Robert And Karen Sobel Charitable Foundation

Sobel Karen Ttee

Purchase, NY
Tax-exempt since Aug. 2000
EIN: 13-7196988

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$17.9k (2024)

Expenses

$68k (2024)

Total Assets

$302k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$17,898

Expenses

$68,000

Net Income

-$50,102

Net Assets

$302,028

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$1,826	10.2%
Dividends	$9,355	52.3%
Sales of Assets	$6,717	37.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$67,790	99.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$302,028
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$302,028

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0
Louis Sultan (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 17, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$7,928

Expenses

$29,900

Net Income

-$21,972

Net Assets

$356,708

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$5,453	68.8%
Dividends	$308	3.9%
Sales of Assets	$2,167	27.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$29,800	99.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$356,708
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$356,708

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0
Louis Sultan (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$44

Expenses

$67,560

Net Income

-$67,516

Net Assets

$374,079

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$44	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$67,460	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$374,079
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$374,079

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0
Louis Sultan (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$29

Expenses

$189,531

Net Income

-$189,502

Net Assets

$441,595

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$29	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$189,374	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$441,595
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$441,595

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0
Louis Sultan (Treasurer)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$136,482

Expenses

$422,042

Net Income

-$285,560

Net Assets

$631,096

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$200,000	> 100%
Interest Revenue	$42	0.0%
Dividends	$2,520	1.8%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$421,942	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$631,097
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$631,096

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$147,402

Expenses

$205,533

Net Income

-$58,131

Net Assets

$873,049

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$150,840	> 100%
Interest Revenue	$19	0.0%
Dividends	$94	0.1%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$205,433	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$873,050
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$873,049

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$697,405

Expenses

$344,410

Net Income

$352,995

Net Assets

$855,270

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$697,376	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$29	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$344,310	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$855,270
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$855,270

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 10, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$28

Expenses

$122,203

Net Income

-$122,175

Net Assets

$501,714

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$28	100%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$122,100	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$501,714
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$501,714

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Robert J Sobel (President)	$0	$0
Karen Sobel (Vice President)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$250,655

Expenses

$196,470

Net Income

$54,185

Net Assets

$271,440

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$250,650	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$5	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$196,420	100.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$271,440
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$271,440

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$350,020

Expenses

$592,391

Net Income

-$242,371

Net Assets

$217,255

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$350,000	100.0%
Interest Revenue	$20	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$591,815	99.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$217,255
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$217,255

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$1,071,397

Expenses

$728,853

Net Income

$342,544

Net Assets

$459,626

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,062,500	99.2%
Interest Revenue	$11	0.0%
Dividends	$9,511	0.9%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$727,390	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$459,626
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$459,626

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$535,975

Expenses

$460,544

Net Income

$75,431

Net Assets

$117,082

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$543,580	> 100%
Interest Revenue	$381	0.1%
Dividends	$115	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$459,185	99.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$117,082
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$117,082

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$495,207

Expenses

$470,579

Net Income

$24,628

Net Assets

$41,651

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$505,210	> 100%
Interest Revenue	$10	0.0%
Dividends	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$469,850	99.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$41,651
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$41,651

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Robert And Karen Sobel Charitable Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $17.9k (2024)

Expenses $68k (2024)

Total Assets $302k (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Revenue

$17.9k (2024)

Expenses

$68k (2024)

Total Assets

$302k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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