Sinai Medical Staff Foundation
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $66K. Net investment income was $340K.
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation at a glance
In short: Sinai Medical Staff Foundation gave $66K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $65,500
- -71.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,375
- -29.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $5,280,266
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sinai Medical Staff Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dr Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic ($30K). Together the top 4 received $66K.
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 46 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sinai Medical Staff Foundation gives
- Giving fell 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 36% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2025) to $322K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $66K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic Pontiac, MI | To Expand Pharmacy Capacity | $30,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association Southfield, MI | To support and research alzheimer's, and individuals with it | $20,000 |
| American Diabetes Association Merrifield, VA | To Support Camp Midicha | $15,000 |
| United Jewish Foundation - Archives Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support the Jewish Community | $500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,280,266 | $365,382 | $334,101 | $65,500 | 4 | $89,765 | $339,751 | $248,955 |
| 2024 | $4,851,955 | $109,965 | $348,110 | $230,600 | 10 | $254,936 | $82,791 | $238,499 |
| 2023 | $4,727,607 | $309,202 | $327,776 | $268,000 | 12 | $294,094 | $274,553 | $223,940 |
| 2022 | $4,591,697 | $353,936 | $338,577 | $322,380 | 12 | $345,432 | $302,278 | $251,546 |
| 2021 | $5,411,821 | $2,285,896 | $320,244 | $206,200 | 8 | — | $2,264,286 | $224,751 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sinai Medical Staff Foundation reported a distributable amount of $249K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation is led by Harold Willens, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Harold Willens
President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Leon Hochman
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Marty Levinson
Vice President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Robert S. Michaels (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Gaylord D. Alexander (2021) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Marc Feldman MD (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Robert A. Karbel Pllc (2021) — Foundation Manager
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Sinai Medical Staff Foundation
How much does Sinai Medical Staff Foundation give each year?
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation gave $66K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $231K across 10 grants.
What is Sinai Medical Staff Foundation's typical grant size?
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $16,375, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sinai Medical Staff Foundation give grants?
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (23%).
Does Sinai Medical Staff Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Sinai Medical Staff Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Sinai Medical Staff Foundation?
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $249K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Sinai Medical Staff Foundation?
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Bloomfield Hills, MI. It holds $5.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Sinai Medical Staff Foundation's EIN?
Sinai Medical Staff Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7078893. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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