Health Systems
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Pta of Ms 54 Booker T Washington
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$12K
Jacob Burns Film Center
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$12K
Parker Institute Foundation
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$8K
Children's First
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$7K
Uso
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2024
$7K
Visiting Nurse Service
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$7K
Cooper Union
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Doctors Without Borders USA
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Step Foundation
CHARITABLE
MN · TY 2024
$1K
Planned Parenthood
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$250
National Immigration Law Center
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2024
$200
Alzheimer's Association
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2024
$175
National Dance Institute - Ndi
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$150
Habitat for Humanity
CHARITABLE
GA · TY 2024
$125
Nature Conservancy
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2024
$100
Amnesty International
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$100
Armed Services YMCA
CHARITABLE
TX · TY 2024
$100
Oxfam
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$100
Thirteen Pbs
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$100
Unicef
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$100
Earthjustice
CHARITABLE
CA · TY 2024
$100
God's Love We Deliver
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$100
Union of Concerned Scientists
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2024
$100
Thanks to Scandinavia
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$100
Technoserve Inc
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2024
$100
Aarp Foundation
CHARITABLE
DC · TY 2024
$60
New York Public Library
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$50
Us Olympic & Paralympic Foundation
CHARITABLE
CO · TY 2024
$50
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
CHARITABLE
IL · TY 2024
$50
Food Bank of NYC
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$35
Mt Sinai Hospital
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$25
Doe Fund
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2024
$20
Entertainment Community Fund(aka the Actors Fund)
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$389K
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$28K
Mount Sinai Health Systems
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$25K
Jacob Burns Film Center
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Philadelphia Museum of Art
CHARITABLE
PA · TY 2023
$10K
Uso
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2023
$7K
Children's First
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$7K
Pta of Ms 54 Booker T Washington
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$6K
Impact 100 NYC Inc
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Doctors Without Borders USA
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$200
New York Public Library
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$100
Oxfam
CHARITABLE
MA · TY 2023
$100
Human Rights Watch
CHARITABLE
NY · TY 2023
$100
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
CHARITABLE
DC · TY 2023
$100
Technoserve
CHARITABLE
VA · TY 2023
$100

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.