The Eleanor & Herbert Katz Family Foundation concentrates its giving on sustaining local Jewish communal infrastructure and broader Broward County civic institutions, providing sizable annual fund support to organizations that deliver social services and community programming. Most grants are unrestricted/annual fund gifts to well-established nonprofits, with repeated multi-year support to the local Jewish Federation and Jewish Family Service alongside major gifts to the Community Foundation of Broward and an education recipient.
A recurring pattern in Eleanor & Herbert Katz Family Foundation Inc’s recent grantmaking is substantial annual support for Jewish communal infrastructure in Broward County, paired with a standout education grant outside Florida. The largest grant on file is $300,000 to Curry College for its annual fund, and the foundation has also made repeated large annual-fund gifts to Jewish Federation of Broward County and Jewish Family Service of Broward County. Those gifts point to a funder that uses unrestricted support to sustain operating capacity rather than narrowly restricted project grants. The foundation’s recent grants also show durable support for organizations serving Jewish life and social services. Jewish Federation of Broward County appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including both annual-fund grants and a Katz Family Philanthropic Fund gift. Jewish Family Service of Broward County and the Community Foundation of Broward also receive large annual support, indicating a preference for core institutional funding. Across the list, the foundation’s giving includes both local Broward institutions and national Jewish organizations, but the pattern remains centered on established nonprofits with ongoing operating needs.
Jewish communal organizations are the clearest focus in the recent record. The foundation gave $255,000 in 2024 to Jewish Federation of Broward County for its annual fund, and another $250,000 in 2024 to Jewish Family Service of Broward County for annual support. In 2025, Jewish Federation of Broward County also received a $250,000 Katz Family Philanthropic Fund grant. Higher education is another visible area. Curry College received $300,000 in 2025 for its annual fund, after two prior annual-fund gifts of $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023. The foundation also supports Jewish education and campus-related organizations. Central Agency for Jewish Education received $30,253 in 2023 and $29,429 in 2024, both annual-fund grants. Hillel International received $30,000 in 2024 for annual support, showing attention to student Jewish life alongside institutional giving.
Typical grant size is relatively concentrated: the 25th percentile is $7,900, the median is $19,000, and the 75th percentile is $25,000. The recent list also includes a cluster of much larger annual-fund grants, showing that the foundation makes both routine operating gifts and larger anchor awards. The grant history shows repeat support rather than one-off-only funding. Jewish Federation of Broward County, Curry College, Clal, and Central Agency for Jewish Education each appear more than once across the recent records. The foundation is a family foundation, and it also funds individuals. The record does not show a public application process; the grants listed appear to be discretionary awards, annual funds, event support, and designated gifts.
$1.7M
$22.8M
$2.5M
$2.3M
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 34% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar annual fund grants to a small set of established organizations; repeat funding to core Jewish social service partners and major one-off gifts to local civic and educational institutions.
Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Broward County, Jewish Family Service of Broward County, Community Foundation of Broward, Curry College
The foundation gives nationally, and every recent grant in the dataset goes to a U.S. recipient. Florida accounts for 34% of grants, with repeated awards landing in Fort Lauderdale, Davie, Boca Raton, and Miami. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, driven in part by Curry College in Milton. Other recipient cities appear across New York, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Sandy Springs, Encinitas, and Teaneck, showing a spread beyond the foundation’s Florida base.
Recent grants lean heavily toward Jewish communal organizations and related social-service institutions. Jewish Federation of Broward County, Jewish Family Service of Broward County, the Community Foundation of Broward, and national Jewish organizations such as Clal and the Jewish Agency for Israel appear in the grant record, alongside support for a college and campus Jewish life.
Yes. Jewish Federation of Broward County appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Curry College received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Central Agency for Jewish Education also appears in multiple years, suggesting an ongoing funding pattern rather than isolated one-time awards.
The middle of the distribution is $19,000, with the 25th percentile at $7,900 and the 75th percentile at $25,000. The recent list includes some much larger annual-fund grants, but most grants cluster around these smaller-to-midrange amounts.
Three clear areas appear in the record: Jewish communal infrastructure in Broward County, higher education, and Jewish education/campus life. Examples include annual support for Jewish Federation of Broward County, Curry College, Central Agency for Jewish Education, and Hillel International.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CURRY COLLEGE | MILTON, MA | $300,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY | DAVIE, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | KATZ FAMILY PHILANTROPIC FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $155,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL- NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| BBYO INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $45,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CLAL | NEW YORK, NY | $45,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| LEKET ISRAEL | TEANECK, NJ | $35,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| MOISHE HOUSE | ENCINITAS, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| TEMPLE KOI-AMI EMANU-EL | PLANTAION, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN COMMTTEE FOR THE WEIZMAN INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY | BOCA RATON, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN-ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION | BRYN MAWR, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT BROTHERS & SISTER FOR ISRAEL |
| BEIT HALOCHEM USAFIDV | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | ROBOTICS FESTIVAL 20242025 |
| THE SCHECHTER INSTITUTES | JENKINTOWN, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | BENEFIT OF HILLEL ISRAEL |
| HILLEL OF UNIVERITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JOINT DISTRIBTUION COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | UKRAINIAN SUPPORT |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWNMENT FUNDS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-LLAN UNIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| HILLEL OF BROWARD & PALM BEACH | BOCA RATON, FL | $20,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SPARKIL C/O ARI JAFFE | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH | $18,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AISH HATORAH | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $18,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $17,745 | 2025 | KATZ INNOVATION AWARD RECEIPIENTS GR |
| JEWISH FED OF GREATER WASHINGTON | NORTH BETHESDA, MD | $15,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY JEWISH FEDERATION | BOCA RATON, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FED OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION | MIAMI, FL | $14,914 | 2025 | 2024/25 KATZ INNOVATION AWARD RECEIP |
| WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR N EAST POLITICS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| PROJECT INTERCHANGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| HADAR | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP |
| HAZON | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHWARTZ RABBINICAL SUTENT RETREAT |
| BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIAN JEWRY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UNITED WAY OF BROWARD GNTY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| RAMAT SHALOM BETH ISRAEL | PLANTATION, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| GOODMAN JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | PLANTATION, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL CULTURAL FDN | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FOUNDERS NETWORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| WPBT CHANNEL 2 SOUTH FLORIDA PBS | BOYTON BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| OCEAN REEF MEDICAL CENTER | KEY LARGO, FL | $500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| FROM PASS-THRU STAR MTN STRATEGIC CREDIT INCOME FUND LP | NEW YORK, NY | $37 | 2025 | MISC. DONATION |
| FROM PASS-THRU STAR MTN DIVERSIFED CREDIT INCOME FUND LP | NEW YROK, NY | $7 | 2025 | MISC. DONATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $255,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
CURRY COLLEGE
$300,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY
$250,000KATZ FAMILY PHILANTROPIC FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY
$155,000ANNUAL FUND
STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRY
$100,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL- NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
$100,000ANNUAL FUND
BBYO INC
$45,000ANNUAL FUND
CLAL
$45,000ANNUAL FUND
LEKET ISRAEL
$35,000ANNUAL FUND
MOISHE HOUSE
$30,000ANNUAL FUND
TEMPLE KOI-AMI EMANU-EL
$30,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN COMMTTEE FOR THE WEIZMAN INSTITUTE
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN-ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION
$25,000SUPPORT BROTHERS & SISTER FOR ISRAEL
BEIT HALOCHEM USAFIDV
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION
$25,000ROBOTICS FESTIVAL 20242025
THE SCHECHTER INSTITUTES
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICANS FOR BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$25,000BENEFIT OF HILLEL ISRAEL
HILLEL OF UNIVERITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
JOINT DISTRIBTUION COMMITTEE
$25,000UKRAINIAN SUPPORT
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWNMENT FUNDS
$25,000FOR ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE
PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-LLAN UNIVER
$20,000ANNUAL FUND
HILLEL OF BROWARD & PALM BEACH
$20,000ANNUAL FUND
SPARKIL C/O ARI JAFFE
$18,000ANNUAL FUND
AISH HATORAH
$18,000ANNUAL FUND
CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION
$17,745KATZ INNOVATION AWARD RECEIPIENTS GR
JEWISH FED OF GREATER WASHINGTON
$15,000ANNUAL FUND
SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY JEWISH FEDERATION
$15,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FED OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$15,000ANNUAL FUND
CENTRAL AGENCY FOR JEWISH EDUCATION
$14,9142024/25 KATZ INNOVATION AWARD RECEIP
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR N EAST POLITICS
$12,500ANNUAL FUND
PROJECT INTERCHANGE
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
HADAR
$10,000SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP
HAZON
$10,000SCHWARTZ RABBINICAL SUTENT RETREAT
BROWARD PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIAN JEWRY
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
UNITED WAY OF BROWARD GNTY
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
RAMAT SHALOM BETH ISRAEL
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
GOODMAN JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
AMERICAN ISRAEL CULTURAL FDN
$3,600ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FOUNDERS NETWORK
$2,500ANNUAL FUND
WPBT CHANNEL 2 SOUTH FLORIDA PBS
$1,000ANNUAL FUND
OCEAN REEF MEDICAL CENTER
$500ANNUAL FUND
FROM PASS-THRU STAR MTN STRATEGIC CREDIT INCOME FUND LP
$37MISC. DONATION
FROM PASS-THRU STAR MTN DIVERSIFED CREDIT INCOME FUND LP
$7MISC. DONATION
JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY
$255,000ANNUAL FUND