The Gross Foundation concentrates its giving on education and Jewish/Israel-related causes, mixing large institutional gifts to local and regional educational institutions with significant support for Jewish community organizations and Israel-focused nonprofits. Their funding profile includes sizable multi-year or repeat grants to a handful of organizations, suggesting a preference for sustained relationships with both secular educational institutions and faith-based Jewish groups.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat grantees and a mix of regional education institutions and Jewish/Israel-focused nonprofits; few but large awards rather than many small gifts.
Gross Foundation’s largest recent grant in the data is a $180,000 unrestricted award to Jewish Healthcare Foundation in 2025, which reflects how the foundation combines substantial support for Jewish-serving organizations with longer-running commitments to education and civic institutions. Across the recent grants list, the foundation gives unrestricted funds to both Jewish community groups and secular educational nonprofits, including repeat support for Hillsdale Public Library Foundation and Ramapo College Foundation. It also backs Israel-related organizations such as Jewish National Fund, The Birthright Israel Foundation, and Zionist Organization of America. The pattern suggests a donor that favors direct institutional support rather than narrowly restricted project grants. Recent giving includes organizations in Florida, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and beyond, with gifts reaching local Jewish services, public libraries, higher education, and advocacy groups. Some recipients appear more than once across different years, pointing to ongoing relationships rather than isolated transactions. The foundation’s portfolio also includes community and cultural organizations in Palm Beach County, showing that its grantmaking extends beyond national Jewish institutions to local organizations connected to its Florida footprint.
Education is a visible part of the portfolio. The foundation gave $105,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023 to Hillsdale Public Library Foundation, both unrestricted, and also supported Ramapo College Foundation with $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023. Jewish community services are another steady area: it gave $60,000 to Chabad of Palm Beach County in 2025 and $25,000 to Alpert Jewish Family Services in 2024. On the Israel and Jewish identity side, the foundation backed The Birthright Israel Foundation with $100,200 in 2025 and Jewish National Fund with $150,000 in 2024. It also supported Zionist Organization of America with $26,000 in 2024 and $12,000 in 2023, showing attention to advocacy and engagement organizations.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $18,124. The recent record also shows a cluster of much larger unrestricted gifts, including six-figure awards to a few repeat grantees. Several organizations receive funding in multiple years, such as Hillsdale Public Library Foundation, Ramapo College Foundation, Jewish National Fund, and Zionist Organization of America, indicating recurring relationships rather than one-time support. The foundation is a private grantmaker; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are all unrestricted.
$768K
$12.8M
$1.7M
$939K
Most grants fall between $1K and $18K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$18K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Gross Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 126 | $2.7M | 97.7% |
| 2 | Israel | 3 |
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Notable grantees: Hillsdale Public Library Foundation, Jewish National Fund, Ramapo College Foundation, JewishHealthcare Foundation, Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens
Grantmaking is national, but it is weighted toward Florida recipients: 44% of grants go to organizations in the foundation’s HQ state. New Jersey is also prominent through recipients in Hillsdale, Mahwah, Oradell, and River Edge, while New York appears frequently through Jewish and Israel-focused organizations in New York City. Other recipient locations include Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Lake Worth. Outside the US, the recipient-country distribution includes 2 grants to Israel.
The recent grants point to education, Jewish community services, and Israel-related causes. Examples include public library support, higher education institutions, local Jewish family services and Chabad organizations, and advocacy or engagement groups such as Zionist Organization of America and Jewish National Fund.
The listed grants are all marked unrestricted. That pattern appears across awards to education, Jewish community, and Israel-related recipients, suggesting the foundation often prefers general support over narrowly designated project funding.
Yes. Multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including Hillsdale Public Library Foundation, Ramapo College Foundation, Jewish National Fund, and Zionist Organization of America. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected grantees.
The typical grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $5,000, and p75 $18,124. The recent list also includes larger six-figure awards, so the foundation works across both modest grants and substantial institutional gifts.
Most grants go to recipients in Florida, which accounts for 44% of grants, even though the foundation’s national giving also reaches New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Israel.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| $9K |
2.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (JNF) | BOCA RATON, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | HILLSDALE, NJ | $100,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHABAD OF PALM BEACH GARDENS | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $72,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $52,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY | LAKE WORTH, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $37,400 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE | BOCA RATON, FL | $37,067 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TEMPLE KOL DOROT | ORADELL, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT | HILLSDALE, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CARE | HILLSDALE, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE POLICE DEPT | HILLSDALE, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GHETTO FIGHTERS MUSEUM | GALILEE | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TWELVE TRIBES | HIDDENITE, NC | $2,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DONORS CHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| COX SCIENCE CENTER | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NICKLAUS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JACK THE BIKE MAN INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KATZ HILLEL DAY SCHOOL OF BOCA RATON | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JUDICIAL WATCH | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL SHELL MUSEUM | SANIBEL, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FIRST NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | LONGMONT, CO | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH SERVICE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT DISABLED (JSDD) | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HELEN KELLER INSTITUTE | SANDS POINT, NY | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $100 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $180,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,200 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION | HILLSDALE, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHABAD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $60,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY | LAKE WORTH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TEMPLE KOL DOROT | ORADELL, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE | BOCA RATON, FL | $19,165 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL GOSPEL MINISTRY INC | WESTVILLE, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MIDDLE EAST FORUM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT | HILLSDALE, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | RIVER EDGE, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING BOCA RATON | BOCA RATON, FL | $9,630 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CITY OF DAVID FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $5,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| HILLSDALE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CARE | HILLSDALE, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JACK THE BIKE MAN INC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SUITS FOR SENIORS | RIVIERA BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (JNF)
$200,000UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$100,000UNRESTRICTED
CHABAD OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
$72,500UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$50,000UNRESTRICTED
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
$37,067UNRESTRICTED
TEMPLE KOL DOROT
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CARE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE POLICE DEPT
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
GHETTO FIGHTERS MUSEUM
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
TWELVE TRIBES
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
DONORS CHOOSE
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
COX SCIENCE CENTER
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
NICKLAUS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL SHELL MUSEUM
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
HELEN KELLER INSTITUTE
$500UNRESTRICTED
PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE
$100UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$100,000UNRESTRICTED
CHABAD OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
$60,000UNRESTRICTED
TEMPLE KOL DOROT
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
$19,165UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL GOSPEL MINISTRY INC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING BOCA RATON
$9,630UNRESTRICTED
CITY OF DAVID FOUNDATION
$5,500UNRESTRICTED
HILLSDALE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CARE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
SUITS FOR SENIORS
$5,000UNRESTRICTED