The Rappaport Charitable Private Foundation concentrates substantial, targeted gifts to health care institutions, Jewish religious and family-support organizations, and local emergency/chesed services, primarily in New Jersey and for Jewish communal causes. They fund hospitals and specialized medical providers, support infertility and family-building programs tied to Orthodox Jewish communities, and back hunger relief and first-responder/emergency medical services. Grants are often large, mission-specific donations and several recipients receive repeat funding, indicating relationship-driven philanthropy rather than scattershot giving.
A defining pattern in Martin and Sondra Rappaport Charitable Private Foundation Inc’s recent giving is its concentration of large, mission-specific gifts to hospitals, Jewish communal organizations, and emergency-response groups. In 2025, the foundation gave $300,000 to Blythedale Childrens Hospital in Valhalla, New York, and $250,000 each to Why Hunger Inc in New York and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Those grants sit alongside substantial support for institutions tied to family support, health care, and local chesed work, including Saint Peters Haven Corporation in Clifton and Congregation Ohavei Torah in Lakewood. The pattern suggests a funder that works through sizable contributions rather than a wide spread of small awards. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent grant list, including Blythedale Childrens Hospital, Why Hunger Inc, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation, Saint Peters Haven Corporation, and The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc. The foundation’s grant records also show support for specialized services such as infertility assistance, maternal and child health, and emergency medical response, with many awards linked to charitable activities rather than restricted project language.
Health care is a clear part of the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $250,000 to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation in New Brunswick and $100,000 to Weill Cornell Medical Center at NY Presbyterian in New York, both described as support for charitable activities. It also backed Blythedale Childrens Hospital in Valhalla with $300,000 in 2025 and $250,000 in 2024. Family-building and infertility support is another recurring theme: the foundation gave $250,000 to A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange in Brooklyn and $200,000 to Bonei Olam Inc in Brooklyn. On the community-support side, it awarded $200,000 to Congregation Ohavei Torah in Lakewood and $150,000 to Jewish Family Service Center of Clifton-Passaic in Passaic.
Typical grant size is substantial: the 25th percentile is $87,500, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $200,000. Recent giving includes repeat awards to several recipients across multiple years, including Blythedale Childrens Hospital, Why Hunger Inc, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation, Saint Peters Haven Corporation, and The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc. The foundation appears to operate as a private family foundation, and the grants are generally one-time contributions labeled as support for charitable activities rather than tightly specified project grants. No application process is described in the available data.
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Most grants fall between $88K and $200K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$88K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$200K
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Concentrated, relatively large grants (many $200k+) to a modest number of grantees, with repeat funding to core organizations; mix of regional (NJ) institutions and national Jewish causes.
Notable grantees: Blythedale Children's Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation, Why Hunger Inc, Bonei Olam Inc, Hatzolah of Passaic-Clifton EMS
Giving is heavily concentrated in New Jersey: 55% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New Jersey is also the top state by grant count. Recent New Jersey recipients include Clifton, Passaic, Paramus, New Brunswick, Lakewood, Wayne, Secaucus, and Jackson. The grants also reach New York, with recipients in Brooklyn, Staten Island, New York City, Valhalla, and Woodmere. Outside the Northeast, the recent list includes Reading Partners in Oakland, California, and Folds of Honor Foundation in Inverness, Illinois.
Recent grants go to hospitals and medical centers, Jewish communal and family-support organizations, emergency medical services, hunger relief, and special-needs or education-related nonprofits. Examples include Blythedale Childrens Hospital, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation, A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange, Hatzolah of PassaicClifton EMS, and Why Hunger Inc.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively large: the 25th percentile is $87,500, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $200,000. Recent awards also include larger gifts such as $250,000 and $300,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grant list, including Blythedale Childrens Hospital, Why Hunger Inc, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation, Saint Peters Haven Corporation, and The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc. That points to ongoing relationships with selected recipients.
New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 55% of grants go to recipients in New Jersey. Recent New Jersey recipients include Clifton, Passaic, Paramus, New Brunswick, Lakewood, Wayne, Secaucus, and Jackson.
No. The recipient distribution is entirely in the United States, but the foundation gives across multiple states. Recent grants went to organizations in New Jersey, New York, California, and Illinois.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Yeshiva Ktana of Passic(trauma unit) | Passaic, NJ | $300,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitableactivities |
| Friends of Israel Scouts Inc DBA Tzofim NA | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Congregation Ohavei Torah | Lakewood, NJ | $250,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Saint Peters Haven Corporation | Clifton, NJ | $250,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Yeshiva Ktana of Passic(GEM) | Passaic, NJ | $200,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivities |
| Congregation OHR Yehoshua Kapishnitz | Lakewood, NJ | $200,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund | Passaic, NJ | $200,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivites |
| Chabad Center of Passaic County | Wayne, NJ | $175,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| OHR Yisroel | Passaic, NJ | $150,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivities |
| Congregation Mercaz Hatorah of Belle Harbor | Rockaway Park, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $125,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Alpine Learning Group | Paramus, NJ | $100,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivities |
| American Friends of Yeshiva Dimir Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivities |
| Hebrew Academy for Special Children | Woodmere, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitable activities. |
| Center for Food Action in NJ | Englewood, NJ | $75,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivities |
| Partership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ | Secaucus, NJ | $75,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Yeshiva Ner Torah | Passaic, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitableactivities |
| The Seeing Eye | Morristown, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Hachnosos Kallah of Passaic-Clifton | Clifton, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | Donation in support of charitableactivites |
| Blythedale Childrens Hospital | Valhalla, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Steven Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $250,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Saint Peters Haven Corporation | Clifton, NJ | $250,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Why Hunger Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitableactivities |
| Congregation Ohavei Torah | Lakewood, NJ | $200,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Jewish Family Service Center of Clifton-Passaic | Passaic, NJ | $150,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Mental Health Association in Passaic County | Clifton, NJ | $150,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Partership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ | Secaucus, NJ | $150,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| The Seeing Eye | Morristown, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Technology Awareness Group | Lakewood, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Gemach Zichron Moshe Inc | Passaic, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in support ofcharitable activities |
| Passaic Hebrew Institute | Passaic, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Chabad Center of Passaic County | Wayne, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Owasso, OK | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Samchainu Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activites |
| Clifton Cheder Inc | Clifton, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Congregation Mercaz Hatorah of Belle Harbor | Rockaway Park, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activitiess |
| Hebrew Academy for Special Children | Woodmere, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities. |
| Mt Sinai Medical Legal Partnership Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Congregation Ohavei Shalom InC | Far Rockaway, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
| Blythedale Childrens Hospital | Valhalla, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Saint Peters Haven Corporation | Clifton, NJ | $200,000 | 2024 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| The Alpine Learning Group | Paramus, NJ | $200,000 | 2024 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $200,000 | 2024 | Donation in support of charitable activities |
| Why Hunger Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2024 | Donation in support of charitableactivities |
| The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc | Passaic, NJ | $190,000 | 2024 | Donation in supportof charitable activities |
Donation in support of charitable activities
Yeshiva Ktana of Passic(trauma unit)
$300,000Donation in support of charitableactivities
Donation in supportof charitable activities
Congregation Ohavei Torah
$250,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Yeshiva Ktana of Passic(GEM)
$200,000Donation in supportof charitableactivities
Congregation OHR Yehoshua Kapishnitz
$200,000Donation in support of charitable activities
The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund
$200,000Donation in supportof charitableactivites
Chabad Center of Passaic County
$175,000Donation in support of charitable activities
OHR Yisroel
$150,000Donation in supportof charitableactivities
Congregation Mercaz Hatorah of Belle Harbor
$150,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Folds of Honor Foundation
$125,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Alpine Learning Group
$100,000Donation in supportof charitableactivities
Donation in supportof charitableactivities
Hebrew Academy for Special Children
$100,000Donation in support of charitable activities.
Center for Food Action in NJ
$75,000Donation in supportof charitableactivities
Partership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
$75,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Yeshiva Ner Torah
$50,000Donation in supportof charitableactivities
The Seeing Eye
$25,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Hachnosos Kallah of Passaic-Clifton
$25,000Donation in support of charitableactivites
Donation in support of charitable activities
Donation in support of charitable activities
Congregation Ohavei Torah
$200,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Donation in support of charitable activities
Mental Health Association in Passaic County
$150,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Partership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ
$150,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
The Seeing Eye
$100,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Technology Awareness Group
$100,000Donation in support of charitable activities
Chabad Center of Passaic County
$100,000Donation in support of charitable activities
Folds of Honor Foundation
$100,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Samchainu Inc
$100,000Donation in support of charitable activites
Congregation Mercaz Hatorah of Belle Harbor
$100,000Donation in supportof charitable activitiess
Hebrew Academy for Special Children
$100,000Donation in support of charitable activities.
Donation in support of charitable activities
Congregation Ohavei Shalom InC
$50,000Donation in supportof charitable activities
Donation in support of charitable activities
The Alpine Learning Group
$200,000Donation in support of charitable activities
Donation in support of charitable activities
The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc
$190,000Donation in supportof charitable activities