Public Charity

The Shalem Foundation

The Shalem Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in New York, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $18.5M revenue, $8.8M expenses, $37.6M total assets. 79 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 133941865 New York, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$18.5M
Total Expenses$8.8M
Total Assets$37.6M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$16.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE CREATION OF A ZIONIST INTELLECTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE STATE OF ISRAEL, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A JEWISH NATIONAL CULTURE, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROMOTION OF INTELLECTUAL AND ECONOMIC LIBERTY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,064,984
2024
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$760,000
2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
$176,000
$155,000
$146,500

Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Daniel Polisar
CHAIRMAN/TREASURER David Messer
TRUSTEE Elisa Palter
TRUSTEE Isaac Applbaum
TRUSTEE Jed Arkin
ASSISTANT TREASURER Jonathan Mensh

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,331,164 8 grants
EDUCATION
$2,172,540 9 grants
General support
$2,151,000 2 grants
DAF - Jewish Education
$1,804,666 4 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,310,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $18.5M $8.8M $37.6M
2023 $36.4M $14.4M $27.3M
2022 $10.0M $9.7M $5.6M
2021 $7.5M $8.9M $6.1M
2020 $8.4M $10.7M $7.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.4M to $18.5M (+120%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.6M.

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