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AHAVAT CHINAM INC
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 820903923 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE K30 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · Micro (<$100K)
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$7K
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mission · from form 990

THIS CORPORATION IS FORMED TO DONATE SHABBAT MEALS TO UNDER-PRIVILEGED FAMILIES. SHABBAT (AKA SATURDAY) IS THE WEEKLY DAY OF REST IN JUDAISM. IT BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT AT SUNDOWN AND CONCLUDES SATURDAY NIGHT AT SUNDOWN. TRADITIONALLY 3 FESTIVE MEALS ARE EATEN. TO SOME STRUGGLING FAMILIES, THE COST OF THE MEALS CAN BE OVERWHELMING. AHAVAT CHINAM INC SEEKS TO EASE THAT BURDEN TO FAMILIES WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE THEY NEED THE ASSISTANCE.

profile · synthesized from sources

AHavat Chinam Inc provides Shabbat meals to underprivileged families in need, primarily in Brooklyn, NY. The organization supports Jewish families who face financial hardship in affording the traditional three festive meals during Shabbat, which begins Friday night at sundown and ends Saturday night. It operates as a direct-service nonprofit focused on food assistance within the Jewish community.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Shabbat Meal Donation Program
Distributes meals to underprivileged Jewish families to help them observe Shabbat without financial burden; requires demonstration of need
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Kosher Meal Services 1 activity
    • Distribution of donated Shabbat meals
      Provides donated Shabbat meals to underprivileged families who demonstrate financial need.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
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Total assets$7K
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Net assets$7K
4 years on record · 2020–2024
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • LEE J COHEN — DIRECTOR
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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  • Shabbat Meals as Religious Access
    methodology: faith-based_food_assistance
    By providing Shabbat meals to economically disadvantaged families, the organization reduces financial barriers to religious observance, thereby supporting both food security and spiritual participation. The mechanism connects material support with faith-based cultural continuity.