Harvey and Shelli Dachs Charitable
Hewlett, NY · EIN 20-6091781. Reported 189 grants totalling $1,319,636 to 86 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Harvey and Shelli Dachs Charitable did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,300. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $6,061; the smallest was $75 and the largest $100,600. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chai Lifeline | New York, NY | $190,136 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Netiv Aryeh | Monsey, NY | $133,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway | Lawrence, NY | $103,280 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mesivta Ateres Yaakov | Lawrence, NY | $101,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Congregation Kozover Zichron Chaim Shloime | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin | Brooklyn, NY | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Young Israel of Woodmere | Waltham, NY | $71,879 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Matan | Ponoma, NY | $38,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim | Brooklyn, NY | $38,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Emunah of America | New York, NY | $35,460 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Keren Achim | Monsey, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sephardic Community Center | Brooklyn, NY | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Academy of Long Beach | Cedarhurst, NY | $34,625 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $26,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | Jerusalem, Jerusalem | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shulamit School for Girls | Cedarhurst, NY | $21,640 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of Mishteret Israel | Woodmere, NY | $19,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Israel of Bal Harbor | Surfside, FL | $18,032 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congregation Woodsburgh Minyan | Woodmere, NY | $15,109 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mivakshei Hashem | Brooklyn, NY | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ohel Childrens Home and Family Services | Brooklyn, NY | $10,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diabetes Research Institution Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Sons of Israel | Woodmere, NY | $8,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bensalem Kollel & Outreach | Bensalem, PA | $7,400 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hatzalah | New York, NY | $7,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohel Childrens Home & Family | Far Rockaway, NY | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Commitee for Shaare Zedek | New York, NY | $5,300 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Beit Midrash Ohel Yitzchak | Jerusalem | $5,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lawfare Project | New York, NY | $5,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kemach USA | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maalot | Lawrence, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Torah Academy of Bergen County | Teaneck, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Karlin Stolin | Brooklyn, NY | $4,980 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Young Israel Congregation | Paramus, NJ | $4,850 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Mekor Hatorah | Lakewood, NJ | $4,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Saul Kaufman Memorial Fund | Great Neck, NY | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva of Sullivan County | Kiamesha Lake, NY | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Beit Medrash Ohel Yitzchak | Jerusalem | $3,900 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Orchos Chaim | Lawkewood, NJ | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bnei Akiva of the United States and Canada | New York, NY | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mesivta Tiffereth Jerusalem | New York, NY | $2,860 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Beit Midrash Ohel Yitzchak | Jerusalem, Jerusalem | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tikva Childrens Home | West Caldwell, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uja Federation of Ny | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bikur Cholim | Lawrence, NY | $2,220 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Moshava | Honesdale, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chabad of the West Side | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jcse Veterans Association | Macdill Afb, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Har Torah | Little Neck, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Israel Purim Fund | Great Neck, NY | $1,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Emunah of America | Boston, MA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Ny | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mesivta Shaarei Pruzdor | Valley Stream, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shor Yoshuv Institute | Lawrence, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Siach Yitzchok | Queens, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marion & Aaron Gural Jcc | Cedarhurst, NY | $1,790 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island | Inwood, NY | $1,550 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bike Ncsy | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Yad Eliezer | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Hewlett | Hewlett, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chush School | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Ramapo Cheder | Spring Valley, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Just One Life | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sharsheret | Teaneck, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stand With US | Great Neck, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Chesed Fund | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Work at It | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Meon Hatorah | Suffern, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ptach | Brooklyn, NY | $900 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chesed Twenty Four Seven | Spring Valley, NY | $860 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hilf Support Network | Brooklyn, NY | $820 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Momentum | Jerusalem | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Tifferes Yiosroel | Jerusalem | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ematai | Lincolnwood, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Renewal | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shalom Task Force | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sinai Schools | Paramus, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Brandeis School | Waltham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Irving Place Minyan | Woodmere, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Ateret Cohanim | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yachad | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kehilas Bnei Yeshiva | Baltimore, MD | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of the 5 Towns | Woodmere, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns | Woodmere, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Anshei Chesed | Hewlett, NY | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
40 of 86 (47%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 63%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Mesivta Ateres Yaakov
CONTRIBUTIONS GIVEN IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC FUNDRAISING DRIVES FOR CONTINUATION OF ORGANIZED RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES AND MISC RECOGNIZED CHARITY FUNCTIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 67 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35 | $155,389 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 31 | $253,188 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $332,595 | $1,800 |
| 2023 | 35 | $205,817 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 44 | $372,647 | $1,800 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 94% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,300. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Harvey and Shelli Dachs Charitable's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 338, Hewlett, NY, 11557. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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