About Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation
Provide essential philanthropic support to patients, caregivers, and families by funding patient care, charitable care, end-of-life services, memory care, culturally connected care, pediatric care, specialized education and enriching therapy programs.
Focus Areas
HealthHospice & End-of-Life CareMemory Care / DementiaPediatric CareCaregiver SupportSpecialized EducationCreative Arts & Recreational TherapyCulturally Connected Care
Funding Style
programmatic supportrestricted (program-specific) grantsproject-level funding
About Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by six-figure support for MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, including a $1,648,439 grant in 2025 and additional seven-figure awards in 2024 and 2023. That pattern points to a funder built around the operations of the Metropolitan Jewish Health System rather than a broad external grantmaker. Across the latest grants, the foundation backs care delivery, gerontology, and services tied to patients and families served by MJHS programs. The foundation also committed major support to the Institute for Applied Gerontology, with grants of $1,105,000 in 2025, $800,218 in 2024, and $1,052,203 in 2023. Those awards sit alongside recurring support for hospitals and care centers serving older adults, including Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged and Isabella Geriatric Center. The grant list suggests a sustained emphasis on hospice, palliative care, aging services, and the infrastructure that supports them. Its active programs align with that pattern: patient care, greatest need support, pastoral care, specialized education, memory care, pediatric care, caregiver support, creative arts therapy, and recreational therapy.
What Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation Funds
Hospice and palliative care is central to the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it awarded $1,648,439 to Mjhs Hospice and Palliative Care for support programs, following similar grants of $1,533,261 in 2024 and $1,452,726 in 2023. That three-year sequence shows steady support for end-of-life care within the system. A second major area is gerontology and older-adult services. The foundation gave $1,105,000 in 2025 to the Institute for Applied Gerontology for support programs, with additional grants of $800,218 in 2024 and $1,052,203 in 2023. It also funded Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged and Isabella Geriatric Center through support-program grants. The grant list also includes broader community support. UJA Federation of New York received grants of $11,434 in 2024 and $10,221 in 2023, while National Urban League Inc received $9,557 in 2023 and $8,555 in 2024.
How Metropolitan Jewish Health System Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $10,221 at the 25th percentile, $27,750 at the median, and $800,218 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of small program grants and much larger institutional awards. The foundation’s recent list includes repeated multi-year support for the same organizations, especially in hospice, gerontology, and care-center operations. It is a Regular Funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The active program list is built around restricted, program-level support, and unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.9M
Total Assets
$131.4M
Total Revenue
$9.9M
Total Expenses
$4.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $800K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$800K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAVID WAGNER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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