The Frieman Foundation
The Frieman Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY. Its 2025 grants went to a range of charitable organizations, with most grant dollars awarded to recipients in New York.
The Frieman Foundation at a glance
In short: The Frieman Foundation gave $314K across 93 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $313,587
- +10.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 93
- -17.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,372
- +33.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $525
- Total assets
- $103,834
- -32.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (18 of 93, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Frieman Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1175 Park Avenue 10C, New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 398-0705
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Frieman Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fidf ($53K). Together the top 10 received $224K.
Grant Size Distribution
498 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 496 grants of 498 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York. Recipients in Massachusetts received 2%, while recipients in New Jersey, Florida, and Iowa each received 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 93 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Frieman Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 18 of 93 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $990 first-time, $500 repeat.
- 66% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 115% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $119K (2021) to $314K (2025). In 2025 it made 93 grants totaling $314K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidf New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $52,600 |
| American Friends of Shiba Hospital New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $36,000 |
| Colel Chabad Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $36,000 |
| American Friends of Bnei Rachel New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $22,000 |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $21,600 |
| Cong Kehilath Jeshurun New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $16,474 |
| Belev Echad New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $12,200 |
| American Friends of Ezer Mizion Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Jerusalem College of Tech Cedarhurst, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $10,000 |
| Stern College New York, NY | Unrestricted Support of Orgnaization's Exempt Purpose | $7,500 |
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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 | $103,834 | $267,926 | $317,137 | $313,587 | 93 | $314,581 | $219,877 | $1,885 |
| 2024 | $153,187 | $306,921 | $285,976 | $283,055 | 112 | $283,507 | $183,886 | $1,440 |
| 2023 | $132,386 | $400,751 | $295,821 | $295,388 | 100 | $295,388 | $177,604 | $3,899 |
| 2022 | $27,456 | $100,011 | $148,039 | $146,136 | 95 | $146,136 | — | $4,391 |
| 2021 | $75,484 | $165,886 | $121,110 | $119,266 | 98 | — | $104,714 | $408 |
| 2019 | $12,094 | $151,663 | $175,488 | $174,026 | 89 | — | $17,101 | $1,230 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Frieman Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is not stated in the available information. Its grantees describe work in areas including support for children, wounded Israeli soldiers and their families, education, services for immigrants and underprivileged people, humanitarian needs, Jewish community media, and youth in need in Israel. These are grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 93 grants totaling $313,587. Grants ranged from $100 to $52,600, with a median of $525. Among the largest were grants to FIDF ($52,600), American Friends of Shiba Hospital ($36,000), Colel Chabad ($36,000), American Friends of Bnei Rachel ($22,000), and American Friends of Migdal Ohr ($21,600). The listed grant purposes were unrestricted support of the recipient organizations’ exempt purposes.
Other 2025 recipients include Belev Echad, which describes its work as supporting wounded IDF servicemen and women and their families; American Friends of Libi, whose stated objective includes educational, medical, and social services for immigrants and underprivileged people in Israel; and Yeshiva University, which describes its work as education, training, research, and clinical programs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Rivka Frieman is president, and Morris Platt is treasurer.
The Frieman Foundation is led by Rivka Frieman, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rivka Frieman
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morris Platt
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 The Frieman Foundation
How much does The Frieman Foundation give each year?
The Frieman Foundation gave $314K across 93 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $283K across 112 grants.
What is The Frieman Foundation's typical grant size?
The Frieman Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $525, and its average grant was $3,372, across 93 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Frieman Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does The Frieman Foundation give grants?
The Frieman Foundation gives mostly in New York: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (44 grants), Brooklyn, NY (17 grants), Cedarhurst, NY (3 grants) and Harlan, IA (2 grants).
Does The Frieman Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Frieman Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (93 of 93) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Frieman Foundation's largest grantees?
The Frieman Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Fidf ($52,600), American Friends of Shiba Hospital ($36,000) and Colel Chabad ($36,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Frieman Foundation?
The Frieman Foundation reported $104K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $315K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Frieman Foundation fund?
The foundation’s mission is not stated in the available information. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Frieman Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Frieman Foundation's EIN?
The Frieman Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3549076. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Frieman Foundation 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Frieman Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-frieman-foundation-morg_4efff4d799da4b1083bba24d4b3aa5b1
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