The Milton A Wolf and Roslyn Z Family Foundation concentrates its support on Jewish communal life, higher education, and youth-focused cultural/educational programs. Grants are directed to synagogues and Jewish heritage initiatives, university-related gifts, and organizations that use media and scholarships to engage students in history and diplomacy. The foundation favors a small set of repeat grantees and projects that connect education, Jewish identity, and international/cultural exchange.
A defining feature of the Milton a Wolf and Roslyn Z Family Founda is its repeated support for Jewish communal institutions and student-focused scholarship programs. The largest recent grant in the file is $100,000 to Park Synagogue for general support, alongside a pair of $80,000 gift agreements to The Ohio State University Foundation in 2023 and 2024. Those gifts sit within a pattern of backing synagogues, university-related work, and education programs that connect Jewish identity, history, and cultural exchange. The foundation also funds named scholarship activity, including the Milton Wolf Prize in Student Diplomacy at Centropa and a scholarship award to Hathaway Brown School Id. Its recent grants show a small set of recurring recipients rather than a broad donor-advised spread, with support renewed across multiple years for the same organizations. That gives the profile a clear shape: institutional support for congregational life and higher education, plus restricted educational awards that appear tied to students and scholars. The foundation’s giving is organized around established relationships and specific programs rather than one-off, widely scattered gifts.
Jewish communal support is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. Park Synagogue received $100,000 in 2023 for general support and another $50,000 in 2024, indicating repeat backing for congregational operations. Higher education is another core area: The Ohio State University Foundation received $80,000 in both 2023 and 2024 through gift agreements, showing a sustained campus-related commitment. The foundation also supports media-based education. The Educational Video Center received $40,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in 2024, suggesting continued investment in youth documentary and storytelling work. International history and exchange appear through Centropa, which received scholarship funding in 2023 and 2024 for the Milton Wolf Prize in Student Diplomacy and for Stepping Into the Future With Empathy.
Typical grant size is clustered around the middle of the portfolio, with a p25 of $31,250, a median of $40,000, and a p75 of $57,500. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in 2023 and 2024, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation also makes scholarship and restricted individual support, and it funds individuals. Its structure in the file looks like a family foundation with contractual or gift-agreement style support used for some university-related grants.
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Most grants fall between $31K and $58K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$31K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$58K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Milton A Wolf and Roslyn Z Family Founda.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 16 | $764K | 84.2% |
| 2 | Austria |
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Concentrated giving with a small number of relatively large grants, often repeated to the same organizations; funding mixes general operating support, named scholarships/prizes, and program-specific gifts tied to Jewish culture, higher education, and youth media/diplomacy.
Notable grantees: The Ohio State University Foundation, Park Synagogue, The Educational Video Center, Centropa / The Milton Wolf Prize in Student Diplomacy, American Austrian Foundation
Most grants in the recent file go to recipients in Ohio, including Pepper Pike, Columbus, and Shaker Heights. New York is another visible giving center, with grants to New York, NY organizations and the largest share of grants by state outside Ohio. The recipient-country split is concentrated in the United States, with 9 grants, while 3 grants go to Austria-based recipients. That international giving is tied to the Centropa scholarship awards.
Its recent grants center on Jewish communal life, higher education, and youth-focused educational programs. The file also shows support for Jewish history and cultural exchange, along with scholarship and student diplomacy awards.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals and makes scholarship-style grants, including awards to Centropa for the Milton Wolf Prize in Student Diplomacy and to Hathaway Brown School Id for scholarship support.
It shows a clear repeat-grant pattern. The Ohio State University Foundation received $80,000 in both 2023 and 2024, The Educational Video Center received $40,000 in both years, and Park Synagogue also received support in both years.
By state of recipient location, Ohio accounts for 67% of grants in the file. The recent recipients include organizations in Pepper Pike, Columbus, and Shaker Heights.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 |
| $76K |
15.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $80,000 | 2025 | WOLF LAND GRANT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| AMERICAN AUSTRIAN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT TO SUPPORT THE MILTON WOLF SEMINAR ON MEDIA AND DIPOLMACY |
| PARK SYNAGOGUE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | PARK EAST EXPANSION CAMPAIGN |
| THE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP PROGRAM |
| CENTRAL EUROPE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $38,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE WITH EMPATHY AND THE MILTON WOLF PRIZE IN STUDENT ADOCACY |
| HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | THE FUND FOR HATHAWAY BROWN |
| COLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $5,750 | 2025 | 2024/2025 SCHOLARSHIP |
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $80,000 | 2024 | GIFT AGREEMENT |
| PARK SYNAGOGUE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN AUSTRIAN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CENTROPA THE MILTON WOLF PRIZE IN STUDENT DIPLOMACY | — | $35,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL ID | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH | $20,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| CENTROPA STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE WITH EMPATHY | — | $6,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| PARK SYNAGOGUE | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $80,000 | 2023 | GIFT AGREEMENT |
| THE EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CENTROPA THE MILTON WOLF PRIZE IN STUDENT DIPLOMACY | — | $35,470 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HATHAWAY BROWN SCHOOL ID | SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH | $20,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$80,000WOLF LAND GRANT OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
AMERICAN AUSTRIAN FOUNDATION
$50,000GRANT TO SUPPORT THE MILTON WOLF SEMINAR ON MEDIA AND DIPOLMACY
PARK SYNAGOGUE
$50,000PARK EAST EXPANSION CAMPAIGN
SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH DOCUMENTARY WORKSHOP PROGRAM
CENTRAL EUROPE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION INC
$38,500SUPPORT FOR STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE WITH EMPATHY AND THE MILTON WOLF PRIZE IN STUDENT ADOCACY
THE FUND FOR HATHAWAY BROWN
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$80,000GIFT AGREEMENT
PARK SYNAGOGUE
$50,000GENERAL
CENTROPA THE MILTON WOLF PRIZE IN STUDENT DIPLOMACY
$35,000SCHOLARSHIP
CENTROPA STEPPING INTO THE FUTURE WITH EMPATHY
$6,000SCHOLARSHIP
PARK SYNAGOGUE
$100,000GENERAL
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$80,000GIFT AGREEMENT
CENTROPA THE MILTON WOLF PRIZE IN STUDENT DIPLOMACY
$35,470SCHOLARSHIP