Chesed Foundation of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133922068
IRS 990-PF coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2129365100
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Private Independent Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$26,497,990
Expenses
$6,122,577

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Independent Foundations

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 1 filed grant row totaling $6,089,158. The stated grant purpose was amounts are given to cover operating expenses for schools and synagogues as well as educational scholarships and assistance to the needy..

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of available resources goes to charitable grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 48
  • Cost Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 87

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 48.3%; rating input score 48; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 99; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Foundation activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Individual grants for travel, study or similar purposes: Pass
    • Grants outside qualifying charitable organization categories: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 44.36; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 48.3% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 87th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Grant Deployment: Grant deployment ratio scored 48/100.