The Hyman Jebb Levy Foundation concentrates its giving on Sephardic Jewish communal life, prioritizing religious, cultural and recreational institutions that serve the local Sephardic community. Nearly all funding is directed to a very small set of beneficiaries—primarily a Sephardic recreational organization and a Sephardic synagogue—indicating a focus on sustaining core community infrastructure and programming. Grants appear unrestricted (“general”) and aimed at operational support rather than project-specific initiatives.
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants focused on repeat recipients; predominately general operating support to maintain core community institutions rather than many small or one-off grants.
The Hyman Jebb Levy Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated, large general-support grants to Sephardic Tradition Recreation, including $460,000 in 2025, $425,000 in 2024, and $475,000 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder focused on sustaining core Sephardic communal infrastructure rather than distributing many small project grants. Across the recent grants list, support centers on religious, cultural, recreational, and basic-needs organizations connected to Sephardic Jewish life, with a mix of synagogue operations, education, recreation, and aid organizations. The foundation also shows a clear preference for unrestricted support: many awards are labeled “General,” and several recipients reappear across multiple years. Alongside its largest recurring beneficiary, the foundation has funded Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles with six-figure operating support, including $100,000 grants in both 2024 and 2025, indicating continued backing for local communal institutions. Its grantmaking reaches beyond one city, but the center of gravity remains in the Sephardic Jewish communities of Southern California.
A major theme in the Hyman Jebb Levy Foundation’s grantmaking is support for Sephardic Jewish communal institutions. It gave $100,000 in 2025 to Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel in Los Angeles for general support, following similar support in 2024. Recreation and community programming are another clear priority: the foundation awarded $50,000 in 2025 to Stand with US in Los Angeles, after grants of $50,000 in 2024 and $36,000 in 2023. Education also appears in the portfolio. The foundation gave $50,000 in 2025 to Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch in Los Angeles, with the same amount in 2024 and 2023, and $40,000 in 2025 to Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles in Calabasas. Basic-needs support is present as well, including $97,000 in 2025 to Gimmel Foundation in New York for Food for the Needy.
Grant sizes cluster in a moderate range: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $16,500, and the p75 is $25,250, even though the foundation also makes much larger grants to a small set of recurring recipients. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests an ongoing operating-support style rather than one-off project funding. Many grants are labeled “General,” and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The pattern is concentrated and relationship-based, with a small number of beneficiaries receiving multiple awards over several years.
$1.7M
$30.7M
$1.7M
$1.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $17K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$17K
75th Percentile
$25K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Hyman Jebb Levy Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 147 | $4.5M | 95.5% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Notable grantees: SEPHARDIC TRADITION RECREATION, SEPHARDIC TEMPLE TIFERETH ISRAEL, Local Sephardic communal organizations (representative of the foundation’s primary beneficiaries)
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, with 95.5% of grants going to U.S. organizations and 4.5% to Israel. California receives the most grants by count, and 48% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Named recipient locations include Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calabasas, and Valley Village in California, plus New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Jerusalem. The geographic footprint is national, but it is heavily weighted toward Southern California.
Its recent grants center on Sephardic Jewish communal life, including a Sephardic recreational organization, a Sephardic synagogue, schools, and related community institutions. It also funds basic-needs work, such as Food for the Needy support through Gimmel Foundation in New York.
Recurring support is a clear pattern. Sephardic Tradition Recreation received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel and Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch also appear in multiple years. That repeat funding points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
The typical award is in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $16,500, and p75 is $25,250. The foundation also makes larger operating grants to a small group of repeat recipients.
California is the top state by grant count, with 48% of grants going to recipients there. Recent California recipients include organizations in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, Calabasas, and Valley Village.
Yes. One recurring example is Gimmel Foundation in New York, which received grants labeled for Food for the Needy, including $101,000 in 2023, $91,500 in 2024, and $97,000 in 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $161K |
4.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEPHARDIC TRADITION RECREATION | VAN NUYS, CA | $460,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SEPHARDIC TEMPLE TIFERETH ISRAEL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| GIMMEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $97,000 | 2025 | GENERAL, Food for the Needy |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ISRAEL ELWYN | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General |
| Stand with US | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General |
| American Associates Ben-Gurion Univ | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General |
| MERCAZ BETH JACOB | JERUSALEM | $43,500 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles | Calabasas, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | General |
| YESHIVA KETANA OF LOS ANGELES | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $36,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | General |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $28,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Chabad House UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $27,000 | 2025 | General |
| Jewish Student Center DBA Chabad US | Los Angeles, CA | $26,000 | 2025 | General |
| American Friends of Shehebar Sephar | New York, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | General |
| CLARION FUND | PLANTATION, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Noam Yisrael CONGREGATION NEIMUS MO | FLUSHING, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General |
| Ohr Sameach Tannenbaum College | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General |
| OpenDor Media imagination Productio | Sunrise, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | General |
| ISRAEL SPECIAL KIDS FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| American Friends of The Israel Muse | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General |
| Congregation Tzemach Tzedek | Monsey, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CHABAD OF GRANADA HILLS | GRANADA HILLS, CA | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 2025 | General |
| YESHIVA NER ARYEH | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Menachem Education Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | General |
| Chabad House of Harvard Square Inc | Cambridge, MA | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Chabad At UCSB | Goleta, CA | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| KAHAL LEVY | WEST HILLS, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| TORAT HAYIM HEBREW ACADEMY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,600 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EM HABANIM SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION | NOTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $12,600 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Jewish Education Center Of So Florida | Boca Raton, FL | $12,500 | 2025 | General |
| American Friends of Sderot | Passaic, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General |
| CHEDER MENAHEM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Gindi Maimonides Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BIRKAT | JERUSALEM | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EVEN HOTORAH OF AVENTURA | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| Hillel Foundation Of Cambridge Inc | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SHAAREY YERUSHALAYIM | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Kedma High School New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | General |
| CHABAD HIMALAYAS INC | BROOKLYN | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Torah Academy of Los Angeles | Tarzana, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NAT'L COMTTEE FOR THE FURTHER OF JE | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATION |
| BETH MIDRASH MISHKAN ISRAEL | NO HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RAMBAM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Alexander Muss Institute for Israel | Rockville Center, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| American FRiends of NEFESH HACHAIM | MONSEY, NY | $9,600 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HAMEIR | FLUSHING, NY | $5,200 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| Lamplighters Jewish Academy | Oxnard, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
SEPHARDIC TRADITION RECREATION
$460,000GENERAL
SEPHARDIC TEMPLE TIFERETH ISRAEL
$100,000GENERAL
GIMMEL FOUNDATION
$97,000GENERAL, Food for the Needy
Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch
$50,000General
Stand with US
$50,000General
American Associates Ben-Gurion Univ
$50,000General
MERCAZ BETH JACOB
$43,500GENERAL
Colel Chabad
$30,000General
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL
$28,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
Chabad House UCLA
$27,000General
Jewish Student Center DBA Chabad US
$26,000General
American Friends of Shehebar Sephar
$26,000General
CLARION FUND
$25,000GENERAL
Noam Yisrael CONGREGATION NEIMUS MO
$25,000General
Ohr Sameach Tannenbaum College
$25,000General
ISRAEL SPECIAL KIDS FUND
$20,000GENERAL
Congregation Tzemach Tzedek
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CHABAD OF GRANADA HILLS
$18,000GENERAL
Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana
$18,000General
YESHIVA NER ARYEH
$18,000GENERAL
Chabad House of Harvard Square Inc
$18,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
Chabad At UCSB
$18,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
KAHAL LEVY
$15,000GENERAL
TORAT HAYIM HEBREW ACADEMY
$12,600GENERAL
EM HABANIM SEPHARDIC CONGREGATION
$12,600GENERAL
American Friends of Sderot
$10,000General
CHEDER MENAHEM
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
Gindi Maimonides Academy
$10,000General
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BIRKAT
$10,000GENERAL
EVEN HOTORAH OF AVENTURA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SHAAREY YERUSHALAYIM
$10,000GENERAL
Kedma High School New Israel Fund
$10,000General
CHABAD HIMALAYAS INC
$10,000GENERAL
Torah Academy of Los Angeles
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NAT'L COMTTEE FOR THE FURTHER OF JE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATION
BETH MIDRASH MISHKAN ISRAEL
$10,000GENERAL
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RAMBAM
$10,000GENERAL
Alexander Muss Institute for Israel
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
American FRiends of NEFESH HACHAIM
$9,600GENERAL
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HAMEIR
$5,200GENERAL
Lamplighters Jewish Academy
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS