The Jacob Kornwasser Foundation makes large, concentrated gifts to Jewish community infrastructure rather than to many direct-service nonprofits. Its sole recorded grant is a substantial, unrestricted contribution to a Jewish community foundation in Los Angeles, indicating a preference for funding umbrella organizations that steward philanthropic capital for the local Jewish community.
Highly concentrated: a single large unrestricted grant to a Jewish community foundation, suggesting strategic funding of intermediary institutions or endowments rather than many small, direct-service grants.
$1.9M
$16.5M
$1.6M
$2M
Most grants fall between $900K and $900K, with a median of $900K.
25th Percentile
$900K
Median
$900K
75th Percentile
$900K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Jewish Community Foundation (Los Angeles)
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $950,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | CEDARHURST, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| MOSDOS HATORAH VHACHESED OF PNEI MENACHEM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $180,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| NEFESH YEHUDIE INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM INSTITUTE OF TALMUDIC RESEARCH | KEW GARDENS, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $900,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $900,000 | 2025 | GENERAL USE |
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$950,000GENERAL USE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM INSTITUTE OF TALMUDIC RESEARCH
$70,000GENERAL USE
GENERAL USE
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$900,000GENERAL USE
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$900,000GENERAL USE