Howard and Amy Finkelstein

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jupiter, FL EIN: 13-4092400

HOWARD AND AMY FINKELSTEIN is a private foundation based in Jupiter, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports 22 grants totaling $815,700, with listed purposes including community services, education, family services, and religious education and community services.

Key facts about Howard and Amy Finkelstein

In short: Howard and Amy Finkelstein gave $816K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in New York. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-4092400
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$815,700
Grants made (2025)
22
Average grant
$37,077
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
27% first-time grantees (6 of 22, 2025)
Total assets
$2,203,743
Primary geography
New York (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation stated on its 2023 filing that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Full details ↓
Deadline
None listed on the 2023 filing.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.2M

-24.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$816K

+275.1% YoY

Grant Count

22

-12.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$37K

+326.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Howard and Amy Finkelstein reported a distributable amount of $230K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Howard and Amy Finkelstein open to new grantees?

27%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 22 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $49K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $8K repeat.

  • 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 315% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 354% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied activities. For example, Pathways Inc. describes its work as providing specialized programs and services in developmental disabilities, mental health, family support, traumatic brain injury, and child care. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology describes its mission as advancing knowledge and educating students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship. Admirals Cove Foundation describes itself as a community philanthropic foundation that supports local nonprofit organizations serving people in need in Palm Beach County.

Other 2025 recipients include Steve’s Camp at Horizon Farms, which describes its work as providing a summer camp experience to underserved New York City youth, and Dana’s Angels Research Trust, which describes its purpose as furthering research, education, or care related to Niemann-Pick type C disease and similar genetic diseases.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $815,700. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $600,000, with a median of $5,000.

Review Cycle

None listed on the 2023 filing.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grant dollars were reported as 78% to New York, 8% to Connecticut, 7% to Florida, 3% to Washington, DC, and 3% to Massachusetts.

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of all 22 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkGreenwichNorwalkStamfordJupiterWashingtonWest MilfordCambridgeAnn ArborLivingstonManhassetRiversideSummitSunriseAliso ViejoArdsleyBridgeportHollandIrvingtonKansas City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M25 grants201928 grants202030 grants202123 grants202217 grants202325 grants202422 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $185K (2021) to $816K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $816K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Jewish Communal Fund: $600KJewish Communal Fund$600KAdmirals Cove Foundation: $39KAdmirals Cove Foundation$39KShatterproof: $36KShatterproof$36KFdn for Defense of Democracies: $25KFdn for Defense of Democracies$25KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: $25KMassachusetts Institute ofTechnology$25KPathways Inc: $20KPathways Inc$20KTemple Sholom: $20KTemple Sholom$20KJafco: $10KJafco$10KMaltz Jupiter Theater Inc: $10KMaltz Jupiter Theater Inc$10KFree Arts NYC: $5KFree Arts NYC$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Communal Fund ($600K). Together the top 10 received $790K.

Grant Size Distribution

117 grants across all recorded years

112<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 112 grants of 117 (96%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Communal Fund New York, NYProvide Community Services$600,000
Admirals Cove Foundation Jupiter, FLProvide Community Services$39,200
Shatterproof Norwalk, CTProvide Community Services$36,000
Fdn for Defense of Democracies Washington, DCEducate Community$25,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAProvide Education Services$25,000
Pathways Inc Corning, NYProvide Family Services$20,000
Temple Sholom Norwalk, CTProvide Religious Education and Community Services$20,000
Jafco Sunrise, FLProvide Family Services$10,000
Maltz Jupiter Theater Inc Jupiter, FLProvide Community Services$10,000
Free Arts NYC New York, NYProvides Community Education$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants Grant count
2025 $2,203,743 $97,164 $821,612 $815,700 22
2024 $2,928,191 $114,312 $222,001 $217,450 25
2023 $3,035,880 $118,407 $305,110 $300,970 17
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,203,743$2,928,191$3,035,880
Revenue$97,164$114,312$118,407
Expenses$821,612$222,001$305,110
Qualifying Distributions$815,700$217,450$300,970
Net Investment Income$97,164$114,237$118,164
Distributable Amount$230,306$219,691$202,463

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 19, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Howard Finkelstein as president and director; Amy Cole as director and treasurer; and Gabrielle Finkelstein, David Finkelstein, and Lauren Finkelstein as directors.

Howard and Amy Finkelstein is led by Howard Finkelstein, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Howard Finkelstein

    President & Director

    President & Director → President & D, 2023

    President & D → President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Cole

    Director & Treasurer

    Director & Treasurer → Director, 2023

    Director → Director & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Finkelstein

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Finkelstein

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabrielle Finkelstein

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stan Finkelstein (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Application contact: Howard Amy Finkelstein Foundation
Mailing address: 375 Regatta Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477
Phone: (646) 588-2925

Frequently asked questions about Howard and Amy Finkelstein

How much does Howard and Amy Finkelstein give each year?

Howard and Amy Finkelstein gave $816K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $217K across 25 grants.

What is Howard and Amy Finkelstein's typical grant size?

Howard and Amy Finkelstein's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $37,077, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Howard and Amy Finkelstein that year got $4K on average.

Where does Howard and Amy Finkelstein give grants?

Howard and Amy Finkelstein gives mostly in New York: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Connecticut (8%) and Florida (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants), Norwalk, CT (2 grants), Jupiter, FL (2 grants) and Greenwich, CT (2 grants).

Does Howard and Amy Finkelstein give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 22 grants with a stated purpose on Howard and Amy Finkelstein's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Provide Community Services" (11 grants).

Who are Howard and Amy Finkelstein's largest grantees?

Howard and Amy Finkelstein's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Communal Fund ($600,000), Admirals Cove Foundation ($39,200) and Shatterproof ($36,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 83% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Howard and Amy Finkelstein?

Howard and Amy Finkelstein reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $816K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $230K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Howard and Amy Finkelstein fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied activities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Howard and Amy Finkelstein?

The foundation stated on its 2023 filing that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Howard and Amy Finkelstein's EIN?

Howard and Amy Finkelstein's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4092400. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Howard and Amy Finkelstein accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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