The Bressman Foundation concentrates its philanthropic support on independent and Jewish education institutions and a small set of national institutional partners. Grants tend to be sizable general‑support gifts (including annual fund donations) to schools and a few high-profile nonprofits rather than many small community grants. The foundation shows repeat support for specific schools and also gives to Jewish relief/overseas Jewish causes and a national sports philanthropy.
Concentrated, modest portfolio of relatively large general‑support gifts; repeat multi‑year or repeat donations to select education institutions and occasional one-off gifts to national organizations.
A $50,000 grant to the US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation stands out as the largest recent award from Amy Beren Bressman & Robert I Bressman Foundation Inc, and it sits alongside a pattern of repeat support for Jewish schools, synagogues, and Jewish communal institutions. The foundation’s giving is centered on general support and annual gift fund contributions rather than tightly restricted project grants, with awards appearing in several years to the same organizations. Recent grants show that this funder backs both education and community institutions, from Hanna Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn to The Town School and Columbia College in New York. It also makes gifts to Jewish service and cultural organizations, including the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Hebrew Free Loan Society, and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. The overall picture is of a private foundation using a relatively small number of grants to support institutional continuity, especially in New York-linked Jewish and independent education settings, while also extending to a few national or broader public-interest nonprofits.
Independent and Jewish education are the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $18,000 to The Town School in New York for general support, and it also supported Hanna Senesh Community Day School with $22,050 in 2023, $18,000 in 2024, and $7,100 in 2025. Higher education appears through Columbia College, which received $15,000 in 2024 and $14,600 in 2025 for its annual gift fund, after a $3,750 gift in 2023. The foundation also funds Jewish communal institutions: Park Avenue Synagogue received $10,000 in 2025, $9,750 in 2024, and $9,100 in 2023, while Hebrew Free Loan Society received $10,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2023. Cultural and historical nonprofits appear too, including $5,000 to National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in 2025.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-thousands, with the foundation’s p25 at $3,750, median at $7,500, and p75 at $10,000. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Hanna Senesh Community Day School, Columbia College, Park Avenue Synagogue, Hebrew Free Loan Society, Museum of the American Revolution, and The Town School. That pattern suggests recurring, flexible support rather than one-off project funding. Grant purposes are usually listed as general support or annual gift fund support, which fits a foundation that appears to favor unrestricted institutional giving. The foundation is a private foundation rather than an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments.
$130K
$2.1M
$1.5M
$369K
Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, Hanna Senesh Community Day School, Columbia College, The Town School, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Grantmaking is concentrated in the United States, with all recent grants going to US recipients. New York is the top giving state by grant count, and many recipients are in New York City or nearby areas, including Brooklyn, Westhampton Beach, and several New York, NY recipients. Other recipient locations appear less often, such as Colorado Springs, Philadelphia, Livingston, and Triangle, but the overall map remains strongly New York-centered. The foundation’s headquarters are in Wichita, Kansas, yet no recent grants in the list went to Kansas recipients.
Recent grants show a strong tilt toward independent and Jewish education institutions, along with Jewish communal organizations and a smaller set of national nonprofits. Examples include Hanna Senesh Community Day School, The Town School, Columbia College, Park Avenue Synagogue, Hebrew Free Loan Society, and the US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Hanna Senesh Community Day School in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Columbia College in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Park Avenue Synagogue in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Hebrew Free Loan Society in 2023 and 2024.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in the middle: p25 is $3,750, median is $7,500, and p75 is $10,000. Recent awards also include larger gifts such as $50,000 to the US Olympic and Paralympic Foundation and several $18,000 and $15,000 grants.
New York is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient locations include Brooklyn, New York, Westhampton Beach, Livingston, Philadelphia, Colorado Springs, and Triangle, with all reported recent grants going to US organizations.
The foundation mainly gives general support and annual gift fund support. Recent entries include GENERAL grants to schools, synagogues, Jewish service organizations, and cultural institutions, plus ANNUAL GIFT FUND support to Columbia College.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE TOWN SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| COLUMBIA COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $14,600 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIFT FUND |
| PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE | WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE HONEY FOUNDATION FOR ISREAL | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HANNA SENESH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,100 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TOYS FOR TOTS | TRIANGLE, VA | $1,800 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HANNA SENESH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| COLUMBIA COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL GIFT FUND |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $10,474 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE TOWN SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $9,750 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE HONEY FOUNDATION FOR ISREAL | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE | WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY | $5,400 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TOYS FOR TOTS | TRIANGLE, VA | $826 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HANNA SENESH COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $22,050 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $9,100 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COLUMBIA COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,750 | 2023 | ANNUAL GIFT FUND |
| MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF RODEPH SHOLOM SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2023 | GENERAL |
THE TOWN SCHOOL
$18,000GENERAL
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
$14,600ANNUAL GIFT FUND
PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$10,000GENERAL
THE HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
$10,000GENERAL
THE HONEY FOUNDATION FOR ISREAL
$8,500GENERAL
NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE
$5,000GENERAL
TOYS FOR TOTS
$1,800GENERAL
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
$15,000ANNUAL GIFT FUND
THE TOWN SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL
PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$9,750GENERAL
THE HONEY FOUNDATION FOR ISREAL
$7,500GENERAL
THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$6,000GENERAL
THE HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE
$5,400GENERAL
THE HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION
$1,800GENERAL
TOYS FOR TOTS
$826GENERAL
PARK AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$9,100GENERAL
THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$5,000GENERAL
COLUMBIA COLLEGE
$3,750ANNUAL GIFT FUND