The Altman-Aronow Charitable Foundation concentrates its support on Jewish religious, educational, and community institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area, especially Silicon Valley. Its grants are focused and mission-driven—primarily funding Jewish day school education, local congregational life, and community-building organizations that serve the Jewish population of the region. The foundation favors a small number of sizable, repeat grants to core Bay Area Jewish organizations rather than broadly distributed small grants.
The Altman-aronow Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is built around Jewish institutions in Silicon Valley and the broader San Francisco Bay Area, with repeated support for day schools, congregations, and community organizations. Yavneh Day School received the largest recent grant at $19,273 in 2023, followed by additional awards in 2024 and 2025, showing a clear multi-year relationship with the school. Jewish Silicon Valley also appears as a recurring grantee, with grants of $15,300 in 2024 and $12,500 in 2025 for work connecting, fostering, and advocating for Jewish community in Silicon Valley. The foundation also supports religious life directly. Congregation Sinai in San Jose received multiple grants across 2023 and 2025, while Hillel of Silicon Valley and Chabad House of Almaden appear among the recipient organizations supporting Jewish educational and cultural activities. Alongside these core Jewish institutions, the foundation makes smaller grants to a limited set of other organizations, including health, food, civic, and cultural groups in California and beyond. Its latest 990 year on file is 2025, and its annual grants total $229,263 against assets of $343,512.
Jewish education is a central theme. Yavneh Day School in Los Gatos received $19,273 in 2023, then another $14,180 in 2024 and $13,750 in 2025, all described as support for Jewish educational and cultural activities and educational institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Community-building in Silicon Valley is another major lane. Jewish Silicon Valley received $15,300 in 2024 and $12,500 in 2025 for connecting, fostering, and advocating for Jewish community in Silicon Valley. The foundation also backs congregational and campus-based Jewish life. Congregation Sinai in San Jose received $14,650 in 2025 and earlier grants in 2024 and 2023, while Hillel of Silicon Valley received $3,600 in 2025 and prior support in 2024 and 2023. Beyond Jewish institutions, the foundation has made targeted grants to Magen David Adom for medical and ambulance services throughout Israel and to Southern Poverty Law Center for civil-rights and public-interest litigation.
Grant sizes are tightly clustered: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,000. That indicates a pattern of small, repeated awards rather than a wide spread of grant amounts. The recent grants list also shows repeat recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially among Jewish schools, congregations, and community organizations. The foundation gives as a charitable foundation, not as a program-related-investment vehicle, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. No application process is described in the provided data.
$131K
$326K
$114K
$132K
Most grants fall between $1K and $1K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$1K
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Concentrated, local giving: a small portfolio of relatively large grants with repeats to core grantees; faith-based and regionally focused rather than broadly diversified.
Notable grantees: Yavneh Day School, Jewish Silicon Valley, Congregation Sinai
Grant activity is heavily California-centered. The top state by grant count is CA, and 64% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Los Gatos, San Jose, San Leandro, San Francisco, Pacific Grove, and Oakland. Outside California, grants also went to New York, Montgomery, Los Angeles, and Etna. All recorded recipient grants in the provided country distribution are in the US.
Its recent grants are concentrated in Jewish education, synagogue life, and Jewish community-building in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Named recipients include Yavneh Day School, Jewish Silicon Valley, Congregation Sinai, Hillel of Silicon Valley, and Chabad House of Almaden.
The grant-size distribution is very compact: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,000. Recent awards do include larger repeat gifts to some core organizations, but the overall pattern is centered on small grants.
Yes. Recent grants include Magen David Adom for medical and ambulance services throughout Israel, Second Harvest Food Bank for sheltering and feeding the indigent population, Southern Poverty Law Center for civil-rights litigation, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue, KQED, and Oakland Zoo.
California is the primary recipient state, with 64% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include San Jose and Los Gatos most prominently, along with San Francisco, Oakland, San Leandro, and Pacific Grove.
Yes. Several organizations appear across multiple years, including Yavneh Day School, Jewish Silicon Valley, Congregation Sinai, Hillel of Silicon Valley, Jewish Family Services, Health Trust, KQED, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGREGATION SINAI | SAN JOSE, CA | $60,250 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. |
| YAVNEH DAY SCHOOL | LOS GATOS, CA | $14,800 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | LOS GATOS, CA | $5,918 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES. |
| JEWISH SILICON VALLEY | LOS GATOS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTS MULTIPLE JEWISH AGENCIES IN THE SOUTH SF BAY AREA |
| HILLEL OF SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $3,600 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. |
| CONGREGATION BETH JACOB | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $2,030 | 2026 | JEWISH SYNAGOGUE |
| CHANCE THEATER - BETTY AITKEN THEATER ARTS CENTER | ANAHEIM, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | THEATER ARTS CENTER |
| MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICES THROUGHOUT ISRAEL. |
| TERRACES OF LOS GATOS HUMAN GOOD FUND | LOS GATOS, CA | $1,600 | 2026 | SENIOR LIVING CENTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION |
| HIAS | SILVER SPRING, MD | $1,525 | 2026 | SUPPORT HEBREW IMMIGRANTS |
| GET BENT FRIENDS | OAKLAND, CA | $1,021 | 2026 | EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH MENTORSHIPS |
| HAPPY HOLLOW PARK AND ZOO | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | PUBLIC ZOO AND AMUSEMENT PARK. |
| PEACE OF MIND DOG RESCUE | PACIFIC GROVE, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| MAZON | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | JEWISH ORGANIZATION RESPONDING TO HUNGER |
| J NEWS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE | ETNA, NH | $1,000 | 2026 | PROMOTES SOCIAL AROUND THE WORLD |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO CONSERVING LAND AND WATERS |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROTECT PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS |
| GALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | MONTGOMERY, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZING IN CIVIL RIGHTS & PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION |
| CONGREGATION SHIR HADASH | LOS GATOS, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | JEWISH SYNAGOGUE |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN GURION UNIVERSITY | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2026 | UNIVERSITY |
| CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTS STUDENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AROUND THE WORLD |
| HADASSAH SHARONE | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. |
| NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | AID IN SURVIVAL OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS |
| SAN JOSE STAGE COMPANY | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | THEATERICAL PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SERVICES |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHELTER AND FEED THE INDIGENT POPULATION. |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | PROVIDES INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO JEWISH INDIVIDUALS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2026 | PRIVATE UNIVERSITY |
| FRIENDS OF THE IDF | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES |
| ANIMAL KIND INTERNATIONAL | JEMEZ SPRINGS, NM | $1,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE KINDNESS TO ANIMALS. |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF SILICON VALLEY | MILPITAS, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR ANIMALS. |
| YIDDISH BOOK CENTER | AMHERST, MA | $1,000 | 2026 | RESCUING, PRESERVING AND DIGITIZING YIDDISH LITERATURE |
| ISRAID | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTS VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS |
| PUPPIES BEHIND BARS | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | TRAIN PRISON INMATES TO TRAIN SERVICE DOGS |
| JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $500 | 2026 | ORGANIZATION CONNECTING, FOSTERING AND ADVOCATING FOR JEWISH VALUES |
| FRIENDS OF SANTA CRUZ STATE PARKS | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $500 | 2026 | PROTECT PUBLC PARKS |
| MARINE MAMMAL CENTER | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $500 | 2026 | RESCUE AND PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS |
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POODLE RESCUE | GRASS VALLEY, CA | $500 | 2026 | RESCUE AND PROTECT POODLE DOGS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ASOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY IN ISRAEL | FLUSHING, NY | $500 | 2026 | PROMOTE STRONG COMMUNITIES INSIDE ISRAEL |
| OCEAN FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2026 | PROMOTE CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR GRAY WHALES |
| LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. |
| FOOTSTEPS | BELMONT, CA | $500 | 2026 | CHILD CARE SERVICES |
| CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND OF OAKLAND | SAN JOSE, CA | $500 | 2026 | ORGANIZATION TRYING TO BUILD HEALTH EQUITY IN SILICON VALLEY. |
| DONORS CHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $393 | 2026 | DESIGNATED GIVING |
| PENINSULA SYMPHONY | LOS ALTOS, CA | $350 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
| NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYNAGOGUE YOUTH | NEW YORK, NY | $254 | 2026 | CONNECT, INSPIRE AND EMPOWER JEWISH YOUTH |
| CONGREGATION SINAI | SAN JOSE, CA | $14,650 | 2025 | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. |
CONGREGATION SINAI
$60,250SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$5,918SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
SUPPORTS MULTIPLE JEWISH AGENCIES IN THE SOUTH SF BAY AREA
HILLEL OF SILICON VALLEY
$3,600SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
CONGREGATION BETH JACOB
$2,030JEWISH SYNAGOGUE
CHANCE THEATER - BETTY AITKEN THEATER ARTS CENTER
$2,000THEATER ARTS CENTER
TERRACES OF LOS GATOS HUMAN GOOD FUND
$1,600SENIOR LIVING CENTER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
GET BENT FRIENDS
$1,021EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH MENTORSHIPS
HAPPY HOLLOW PARK AND ZOO
$1,000PUBLIC ZOO AND AMUSEMENT PARK.
J NEWS
$1,000SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO CONSERVING LAND AND WATERS
SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROTECT PEOPLE'S RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZING IN CIVIL RIGHTS & PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION
CONGREGATION SHIR HADASH
$1,000JEWISH SYNAGOGUE
AMERICANS FOR BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
$1,000UNIVERSITY
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
$1,000ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$1,000SUPPORTS STUDENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES AROUND THE WORLD
HADASSAH SHARONE
$1,000SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS
$1,000AID IN SURVIVAL OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS
SAN JOSE STAGE COMPANY
$1,000THEATERICAL PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,000MEDICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$1,000SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHELTER AND FEED THE INDIGENT POPULATION.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$1,000PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
FRIENDS OF THE IDF
$1,000SUPPORT ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
ANIMAL KIND INTERNATIONAL
$1,000PROMOTE KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.
YIDDISH BOOK CENTER
$1,000RESCUING, PRESERVING AND DIGITIZING YIDDISH LITERATURE
ISRAID
$1,000SUPPORTS VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS
ORGANIZATION CONNECTING, FOSTERING AND ADVOCATING FOR JEWISH VALUES
MARINE MAMMAL CENTER
$500RESCUE AND PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA POODLE RESCUE
$500RESCUE AND PROTECT POODLE DOGS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ASOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY IN ISRAEL
$500PROMOTE STRONG COMMUNITIES INSIDE ISRAEL
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$500SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
FOOTSTEPS
$500CHILD CARE SERVICES
CHILDREN'S FAIRYLAND OF OAKLAND
$500ORGANIZATION TRYING TO BUILD HEALTH EQUITY IN SILICON VALLEY.
DONORS CHOOSE
$393DESIGNATED GIVING
PENINSULA SYMPHONY
$350COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYNAGOGUE YOUTH
$254CONNECT, INSPIRE AND EMPOWER JEWISH YOUTH
CONGREGATION SINAI
$14,650SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES.