The Blitzer Family Foundation concentrates giving on Jewish and Israel-related causes alongside education and youth development in the New York metro area and Israel. They make a small number of large grants to both established Jewish institutions (philanthropic federations, Birthright, anti‑antisemitism initiatives) and education providers (charter schools, independent schools, university programs), and also fund youth-serving, community-building organizations. Their portfolio blends identity/communal strengthening, overseas humanitarian and cultural ties to Israel, and place-based education and youth opportunity work.
A defining feature of Blitzer Family Foundation’s recent giving is its repeated support for Dream Charter School, including a $1,000,000 grant in 2025 and additional large gifts in prior years. That pattern sits alongside major commitments to Jewish communal life, Israel-related work, and youth development. The foundation’s portfolio includes unrestricted support for Friends of United Hatzalah, the United Jewish Appeal Foundation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc, and the Foundation to Combat Anti Semitism Inc, showing a blend of emergency response, communal infrastructure, and anti-antisemitism work. The foundation also backs education outside the Jewish sector, with gifts to Riverdale Country School, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc, and Uncommon Schools Inc. These grants point to a funder that uses large, flexible awards across charter, independent, college, and youth-serving settings. Other recipients such as Project Morry, Maccabi World Union Inc, Reut USA, and Lost Tribe indicate interest in identity-linked youth programming and cultural exchange as part of a wider regional portfolio. Most awards in the recent record are unrestricted, suggesting the foundation often gives organizations room to deploy funds where they see fit.
In education, Blitzer Family Foundation supported Dream Charter School with $1,000,000 in 2025, and also gave $300,000 to Riverdale Country School and $100,000 to Uncommon Schools Inc. Those grants show a strong interest in K-12 education in New York City. For Jewish communal and Israel-related work, the foundation gave $750,000 to the United Jewish Appeal Foundation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc, $500,000 to Foundation to Combat Anti Semitism Inc, and $175,000 to American Israel Education Foundation Aief. It also backed The Birthright Israel Foundation with $250,000. Youth development appears in grants such as $200,000 to Project Morry and $100,000 to Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc. The foundation also supported cultural and athletic programming through Maccabi World Union Inc and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.
Typical grant sizes are large: p25 is $62,500, median is $150,000, and p75 is $242,750. The recent record shows repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including Dream Charter School, Friends of United Hatzalah, Project Morry, Lost Tribe, and Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc. Nearly all listed grants are unrestricted, and the foundation is a private family foundation rather than an operating charity. No application process is shown in the provided data.
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Most grants fall between $63K and $243K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$243K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving: relatively few grants but large sizes, with repeat multi-year support to several core grantees. Funding is regionally focused on NYC/tri‑state and Israel and mixes institutional philanthropic partners, schools, and youth organizations rather than many small, one‑off gifts.
Notable grantees: Friends of United Hatzalah, DREAM Charter School (Harlem/DREAM), United Jewish Appeal/Foundation of Jewish Philanthropies, The Birthright Israel Foundation, Project Morry
The foundation gives regionally, with the highest concentration of grants in New York. Recent awards land mainly in New York City and nearby places such as The Bronx, Port Chester, White Plains, and Brooklyn. Outside New York, recipients include Philadelphia, Foxborough, Scottsdale, Woodland Hills, Boston, Washington, DC, San Diego, and Colorado Springs. All listed recipient-country records are in the US.
Its recent grants go to Jewish communal organizations, Israel-related groups, K-12 schools, universities, and youth-development nonprofits. Examples in the record include education providers, emergency-response groups, anti-antisemitism work, and cultural or athletic youth programs.
The foundation’s recent grant sizes are relatively large: the 25th percentile is $62,500, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $242,750.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants to Dream Charter School, Friends of United Hatzalah, Project Morry, Lost Tribe, and Philadelphia Youth Basketball Inc across multiple years.
The listed recent grants are marked unrestricted, indicating the foundation often provides flexible support rather than tightly designated project-only funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL - HARLEM RBI DBA DREAM | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FOUNDATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI SEMITISM INC | FOXBOROUGH, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL | THE BRONX, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LOST TRIBE | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MACCABI WORLD UNION INC (MACCABIAH) | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| REUT USA | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $192,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION AIEF | WASHINGTON, DC | $175,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PROJECT MORRY | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $145,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| METROPOLITAN OVAL FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES INC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GREENLIGHT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $75,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $72,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED STATES SOCCER CHAMPTIONS CIRCLE | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MACCABI USA INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| VAHAVTA JEWISH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF EARL MONROE NEW RENNISANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL INC | BRONX, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOUNG TALENT INC | HARTSDALE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $850,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $290,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $221,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PROJECT MORRY | PORT CHESTER, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LOST TRIBE | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL | THE BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PROJECT MORRY | PORT CHESTER, NY | $200,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL | THE BRONX, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YOUNG TALENT INC | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CLEVELAND GUARDIANS CHARITIES | CLEVELAND, OH | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL - HARLEM RBI DBA DREAM
$1,000,000UNRESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTI SEMITISM INC
$500,000UNRESTRICTED
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL
$300,000UNRESTRICTED
LOST TRIBE
$250,000UNRESTRICTED
THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
$250,000UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION AIEF
$175,000UNRESTRICTED
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
$150,000UNRESTRICTED
PROJECT MORRY
$145,000UNRESTRICTED
METROPOLITAN OVAL FOUNDATION INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED
PHILADELPHIA YOUTH BASKETBALL INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED
UNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED
CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE
$72,000UNRESTRICTED
UNITED STATES SOCCER CHAMPTIONS CIRCLE
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
VAHAVTA JEWISH INC
$36,000UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF EARL MONROE NEW RENNISANCE BASKETBALL CHARTER SCHOOL INC
$30,000UNRESTRICTED
UNIVERSITY CONTRIBUTIONS
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
YOUNG TALENT INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
PROJECT MORRY
$200,000UNRESTRICTED
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
PROJECT MORRY
$200,000UNRESTRICTED
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
YOUNG TALENT INC
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS CHARITIES
$10,000UNRESTRICTED