Group 36

The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation

Greenwich, CT

The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation reports general-purpose charitable contributions, with its 2024 grants going to recipients in New York. Its two grants that year totaled about $30.9 million, and it gives only to preselected organizations; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Fohs Foundation

Roseburg, OR

The Yoreinu Foundation

Syracuse, NY

Bartenura Foundation

New York, NY

The Bartenura Foundation funds social services, including mental health and education, with past grants also supporting Israel-related programs, youth education, and prison arts. Its 2023 grants averaged about $13,200, ranging from $500 to $25,000; no foundation-wide geographic focus is stated. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Emanuel J Friedman Charitable

Washington, DC

The foundation supports a broad range of charitable organizations, including work in health, education, the environment, Jewish community, arts, and public safety. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000; funding went mainly to organizations in DC, NY, NJ, and SC, with some grants elsewhere. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mike & Sofia Segal Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds nonprofits working in intellectual freedom and civil discourse, rare-disease research, Jewish heritage, elder care, and climate change, with a focus on underfunded issues and underserved communities. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $3.5 million, with a median of $200,000; most funding went to New York, with grants also made in other states. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

David S Shapira Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The David S. Shapira Foundation supports high-impact projects, especially those strengthening Jewish life, learning, and connections to Israel among young Jews, as well as some broader social-benefit work. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $500,000, with a median of $21,250; recipients were concentrated in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC, with others in New York, California, and Massachusetts. It lists a contact for applying and says there are no deadlines, but does not explicitly state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Dare Foundation

Palo Alto, CA

DARE Foundation supports a varied mix of Jewish community, education, cultural, and philanthropy-related organizations, with most 2024 grant dollars going to California and New York. Its 45 grants totaled about $937,000; grants ranged from $30 to $400,000, with a median of $4,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

SAMUEL and HELENE SOREF FOUNDATION

Studio City, CA

The Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation supports Jewish community and cultural groups, social services, advocacy, and education, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $110,000 and a median of $5,000. It primarily funded organizations in California, New York, and Washington, D.C. The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Mandeko Foundation

Chicago, IL

The foundation is organized to foster, promote, support, develop, and maintain the broad, charitable, educational or religious purpose or functions as authorized by the charter of the jewish federation of metropolitan chicago and the by-laws of the foundation.

The Lucius N Littauer Foundation Inc

New York, NY

The foundation funds education, social welfare, Jewish communal life, and Judaica libraries and archives, primarily in the New York metropolitan area and Israel, with ongoing support for institutions in Gloversville, New York. In 2024, grants ranged from $3,000 to $260,000, with a median of $25,000. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

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.