The Barbara and Fred Kort Foundation concentrates substantial gifts on Jewish and Israel-focused causes—especially Holocaust remembrance and Jewish higher education—while also supporting cancer research/treatment tied to Israeli institutions. Locally in Los Angeles they fund youth education and immigrant/at-risk youth services, and they favor institution-building gifts (museums, colleges) and program support for community nonprofits. Grants are relatively large and targeted, with several repeat recipients and a mix of local LA and Israel-focused beneficiaries.
A $1.2 million grant to American Friends of Bar Ilan University anchors the Barbara and Fred Kort Foundation’s recent giving and signals how heavily it supports Jewish and Israel-focused institutions. The foundation’s grant list also shows sustained funding for Holocaust remembrance, Jewish education, and cancer-related work linked to Israeli and Jewish organizations. Rather than spreading support broadly, it tends to make targeted grants to established nonprofits and institutions, including museums, colleges, and community service groups. That pattern appears across several years. In Holocaust remembrance, the foundation backed Gratz College, the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, and the Virginia Holocaust Museum, suggesting interest in both education and preservation of memory through institutional partners. In the education space, it has supported organizations serving school-aged youth, including immigrant and at-risk populations in Los Angeles and youth programs outside California. The portfolio also includes cancer treatment and cancer research grants, with recipients tied to Jewish and Israel-focused networks. The result is a giving profile centered on program support and institution-building, with repeated attention to a small set of themes rather than a wide-ranging grant mix.
Holocaust remembrance is one of the clearest themes in the Barbara and Fred Kort Foundation’s recent grants. It gave $300,000 to Gratz College for Holocaust remembrance and $210,000 to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust for the same purpose. Smaller gifts followed the same pattern, including $175,000 to Neeman Foundation USA and $70,000 to the Virginia Holocaust Museum. Jewish and Israel-linked education is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $100,000 to Yeshiva Ketana of Los Angeles for child education and $75,000 to Impactisrael for child education. Cancer-related support also appears in the grant list. It provided $300,000 to Friends of Rachashei Lev for cancer treatment and $148,500 to Israel Cancer Research Fund for cancer research. These grants show activity in both patient-facing support and research funding. In Los Angeles, the foundation also backed youth-serving work, including $140,000 to Asian Youth Center for child education.
$1.9M
$18.5M
$1.5M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $81K and $179K, with a median of $140K.
25th Percentile
$81K
Median
$140K
75th Percentile
$179K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants with a small portfolio: a few large gifts account for most dollars. Mix of repeat funding to core local grantees (e.g., Skookum Kids, Asian Youth Center) and single large institutional gifts (e.g., Bar-Ilan). Funding spans both local (Los Angeles) and Israel-focused beneficiaries, emphasizing institutions and program support over many small grants.
Notable grantees: American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, Skookum Kids, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Israel Cancer Research Fund, Asian Youth Center
The Barbara and Fred Kort Foundation’s typical grant size is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $81,250, the median is $140,000, and the 75th percentile is $178,750. The recent list includes both six-figure and smaller program grants, with a notable concentration around large, targeted awards. Several recipients appear more than once across the years, including Skookum Kids, Asian Youth Center, Yeshiva Ketana of Los Angeles, and Impactisrael. That repeated funding points to a pattern of ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants are national in scope and are made as foundation grants, with no application process described in the provided data.
The foundation gives nationally, with all recent grants in the United States. California receives a meaningful share of the giving, including Los Angeles, San Gabriel, and Valley Village recipients, but the top state by grant count is Massachusetts. Recent Massachusetts grants include Boston and Needham organizations. Outside California and Massachusetts, recent recipients include New York City-area, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, Texas, and Florida organizations.
Its recent grants center on Holocaust remembrance, Jewish and Israel-focused education, cancer treatment, and cancer research. The list includes grants to museums and memorial education groups, Jewish schools and university-related organizations, and cancer-focused nonprofits tied to Israeli and Jewish networks.
The foundation’s grant sizes are fairly large. The 25th percentile is $81,250, the median is $140,000, and the 75th percentile is $178,750. Recent awards range from $4,600 to $1.2 million.
Yes. Recent grants went to organizations in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Virginia, Texas, and Florida. California still accounts for 32% of grants, but the top state by grant count is Massachusetts.
Yes. Skookum Kids appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Asian Youth Center appears in 2023 and 2024; Yeshiva Ketana of Los Angeles appears in 2023 and 2024; and Impactisrael appears in 2024 and 2025. That suggests repeat relationships across years.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF RACHASHEI LEV | BRICK, NJ | $300,000 | 2026 | CANCER TREATMENT |
| AMIT | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| THE ROSE | HOUSTON, TX | $200,000 | 2026 | CANCER TREATMENT |
| SKOOKUM KIDS | BELLINGHAM, WA | $200,000 | 2026 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| NEEMAN FOUNDATION USA | BOSTON, MA | $175,000 | 2026 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| CHASDAY NAOMI USA FRIENDS | HOUSTON, TX | $175,000 | 2026 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| VIRGINIA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | RICHMOND, VA | $170,000 | 2026 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| NAMES NOT NUMBERS | NEW YORK, NY | $80,000 | 2026 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| YESHIVA KETANA OF LOS ANGELES | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| US FRIENDS OF DROR ISRAEL | BOCA RATON, FL | $75,000 | 2026 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| ASIAN YOUTH CENTER | SAN GABRIEL, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF RACHASHEI LEV | BRICK, NJ | $300,000 | 2025 | CANCER TREATMENT |
| SKOOKUM KIDS | BELLINGHAM, WA | $180,000 | 2025 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| NEEMAN FOUNDATION USA | BOSTON, MA | $175,000 | 2025 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| AMIT | NEW YORK, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| CHASDAY NAOMI USA FRIENDS | HOUSTON, TX | $175,000 | 2025 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| ISRAEL CANCER RESEARCH FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $148,500 | 2025 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| IMPACTISRAEL | NEEDHAM, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| US FRIENDS OF DROR ISRAEL | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLOCAUST | LOS ANGELES, CA | $210,000 | 2024 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| SKOOKUM KIDS | BELLINGHAM, WA | $180,000 | 2024 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| ASIAN YOUTH CENTER | SAN GABRIEL, CA | $110,000 | 2024 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA KETANA OF LOS ANGELES | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| SHARSHERET | TEANECK, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | CANCER TREATMENT |
| VIRGINIA HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | RICHMOND, VA | $70,000 | 2024 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| IMPACTISRAEL | NEEDHAM, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL GAP YEAR ASSOC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,600 | 2024 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,200,000 | 2023 | CANCER TREATMENT |
| GRATZ COLLEGE | MELROSE PARK, PA | $300,000 | 2023 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
| ASIAN YOUTH CENTER | SAN GABRIEL, CA | $140,000 | 2023 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| SKOOKUM KIDS | BELLINGHAM, WA | $140,000 | 2023 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA KETANA OF LOS ANGELES | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | CHILD EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE |
FRIENDS OF RACHASHEI LEV
$300,000CANCER TREATMENT
THE ROSE
$200,000CANCER TREATMENT
CHASDAY NAOMI USA FRIENDS
$175,000HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
FRIENDS OF RACHASHEI LEV
$300,000CANCER TREATMENT
AMIT
$175,000CHILD EDUCATION
CHASDAY NAOMI USA FRIENDS
$175,000HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
IMPACTISRAEL
$75,000CHILD EDUCATION
LOS ANGELES MUSEUM OF THE HOLOCAUST
$210,000HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
IMPACTISRAEL
$50,000CHILD EDUCATION
AMERICAN ISRAEL GAP YEAR ASSOC
$4,600CHILD EDUCATION
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAD VASHEM
$50,000HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE