The Eisen-Wald Foundation concentrates its philanthropic support on the local Jewish community in Nashville, providing unrestricted operating funds to the Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee. All recorded giving is directed to that single federation across multiple grants, suggesting a focus on sustaining community services, relief, and communal infrastructure rather than project-specific funding. The foundation appears to prioritize local impact within a specific religious/communal constituency.
Highly concentrated: all funding goes to a single local federation via multiple grants (small portfolio size, repeat grantee, unrestricted/general operating support).
Eisen-wald Foundation’s giving is anchored by repeated general-use support for the Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, with three annual grants of $55,500 recorded in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors steady operating support over project-specific awards. The foundation’s recent grant list also shows continued funding for other Nashville-based Jewish and community organizations, including Jewish Family Services of Nashville & Middle Tennessee and The Temple, each appearing across multiple years. The foundation’s largest recorded recent grants are not one-off gifts; they recur. Alongside the federation’s support, Eisen-wald Foundation made several $10,000 grants to Vanderbilt University – Ann F Eisenstein Women’s Heart Service and Vanderbilt University – Bernard Fensterwald Memorial Scholarship Fund, indicating a blend of communal, educational, and health-related giving within Nashville. Smaller grants to institutions such as Nashville Holocaust Memorial, Gordon Jewish Community Center of Nashville, and Abe's Garden Community reinforce a local profile centered on Jewish life and adjacent civic institutions. The overall picture is of a foundation that concentrates its resources in one city and supports organizations that sustain communal services, education, culture, and welfare.
A major thread in Eisen-wald Foundation’s giving is Jewish communal infrastructure. In 2025, it gave $55,500 to Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee for general use, and it also supported Temple Beth-el with $2,418 for general use. Jewish Family Services of Nashville & Middle Tennessee received $11,500 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing sustained backing for local social-service work. The foundation also funds institutions tied to education and memory. Vanderbilt University – Bernard Fensterwald Memorial Scholarship Fund received $10,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Nashville Holocaust Memorial received $3,000 in 2025. On the broader civic side, the Nashville Symphony was awarded $3,500 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, while University School of Nashville received $2,500 in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $750, a median of $1,500, and a p75 of $7,500. The distribution includes a small number of larger recurring awards, such as $55,500 grants and multiple $10,000 grants, but most recorded gifts are below that level. The same recipients appear across multiple years, indicating recurring support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation gives as a private foundation with no program-related investments and no individual giving. Grants are listed as general use or general support, which suggests flexible funding rather than project-restricted awards.
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Most grants fall between $750 and $8K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$750
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$8K
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Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee
Eisen-wald Foundation gives locally, and every recorded grant in the dataset went to a U.S. recipient. Nashville dominates the map: 87% of grants are to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of Tennessee, and the recent grants list is filled with Nashville organizations. Named recipients include Nashville Jewish and civic institutions such as the Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, Jewish Family Services of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, The Temple, and Nashville Symphony. The grant pattern stays centered in one city rather than spreading across regions.
The foundation supports Nashville-based Jewish communal and civic institutions. Recent grants went to Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, Jewish Family Services of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, The Temple, Vanderbilt University programs, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Holocaust Memorial, and Gordon Jewish Community Center of Nashville.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized: p25 is $750, median grant size is $1,500, and p75 is $7,500. The dataset also shows larger recurring grants at $10,000 and $55,500.
Yes. Several recipients appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, Jewish Family Services of Nashville & Middle Tennessee, The Temple, Nashville Symphony, and Vanderbilt University – Bernard Fensterwald Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Its giving is local and heavily concentrated in Tennessee. 87% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state, and all recorded recipient locations in the dataset are in the U.S., with Nashville appearing repeatedly.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $55,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $11,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| THE TEMPLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - BERNARD FENSTERWALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - ANN F EISENSTEIN WOMEN'S HEART SERVICE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $7,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| ABE'S GARDEN COMMUNITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NASHVILLE SYMPHONY | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| GORDON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| MARY INSTITUTE AND SAINT LOUIS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | ST LOUIS, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,436 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| NASHVILLE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| CASA INC DAVIDSON CO | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | MONTGOMERY, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| AGEWELL MIDDLE TN | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| AKIVA SCHOOL | NASHVILLE, TN | $750 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| ROOM IN THE INN | NASHVILLE, TN | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| URBAN HOUSING SOLUTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| PARK CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $55,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $11,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| THE TEMPLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - BERNARD FENSTERWALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - ANN F EISENSTEIN WOMEN'S HEART SERVICE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| ABE'S GARDEN COMMUNITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $4,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NASHVILLE SYMPHONY | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| NASHVILLE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| GORDON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| TEMPLE BETH-EL | NASHVILLE, TN | $2,418 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| CASA INC DAVIDSON CO | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| AGEWELL MIDDLE TN | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER | MONTGOMERY, AL | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE GLOBAL JEWISH ADVOCACY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| AKIVA SCHOOL | NASHVILLE, TN | $750 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| PARK CENTER | NASHVILLE, TN | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| ROOM IN THE INN | NASHVILLE, TN | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| URBAN HOUSING SOLUTIONS | NASHVILLE, TN | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $55,500 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE | NASHVILLE, TN | $11,500 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $11,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| THE TEMPLE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - BERNARD FENSTERWALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - ANN F EISENSTEIN WOMEN'S HEART SERVICE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
| NASHVILLE SYMPHONY | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,500 | 2024 | GENERAL USE |
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$11,500GENERAL USE
THE TEMPLE
$10,000GENERAL USE
GENERAL USE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - ANN F EISENSTEIN WOMEN'S HEART SERVICE
$10,000GENERAL USE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
GENERAL USE
ABE'S GARDEN COMMUNITY
$4,000GENERAL
NASHVILLE SYMPHONY
$3,500GENERAL USE
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$2,436GENERAL USE
NASHVILLE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
$1,500GENERAL USE
CASA INC DAVIDSON CO
$1,500GENERAL USE
AGEWELL MIDDLE TN
$1,000GENERAL USE
ROOM IN THE INN
$500GENERAL USE
URBAN HOUSING SOLUTIONS
$500GENERAL USE
PARK CENTER
$500GENERAL USE
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$11,500GENERAL USE
THE TEMPLE
$10,000GENERAL USE
GENERAL USE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - ANN F EISENSTEIN WOMEN'S HEART SERVICE
$10,000GENERAL USE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$7,500GENERAL USE
ABE'S GARDEN COMMUNITY
$4,000GENERAL
NASHVILLE SYMPHONY
$3,500GENERAL USE
NASHVILLE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
$3,000GENERAL USE
TEMPLE BETH-EL
$2,418GENERAL USE
CASA INC DAVIDSON CO
$1,500GENERAL USE
AGEWELL MIDDLE TN
$1,000GENERAL USE
PARK CENTER
$500GENERAL USE
ROOM IN THE INN
$500GENERAL USE
URBAN HOUSING SOLUTIONS
$500GENERAL USE
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF NASHVILLE & MIDDLE TENNESSEE
$11,500GENERAL USE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$11,000GENERAL USE
THE TEMPLE
$10,000GENERAL USE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - BERNARD FENSTERWALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$10,000GENERAL USE
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - ANN F EISENSTEIN WOMEN'S HEART SERVICE
$10,000GENERAL USE
NASHVILLE SYMPHONY
$3,500GENERAL USE