The Abraham & Sonia Rochlin Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish causes, with the vast majority of funds directed toward Israel-focused endowments and international Jewish relief. Grants are few but large, primarily supporting the organizational missions of long-standing Jewish institutions rather than small program-level awards. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining institutional capacity and endowment-style funding for Jewish communal needs in Israel and the global Jewish community.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million) with repeat funding to the same major Jewish organizations; emphasis on organizational/mission support and endowment-style giving rather than broad, distributed small grants.
The Abraham & Sonia Rochlin Foundation’s largest recent grants are six- and seven-figure awards to PEF Israel Endowment Funds, including $2,075,000 in 2025 and $1,857,000 in 2023 for organizational mission. That pattern places Israel-focused endowment support at the center of the foundation’s giving, alongside major support for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which received $450,000 in 2025 and $400,000 in 2023. The foundation’s recent grants are not spread across many small programs; they are concentrated in institutional support for Jewish organizations with long-running missions. Across the recent grants list, the recipients include both national Jewish intermediaries and local Jewish community groups, such as Friends of Afidc, American Friends of Chasdei Lev, Friends of Ezra Lemarpeh, and Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Smaller awards also reach Reno-based organizations, including Note Ables and Temple Emanu-el, showing a mix of large mission support and selective local giving. The overall picture is of a funder that uses sizeable grants to sustain Jewish communal infrastructure, relief, and Israel-linked endowment activity rather than short-term project funding.
Israel endowment support is the clearest thread in the recent record, led by a $2,075,000 grant to Pef Israel Endowment Funds for organizational mission in 2025. International Jewish relief and humanitarian assistance also appears prominently through the $450,000 grant to The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc, again for organizational mission. Smaller grants point to support for Jewish communal service organizations: Friends of Afidc received $30,000 in 2025, and American Friends of Chasdei Lev received $30,000 in 2025 for organizational mission. The foundation also backed Jewish education and support infrastructure through a $25,000 grant to Friends of Ezra Lemarpeh and a $25,000 grant to Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Local Jewish life in Reno shows up as well, with Temple Emanu-el receiving $10,000 in 2025.
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $215,000. The grant list shows repeat support to several recipients across 2023 and 2025, including PEF Israel Endowment Funds, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc, American Friends of Chasdei Lev, Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Project Kesher, JBI Braille, and PBS - Channel 5. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants are described as organizational mission support rather than application-driven project grants.
$2.7M
$37.8M
$3.8M
$3M
Most grants fall between $15K and $215K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$215K
About 21% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: PEF Israel Endowment Funds, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
Giving is primarily national within the US, with all recent grants in the country. New York appears most often among recipient locations, including New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; and Harrison, NY. Reno, NV also appears repeatedly through Note Ables, PBS - Channel 5, and Temple Emanu-el. Other recipient locations in the recent list include Boca Raton, FL and Agawam, MA, showing a broad but still domestic footprint. Fourteen percent of grants go to recipients in Nevada, the foundation’s headquarters state.
The recent grants point to Jewish communal, relief, and Israel-linked institutions. Examples include PEF Israel Endowment Funds for organizational mission, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc for organizational mission, and local Jewish organizations such as American Friends of Chasdei Lev, Friends of Ezra Lemarpeh, and Temple Emanu-el.
Typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $215,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger mission grants, including $2,075,000 to PEF Israel Endowment Funds and $450,000 to The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2025, including PEF Israel Endowment Funds, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc, American Friends of Chasdei Lev, Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Project Kesher, JBI Braille, and PBS - Channel 5.
New York is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient locations in New York include New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; and Harrison, NY, alongside other US locations such as Reno, NV, Boca Raton, FL, and Agawam, MA.
Its geographic scope is regional, with all recent grants going to US recipients. Nevada, the headquarters state, accounts for 14% of grants, while New York appears most often among recipient locations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,075,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $450,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHASDEI LEV | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| FRIENDS OF AFIDC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION | AGAWAM, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| FRIENDS OF EZRA LEMARPEH | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| PBS - CHANNEL 5 | RENO, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| NOTE ABLES | RENO, NV | $20,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| HOT-HANDS ON TZEDAKAH | BOCA RATON, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| PROJECT KESHER | HARRISON, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL | RENO, NV | $10,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| JBI BRAILLE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,857,000 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHASDEI LEV | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION | AGAWAM, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| PROJECT KESHER | HARRISON, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| PBS - CHANNEL 5 | RENO, NV | $15,000 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
| JBI BRAILLE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION |
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
$2,075,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC
$450,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHASDEI LEV
$30,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
FRIENDS OF AFIDC
$30,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION
$25,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
FRIENDS OF EZRA LEMARPEH
$25,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
PBS - CHANNEL 5
$20,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
NOTE ABLES
$20,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
HOT-HANDS ON TZEDAKAH
$20,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
PROJECT KESHER
$15,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
TEMPLE EMANU-EL
$10,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
JBI BRAILLE
$2,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
$1,857,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC
$400,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHASDEI LEV
$30,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION
$25,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
PROJECT KESHER
$15,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
PBS - CHANNEL 5
$15,000ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION
JBI BRAILLE
$2,500ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION