The Friedman Family Charitable Trust concentrates large, unrestricted gifts to Jewish and Israel-focused institutions, primarily supporting higher education and Israel endowments. Grants are few but sizable and include both U.S.-based Jewish educational institutions and American "friends of" organizations that fund Israeli universities and Jewish projects. The foundation appears to favor core institutional support rather than project-restricted giving.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of institutional recipients; largely unrestricted funding; mix of repeat grantee support and one-off large commitments focused on Israeli and Jewish educational causes.
Friedman Family Charitable Trust C/o Philip Friedman gives some of its largest checks as unrestricted support to Jewish and Israel-related institutions. The biggest recent grant on file is $2,000,000 to PEF Israel Endowment Funds in 2025, followed by a $1,000,000 grant to Yad Vashem USA Foundation in 2026. That pattern points to a trust that backs core institutional work rather than tightly scoped projects. Across the recent grant list, the trust appears repeatedly alongside organizations connected to Israeli universities, Jewish education, and Jewish historical or communal institutions. Yeshiva University received multiple awards, including $370,038 in 2024, $300,000 in 2023, $85,171 in 2025, and $50,000 in 2026. American Friends of Yahad also appears more than once, with grants of $650,000 in 2026 and $350,000 in 2025. The trust’s awards are typically described as unrestricted grants to further the donee’s exempt purpose, which is consistent with flexible support for established nonprofits.
In support for Israeli institutions, the trust gave $2,000,000 to PEF Israel Endowment Funds in 2025 and $25,000 to Israel Air Force Foundation in 2023. It also backed Israel-linked advocacy and commemorative work, including $1,000,000 to Yad Vashem USA Foundation in 2026 and $36,000 to American Society Yad Vashem in 2023. Higher education is another clear theme. Yeshiva University received $370,038 in 2024 and $300,000 in 2023, with additional grants of $85,171 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2026. The trust also supported intermediary organizations tied to Israeli universities, such as $400,000 to American Friends of Barllan in 2024 and $300,000 to American Friends of Bar-ilan in 2026. Community-oriented Jewish organizations also appear, including $72,000 to Young Jewish Leaders in 2023 and $39,600 to Our Place in 2025.
Typical grant size sits at $6,180 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $36,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the trust also makes much larger outlier gifts. The grants are generally unrestricted and framed as support for the donee’s exempt purpose. Recipients recur across multiple years, with several organizations appearing more than once in the recent list. The pattern suggests repeated institutional support rather than one-off project funding. The trust is a private family charitable trust, not a foundation making program-related investments or grants to individuals.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $36K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$36K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Friedman Family Charitable Trust C/O Philip Friedman.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 66 | $7.2M | 98.5% |
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Notable grantees: PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Yeshiva University, American Friends of Bar-Ilan, American Friends of Yahad
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York: 78% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Many recent recipients are in New York City or nearby, including Manhattan-based organizations and Brooklyn groups. Outside New York, grants also reach Chicago, Clifton and Hillside in New Jersey, Dobbs Ferry, Johnston, Iowa, Las Vegas, and Concord, New Hampshire. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 66 grants in the United States and one in UP.
The recent grants point to Jewish and Israel-focused institutions. Examples include Yeshiva University, Yad Vashem USA Foundation, PEF Israel Endowment Funds, American Friends of Yahad, and American Friends of Bar-ilan. The grants are described as unrestricted support for the donee’s exempt purpose.
The grant-size distribution centers around modest awards even though the trust also makes large gifts. The 25th percentile is $6,180, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $36,000.
Yes. Yeshiva University appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, and American Friends of Yahad also appears in both 2025 and 2026. That recurring pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than single grants only.
Most grants go to recipients in New York, which accounts for 78% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients include organizations in New York City, Brooklyn, and Dobbs Ferry, along with a smaller number of grants outside the state.
No. The profile shows funds individuals as false and makes program-related investments as false, so the activity is limited to grantmaking.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YAD VASHEM USA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAHAD | NEW YORK, NY | $650,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| TOGETHER WITH ISRAEL | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DYNASTY PARTNERS | JOHNSTON, IA | $36,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BRIS AVROHOM | HILLSIDE, NJ | $33,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ISRAEL AIRFORCE CENTER | LAS VEGAS, NV | $25,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| LANTOS FOUNDATION | CONCORD, NH | $25,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $24,550 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE INSTITUTE FOR SECURE AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| EAST HILL SYNAGOGUE | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $18,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UJA FEDERATION NY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| ALL THINGS GOOD FOUNDATION | MIAMI, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAHAD | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CONGREGATIONAL KIPAS BRINDEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $180,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| PS RESCUE ORG | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $85,171 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| OUR PLACE | BROOKLYN, NY | $39,600 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH BUSINESS NETWORK | DOBBS FERRY, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| TOM LANTOS FOUNDATION | CONCORD, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE INSTITUTE FOR SECURE AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CHAVERIM ISRAEL FAMILY SERVICES | CLIFTON, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $20,600 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HATZALAH AIR | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HERITAGE PROJECTS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BRIS DURAFFAN | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE METROPOLITIAN OPERA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UJA FEDERATION NY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE | PARAMUS, NJ | $1,800 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| JEWISH FEDERATION GMW NJ | WHIPPANY, NJ | $500 | 2025 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BARLLAN | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $370,038 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CONGREGATIONAL KIPAS BRINDEL | BROOKLYN, NJ | $150,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| AMERICAN COMM SHAARE ZEDEK | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| JEWISH BUSINESS NETWORK | DOBBS FERRY, NY | $25,500 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENCE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $18,360 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BRIS AVROHOM INC | HILLSIDE, NJ | $15,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE METROPOLITIAN OPERA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UJA FEDERATION NY | NEW YORK, NY | $6,360 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| AUSCHWITZ JEWISH CENTER FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
| APPEAL OF CONSCIENCE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.. |
YAD VASHEM USA FOUNDATION
$1,000,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAHAD
$650,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TOGETHER WITH ISRAEL
$250,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
DYNASTY PARTNERS
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BRIS AVROHOM
$33,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
ISRAEL AIRFORCE CENTER
$25,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LANTOS FOUNDATION
$25,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE
$24,550AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE INSTITUTE FOR SECURE AMERICA
$20,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
EAST HILL SYNAGOGUE
$18,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
ALL THINGS GOOD FOUNDATION
$5,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
$1,800AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YAHAD
$350,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CONGREGATIONAL KIPAS BRINDEL
$180,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
PS RESCUE ORG
$100,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JEWISH BUSINESS NETWORK
$36,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
TOM LANTOS FOUNDATION
$25,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE INSTITUTE FOR SECURE AMERICA
$25,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CHAVERIM ISRAEL FAMILY SERVICES
$25,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE
$20,600AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HATZALAH AIR
$18,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HERITAGE PROJECTS FOUNDATION
$10,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE
$10,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BRIS DURAFFAN
$10,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE METROPOLITIAN OPERA
$10,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
$1,800AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
JEWISH FEDERATION GMW NJ
$500AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CONGREGATIONAL KIPAS BRINDEL
$150,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
AMERICAN COMM SHAARE ZEDEK
$100,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
JEWISH BUSINESS NETWORK
$25,500AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENCE
$25,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE
$18,360AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BRIS AVROHOM INC
$15,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
THE METROPOLITIAN OPERA
$10,000AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE..