The Hakim Family Foundation makes a small number of moderately sized, unrestricted grants to cultural and Jewish community organizations, largely supporting events and general operating needs. Their giving appears locally focused and programmatic, backing performing arts and Jewish communal/event-oriented groups rather than large institutional initiatives.
Concentrated and selective: few grants per cycle (three recorded), each in the $20k–$25k range, provided as general support rather than restricted, recurring multi-year commitments.
Hakim Family Foundation Inc C/o Kamran Hakim’s recent giving is anchored by two $100,000 general grants in 2025: one to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen and one to Northwell Westchester Hospital. Those gifts sit at the top of a compact grant record that also includes support for theater, Jewish communal groups, education, and selected cultural organizations. The pattern is not broad or diffuse; the foundation appears to make a relatively small number of grants, with several awards at $25,000, $20,000, and $15,000 alongside a cluster of smaller gifts. The recent list shows a mix of institutions and community organizations rather than a single sector. On the arts side, the foundation supported The Cell Theatre with two separate $25,000 grants in 2025. In the Jewish communal sphere, it backed Lev Echad Inc - Noam Buskila Event, Zichron Yaakov Inc, Israel Scholarship Education Founda, and Friends of Israel Defense Forces. Other recipients include Barnard College, Mount Sinai Health System Dubin Cen, Pico Mesivta, and The North Salem Open Land Foudation. The grants are all labeled general, which points to flexible support rather than project-specific restrictions.
Independent performing arts is one clear thread in the foundation’s recent grants. In 2025, it gave $25,000 to The Cell Theatre and another $25,000 to the same organization later in the year, both labeled general. Jewish community and event support is another recurring area. The foundation awarded $20,000 to Lev Echad Inc - Noam Buskila Event and $20,000 to Zichron Yaakov Inc in Brooklyn. Education also appears in the record. Barnard College received a $25,000 general grant, while Israel Scholarship Education Founda received $10,000. The list also includes smaller cultural and community grants such as $7,500 to The North Salem Open Land Foudation and $2,500 to Artists Association of Nantucket, showing that the foundation supports a range of community-based organizations.
The typical grant size is modest but flexible: the 25th percentile is $2,425, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $16,250. That distribution sits below the largest 2025 grants, which reach $100,000, but above the smallest award in the recent list. The foundation’s grantmaking also looks selective rather than high-volume, with a compact set of recipients in the recent data. Every listed award is marked general, suggesting unrestricted support. The record does not show program-related investments, and it does not indicate an individual-application process.
$277K
$1.8M
$205K
$277K
Most grants fall between $2K and $16K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$16K
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Notable grantees: The Cell Theatre, Zichron Yaakov Inc, Lev Echad Inc (Noam Buskila event)
Grantmaking is concentrated in the New York area. New York recipients appear most often, and 67% of grants go to organizations in the headquarters state of NY. Recent New York City recipients include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen, Barnard College, The Cell Theatre, Mount Sinai Health System Dubin Cen, and Friends of Israel Defense Forces. Outside New York, the foundation’s recent grants also reached Englewood, New Jersey; Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California; Baltimore, Maryland; and Nantucket, Massachusetts. All listed grants in the recent sample went to U.S. organizations.
The recent grants show support for cultural and Jewish community organizations, along with education and selected health institutions. Examples include The Cell Theatre, Lev Echad Inc - Noam Buskila Event, Barnard College, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen, and Northwell Westchester Hospital.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $2,425, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $16,250. The recent record also includes larger general grants of $100,000.
Yes. Every grant in the recent list is labeled general, which indicates flexible support rather than a project-specific restriction.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 67% of grants go to recipients in NY. Recent New York recipients include organizations in New York City, Brooklyn, Yorktown Heights, and North Salem.
The recent record points to independent performing arts, Jewish community organizations and events, community-driven cultural programming, and some education and health support. The Cell Theatre, Zichron Yaakov Inc, Barnard College, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen each appear in the grant list.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHWELL WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL | MOUNT KISCO, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CEN | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE CELL THEATRE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| BARNARD COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PICO MESIVTA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP EDUCATION FOUNDA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| PHYLLIS F ALBSTEIN FUND FOR BRAIN S | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| THE CELL THEATRE THE CELL THEATRE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ZICHRON YAAKOV INC ZICHRON YAAKOV INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LEV ECHAD INC - NOAM BUSKILA EVENT LEV ECHAD INC - NOAM BUSKILA EVENT | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM DUBIN CEN MOUNT SINAI HEATH SYSTEM DUBLIN CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE NORTH SALEM OPEN LAND FOUDATION THE NORTH SALEM OPEN LAND FOUNDATION | NORTH SALEM, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| JOHN HOPKINS PHYLLIS ALBSTEIN FUND JOHN HOPKINS PHYLLIS F ALBSTEIN FD | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| THE CAPA SPACE THE CAPA SPACE | YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WIZO WIZO | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET | NANTUCKET, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| HARMONIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION HARMONIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,200 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ZICHRON YAAKOV ZICHRON YAAKPV | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES FREINDS OF ISREAL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $504 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION | NEW HYDE PARK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE CELL THEATRE THE CELL THEATRE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PHIPPS NEIGHBORHOODS PHIPPS NEIGHBORHOODS | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HARMONIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION HARMONIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM THE JEWISH MESEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| ISEF FOUNDATION ISEF FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $9,775 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE CAPA SPACE THE CAPA SPACE | YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING-CFS MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING-CFS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| EILAT CHARITIES INC ELIAT CHARATIES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| IRANIAN JEWISH WOMENS ORGANIZATION IRINIAN JEWISH WOMENS ORGANIZATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| AFIPO AFIPO | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CSUN FOUNDATION CSUN FOUNDATION | NORTHRIDGE, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
NORTHWELL WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL
$100,000GENERAL
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CEN
$100,000GENERAL
THE CELL THEATRE
$25,000GENERAL
PICO MESIVTA
$12,000GENERAL
ISRAEL SCHOLARSHIP EDUCATION FOUNDA
$10,000GENERAL
PHYLLIS F ALBSTEIN FUND FOR BRAIN S
$5,000GENERAL
THE CELL THEATRE THE CELL THEATRE
$25,000GENERAL
ZICHRON YAAKOV INC ZICHRON YAAKOV INC
$20,000GENERAL
LEV ECHAD INC - NOAM BUSKILA EVENT LEV ECHAD INC - NOAM BUSKILA EVENT
$20,000GENERAL
MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM DUBIN CEN MOUNT SINAI HEATH SYSTEM DUBLIN CENTER
$15,000GENERAL
THE NORTH SALEM OPEN LAND FOUDATION THE NORTH SALEM OPEN LAND FOUNDATION
$7,500GENERAL
JOHN HOPKINS PHYLLIS ALBSTEIN FUND JOHN HOPKINS PHYLLIS F ALBSTEIN FD
$5,000GENERAL
THE CAPA SPACE THE CAPA SPACE
$5,000GENERAL
WIZO WIZO
$5,000GENERAL
ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET
$2,500GENERAL
ZICHRON YAAKOV ZICHRON YAAKPV
$2,000GENERAL
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES FREINDS OF ISREAL DEFENSE FORCES
$504GENERAL
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$100,000GENERAL
NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL
THE CELL THEATRE THE CELL THEATRE
$25,000GENERAL
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$20,000GENERAL
SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER
$10,000GENERAL
THE JEWISH MUSEUM THE JEWISH MESEUM
$10,000GENERAL
ISEF FOUNDATION ISEF FOUNDATION
$9,775GENERAL
THE CAPA SPACE THE CAPA SPACE
$5,000GENERAL
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING-CFS MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING-CFS
$5,000GENERAL
EILAT CHARITIES INC ELIAT CHARATIES INC
$5,000GENERAL
IRANIAN JEWISH WOMENS ORGANIZATION IRINIAN JEWISH WOMENS ORGANIZATION
$5,000GENERAL
AFIPO AFIPO
$5,000GENERAL
CSUN FOUNDATION CSUN FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL