Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah

About Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah

A $750,000 contribution to Fidelity Charitable stands out in the latest grant list, showing how the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah uses donor-advised giving as part of its strategy. Beyond that large DAF gift, the foundation made a $225,000 general grant to A More Perfect Union and a $200,000 general grant to Brooklyn Org, alongside a set of smaller institutional awards. The pattern suggests a funder that supports organizations working in public-society and Jewish-wisdom spaces while favoring flexible, largely unrestricted support. Its active programs point to a clear thematic center: advancing “Living Torah,” or applications of Jewish wisdom, through research, program development, dissemination, and capacity building. That appears in both its general grantmaking and its named initiatives, including the Small Groups Lab, which supports small-group Jewish learning and community. The foundation also has fellowship and prize programs tied to applied Jewish wisdom, reinforcing a mix of grantmaking, recognition, and field-building. Several recipients signal the kind of institutions it supports: Mechon Hadar received $101,000 in 2024 and $68,000 in 2025, while Shalom Hartman Institute of Na received $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2025. Those repeat awards suggest continued relationships with organizations that translate Jewish ideas into programming, research, and public engagement.

What Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah Funds

The foundation’s core giving is tied to Jewish wisdom and its application in organizational and communal settings. In one example, it gave $150,000 to the Institute for the Next Jewish Future for general support, aligning with its emphasis on research, conceptual frameworks, and effective practice. It also funds organizations that build Jewish learning communities and public conversation. Judaism Unbound received $125,000 for general support in 2025, while Prizmah received $60,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025, showing support for Jewish educational infrastructure across multiple years. A third theme is civic and discourse work. The foundation awarded $225,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to A More Perfect Union for general support, and it gave $60,000 to Resetting the Table in 2024. These grants indicate interest in institutions that shape dialogue, civic participation, and public engagement.

How Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah Gives