The Krieger Charitable Trust concentrates its giving in a few high-dollar gifts that blend land/conservation stewardship, Jewish community institutions, and biomedical research. Grants are often sizable and targeted (several repeat gifts), funding New England conservation organizations, Jewish education and emergency medical support, and specific medical research initiatives. The foundation favors established nonprofits and program-specific support rather than a high volume of small grants.
Concentrated, large-dollar grants with repeat funding to a small set of established organizations; mix of regional conservation philanthropy and mission-driven gifts to Jewish institutions and targeted medical research funds.
Krieger Charitable Trust Fka Cecilia L Krieger Trust’s recent giving is marked by repeated large grants to a small set of organizations, especially Mass Audubon, Gann Academy, and Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The trust also shows a clear pattern of supporting Jewish communal institutions and medical work, including emergency medical services and biomedical research. Across the recent grant list, the foundation combines five- and six-figure awards with a smaller layer of $10,000 and $18,000 gifts, suggesting targeted support rather than broad, high-volume grantmaking. Land conservation is one of the trust’s most visible themes. Mass Audubon received $200,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Appalachian Trail Conservancy received $166,666 in both 2024 and 2025. On the Jewish education side, Gann Academy appears with a $200,000 grant in 2024 and a $100,000 grant in 2025. The trust also backed biomedical research through Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for Dr. Dan Barouch’s vaccine research fund, alongside grants to other health-related and community institutions. The overall picture is of a funder that returns to familiar grantees and supports specific charitable purposes with substantial awards.
In conservation, the trust gave $200,000 to Mass Audubon in 2024 and another $166,666 to Appalachian Trail Conservancy in 2025, continuing a multi-year pattern with both groups. It also supported The Trustees of Reservations with $75,000 in 2024 and smaller gifts to Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Squam Lakes Conservation Society. Jewish education and communal life are another clear area. Gann Academy received $200,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025. Related grants went to CJP Boston, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Solomon Schechter Day School, Temple Emanual, and American Friends of the Rambam. The trust also funded health and crisis-related work. It gave $125,000 to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for Dr. Dan Barouch’s vaccine research fund, $110,000 to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and $230,000 to American Friends of Magen David Adom.
Typical grants cluster around $10,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000, a 25th percentile of $5,000, and a 75th percentile of $50,000. At the same time, the trust makes repeated six-figure awards to selected organizations, which pushes a few recipients well above the middle of the distribution. The recent record shows recurring support across multiple years for several grantees, including Mass Audubon, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Gann Academy, Clean Air Task Force, Razom for Ukraine, and American Friends of Magen David Adom. The funder is a charitable trust and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$2.1M
$17.4M
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$2.1M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Notable grantees: Mass Audubon, Appalachian Trail Conservancy, American Friends of Magen David Adom, Gann Academy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (vaccine research)
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, with 44 grants in the country. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count and accounts for 52% of grants. Recent awards also reached New York City-based organizations such as American Friends of Magen David Adom, CJP Boston, and Razom for Ukraine, plus groups in Harpers Ferry, WV, Seattle, WA, and Washington, DC. The pattern is national in scope, with a strong concentration in Massachusetts.
The recent grants point to four main areas: New England land conservation, Jewish day school and community strengthening, support for Israeli emergency medical services, and biomedical research. Examples include awards to Mass Audubon, Gann Academy, American Friends of Magen David Adom, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
The grant-size distribution centers on modest awards, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $50,000. Even so, the trust also makes repeated larger grants in the six-figure range to selected organizations.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat grants to several recipients across multiple years, including Mass Audubon in 2023 and 2024, Appalachian Trail Conservancy in 2024 and 2025, Gann Academy in 2024 and 2025, and Clean Air Task Force in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The trust gives nationally, but Massachusetts receives the largest share of grants by count, at 52%. Recent Massachusetts recipients include organizations in Lincoln, Waltham, Boston, Newton, and Nantucket.
It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The trust’s recent activity is entirely charitable grantmaking to organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | JERSEY CITY, NJ | $1,000,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MASS AUDUBON | LINCOLN, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY | CHICAGO, IL | $200,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY | HARPERS FERRY, WV | $174,166 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $2,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BROTHERS FOR LIFE | SEATTLE, WA | $1,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY | HARPERS FERRY, WV | $166,666 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (DR DAN BAROUCH'S VACCINE RESEARCH FU | BOSTON, MA | $125,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $110,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CJP BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GANN ACADEMY | WALTHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MASS AUDUBON | LINCOLN, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| RAZOM FOR UKRAINE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| COME BACK ALIVE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS | OAKLAND, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $230,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MASS AUDUBON | LINCOLN, MA | $200,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GANN ACADEMY | WALTHAM, MA | $200,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY | HARPERS FERRY, WV | $166,666 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| RAZOM FOR UKRAINE | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CJP BOSTON | BOSTON, MA | $36,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | NEWTON, MA | $18,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UKRAINE DEFENSE FUND INC | MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE EMANUAL | NEWTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF THE BLUE HILLS | MILTON, MA | $7,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MASS AUDUBON | LINCOLN, MA | $200,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TEMPLE EMANUAL | NEWTON, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SQUAM LAKES CONSERVATION SOCIETY | HOLDERNESS, NH | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NANTUCKET CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | BOONE, IA | $6,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FRIENDS OF THE BLUE HILLS | MILTON, MA | $6,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION | MISSOULA, MT | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$1,000,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
$200,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$100,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
KYIV SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL
$36,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM
$3,600CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BROTHERS FOR LIFE
$1,800CHARITABLE PURPOSE
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER (DR DAN BAROUCH'S VACCINE RESEARCH FU
$125,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CJP BOSTON
$100,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GANN ACADEMY
$100,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE RAMBAM
$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
COME BACK ALIVE
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GANN ACADEMY
$200,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL
$36,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CJP BOSTON
$36,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
$18,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TEMPLE EMANUAL
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE HOME FOR LITTLE WANDERERS
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF THE BLUE HILLS
$7,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL
$36,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TEMPLE EMANUAL
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SQUAM LAKES CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTTEE
$10,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FRIENDS OF THE BLUE HILLS
$6,000CHARITABLE PURPOSES