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About Alan B Slifka Foundation
The Alan B. Slifka Foundation concentrates on strengthening Jewish life and pluralism (both in the U.S. and Israel), supporting leadership and civic initiatives, and funding medical and cultural institutions. Grants are often unrestricted and sizable, directed to established organizations—universities, Jewish educational and communal bodies, human rights and peacebuilding groups, and health research/hospitals. The foundation mixes multi-year support for repeat core grantees with one-off gifts across arts, research, and community relations.
Focus Areas
Jewish leadership, education, and campus life (e.g., Hillel, Jewish Theological Seminary, Joseph Slifka Center)Israel-related pluralism and coexistence initiatives (e.g., Abraham Fund Initiatives, PEF Israel endowment, American Friends of the Israel Museum)Global leadership and democratic governance programs (e.g., Club of Madrid Foundation)Medical research and hospital support with a focus on cancer and autism (e.g., Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, Cedars‑Sinai, autism research)Civic and human rights organizations defending pluralism and combating antisemitism (e.g., Anti‑Defamation League, Human Rights First)
Who They Fund
About Alan B Slifka Foundation
The Alan B Slifka Foundation’s largest recent grants are two unrestricted awards of more than $2 million each to other public charities in New York City, a signal that it often uses flexible support for established organizations rather than narrow project grants. Across the recent record, the foundation backs Jewish life and education, shared society and coexistence work, medical research, and cultural or civic institutions. Its grants include support for Club of Madrid Foundation Inc, Abraham Fund Initiatives, PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc, and Jewish Theological Seminary of America, alongside hospitals, universities, and advocacy groups. The foundation’s portfolio also shows repeated support for institutions tied to Jewish communal life and leadership, such as Columbia Barnard Hillel, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, UJA-Federation of New York, and Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale. At the same time, it funds research-oriented and public-interest grantees including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, Human Rights First, and the International Society for Autism Research. The pattern is broad, but the grants are consistently directed to organizations with national or international reach and an exempt-purpose framing rather than restricted program funding.
What Alan B Slifka Foundation Funds
Jewish life is a core theme. The foundation gave $431,800 to Olami in 2023, $190,000 to Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2023, and $116,800 to Columbia Barnard Hillel in 2024. Those grants sit alongside other support for Jewish institutions and campus life. Shared society and coexistence also appear as a distinct lane. In that area, the foundation awarded $487,500 to Club of Madrid Foundation Inc in 2025 and $268,000 to Abraham Fund Initiatives in 2023. Both grants align with work that emphasizes civic leadership, conflict resolution, and building a world safe for difference. Medical and research giving is another major thread. The foundation granted $185,000 to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 2023 and $57,500 to Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation in 2024, showing support for hospital-based work and cancer research. It also made a $47,296 grant to the International Society for Autism Research in 2023.
How Alan B Slifka Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.1M
Total Assets
$67.7M
Total Revenue
$6.7M
Total Expenses
$4.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $25K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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