About Miriam and Stanley Schwartz Jr Philanthropic Foundation
The Miriam and Stanley Schwartz Jr Philanthropic Foundation focuses on supporting Jewish communal life, health care, and education, with an emphasis on local and regional beneficiaries (Columbus, Kansas City and some Boston/Midwest institutions). They favor unrestricted operating support to synagogues, Jewish federations and service agencies, as well as hospitals, special education schools and basic needs organizations. The foundation makes many repeat, modest-to-medium sized grants to the same organizations, suggesting long-term relationships with core grantees rather than one-off large capital gifts.
Focus Areas
Jewish communal institutions and ritual/lifecycle organizations (synagogues, federations, Mayyim Hayyim)Jewish social service agencies and family/child welfare (Jewish Family & Children's Services, Combined Jewish Philanthropies)Hospitals and health-related care (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Nationwide Children's, hospice)Specialty and alternative education for children with learning differences (Marburn Academy, Epiphany School)Basic needs and community services (food banks, furniture bank, community centers)
Giving Approach
About Miriam and Stanley Schwartz Jr Philanthropic Foundation
A defining feature of the Miriam and Stanley Schwartz Jr Philanthropic Foundation is its repeated unrestricted support for Jewish communal institutions alongside health care and education. In the recent grant list, the largest award went to The Mission Project in Mission, Kansas, at $32,000, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston received $30,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Those two patterns show the foundation backing both community-based services and major medical institutions with flexible operating dollars. The foundation also gives to Jewish federations, synagogues, and family-service agencies, including Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany, Ohio; Jewish Federation of Greater KC in Shawnee Mission, Kansas; and Jewish Columbus in Columbus. Education appears through grants to Epiphany School and Marburn Academy Inc, while basic-needs and hospice support also appears in the recent record. The grant list suggests a portfolio built around core operating support rather than project-specific, one-time capital funding. Its giving is national in scope, but many awards land in Ohio, Kansas, Massachusetts, and Missouri. Repeat grants across consecutive years are common, indicating ongoing relationships with a relatively stable group of grantees.
What Miriam and Stanley Schwartz Jr Philanthropic Foundation Funds
Jewish communal life is a central theme. The foundation gave $25,000 to Jewish Federation of Greater KC in 2024, and it also supported Temple Beth Shalom in New Albany, Ohio, with $15,000 in 2024 after a $15,000 grant in 2023. Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters in Auburndale, Massachusetts, received $10,000 in 2024. Health care is another clear area. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston received $30,000 in 2024 after a $30,000 grant in 2023, and Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation in Columbus received $10,000 in 2024 after a $10,000 grant in 2023. Saint Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City was also funded in two separate years. Education and social support appear through grants such as $15,000 to Epiphany School in Dorchester and $10,000 to Marburn Academy Inc in New Albany. Basic-needs work shows up in grants to Harvesters Community Food Network and Newhouse Inc in Kansas City.
How Miriam and Stanley Schwartz Jr Philanthropic Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4K
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$0
Total Expenses
$6K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $7K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$7K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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