Penn Hillel Foundation
Penn Hillel Foundation was organized to be operated for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the mission of penn hillel.
Penn Hillel Foundation at a glance
In short: Penn Hillel Foundation gave $331K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $331K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $330,535
- +52.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $330,535
- +52.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $330,535
- Total assets
- $11,927,234
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Penn Hillel Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Penn Hillel ($331K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Penn Hillel Foundation gives
- Giving grew 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180K (2019) to $331K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $331K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Penn Hillel Philadelphia, PA | Support Programs for Jewish Students | $330,535 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,927,234 | $325,834 | $299,335 | $330,535 | 1 | $275,834 |
| 2024 | $10,814,784 | $2,517,504 | $222,253 | $217,252 | 1 | $278,963 |
| 2023 | $7,366,824 | $153,816 | $283,000 | $278,000 | 1 | $153,816 |
| 2022 | $6,770,998 | $195,984 | $220,000 | $215,000 | 1 | $195,984 |
| 2021 | $8,078,734 | $194,580 | $294,200 | $285,000 | 1 | $191,710 |
| 2019 | $6,578,980 | $232,613 | $190,000 | $180,000 | 1 | $162,924 |
About Penn Hillel Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Penn Hillel Foundation is a public charity, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $331K. Net investment income was $276K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Penn Hillel Foundation is led by Josh Astrof, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Josh Astrof
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leora Zabusky
Director
President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Madeline Gelfand
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shira Silver
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Baer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Lester
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Michael Carniol (2019–2023) — Former - Director
- Former: Guy Abramovitz (2021–2023) — Former - Director
- Former: Kenneth Baer (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Mike Puma (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Albert Perlstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Charles Howard (2019) — Honorary Director
- Former: Daniel Krifcher (2019) — Director
- Former: David Forsted (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Jen Reiss (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeremy Perlman (2019) — Director
- Former: Jodi Miller (2019) — Director
- Former: John Feldman (2019) — Director
- Former: Len Lodish (2019) — Director
- Former: Martin Black (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Pechman (2019) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Hollin (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Steiner (2019) — Director
- Former: Ronald Perilstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Sally Katz (2019) — Director
- Former: Suzanne Doft (2019) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Penn Hillel Foundation
How much does Penn Hillel Foundation give each year?
Penn Hillel Foundation gave $331K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $217K across 1 grant.
How large is Penn Hillel Foundation?
Penn Hillel Foundation reported $11.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $326K.
Where does Penn Hillel Foundation operate?
Penn Hillel Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Penn Hillel Foundation's EIN?
Penn Hillel Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3187116. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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