Center for Contemporary Judaica Inc

Krieger Charitable Trust

Boston, MA

The trust supports tax-exempt charities across health care, conservation, education, and Jewish and Israel-related services, with 2025 grants concentrated in New Jersey and Massachusetts and also reaching other states. Its 13 grants ranged from $1,800 to $1 million, with a median of $100,000. It says giving is not limited to preselected organizations; no specific application form is needed, and requests should include full details of the charitable purpose.

Norman & Elaine Polsky Family

Overland Park, KS

The foundation supports 501(c)(3) charities across varied fields, including Jewish community services, immigration legal aid, burn recovery, and children’s prosthetics. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $47,000, with a median of $3,000, and went mainly to organizations in Kansas, Virginia, California, and Missouri. It accepts unsolicited requests by brief letter; submit by December 31 for the following year.

The Karp Family Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

Irving and Bernice Singer Family Foundation

Manchester, NH

In 2024, the New Hampshire foundation gave $45,108 in two grants, both to Temple Israel in Manchester, and reported that it had distributed its remaining assets and would terminate. Its final-year grants averaged $22,554; it supported organizations in New Hampshire and accepted only requests from preselected charities, not unsolicited applications.

Neporent Family Foundation

New York, NY

The Neporent Family Foundation’s grants support varied charitable organizations, with 2025 recipients in areas including health, food insecurity, education, and outdoor recreation. It gave $342,078 across 12 grants in Colorado and New York; grants ranged from $150 to $155,818, with a median of $5,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Ruth and Akiva Foundation

Miami Beach, FL

The Ruth and Akiva Foundation supports charitable organizations, with 2025 grants benefiting arts and culture, religious and educational groups, food assistance, and refugee services. Its grants ranged from $1,000 to $35,615, with a median of $10,000; 96% of grant dollars went to Florida organizations. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Ella Riley Adler Foundation Inc

Coral Gables, FL

The foundation supports Jewish community services and education, the arts, health care, and animal welfare, with most of its 2025 giving in Florida and some grants in New York, California, and Texas. Its 13 grants ranged from $387 to $128,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Murray and Barbara Gross Family

Delray Beach, FL

The Murray and Barbara Gross Family supports charitable organizations, including hospital, Jewish community, food assistance, and breast cancer research organizations. In 2025, it gave $29,886 across 15 grants, ranging from $36 to $20,000 (median $200), with most funding going to Florida. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Beker Foundation

Boston, MA

The Beker Foundation funds community-centered work in areas including youth opportunity, Jewish life, social connection and wellbeing, arts, and parks, primarily in Greater Boston and other communities where family members live. Its 2024 grants ranged from $250 to $150,000, with a median of $10,000; its website says it accepts unsolicited requests only from Boston-area organizations, while its 2024 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Frieze Family Foundation

Chestnut Hill, MA

The Frieze Family Foundation supports preselected charities across education, food assistance, financial services, veterans’ services, and Israeli-Palestinian relations, with grants including work in Israel and the United States. In 2024, grants ranged from $600 to $1 million, with a median of $250,000; recipients were concentrated in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth Leisrael) Inc

New York, NY

Jewish National Fund supports projects and organizations connected to Israel, including community development, environmental and water initiatives, accessibility, research, heritage, and Zionist education; its grants also go to some U.S.-based recipients. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,360 to $5.27 million, with a median of $20,200, and the available information does not establish whether it currently accepts unsolicited requests.

Gerald and Olivia Shapiro Family

Boca Raton, FL

The Gerald and Olivia Shapiro Family funds arts, education, Jewish organizations, health, and programs for people with disabilities, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $115,000 and a median of $5,000. Its giving went mainly to organizations in Illinois and Florida, with smaller grants to New York and Washington, DC. It supports only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.