The Lubin - Green Foundation is overwhelmingly focused on supporting Jewish life and institutions, primarily in the St. Louis area, with additional support for Israel-related programming. Their grants fund community infrastructure (the Jewish Federation), social services, youth and educational programs, cultural events and Holocaust remembrance, often providing flexible/general support or emergency/mission-driven gifts. They favor established communal intermediaries and local Jewish organizations that serve broad constituencies and civic engagement.
A defining feature of the Lubin - Green Foundation is its sustained support for the Jewish Federation of St Louis, which received the three largest recent grants: $600,000 in 2024, $590,000 in 2023, and $460,000 in 2025. That pattern signals a funder that leans toward major community institutions rather than scattered one-off gifts. Across the recent grant list, the foundation backs organizations that shape Jewish communal life through program support, emergency response, education, cultural programming, and community relations. The foundation’s portfolio includes both large-scale operating support and targeted grants tied to specific initiatives. In 2025, it funded the Jewish Federation of St Louis for Community Study, Israel Emergency Campaign, Sh'ma Listen, Misstone Leadership, and General Purposes, while also supporting the Jewish Agency for Israel through Kesher Programs. Other grants reach Jewish Family Services, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Jewish Community Center, the St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, and the Jewish Student Union. The overall picture is of a local grantmaker centered on Jewish institutions in St. Louis, with a smaller set of grants connected to Israel engagement and Jewish communal education.
Jewish communal infrastructure is a central theme. The Jewish Federation of St Louis received $460,000 in 2025 for Community Study, Israel Emergency Campaign, Sh'ma Listen, Misstone Leadership, and General Purposes, showing support for both organizational capacity and mission-driven work. In Jewish social services, Jewish Family Services received $20,000 in 2023 and another $20,000 in 2024 for program support. The foundation also funds Jewish education and youth engagement. Jewish Student Union received $8,000 in 2023, $8,000 in 2024, and $8,000 in 2025 for general or program support, while Jewish Community Center-STL received $20,000 in 2025 for Yom Ha'atzmaut Community Wide Celebration 2025 & Nishmah support. For Israel-related programming, Jewish Agency for Israel received $50,000 in 2024 for program support and another $50,000 in 2025 for Kesher Programs.
The typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $23,600 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. That distribution sits alongside several very large awards, indicating a mix of concentrated institutional support and smaller program grants. The foundation appears to fund repeatedly rather than only once: the Jewish Federation of St Louis, Jewish Family Services, Jewish Community Relations Council, and Jewish Student Union all appear across multiple years. It also gives through straightforward grant support rather than individuals or program-related investments. The recent record shows recurring annual support for core Jewish institutions, often labeled program support or general support.
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Most grants fall between $15K and $40K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Concentrated and relationship-driven: a small number of relatively large grants dominated by repeat funding to one principal intermediary (Jewish Federation of St. Louis), plus mid-size gifts to other local Jewish institutions; largely local/regional focus with some targeted international (Israel) giving.
Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), Jewish Family Services (St. Louis), Jewish Student Union, Jewish Community Center (St. Louis)
Giving is heavily concentrated in Missouri, with 80% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. St. Louis appears repeatedly in the recipient list, including Jewish Federation of St Louis, Jewish Family Services, Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Community Center-STL, and St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Clayton, MO also appears through Jewish Student Union. Outside Missouri, the foundation made grants to New York, NY-based Jewish Agency for Israel and Jewish Federations of North America. All recent grants in the data went to US recipients.
It primarily supports Jewish communal organizations and institutions. The recent grants include large program-support awards to the Jewish Federation of St Louis, plus funding for Jewish Family Services, the Jewish Community Relations Council, the Jewish Community Center-STL, the St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, and the Jewish Student Union.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including the Jewish Federation of St Louis in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Jewish Family Services in 2023 and 2024; the Jewish Community Relations Council in 2024 and 2025; and the Jewish Student Union in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution centers around $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $23,600 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger awards to the Jewish Federation of St Louis, showing that the foundation uses both mid-sized grants and major institutional support.
Most grants go to Missouri recipients, which account for 80% of the foundation’s grants. St. Louis is the main recipient city, with multiple grants to organizations there, and Clayton, MO also appears in the recent grants list.
In the recent grants data, no. All 16 grants were made to US recipients, including organizations in St. Louis, Clayton, New York, and other US locations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of St Louis | St Louis, MO | $460,000 | 2025 | Community Study, Israel Emergency Campaign, Sh'ma Listen, Misstone Leadership, General Purposes |
| Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Kesher Programs |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | St Louis, MO | $23,600 | 2025 | General Support |
| Jewish Community Center-STL | St Louis, MO | $20,000 | 2025 | Yom Ha'atzmaut Community Wide Celebration 2025 & Nishmah support |
| Jewish Student Union | Clayton, MO | $8,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Jewish Federation of St Louis | — | $600,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | — | $50,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Jewish Community Center | — | $30,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Saint Louis | — | $23,600 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Jewish Family Services | — | $20,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| St Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| Jewish Student Union | — | $8,000 | 2024 | Program Support |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST LOUIS | ST LOUIS, MO | $590,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | ST LOUIS, MO | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH STUDENT UNION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $8,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
Community Study, Israel Emergency Campaign, Sh'ma Listen, Misstone Leadership, General Purposes
Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI)
$50,000Kesher Programs
Jewish Community Relations Council
$23,600General Support
Yom Ha'atzmaut Community Wide Celebration 2025 & Nishmah support
Jewish Student Union
$8,000General Support
Program Support
Jewish Community Relations Council of Saint Louis
$23,600Program Support
Jewish Student Union
$8,000Program Support
JEWISH STUDENT UNION
$8,000PROGRAM SUPPORT