Wayne and Jill Canastra Family

The Wilf Family Foundation

Short Hills, NJ

The foundation supports scholarships, program activities, and general operations, with broader family-wide interests in education, Jewish causes, community services, arts, health, and social justice. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $6,000; recent grant dollars went mainly to Tennessee, with some to New Jersey, New York, and Georgia, while the family foundations collectively support organizations in the U.S., Israel, and elsewhere. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

Gebroe Family Foundation Inc

Roseland, NJ

Friedman Family Charitable Trust

New York, NY

The Friedman Family Charitable Trust supports charitable organizations, with its 2025 grants including Jewish and Israel-related institutions; no formal focus areas are stated. Its 16 grants ranged from $1,800 to $1 million, with a median of $25,000, and most funding went to New York recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Howard and Betty Schwartz Family

Livingston, NJ

The foundation supports Jewish, educational, religious, Holocaust memorial, and Israel-connected organizations, with 2024 grants ranging from $360 to $26,310 (median $1,670). Its giving went mainly to organizations in New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C.; its 2023 filing says applications should be submitted in writing and are not limited to preselected organizations.

Wayne and Deborah Zuckerman Family

Livingston, NJ

The Wayne and Deborah Zuckerman Family supports Jewish organizations, education, and community and human-services organizations, with 2024 grants going mainly to New Jersey and New York, as well as Massachusetts and Maryland. Its 24 grants totaled about $300,000, with a median grant of $2,700 and awards ranging from $36 to $60,500. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

The Miller Family Endowment Inc

Delray Beach, FL

Marjorie and Maxwell Jospey

Birmingham, MI

The foundation supports charitable organizations across community development, health, human services, arts and culture, and wildlife and nature, with most of its giving in Michigan. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $40,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts requests by brochure and IRS determination letter, with no stated deadlines.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc

Princeton, NJ

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation supports health-access initiatives for disproportionately affected populations, including cancer, blood disorders, brain health, and clinical-trial participation, in the United States and internationally. In 2024, its median grant was $134,090, though awards varied widely; it says application materials are available upon request and advises organizations to contact it about the process, but does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable

Rockville, MD

The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable supports Jewish organizations, education, health, Israel-related work, and other causes, with 2024 grants concentrated in New York, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Grants ranged from $500 to $508,912, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Investors Foundation Inc

Summit, NJ

Investors Foundation Inc funds community organizations working in arts, education, health and human services, youth, and affordable housing, primarily in New Jersey, New York City’s five boroughs, and Long Island. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $60,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts unsolicited requests through its online application, with deadlines of February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable

Princeton, NJ

The Anne and Gerald Freedman Charitable supports a range of charitable organizations, with the largest share of its 2026 grant dollars going to New Jersey, followed by the District of Columbia and New York. Its 197 grants ranged from $50 to $48,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.