The Progress Charitable Foundation concentrates significant funding on Israel-related causes and Jewish communal institutions, while also supporting medical research/healthcare and U.S.-based child and community services. Grants skew toward institutional partners (hospitals, universities, national Jewish organizations, and policy groups) and include both international development/technology-for-good projects and national security/defense policy work. The foundation frequently makes large, multi-hundred-thousand-dollar grants to a small set of repeat or high-profile grantees, alongside mid-size gifts to education, youth and social-service organizations.
Progress Charitable Foundation De gives at a scale shaped by large general-support grants to a small set of recurring institutional partners. Among the clearest signals in the recent record are two $500,000 grants to American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, one in 2023 and another in 2025, both listed as general support. The foundation also made a $310,000 grant to Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc in 2025, showing sustained backing for Jewish communal and Israel-related infrastructure. Its recent grants also reach U.S. medical, educational, and civic organizations, including Cornell University, Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans / Beit Halochem, Israel Healthcare Foundation, United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc, and Jewish National Fund. The pattern points to institutional funding rather than individual aid, with support often structured as unrestricted or general operating assistance. The portfolio also includes policy and international-development names alongside healthcare and community-service groups, suggesting a broad but still mission-linked set of priorities centered on Israel, health, and public-interest institutions.
A major thread in the foundation’s giving is Israeli healthcare and medical support. It awarded $175,000 to Israel Healthcare Foundation in 2025 and $200,000 to Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans Inc Beit Halochem in the same year. Medical research and hospital support also appear through a $233,000 grant to Cornell University and a $234,000 grant to Weill Cornell Medical College, both in 2023 and both listed as general support. Jewish communal infrastructure is another clear area: the foundation gave $150,000 to United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc in 2025 and $135,000 to Jewish National Fund in 2024. Public-policy and security-oriented funding shows up as well, including $125,000 to Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc in 2025.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-to-large range: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $102,500. Recent records show both repeat funding and one-off gifts; American Friends of Sheba Medical Center appears in multiple years, as do Innovation Africa and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. The foundation is a regular funder and uses general operating, project, capital, challenge, and capacity-building support, with some PRI activity described in its program set. Unsolicited applications are accepted for challenge grants, capacity-building grants, and PRIs.
$3M
$953
$3.2M
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $20K and $103K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$103K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Progress Charitable Foundation de.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 49 | $4.9M | 98.0% |
| 2 | Somalia |
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Concentrated giving with a small number of large grants and repeated support to flagship organizations; funding is split between international (Israel-focused) and U.S. institutional recipients, favoring general operating or large program support over many small, one-off gifts.
Notable grantees: American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Weill Cornell Medical College / Cornell University, Innovation Africa
Most grants land in the United States, which accounts for 49 of 50 recent awards, or 98.0%. New York City is the most frequent recipient location in the recent list, with several awards there. Other repeated recipient places include Washington, DC; Boynton Beach, Florida; and Cooper City, Florida. The only non-U.S. recipient country shown is Somalia, with one grant. The foundation’s HQ is in Dover, Delaware, but none of the recent grants in the dataset went to Delaware recipients.
Its recent grants favor institutional recipients: hospitals, universities, Jewish communal organizations, policy groups, and select social-service nonprofits. Named recipients include American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, Cornell University, Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc, and Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc.
The grant-size profile centers on mid-sized awards. The 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $102,500.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent record, including American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, Innovation Africa, and the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. That points to recurring support rather than only one-time gifts.
Yes for some programs. The foundation states that challenge grants, capacity-building grants, and PRIs accept unsolicited applications.
Its recent grants are overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 49 of 50 awards going to U.S. recipients. The only non-U.S. country shown in the recipient distribution is Somalia, with one grant.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $50K |
2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER - TEL HASHOMER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $310,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CORNELL UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $233,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY IS UNITY CORPORATION | COOPER CITY, FL | $204,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DISABLED VETERANS INC BEIT HALOCHEM | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ISRAEL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPIRIT OF AMERICA WORLDWIDE | ARLINGTON, VA | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIKVA CORP | CALDWELL, NJ | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN PHILADELPHIA | PORTLAND, OR | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION LIFESHIELD INC | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INNOVATION AFRICA | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAVING INNOCENCE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC | TAUNTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RABIN MEDICAL CENTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL INC | ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YOUNG JUDAEA GLOBAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAJIR SOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | — | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROAD2HIRE | FOR MILL, SC | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE ACRE FUND | HIGHLAND PARK, IL | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATZUM INC | SKOKIE, IL | $32,925 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TIKVAH FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ZIONIST RABBINIC COALITION INC | POTOMAC, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $135,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GSD ADVISERS INC | SYOSSET, NY | $85,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIXPOINT INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICA GIVES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ISRAEL ON CAMPUS COALITION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $234,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| INNOVATION AFRICA | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| ACUMEN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP | DENVER, CO | $90,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT. |
| JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT. |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN ISRAEL | GREAT NECK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| ARIZONA LAND AND WATER TRUST | TUSCON, AZ | $37,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| UWVC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATET HUMANITARIAN AID INC | NEWTON, MA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN VETERANS | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| CITY HARVEST | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SOUTHAMPTON, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| INTERPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT |
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER - TEL HASHOMER INC
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC
$310,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
$233,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY IS UNITY CORPORATION
$204,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF ISRAEL DISABLED VETERANS INC BEIT HALOCHEM
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ISRAEL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$175,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SPIRIT OF AMERICA WORLDWIDE
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TIKVA CORP
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN PHILADELPHIA
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERATION LIFESHIELD INC
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INNOVATION AFRICA
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAVING INNOCENCE INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RABIN MEDICAL CENTER INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YOUNG JUDAEA GLOBAL INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WAJIR SOUTH DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROAD2HIRE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAYO CLINIC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE ACRE FUND
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ATZUM INC
$32,925GENERAL SUPPORT
TIKVAH FUND
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ZIONIST RABBINIC COALITION INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$135,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GSD ADVISERS INC
$85,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF ELNET
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SIXPOINT INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICA GIVES
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ISRAEL ON CAMPUS COALITION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE
$234,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
INNOVATION AFRICA
$110,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
ACUMEN FUND INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
$90,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
MAYO CLINIC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT.
JACKIE ROBINSON FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT.
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATURE IN ISRAEL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
ARIZONA LAND AND WATER TRUST
$37,500GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
UWVC FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATET HUMANITARIAN AID INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN VETERANS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
CITY HARVEST
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
INTERPID MUSEUM FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT