The Brunschwig Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish causes, with a strong emphasis on local Jewish education and organizations that support Israel. The majority of funds go to a single local K–12 Jewish day school and to Israel-focused development work, indicating a priority on sustaining Jewish identity and community institutions both in Denver and abroad.
A $42,000 grant to Denver Jewish Day School is the clearest signal in the Brunschwig Family Foundation’s recent giving: the foundation repeatedly backs secular and Judaic education for Jewish students in grades K-12. That school appears at the top of the grant list in 2025, with earlier awards of $22,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023, showing a steady relationship with a local institution in Denver. The foundation also directs substantial support to Jewish National Fund for work tied to Israel, including educational and housing options, new economic development opportunities, and increased employment. Alongside those larger commitments, the foundation’s smaller grants show a willingness to fund emergency assistance, school-choice scholarships, community support services, and medical research. The portfolio includes aid for wildfire-affected households in Boulder County, private-school access for low-income children, support for Israeli-American communities, help for families in Colorado, and research into Fanconi anemia. The result is a foundation centered on Jewish community life, with giving that reaches from Denver classrooms to Israel-related development and targeted local assistance.
Education is the foundation’s clearest focus. It gave $42,000 in 2025 to Denver Jewish Day School to provide secular and Judaic education to Jewish students in grades K-12, following grants of $22,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. That repeated support points to a sustained commitment to Jewish day-school education. Israel-related development is another core area. In 2025, the foundation gave $15,000 to Jewish National Fund for educational and housing options, new economic development opportunities, and increased employment in Israel; it also made a $20,000 grant for the same purpose in 2024 and $15,000 in 2023. The foundation also funds targeted community aid. It gave $3,600 to Jewishcolorado Boulder Fire Relief for emergency financial assistance to those impacted by the Boulder County wildfires, $1,800 to Jewish Family Service for support services to families in need in Colorado, and $1,000 to Kata Foundation for Fanconi anemia research.
The typical grant size is modest: p25 is $2,150, the median is $3,600, and p75 is $17,500. The recent record shows both recurring support and a mix of smaller one-off awards. Denver Jewish Day School and Jewish National Fund each received grants in multiple years, while several other recipients appear only once. The foundation’s legal structure is a family foundation, and it also funds individuals. Its recent grants are all within the United States, with no program-related investments reported.
$57K
$771K
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$73K
Most grants fall between $2K and $18K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$18K
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Concentrated, repeat giving: a small number of relatively large grants (multiple grants to the same two organizations) focused on Jewish education locally and Israel-focused development rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Notable grantees: Denver Jewish Day School, Jewish National Fund
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Colorado, where 64% of grants went to recipients in the headquarters state. Denver appears repeatedly through Denver Jewish Day School, Jewishcolorado Boulder Fire Relief, and Jewish Family Service, while Boulder appears through Boulder County Wildfire Fund. Outside Colorado, the most frequent recipient location is New York, led by Jewish National Fund in New York, NY. Other named recipient cities include Greenwood Village, Woodland Hills, and Eugene.
Its recent grants center on Jewish education, Israel-related development, and local Jewish community support. The largest awards go to Denver Jewish Day School for secular and Judaic education, and to Jewish National Fund for educational and housing options, economic development, and increased employment in Israel.
Yes. Denver Jewish Day School received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Jewish National Fund also appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time awards for those groups.
Among recent grants, the 25th percentile is $2,150, the median is $3,600, and the 75th percentile is $17,500. That places many awards in the low-thousands, with a smaller number of larger grants above that range.
Colorado accounts for 64% of grants by recipient location, but the top state by grant count is New York. Recent recipient cities include Denver, Boulder, Greenwood Village, Woodland Hills, and Eugene.
Yes. It gave $3,600 to Jewishcolorado Boulder Fire Relief for emergency financial assistance to those impacted by the Boulder County wildfires, and $1,000 to Kata Foundation for research into Fanconi anemia.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | DENVER, CO | $42,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION TO JEWISH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING OPTION, NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL. |
| DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | DENVER, CO | $22,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION TO JEWISH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING OPTION, NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL. |
| ACE SCHOLARSHIPS | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $2,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND WITH EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICES. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | DENVER, CO | $1,800 | 2024 | PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN COLORADO |
| ISRAELI AMERICAN COUNCIL | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $1,800 | 2024 | PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO ISRAELI-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES |
| KATA FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | $1,000 | 2024 | FUNDS RESEARCH INTO FANCONI ANEMIA |
| DENVER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION TO JEWISH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING OPTION, NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL. |
| JEWISHCOLORADO BOULDER FIRE RELIEF | DENVER, CO | $3,600 | 2023 | PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE BOULDER COUNTY WILDFIRES |
| BOULDER COUNTY WILDFIRE FUND | BOULDER, CO | $3,600 | 2023 | PROVIDE SURVIORS OF THE MARSHALL FIRES WITH ACCESS TO FUNDING FOR REBUILDING AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| ACE SCHOLARSHIPS | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $2,500 | 2023 | PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND WITH EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICES. |
PROVIDE SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION TO JEWISH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$15,000PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING OPTION, NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL.
PROVIDE SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION TO JEWISH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$20,000PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING OPTION, NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL.
PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND WITH EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICES.
PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO ISRAELI-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
KATA FOUNDATION
$1,000FUNDS RESEARCH INTO FANCONI ANEMIA
PROVIDE SECULAR AND JUDAIC EDUCATION TO JEWISH STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$15,000PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING OPTION, NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT IN ISRAEL.
JEWISHCOLORADO BOULDER FIRE RELIEF
$3,600PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE BOULDER COUNTY WILDFIRES
PROVIDE SURVIORS OF THE MARSHALL FIRES WITH ACCESS TO FUNDING FOR REBUILDING AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND WITH EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICES.