Guess what. Karfunkel, it turns out, is the *president* and *CFO* of this low-profile synagogue. So he got a mega-tax deduction by transferring his Kodak shares--when the value was pumped up--to a new charity that he runs. See the UPDATE based on WSJ reporting.
https://twitter.com/DavidCornDC/status/1293174939810504706
From the Congregation Chemdas Yisroel charity registration filing. This billionaire "donated" stock worth up to $180m to the low-profile synagogue he runs, which doesn't seem to do all that much. He and the two other officers refused to answer my questions about it. I wonder why. 
By the way, as I reported, Karfunkel has at least two long-standing foundations that support synagogues. They file IRS 990 tax returns. Why didn't he donate this stock to one of those? Congregation Chemdas Yisroel, per all religious charities, does not have to file a 990.
By the way, the size of this “gift” worth up to $180m from Karfunkel to a small low-profile synagogue that he runs is, one person familiar with Jewish philanthropy tells me, “bonkers.” It’s about 1000x the size of his foundation’s usual donation & unheard of in the community.
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