The Kalishman Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish communal life, primarily supporting a local or regional Jewish federation and Jewish youth camping. Grants are few but sizable, focused on organizational/charitable support rather than many small projects, indicating a preference for sustaining core institutions that serve the Jewish community and youth development.
Highly concentrated: a small number of relatively large grants with repeat funding to the same organizations (three grants to a Jewish federation and two to a Jewish camp), indicating sustained core support rather than broad, one‑off grants.
Jerome & Nancy Kalishman Family Foundation’s largest recent gifts go to Jewish Federation in St. Louis, including a $50,360 contribution in 2025 and a $27,446 contribution in the same year. Those grants, along with a $25,000 gift in 2023, show a pattern of support for a core Jewish communal institution rather than a long list of one-off projects. The foundation also makes repeated support to Jewish youth camping, including two $20,000 grants to Camp Nebagamon in 2025. Its giving is modest in count but significant in size, with a median grant of $1,500 and a clear tilt toward organizational support. Recent recipients also include Be the Narrative, American Jewish Committee, Colel Chabad, and New Mount Sinai Cemetary. The mix suggests a funder centered on Jewish community life, communal infrastructure, and related cultural or religious institutions, while still making smaller gifts to other nonprofits in St. Louis and beyond.
The foundation’s clearest theme is Jewish communal support. It gave $50,360 to Jewish Federation in St. Louis for charitable contribution, and the same organization received another $27,446 gift in 2025, indicating repeated backing for a central community institution. Youth residential camping is another recurring area: Camp Nebagamon received two $20,000 grants in 2025, pointing to sustained support for overnight Jewish camp experiences. The foundation also made a $1,000 grant to Colel Chabad in Brooklyn, which places some of its giving in Jewish social and religious support outside Missouri. Beyond Jewish-focused work, it supported civic and educational organizations such as Be the Narrative with $5,000 and Lift for Life Academy with $1,500, showing that its grantmaking includes both communal and broader charitable purposes.
Typical grants cluster at the lower end for this foundation, with a p25 of $900 and a median of $1,500, but the upper quartile reaches $20,000. That spread reflects a small number of much larger commitments alongside many smaller gifts. The pattern also shows repeat support: Jewish Federation in St. Louis appears in multiple years, including 2023 and 2025, and Camp Nebagamon received two grants in 2025. The foundation is a family foundation, and its recent awards are directed to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. No application process is described in the data.
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Most grants fall between $900 and $20K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$900
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Notable grantees: JEWISH FEDERATION, CAMP NEBAGAMON, Regional/local Jewish communal institutions (representative of the foundation's giving)
Most grants land in the United States, and 54% go to recipients in Missouri, the foundation’s headquarters state. St. Louis is the most visible city in the record, with multiple grants there to Jewish Federation, Be the Narrative, Lift for Life Academy, New Mount Sinai Cemetary, and the ACLU of Missouri. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count overall, with recipients including American Jewish Committee in Philadelphia and Allied Services Foundation in Clarks Summit. Other recipient locations include Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin; Brooklyn, New York; and Jackson, Wyoming.
Its most visible support goes to Jewish communal organizations, especially Jewish Federation in St. Louis. It also funds Jewish youth camping through Camp Nebagamon and has made smaller gifts to groups such as Colel Chabad and the American Jewish Committee.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized: the p25 is $900, the median is $1,500, and the p75 is $20,000. Recent awards range from small gifts like $300 to much larger contributions above $50,000.
Yes. Jewish Federation in St. Louis appears in 2023 and 2025, including multiple 2025 gifts, and Camp Nebagamon received two $20,000 grants in 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a small set of recipients.
Recipient locations are concentrated in the United States, with Missouri accounting for 54% of grants. St. Louis is the most frequent city in the recent record, followed by other U.S. locations such as Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Clarks Summit, Lake Nebagamon, and Jackson.
The recent grants list shows awards to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Examples in the record include Jewish Federation, Camp Nebagamon, Be the Narrative, Lift for Life Academy, and the ACLU of Missouri.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST LOUIS ZOO FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $500,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| ST LOUIS KAPLAN FELDMAN HOLOCAUST MUSEUM | ST LOUIS, MO | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| FIDELTIY CHARITABLE JOHN F KALISHMAN CHARITABLE FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $74,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $74,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SUSAN K GOLDBERG DAF | CINCINNATI, OH | $74,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE JAMES & AMY KALISHMAN FAMILY FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $74,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| CAMP NEBAGAMON | LAKE NEBAGAMON, WI | $60,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $11,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| CONGREGATION TEMPLE ISRAEL | ST LOUIS, MO | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR BARNES JEWISH | ST LOUIS, MO | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| CONGREGATION SHAARE EMETH | ST LOUIS, MO | $500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONCHARITABLE |
| JEWISH FEDERATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $50,360 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $27,446 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| CAMP NEBAGAMON | LAKE NEBAGAMON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| CAMP NEBAGAMON | LAKE NEBAGAMON, WI | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| BE THE NARRATIVE | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,250 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| COLEL CHABAD | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| NEW MOUNT SINAI CEMETARY | AFFTON, MO | $500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| ACLU OF MISSOURI | ST LOUIS, MO | $300 | 2025 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION | ST LOUIS, MO | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY | ST LOUIS, MO | $1,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| ALLIED SERVICES FOUNDATION | CLARKS SUMMIT, PA | $900 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
| PAWS OF JACKSON HOLE | JACKSON, WY | $750 | 2023 | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION |
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
FIDELTIY CHARITABLE JOHN F KALISHMAN CHARITABLE FUND
$74,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
FIDELITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SUSAN K GOLDBERG DAF
$74,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
SCHWAB CHARITABLE JAMES & AMY KALISHMAN FAMILY FUND
$74,500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION
CONGREGATION TEMPLE ISRAEL
$3,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION
CONGREGATION SHAARE EMETH
$500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONCHARITABLE
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION
BE THE NARRATIVE
$5,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$1,250CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
COLEL CHABAD
$1,000CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION
NEW MOUNT SINAI CEMETARY
$500CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION
ACLU OF MISSOURI
$300CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION501 (C)(3) ORGAINZATION501 (C)(3) ORGANIZATION