The Abraham and Rebecca Crystal Foundation concentrates on Jewish community life and communal security while also supporting medical research and local emergency health services. They make modest, repeat grants to established Jewish institutions (both domestic and Israel-focused) and to health research and emergency medical responders, indicating a blend of cultural/philanthropic and health priorities. Their grants favor operational and program support for familiar organizations rather than one-off experimental projects.
Abraham and Rebecca Crystal Foundation Inc. shows a clear preference for recurring support to a small set of Jewish communal, health, and emergency-response organizations. In 2024 and 2023, it gave $7,000 grants to the Anti-Defamation League Foundation for fighting bigotry, Uja Federation for aid to needy individuals, and Jewish National Fund for educational purposes, then continued those relationships in 2025 with $5,000 gifts to Jewish National Fund and Uja Federation. The same pattern appears in health and service funding: Memorial Sloan Kettering, Queens Hatzolah Aid Inc, American Friends of Magen David Ado, Parkinson Research Foundation, and Alzheimer’s Association all reappear across multiple years. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches beyond human services into dog and cat care through Bide a Wee. Across these awards, the foundation favors established institutions over experimental or one-time projects, with support split among communal Jewish organizations, anti-bigotry advocacy, medical research, emergency ambulance services, and companion animal welfare. The overall picture is of a modest-sized family foundation making repeated grants to familiar organizations in New York and serving both community needs and health-related causes.
Jewish communal institutions are a major part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $7,000 in both 2024 and 2023 to Jewish National Fund for educational purposes, and $5,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. It also supported Uja Federation with $7,000 in 2024 and 2023, then $5,000 in 2025, each time marked aid to needy individuals. Anti-bigotry work appears as well: the Anti-Defamation League Foundation received $7,000 in 2024 and 2023, plus $5,000 in 2025, all labeled fight bigotry. Health-oriented grants include $5,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association and $5,000 to Parkinson Research Foundation in 2024 for medical research, alongside $5,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering for cancer research in the same year.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $5,000, with p25 at $4,000, median at $5,000, and p75 at $5,000. The foundation also uses some $7,000 awards, but most of the recent grants stay in a narrow range. Recurring support is a defining feature: several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Jewish National Fund, Uja Federation, Anti-Defamation League Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Queens Hatzolah Aid Inc, Alzheimer’s Association, Parkinson Research Foundation, American Friends of Magen David Ado, and Bide a Wee. The pattern suggests a relationship-based grantmaker rather than a one-time project funder. It also funds individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$134K
$496K
$25K
$54K
Most grants fall between $4K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Modest-sized, repeat grants concentrated among a small set of familiar organizations; funding mixes community/international Jewish causes with health and emergency services. Tends toward multiple gifts to the same grantees rather than widely distributed one-time donations.
Notable grantees: Jewish National Fund, Anti-Defamation League Foundation, UJA Federation, Queens Hatzolah Aid Inc, Alzheimers Association
Grantmaking is entirely in the United States, and all recorded recipient addresses are in New York. New York City appears most often, with additional grants in Kew Gardens, Staten Island, and New York, NY. The foundation gives 100% of its grants to recipients in its HQ state of New York, and its giving geography is local rather than national or international. The distribution points to a strong concentration in the New York City area, especially Manhattan and Queens.
Its recent grants go to Jewish communal organizations, anti-bigotry advocacy, emergency medical services, medical research, and companion animal welfare. Examples include Jewish National Fund, Uja Federation, the Anti-Defamation League Foundation, Queens Hatzolah Aid Inc, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Bide a Wee.
The grant size pattern is tightly grouped: p25 is $4,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $5,000. Recent awards also include $7,000 grants, but most fall at or near $5,000.
Yes. Multiple recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Jewish National Fund, Uja Federation, Anti-Defamation League Foundation, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Queens Hatzolah Aid Inc, Alzheimer’s Association, Parkinson Research Foundation, American Friends of Magen David Ado, and Bide a Wee.
All recorded grants go to U.S. recipients, and every recipient listed is in New York. New York City is the most common recipient city, with other grants in Kew Gardens, Staten Island, and New York, NY.
Yes. Recent grants include support for Queens Hatzolah Aid Inc, labeled emergency ambulance service, and American Friends of Magen David Ado, labeled emergency services. These awards appear in multiple years and sit alongside its broader Jewish communal giving.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | FIGHT BIGOTRY |
| UJA FEDERATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | AID TO NEEDY |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | NY, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| PARKINSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| QUEENS HATZOLAH AID INC | KEW GARDENS, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| BIDE A WEE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | DOG AND CAT CARE |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $7,000 | 2024 | FIGHT BIGOTRY |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $7,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| UJA FEDERATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $7,000 | 2024 | AID TO NEEDY |
| PARKINSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | NY, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| QUEENS HATZOLAH AID INC | KEW GARDENS, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE |
| BIDE A WEE | NEW YORK, NY | $4,000 | 2024 | DOG AND CAT CARE |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $7,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| UJA FEDERATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $7,000 | 2023 | AID TO NEEDY |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $7,000 | 2023 | FIGHT BIGOTRY |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | EMERGENCY SERVICES |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | NY, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| PARKINSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| QUEENS HATZOLAH AID INC | KEW GARDENS, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE |
| BIDE A WEE | NEW YORK, NY | $4,000 | 2023 | DOG AND CAT CARE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | CANCER RESEARCH |
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION
$5,000FIGHT BIGOTRY
UJA FEDERATION
$5,000AID TO NEEDY
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$5,000EDUCATIONAL
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$4,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO
$4,000EMERGENCY SERVICES
PARKINSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$4,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
QUEENS HATZOLAH AID INC
$4,000EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$4,000CANCER RESEARCH
BIDE A WEE
$3,000DOG AND CAT CARE
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION
$7,000FIGHT BIGOTRY
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$7,000EDUCATIONAL
UJA FEDERATION
$7,000AID TO NEEDY
PARKINSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$5,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$5,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO
$5,000EMERGENCY SERVICES
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$5,000CANCER RESEARCH
QUEENS HATZOLAH AID INC
$5,000EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
BIDE A WEE
$4,000DOG AND CAT CARE
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$7,000EDUCATIONAL
UJA FEDERATION
$7,000AID TO NEEDY
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE FOUNDATION
$7,000FIGHT BIGOTRY
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO
$5,000EMERGENCY SERVICES
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$5,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
PARKINSON RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$5,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
QUEENS HATZOLAH AID INC
$5,000EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
BIDE A WEE
$4,000DOG AND CAT CARE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$1,000CANCER RESEARCH