The Moise Y. Safra Foundation concentrates its giving in large, unrestricted gifts to elite higher-education institutions and Jewish philanthropic and healthcare organizations. Grants are often sizable general donations and include repeat multi-year support for a small set of institutional grantees, with an international Jewish philanthropic dimension (notably Brazil and Israel) alongside major U.S. university philanthropy.
Moise Y Safra Foundation Inc’s recent giving is marked by a small set of very large institutional gifts, including repeated seven-figure support for the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and American Friends of Jewish Hospitals and Education Centers of Brazil. That pattern shows a funder that favors major, often unrestricted or broadly designated donations rather than many small awards. The foundation’s grant list also includes sustained support for Jewish communal organizations in New York and for Israeli and Brazil-linked medical and philanthropic institutions, alongside philanthropy to elite universities such as Harvard. In 2025, it gave $2,109,000 to Uja Federation of New York for social welfare and $2,050,000 to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for education, reinforcing the mix of higher-education and community-focused giving. The foundation’s portfolio also includes gifts to Sheba Medical Center’s American friends group, Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, and several New York-based Jewish and educational nonprofits. Across the recent record, the grants are institutional, large in scale, and concentrated among established organizations with recurring support appearing across multiple years.
A central thread in the foundation’s giving is higher education. It awarded $5,926,231 to the Trustees of the Univ of Pennsylvania in 2023 as a general donation, then followed with $2,050,000 in 2025 for education and $2,050,000 in 2024 as a general operating donation. Harvard also appears in the record, with $2,963,115 to the President & Fellows of Harvard College in 2023 and a separate $1,000,000 capital campaign gift to The President & Fellows of Harvard University in the same year. Jewish communal philanthropy is another major area: Uja Federation of New York received $2,109,000 in 2025 for social welfare and $1,485,333 in 2024 for general operating support. The foundation also backed religious education, including $402,000 to Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn.
Typical grant size sits at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $149,768 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also includes multi-million-dollar awards. Grants recur across years for several institutional recipients, including the University of Pennsylvania, Uja Federation of New York, American Friends of Jewish Hospitals and Education Centers of Brazil, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, and Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council. The foundation is not an individual-grantmaking funder and does not make program-related investments. Its awards often take the form of general donations or general operating support, with some education, social welfare, and capital campaign grants mixed in.
$18.4M
$49.8M
$5M
$18.6M
Most grants fall between $20K and $150K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$150K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Moise Y Safra Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 223 | $58.3M | 99.5% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Highly concentrated giving: a small number of very large grants, frequent repeat funding to the same institutional grantees, largely unrestricted/general donations rather than many small or targeted awards.
Notable grantees: American Friends of Jewish Hospitals and Education Centers of Brazil, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, UJA Federation of New York, President & Fellows of Harvard College, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center
Grant activity is national, with 99.5% of recipient organizations in the US and one grant in the UK. New York is the top state by grant count, and many recipients are in New York City, including Uja Federation of New York, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, and World Jewish Congress American Section. Philadelphia appears through the University of Pennsylvania, while Cambridge and North Miami Beach also recur in the record. The recipient mix includes a small amount of cross-border giving connected to Israel and Brazil through U.S.-based intermediary organizations.
The recent record centers on higher education, Jewish communal philanthropy, and Jewish healthcare institutions. Examples include grants to the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard, Uja Federation of New York, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, and American Friends of Jewish Hospitals and Education Centers of Brazil.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $149,768 at the 75th percentile. The distribution sits alongside much larger institutional gifts, including several grants above $1 million.
Yes. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including the University of Pennsylvania, Uja Federation of New York, American Friends of Jewish Hospitals and Education Centers of Brazil, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, and Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council.
New York is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include Uja Federation of New York, American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, Belev Echad Inc, and World Jewish Congress American Section.
Many awards are listed as general donations or general operating support, with some education, social welfare, religious education, and capital campaign grants. The recent record includes general operating support to organizations such as the University of Pennsylvania, Uja Federation of New York, and American Friends of Sheba Medical Center.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $75K |
0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,109,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,050,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JEWISH HOSPITALS AND EDUCATION CENTERS OF BRAZIL | NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL | $2,000,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMIT CHILDREN INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DISABLED VETERANS INC BEIT HALOCHEM | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| BELEV ECHAD INC | NEW YORK, NY | $586,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| THE SAM ADVISORY COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF OR NATIONAL MISSIONS | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $286,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC | TEANECK, NJ | $230,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| MOSDOT BETH YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $180,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| MENORA INTERNATIONAL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $166,670 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| NECHAMA AND HATZALA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $165,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES | BROOKLYN, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $130,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEN-YAD-BRAZIL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $108,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC KEREN HAYESOD | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| SHUVI NAFSHI FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| MACCABI WORLD UNION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION | NEW YORK, NY | $86,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICA ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION | BRYN WAWR, PA | $85,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHOVU YISROEL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $78,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SUCATH DAVID INC | NEW YORK, NY | $76,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| OPENDOR MEDIA INC | SUNRISE, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| OR HACHAYIM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $72,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| TZOHAR ISRAEL FOUNDATION | WOODMERE, NY | $72,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| EZRAT ISRAEL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $68,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL ZIONIST ORGANIZATION USA | NEW YORK, NY | $61,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ITREK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
| OHR YOSEF INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ILAN HIGH SCHOOL INC | OCEAN, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| RESOURCE FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| INTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHUVAT SIMCHA LEISH | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| PROPEL NETWORK | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| YAD DAVID INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ASSUTA ASHDOD PUBLIC HOSPITAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| AEERA SHACHAR INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
| ISRAEL NEXT GENERATION INC | SUFFERN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | GENERAL DONATION |
UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
$2,109,000SOCIAL WELFARE
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$2,050,000EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JEWISH HOSPITALS AND EDUCATION CENTERS OF BRAZIL
$2,000,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMIT CHILDREN INC
$1,000,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
$1,000,000SOCIAL WELFARE
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DISABLED VETERANS INC BEIT HALOCHEM
$600,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK
$600,000SOCIAL WELFARE
BELEV ECHAD INC
$586,000SOCIAL WELFARE
THE SAM ADVISORY COUNCIL INC
$500,000EDUCATION
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS AMERICAN SECTION
$400,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF OR NATIONAL MISSIONS
$300,000SOCIAL WELFARE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH
$286,000SOCIAL WELFARE
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
$250,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC
$250,000EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC
$230,000SOCIAL WELFARE
MOSDOT BETH YAAKOV
$180,000GENERAL DONATION
MENORA INTERNATIONAL INC
$166,670SOCIAL WELFARE
NECHAMA AND HATZALA INC
$165,000SOCIAL WELFARE
FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$150,000SOCIAL WELFARE
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES
$150,000SOCIAL WELFARE
TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL
$150,000SOCIAL WELFARE
YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH
$130,000EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEN-YAD-BRAZIL INC
$108,000SOCIAL WELFARE
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC KEREN HAYESOD
$100,000SOCIAL WELFARE
SHUVI NAFSHI FOUNDATION INC
$100,000SOCIAL WELFARE
HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY INC
$100,000SOCIAL WELFARE
MACCABI WORLD UNION INC
$100,000EDUCATION
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$100,000EDUCATION
AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION
$86,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICA ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION
$85,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHOVU YISROEL INC
$78,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SUCATH DAVID INC
$76,000SOCIAL WELFARE
ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE
$75,000SOCIAL WELFARE
OPENDOR MEDIA INC
$75,000SOCIAL WELFARE
OR HACHAYIM INC
$72,000SOCIAL WELFARE
TZOHAR ISRAEL FOUNDATION
$72,000SOCIAL WELFARE
EZRAT ISRAEL INC
$68,000SOCIAL WELFARE
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL ZIONIST ORGANIZATION USA
$61,000SOCIAL WELFARE
ITREK INC
$50,000GENERAL DONATION
OHR YOSEF INC
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
ILAN HIGH SCHOOL INC
$50,000EDUCATION
RESOURCE FOUNDATION INC
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
INTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING INC
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHUVAT SIMCHA LEISH
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
PROPEL NETWORK
$50,000SOCIAL WELFARE
YAD DAVID INC
$36,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ASSUTA ASHDOD PUBLIC HOSPITAL INC
$36,000SOCIAL WELFARE
AEERA SHACHAR INC
$36,000SOCIAL WELFARE
ISRAEL NEXT GENERATION INC
$36,000GENERAL DONATION