Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation
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About Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation
The Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of relatively large gifts, with a clear emphasis on medical/brain-health funding at Massachusetts General Hospital and on Jewish communal and Israel-related causes. Grants are few but sizable, and the foundation shows repeat support for a flagship medical center while also funding religious and international Jewish organizations.
Focus Areas
Mass General Hospital — brain health and neuroscience research (Henry & Allison McCance Center)General hospital support at Massachusetts General HospitalJewish communal life — support for major synagogues (Central Synagogue)Support for Israel-related organizations with a defense/veteran focus (Friends of Israel Defence Forces)
Who They Fund
unspecified/general public
Giving Approach
Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants (including repeat awards) focused primarily on one major medical institution and selectively on Jewish/Israel causes.
Funding Style
About Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation
Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation Inc. makes some of its largest recent gifts to Massachusetts General Hospital, including $100,000 grants for the Henry & Allison McCance Center Brain Health Mass General Hospital in both 2024 and 2025. That repeated support stands out alongside other major commitments to Jewish communal institutions and Israel-related organizations, showing a pattern of giving that combines medical research, religious life, and civic causes. The foundation’s recent record is not built on many small gifts; instead, it favors a limited number of larger awards, often at amounts that meaningfully support the recipient’s work. Across the recent grant list, the foundation has also backed Central Synagogue, Friends of Israel Defence Forces, and the World Jewish Congress. Those grants sit next to support for hospitals, historical preservation, and educational organizations, suggesting a broad charitable portfolio rather than a single-issue strategy. The overall picture is of a family foundation that returns to select institutions over time while also making one-off awards to organizations in New York, Boston, and beyond. Its grants are almost entirely directed to U.S. recipients.
What Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation Funds
Medical and brain-health work is a clear priority. The foundation gave $100,000 in 2025 to Henry & Allison McCance Center Brain Health Mass General Hospital for charitable and educational purposes, following a $100,000 grant in 2024 to the same center. It also made a $100,000 grant in 2023 to Mass Genl Hospital. Jewish communal life is another recurring theme. In 2025, it gave $35,400 to Central Synagogue and $12,200 to World Jewish Congress, both in New York. The foundation also supported Jewish Business Network with $10,000 in 2023 and The Tikvah Fund with $10,000 in 2025. Its charitable portfolio extends beyond those areas. The Garden Conservancy received three grants between 2023 and 2025, including $24,250 in 2024 and $21,750 in 2025, while Kips Bay Boysgirls Club received $17,500 in 2024 and $11,000 in 2025.
How Meyer & Jean Steinberg Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster at a moderate size for a private family foundation: p25 is $1,500, median is $4,600, and p75 is $10,000. Recent giving also includes repeated larger awards, especially at $100,000 and $50,000. The pattern shows both recurring support and one-off grants: Massachusetts General Hospital-related giving appears in multiple years, as do awards to several New York institutions and New England nonprofits. The foundation is a family foundation, and the grants are listed for charitable and educational purposes. The data does not indicate an application process or unsolicited submission route.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$311K
Total Assets
$1M
Total Revenue
$20K
Total Expenses
$324K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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