Jordan and Jean Nerenberg

TUCSON, AZ EIN: 36-4142543

The Jordan and Jean Nerenberg Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Tucson, Arizona. The foundation operates as a grantmaking organization supporting various charitable causes.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$3.1M

+1923.8% YoY

Grant Count

40

+2.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$79K

+1873.2% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focuses include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Arts

Grantmaking

Grant Range

** Typical awards range from $150 to $3,014,185

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking has concentrated on:

  • Illinois
  • Arizona
  • New York

Grant Distribution by State

12states
+4 more states

Cities

ALEXANDRIAAUSTINBROOKLYNCHICAGOELLICOTT CITYENCINOEVANSTONGLENCOEHIGHLAND PARKMARIETTAMONTGOMERYNEW YORKNEWFANENORTH BETHESDANORTHBROOKPHOENIXSAN FRANCISCOSKOKIETHORNTONTUCSON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Total Assets: $0 (as of most recent filing)

Total Giving: $3,140,891

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$785K$2M$2M$3M28 grants202133 grants202239 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND$3.0MNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$22KHABONIM CAMP ASSOCIATION$10KJEWISH UNITED FUND$6KROGUE THEATRE$6KAMERICAN ISRAEL DEMOCRAC…$5KAMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVER…$5KBERKELEY-CARROLL STREET …$5KGRANT PARK ORCHESTRAL AS…$5KTIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY$5K

Grant Size Distribution

140 grants across all recorded years

138<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
J JORDAN NERENBERGDIRECTOR, PRES, TREAS5
JEAN B NERENBERGDIRECTOR, SECRETARY5
JULIA R NERENBERGDIRECTOR5
ANDREW A BLOCKDIRECTOR5
JOANNE E NERENBERGDIRECTOR5
AARON NAPARSTEKDIRECTOR5

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2024

In September 2024, Jordan and Jean Nerenberg made a significant $10 million gift to the PeaceHealth Southwest Foundation, demonstrating substantial philanthropic commitment to healthcare-related causes in the Pacific Northwest region.

PeaceHealth Southwest foundation receives $10 million gift from Nierenbergs

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Related Funders

Similar funders by location and focus area

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

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