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CHERNOW FUND INC

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2023 · Form 990PF · revenue $423K · expenses $372K · assets $1.1M

EIN
13-6127968
Address
38 PINE HILL RD, GREAT NECK, NY 11020-1316
NTEE code
-
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1956
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lynn Streim PRESIDENT2011-2023 $38,500$133,000 3
Deborah S Lempert SECRETARY2021-2023 $47,000$64,500 1
Martin Krasner TREASURER2022-2023 $1,470$1,470 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gordon S Oppenheimer (former) Treas.2011-2021 2 $0 reported 6
Edward Streim (former) Vice-Pres2011-2020 3 $0 reported 3

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $87K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH S LEMPERT SECRETARY10 $47,000-$0 $47,0001
LYNN STREIM PRESIDENT8 $38,500-$0 $38,5003
MARTIN KRASNER TREASURER3 $1,470-$0 $1,4701
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $60K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM PRESIDENT8 $42,000-$0 $42,0003
DEBORAH S LEMPERT SECRETARY3 $17,500-$0 $17,5001
MARTIN KRASNER TREASURER3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lynn Streim Pres.8 $42,000-$0 $42,0003
Gordon S Oppenheimer Treas.2 $0-$0 $06
Deborah S Lempert Secretary3 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $10K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lynn Streim Pres.3 $10,500-$0 $10,5003
Edward Streim Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
Gordon S Oppenheimer Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lynn Streim Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
Edward Streim Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
Gordon S Oppenheimer Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Lynn Streim Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
Edward Streim Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
Gordon S Oppenheimer Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN STREIM Pres.3 $0-$0 $03
EDWARD STREIM Vice-Pres3 $0-$0 $03
GORDON S OPPENHEIMER Treas.8 $0-$0 $06

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 29 grants to organizations · $263K
2022 · 11 grants to organizations · $39K
2021 · 20 grants to organizations · $213K
2020 · 26 grants to organizations · $108K · 3 returned · -$6K
2019 · 18 grants to organizations · $53K
2018 · 29 grants to organizations · $92K · 1 returned · -$500
2017 · 28 grants to organizations · $26K · 3 returned · -$1K
2016 · 28 grants to organizations · $25K
2015 · 17 grants to organizations · $32K · 2 returned · -$850
2014 · 30 grants to organizations · $19K
2013 · 49 grants to organizations · $50K
2012 · 39 grants to organizations · $25K
2011 · 56 grants to organizations · $67K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 2 contributors · $316K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 MICHAEL CHERNOW TRUST FBO CHARITY C-2 Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other GREAT NECK, NY $245,099$245,099 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
1 MICHAEL CHERNOW TRUST FBO CHARITY C-2 Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other GREAT NECK, NY $70,758- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$423,162$371,532 $1,065,839$1,048,792 $315,857- $86,970--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$195,554$177,072 $1,075,481$1,075,481 -- $59,500--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,033$283,102 $1,057,138$1,057,138 -- $42,000--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,663$135,665 $757,316$757,316 -- $10,500--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,692$84,034 $761,905$761,905 -- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,801$125,100 $802,851$802,851 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,222$56,863 $791,756$791,756 -- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,276$61,932 $814,297$814,297 -- ---
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,574$57,190 $744,680$744,680 -- ---
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,658$52,398 $723,210$723,210 -- ---
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,779$83,878 $733,670$733,670 -- ---
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,704$49,286 $731,747$731,747 -- ---
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-10-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,357$89,049 $686,607$686,607 -- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $50,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MICHAEL CHERNOW TRUST FBO CHARITY CCC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CHERNOW FUND INC” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
CHILD FUND INCILB82 $213,338$230,537 TRUSTEE$0 Similar name, revenue within 2x
CBS FUND INCNYT30 $95,846$93,553 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state
YB CHESED FUND INCCTP60 $895,188$830,126 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
CHENREZIG FUND INCWIQ12 $104,599$113,000 President and Chair$0 Similar name, revenue within 5x
CJR FUND INCCTNot reported $2,252,118$1,774,311 PRESIDENT/ CEO$259,885 Similar name, revenue within 10x
CHACO FUND INCILB82 $35,208$32,920 President$0 Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x
CHELSEA FUND INCFLNot reported $0$1,708 PRESIDENT$0 Similar name

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 7 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$1,295,77815 32016–2024 YB CHESED FUND INC; CJR FUND INC; CBS FUND INC
FIREROSE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$572,00010 12013–2022 CHENREZIG FUND INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$76,0007 32019–2024 CHACO FUND INC; CHENREZIG FUND INC; CJR FUND INC
CONGREGATION BH INC Private foundation$63,8766 12019–2024 YB CHESED FUND INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$35,2501 12019–2019 CHACO FUND INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$20,9292 12023–2024 CJR FUND INC
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$12,7001 12024–2024 CBS FUND INC
PATRICIA S HEYMAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$7,5001 12025–2025 CJR FUND INC
JEWISH FOUNDATION OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC DAF sponsor$5,4001 12014–2014 YB CHESED FUND INC
J W FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,0001 12023–2023 CBS FUND INC
ISAF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$5,0001 12023–2023 CHACO FUND INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$42411 32020–2023 CHENREZIG FUND INC; CHACO FUND INC; CJR FUND INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990PF · $371,532 spent · pay $86,970 · grants $263,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $263,100 70.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $86,970 23.4%
Fees: other professional $12,457 3.4%
Fees: legal $6,180 1.7%
Taxes $2,443 0.7%
Other expenses $382 0.1%
Total$371,532100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $177,072 spent · pay $59,500 · grants $38,600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $59,500 33.6%
Fees: legal $53,920 30.5%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $38,600 21.8%
Taxes $14,560 8.2%
Fees: other professional $10,446 5.9%
Other expenses $46 0.0%
Total$177,072100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $283,102 spent · pay $42,000 · grants $213,410 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $213,410 75.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $42,000 14.8%
Fees: other professional $16,259 5.7%
Fees: accounting $9,594 3.4%
Taxes $1,543 0.5%
Other expenses $296 0.1%
Total$283,102100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $135,665 spent · pay $10,500 · grants $102,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $102,200 75.3%
Fees: other professional $22,125 16.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $10,500 7.7%
Other expenses $487 0.4%
Taxes $353 0.3%
Total$135,665100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $84,034 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $52,850 62.9%
Fees: other professional $19,859 23.6%
Fees: accounting $9,837 11.7%
Taxes $1,192 1.4%
Other expenses $296 0.4%
Total$84,034100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $125,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $91,585 · events $2,500
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $91,585 73.2%
Fees: other professional $20,278 16.2%
Fees: accounting $10,239 8.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,500 2.0%
Other expenses $298 0.2%
Taxes $200 0.2%
Total$125,100100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $56,863 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,060 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $25,060 44.1%
Fees: other professional $20,267 35.6%
Fees: accounting $9,229 16.2%
Taxes $2,003 3.5%
Other expenses $304 0.5%
Total$56,863100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $61,932 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,360 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $25,360 40.9%
Fees: other professional $22,228 35.9%
Fees: accounting $12,975 21.0%
Taxes $1,071 1.7%
Other expenses $298 0.5%
Total$61,932100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $57,190 spent · pay $0 · grants $31,550 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $31,550 55.2%
Fees: accounting $13,199 23.1%
Fees: other professional $11,894 20.8%
Other expenses $296 0.5%
Taxes $251 0.4%
Total$57,190100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $52,398 spent · pay $0 · grants $19,225 · events $2,221
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $19,225 36.7%
Fees: other professional $15,942 30.4%
Fees: accounting $13,480 25.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,221 4.2%
Taxes $1,185 2.3%
Other expenses $345 0.7%
Total$52,398100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $83,878 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $49,850 59.4%
Fees: accounting $16,304 19.4%
Fees: other professional $15,735 18.8%
Taxes $1,664 2.0%
Other expenses $325 0.4%
Total$83,878100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $49,286 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,950 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $24,950 50.6%
Fees: other professional $13,699 27.8%
Fees: accounting $9,313 18.9%
Taxes $850 1.7%
Other expenses $474 1.0%
Total$49,286100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $89,049 spent · pay $0 · grants $66,685 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $66,685 74.9%
Fees: other professional $11,868 13.3%
Fees: accounting $10,054 11.3%
Taxes $286 0.3%
Other expenses $156 0.2%
Total$89,049100%

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