Barney and Rachel Gottstein Caritable Foundation

About Barney and Rachel Gottstein Caritable Foundation

A recurring pattern in the Barney and Rachel Gottstein Caritable Foundation’s recent giving is support for Jewish life in Alaska, alongside Israel-linked humanitarian work and Jewish communal institutions. One of the clearest signals is the $95,792 grant to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the Troth Yeddha Indigenous Studies Center, which sits next to grants supporting campus climate, emergency relief, and Jewish community organizations. The foundation’s 2024 grants also include $100,000 to the Jewish Community Federation for the Israel Emergency Fund 2023 and $100,000 to Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life for the Campus Climate Initiative, showing that it funds both immediate response and longer-horizon community support. In Alaska, the grant list includes support for Congregation Beth Sholom - Anchorage, the Anchorage Library Foundation, Junior Achievement of Alaska, Food Bank of Alaska Inc, Alaska Legal Services Corporation, and Childcare Connections Dba Thread, reflecting a mix of Jewish, educational, cultural, and human services priorities. The foundation also makes grants tied to Holocaust survivors, Ethiopian aliyah, and Israel-focused organizations, indicating a consistent interest in Jewish communal continuity across local and global settings.

What Barney and Rachel Gottstein Caritable Foundation Funds

Jewish communal support appears throughout the recent grant list. The foundation gave $75,000 to Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc for general support and another $50,000 to the same intermediary for Keren Hanan Aynor, along with $25,000 for the same named purpose in 2023. On the Israel side, it funded American Friends of Magen David Adom with $50,000 for general support and gave $50,000 to Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans Inc Beit for general support. Campus and education-related giving is also visible: Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life received $100,000 for the Campus Climate Initiative, and Jewish Federations of North America Inc received $30,000 for Social Finance Israel - Scholarships for Developers Institute. The foundation’s beneficiary mix also includes disaster-affected communities and food security work, with grants to the Hawaii Community Foundation for the Maui Strong Fund and to Food Bank of Alaska Inc for general support.

How Barney and Rachel Gottstein Caritable Foundation Gives