About Egl Charitable Foundation
EGL Charitable Foundation concentrates its philanthropy in large, targeted gifts to a few repeat beneficiaries, primarily supporting Jewish communal infrastructure and major biomedical institutions in New York. The foundation channels a majority of its dollars through the Jewish Communal Fund and also makes substantial institutional grants to medical research and education at leading NYC schools, with a smaller commitment to Jewish refugee/immigration services. Its giving profile suggests an emphasis on sustaining established institutions rather than broad-based grassroots funding.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised Jewish community funding (via Jewish Communal Fund)Major biomedical research and medical education at NYC institutions (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Weill Cornell)Jewish refugee and resettlement services (HIAS)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: few, very large grants with multiple payments to the same organizations (repeat grantees); dollars are directed to established institutional partners rather than many small or grassroots nonprofits.
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating supportflexible/core support
About Egl Charitable Foundation
EGL Charitable Foundation’s largest recent gift in the dataset was a $9,985,000 general-support grant to Jewish Communal Fund in New York, followed by another $5,596,267 award to the same recipient in 2025. That repeated support points to a funder that uses large, targeted grants to sustain established institutions rather than broad, dispersed philanthropy. Across the recent-grants list, the foundation also backs major biomedical and Jewish communal organizations with seven-figure awards, including Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medicine, while maintaining a smaller line of support for Jewish refugee and resettlement work. The pattern is consistent with a portfolio built around institutional strength: recurring gifts, generally unrestricted, to a limited set of recipients. In New York, the foundation’s giving reaches both communal and medical organizations, and its recent grant record includes multiple years of support for the same beneficiaries. The funder’s philanthropic footprint is sizable, with annual grants above $43 million and assets above $115 million, but the recent pattern is concentrated in a handful of large grants rather than many small awards.
What Egl Charitable Foundation Funds
Jewish communal infrastructure is a central part of the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $9,985,000 to Jewish Communal Fund for general support in 2024 and followed with $5,596,267 in 2025, showing repeated backing for donor-advised Jewish community funding. In health and science, it made a $2,647,143 general-support grant to Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2025, alongside other support in prior years, which places biomedical education and research among its recurring priorities. The foundation also supports refugee and resettlement services: it awarded $1,186,413 to Hias Inc in 2024 and $650,000 to Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in 2025. Its recent list further includes support for Princeton University and Goshen - Hebrew University, indicating some funding beyond New York-based institutions.
How Egl Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical grants are large: the recent distribution shows a p25 of $40,000, a median of $125,000, and a p75 of $437,000. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, which suggests an ongoing relationship style rather than isolated awards. Grants are predominantly general support, aligning with a flexible-core support approach rather than project-specific funding. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. It also operates an active fellowship program, the Gruss Lipper Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, which is open to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18.8M
Total Assets
$108.6M
Total Revenue
$14M
Total Expenses
$20.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $40K and $437K, with a median of $125K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$125K
75th Percentile
$437K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Egl Charitable Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Egl Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 100 | $58.8M | 96.2% |
| 2 | Israel |
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