About Obermayer Foundation
The Obermayer Foundation concentrates its modest philanthropic resources on preserving German‑Jewish cultural heritage and supporting small community-oriented nonprofits. Its largest and repeat recipient is the Leo Baeck Institute, indicating an interest in German‑speaking Jewish history and culture, while the other grantee suggests funding for local community or civic organizations with programmatic/operational needs.
Focus Areas
German‑speaking Jewish cultural preservation (e.g., Leo Baeck Institute)Jewish history and archival organizationsLocal community and civic nonprofit program support
Who They Fund
German-speaking Jewish individuals and familiesJewish community organizations
Giving Approach
Concentrated and selective: few, relatively small number of grants with repeat support for a flagship cultural organization and single additional community grantee.
Funding Style
community developmentcultural/heritage support
About Obermayer Foundation
A repeat $10,000 grant to the Leo Baeck Institute is the clearest marker of Obermayer Foundation Inc’s priorities: Jewish history, genealogy, and German-speaking Jewish cultural preservation. The foundation pairs that heritage work with support for organizations tied to social justice, interfaith families, alternative news media, and economic opportunity. Its recent grants show a mix of larger project support and smaller operating awards, with recipients ranging from historical and archival institutions to community organizations and media-related nonprofits. The foundation’s grantmaking is not broad in size, but it is deliberate in purpose. Alongside the Leo Baeck Institute, it has made sizable grants to Rebuild Congress Issue One and Inquiring Systems Inc, suggesting that it funds both cultural memory and civic or community-oriented work. The recipient list also includes organizations focused on reconciliation, restorative practice, ecology, and community wellbeing, which fits its stated interest in respect, understanding, and community development. Taken together, the pattern points to a funder that uses modest resources to back mission-aligned nonprofits with clear programmatic or operating needs.
What Obermayer Foundation Funds
One core area is Jewish historical research and archival preservation. In 2025, Obermayer Foundation Inc gave $10,000 to Leo Baeck Institute for German-speaking Jewish cultural preservation, and its program descriptions also point to support for Jewish history, genealogy, and archival work. A second area is civic and social-issue work. The foundation gave $25,000 to Rebuild Congress Issue One in 2025, a grant that aligns with its stated interest in social justice and reconciliation. It also supports community and media organizations. In 2025, it gave $15,000 to Inquiring Systems Inc, and its active programs include support for alternative news media and economic opportunity initiatives. Smaller grants to organizations such as Chakana Media Inc Dba Reconsider and Work That Reconnects Network reinforce that community-facing pattern.
How Obermayer Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes are small: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $4,250. The distribution shows a few larger grants alongside many awards at $500 to $1,000. Several recipients appear more than once across years, including Leo Baeck Institute, Work That Reconnects Network, Rites of Passage, and Inquiring Systems Inc, which indicates some recurring support rather than one-time only giving. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active grant descriptions point to targeted operating and project support, and unsolicited applications are not accepted for at least one listed program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$104K
Total Assets
$4.1M
Total Revenue
$710K
Total Expenses
$966K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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