The Donald L Solomon Fund concentrates its philanthropy on Jewish religious, cultural and community life, primarily supporting Jewish communal infrastructure, education, and local synagogue/Chabad programming. Giving is focused geographically on the Toledo area with some support for Israeli/Jewish national organizations, and recipients are often repeat grantees receiving multi-installment support. The foundation favors practical operating and program support for community institutions rather than broad secular causes.
The Donald L Solomon Fund’s recent giving is anchored by recurring support for the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, which received $52,000 in 2024 and $26,000 in both 2023 and 2025 for community and educational activities. That pattern points to a funder that relies on sustained support rather than one-off grants, with repeated awards to the same local institutions over multiple years. The fund’s grantmaking centers on Jewish communal infrastructure, religious programming, and education, especially in the Toledo area, while also extending support to Jewish national and Israel-based educational organizations. Recent recipients include Chabad House of Toledo, Boys Town Jerusalem, Temple Shomer Emunim, and the Shalem Foundation. The grants show a clear preference for operating support and program support tied to community services, synagogue life, and educational activity. With annual giving of $239,000 and total assets of $2,173,132, the fund operates at a modest scale but maintains a steady pattern of institutional support. Its portfolio includes both local organizations in northwest Ohio and national Jewish organizations based elsewhere in the United States.
Community federation support is a central thread in the fund’s portfolio. The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo received $52,000 in 2024 to support its community and educational activities, and Jewish Federations of North America received $6,000 in 2023 for the community and education activities of Jewish federation. Religious and educational programming is another consistent area: Chabad House of Toledo received $24,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to support religious and educational activities. The fund also backs Jewish education beyond Toledo, including $15,000 in 2023 and $11,000 in 2024 to Boys Town Jerusalem for education. Cultural programming appears in gifts to Shalem Foundation, which received $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for Jewish national culture and programs.
Typical grant size clusters around the middle of five figures, with a p25 of $10,000, median of $15,000, and p75 of $24,000. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, Chabad House of Toledo, Boys Town Jerusalem, and Shalem Foundation, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated awards. The fund does not give to individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are all to U.S. organizations, with a strong pattern of operating and program support for established institutions.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $24K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$24K
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Concentrated and repeat-focused: a small portfolio of grantees receives multiple grants, with the majority of dollars directed to a few Jewish institutions (large gifts to local federation and Chabad), mostly unrestricted or program/operations support rather than one-off project grants.
Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, Chabad House of Toledo, Boys Town Jerusalem, Shalem Foundation, Temple Shomer Emunim
Grants are concentrated in Ohio, which is also the top state by grant count, and 44% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Toledo-area and nearby recipients appear repeatedly, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, Chabad House of Toledo in Toledo, and Temple Shomer Emunim in Sylvania. Outside Ohio, the fund gives to New York-based organizations such as Boys Town Jerusalem, Shalem Foundation, and Jewish Federations of North America. The recent grant record shown here is entirely U.S.-based.
The fund focuses on Jewish communal infrastructure, religious programming, and education. Recent grants went to Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo for community and educational activities, Chabad House of Toledo for religious and educational activities, and Temple Shomer Emunim for operations. It also supports Jewish cultural and national organizations such as Shalem Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Chabad House of Toledo also received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Boys Town Jerusalem appears in 2023 and 2024; and Shalem Foundation appears in 2023 and 2024.
The fund’s grant sizes cluster in the mid-five-figure range. The provided distribution shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $15,000, and a p75 of $24,000. Recent grants also include larger support, such as $52,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo in 2024.
Ohio is the top state by grant count, and 44% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Toledo-area organizations appear frequently, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo and Chabad House of Toledo, along with Temple Shomer Emunim in Sylvania.
No. The fund does not fund individuals and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent record shows grants to organizations for community, educational, religious, and operational purposes.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO | SYLVANIA, OH | $26,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $24,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES |
| BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY | BOWLING GREEN, OH | $7,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION |
| OHIO UNIVERSITY | ATHENS, OH | $6,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION |
| EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | YPSILANTI, MI | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO | SYLVANIA, OH | $26,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES |
| TEMPLE SHOMER EMUNIM | SYLVANIA, OH | $11,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO | SYLVANIA, OH | $52,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $24,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES |
| BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM | NEW YORK, NY | $11,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION |
| SHALEM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT JEWISH NATIONAL CULTURE AND PROGRAMS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO | SYLVANIA, OH | $26,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION |
| CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO | TOLEDO, OH | $24,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES |
| BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION |
| SHALEM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT JEWISH NATIONAL CULTURE AND PROGRAMS |
| JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION |
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION
CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO
$24,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
$7,500TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION
OHIO UNIVERSITY
$6,000TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
$5,000TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION
CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO
$24,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
TEMPLE SHOMER EMUNIM
$11,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATIONS
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION
CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO
$24,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION
CHABAD HOUSE OF TOLEDO
$24,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES OF JEWISH FEDERATION