The Daughters of Miriam Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish communal and congregate-service support, directing large-year grants to its own operating affiliate and to regional and Israel-focused Jewish institutions. Grants are purposefully aimed at sustaining congregate services (likely senior or communal living/support programs) and building endowment or operational capacity for Jewish community infrastructure.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants in a single year with a substantial portion directed to an affiliated organization; mixes local operational support with a major gift to an Israel endowment and to the regional federation.
Daughters of Miriam Foundation Inc directs its largest recent grant to its own operating affiliate: $639,674 in 2025 to Daughters of Miriam in Clifton, New Jersey, for congregate services. That internal support frame is the clearest signal in the foundation’s grantmaking. The rest of the recent record shows the same pattern across Jewish communal institutions and congregate-service providers, including sizable support for PEF Israel Endowment Funds in New York and Jewish Federation Northern NJ in Paramus. Taken together, the grants point to a private foundation that uses operating and program support to sustain facility-based services and Jewish communal infrastructure rather than a broad, open-ended portfolio. The foundation’s recent gifts also show an emphasis on organizations that serve people through shared-site programs and community institutions. Its recipients include Jewish Family and Childrens Services of Northern NJ, Ybh Passaic, The Seeing Eye, and the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey. The scale of giving ranges from six-figure awards to smaller operating grants, but the repeated purpose language is consistent: support congregate services. With $1,538,790 in annual grants and $33,659,105 in assets, the foundation appears to allocate meaningful resources toward sustaining a small set of named organizations and affiliated community programs.
A central theme in the foundation’s grantmaking is direct support for congregate services tied to its own organizational network. In 2025, it gave $639,674 to Daughters of Miriam for congregate services, indicating a strong internal operating commitment. Another clear area is Jewish communal infrastructure. The foundation awarded $178,000 to Jewish Federation Northern NJ in Paramus, again for congregate services, and $50,000 to Jewish Family and Childrens Services of Northern NJ in Teaneck for the same purpose. These gifts suggest support for regional service capacity rather than isolated project funding. A third pattern is Israel-linked and Jewish communal endowment support. The foundation gave $500,000 to PEF Israel Endowment Funds in New York for congregate services, showing that its Jewish giving extends beyond New Jersey. Smaller grants to Ybh Passaic, Hadassah Womens Zionist Organization of America, and the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey reinforce a cluster of gifts around Jewish institutions and community-serving organizations.
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Notable grantees: Daughters of Miriam (affiliate/primary service provider), PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey
Grant size is uneven but clearly tiered: the recent distribution includes a 25th percentile of $28,028, a median of $61,500, and a 75th percentile of $303,838. The foundation’s largest grants are concentrated at the top of the range, while several smaller awards sit below $50,000. The 2025 list suggests recurring support for related congregate-service work rather than one-off thematic experiments. Every listed grant uses the same purpose language, and the recipients are mostly Jewish communal or facility-based organizations. Daughters of Miriam Foundation Inc is a private foundation, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals.
All recent grants in the sample went to U.S. recipients. New Jersey is a major landing place for the foundation’s giving, with grants to Clifton, Paramus, Passaic, Teaneck, Morristown, and Fair Lawn. New York also appears in the recipient list through New York, NY. The recipient distribution points to a regional New Jersey center of gravity, with one significant out-of-state award tied to Jewish communal funding.
The recent grants show support for Jewish communal institutions and congregate-service providers. Named recipients include Jewish Federation Northern NJ, Jewish Family and Childrens Services of Northern NJ, Ybh Passaic, Hadassah Womens Zionist Organization of America, The Seeing Eye, and the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey, all funded for congregate services.
The recent grant sizes range from $24,765 to $639,674. The distribution is also uneven: the 25th percentile is $28,028, the median is $61,500, and the 75th percentile is $303,838.
Yes. While many grants go to New Jersey recipients, the recent list includes PEF Israel Endowment Funds in New York, NY, and Hadassah Womens Zionist Organization of America in New York, NY. All listed grants are to U.S. recipients.
No. The foundation’s profile says it funds individuals: false, and the recent grants list shows organizational recipients only.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $620,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| DAUGHTERS OF MIRIAM | CLIFTON, NJ | $357,253 | 2026 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES OF NORTHERN N | TEANECK, NJ | $331,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| JEWISH FEDERATION NORTHERN NJ | PARAMUS, NJ | $196,820 | 2026 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| YBH PASSAIC | PASSAIC, NJ | $75,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| YESHIVA KTANA OF PASSIAC | PASSAIC, NJ | $75,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION |
| HADASSAH WOMENS ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| DAUGHTERS OF MIRIAM | CLIFTON, NJ | $639,674 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| JEWISH FEDERATION NORTHERN NJ | PARAMUS, NJ | $178,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| YBH PASSAIC | PASSAIC, NJ | $75,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES OF NORTHERN NJ | TEANECK, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| HADASSAH WOMENS ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| THE SEEING EYE | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $31,351 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH JERSEY | FAIR LAWN, NJ | $24,765 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
| DAUGHTERS OF MIRIAM CENTER | CLIFTON, NJ | $135,896 | 2024 | SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES |
SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
JEWISH FEDERATION NORTHERN NJ
$196,820SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
YBH PASSAIC
$75,000SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
YESHIVA KTANA OF PASSIAC
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION
JEWISH FEDERATION NORTHERN NJ
$178,000SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
YBH PASSAIC
$75,000SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
HADASSAH WOMENS ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
$40,000SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
THE SEEING EYE
$31,351SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH JERSEY
$24,765SUPPORT CONGREGATE SERVICES