The Sylvetsky Foundation concentrates support on Jewish communal life, directing most of its grants as donations to federations and a Jewish community center. Grants are fairly concentrated and modest in number but sizable per award, split between upstate New York organizations and Jewish institutions in Palm Beach County. The foundation appears to prioritize general operating or unrestricted support to established Jewish service organizations.
Samuel and Estelle Sylvetsky Foundation’s giving is marked by repeated support for Jewish communal institutions in two places: upstate New York and Palm Beach County, Florida. The largest recent awards in the record went to United Jewish Federation of Neny, including $17,816 in 2024 and $16,000 in 2023, showing an ongoing relationship rather than a one-off gift. Similar repeat grants appear across the foundation’s portfolio, with donations to United Jewish Federation of Pbc, Schenectady Jcc, Caridad Center, and Jewish Adoption and Family Care across consecutive years. The foundation’s grantmaking is mostly in the form of donations to established nonprofits, with several awards at the $10,000 to $12,000 level and many smaller gifts around $1,000. Its recent pattern points to support for regional Jewish federations, Jewish community centers, and other institutions serving Jewish life and family services. Palm Beach County appears alongside Albany and Schenectady as a recurring geography, suggesting a bi-regional pattern tied to local and seasonal communities. The portfolio also includes a limited number of grants outside the Jewish communal network, but the center of gravity remains Jewish institutional support.
Regional Jewish federations are a core part of the foundation’s giving. It gave $17,816 in 2024 and $16,000 in 2023 to United Jewish Federation of Neny in Albany, and $12,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to United Jewish Federation of Pbc in West Palm Beach. That repeat pattern shows sustained support for federation infrastructure in both regions. Jewish community services also receive direct support. The foundation gave $10,000 in each of 2023 and 2024 to Schenectady Jcc, and it made repeated grants to Jewish Adoption and Family Care at $3,600 in both years. It also supported Alpert Jewish Family & Childcare with $1,000 in 2023 and 2024. Beyond Jewish communal institutions, the foundation made smaller donations to organizations such as Planned Parenthood, the Anti Defamation League, Stand With Us, and the Palm Beach County Food Bank, showing some breadth in its recent grant list.
Typical awards are modest but concentrated: the grant-size distribution runs from a p25 of $875 to a median of $1,000 and a p75 of $3,950. The recent record suggests recurring support rather than isolated gifts, with several recipients appearing in both 2023 and 2024. Grants are recorded as donations, and the pattern fits a small, grantmaking family foundation with a relatively limited annual payout of $121,136 against $552,672 in assets.
$65K
$651K
$33K
$69K
Most grants fall between $875 and $4K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$875
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 38% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large donations, often repeated to the same grantees; funds directed primarily to established Jewish communal organizations rather than many small or experimental projects.
Notable grantees: United Jewish Federation of NENY, United Jewish Federation of PBC, Schenectady JCC
The foundation gives nationally, but every recent grant in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. Florida is the top state by grant count, with West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Sunrise, Lantana, and Palm Beach showing up repeatedly. New York is also prominent, including Albany, Schenectady, New York City, and Hicksville. Smaller activity appears in Massachusetts, California, and Washington, DC.
Its recent grants center on Jewish communal life, especially regional Jewish federations, Jewish community centers, and Jewish family-service organizations. The record also includes a smaller set of gifts to other nonprofits such as a food bank, civil-rights advocacy, and health-related organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including United Jewish Federation of Neny, United Jewish Federation of Pbc, Schenectady Jcc, Caridad Center, Jewish Adoption and Family Care, Alpert Jewish Family & Childcare, Kravis Center, 518 Elevated Inc, Palm Beach County Food Bank, Stand With Us, and Birthright Isreal Foundation.
The grant-size distribution is small to moderate: p25 is $875, median is $1,000, and p75 is $3,950. Recent awards also show a few larger gifts, including $12,000, $16,000, and $17,816.
Florida is the top state by grant count, with repeated grants in West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach, Sunrise, Lantana, and Palm Beach. New York is also a major recipient state, with grants in Albany, Schenectady, New York City, and Hicksville.
Very concentrated. The largest and most repeated recent awards go to Jewish federations and Jewish community organizations, especially United Jewish Federation of Neny, United Jewish Federation of Pbc, Schenectady Jcc, Jewish Adoption and Family Care, and Alpert Jewish Family & Childcare.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $16,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF NENY | ALBANY, NY | $16,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| SCHENECTADY JCC | SCHENECTADY, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE | SUNRISE, FL | $5,400 | 2026 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH, FL | $5,400 | 2026 | DONATION |
| CARIDAD CENTER | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| AMEGO INC | ATTLEBORO, MA | $2,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| ANTI DEFAMTION LEAUGE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | DONATION |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK | LANTANA, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| KRAVIS CENTER | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC | PEMBROKE PARK, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | DONATION |
| LAPPIN FOUNDATION | SALEM, MA | $500 | 2026 | DONATION |
| ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDCARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $200 | 2026 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $16,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF NENY | ALBANY, NY | $16,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| SCHENECTADY JCC | SCHENECTADY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH, FL | $5,400 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CARIDAD CENTER | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE | SUNRISE, FL | $3,600 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ANTI DEFAMTION LEAUGE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDCARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,800 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HADASSAH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2025 | DONATION |
| AMEGO INC | ATTLEBORO, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ARMORY ART CENTER | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| KRAVIS CENTER | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| STAND WITH US | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | WASHINGTON, DC | $500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK | LANTANA, FL | $500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA INC | PEMBROKE PARK, FL | $500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF NENY | ALBANY, NY | $17,816 | 2024 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $12,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| SCHENECTADY JCC | SCHENECTADY, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| CARIDAD CENTER | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH, FL | $3,600 | 2024 | DONATION |
| JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE | SUNRISE, FL | $3,600 | 2024 | DONATION |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $2,200 | 2024 | DONATION |
| STAND WITH US | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISREAL FOUNDATION | HICKSVILLE, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| KRAVIS CENTER | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| AMEGO INC | ATTLEBORO, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDCARE | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION |
| PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK | LANTANA, FL | $500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| 518 ELEVATED INC | ALBANY, NY | $500 | 2024 | DONATION |
| HADASSAH | NEW YORK, NY | $360 | 2024 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF NENY | ALBANY, NY | $16,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $12,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| SCHENECTADY JCC | SCHENECTADY, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| CARIDAD CENTER | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH | PALM BEACH, FL | $3,600 | 2023 | DONATION |
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC
$16,000DONATION
SCHENECTADY JCC
$10,000DONATION
TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH
$5,400DONATION
DONATION
AMEGO INC
$2,000DONATION
ANTI DEFAMTION LEAUGE
$1,800DONATION
KRAVIS CENTER
$1,000DONATION
ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDCARE
$200DONATION
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC
$16,500DONATION
SCHENECTADY JCC
$10,000DONATION
TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH
$5,400DONATION
ANTI DEFAMTION LEAUGE
$1,800DONATION
ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDCARE
$1,800DONATION
AMEGO INC
$1,000DONATION
ARMORY ART CENTER
$1,000DONATION
KRAVIS CENTER
$1,000DONATION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$1,000DONATION
STAND WITH US
$1,000DONATION
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC
$12,000DONATION
SCHENECTADY JCC
$10,000DONATION
TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH
$3,600DONATION
JEWISH ADOPTION AND FAMILY CARE
$3,600DONATION
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$2,200DONATION
BIRTHRIGHT ISREAL FOUNDATION
$1,000DONATION
KRAVIS CENTER
$1,000DONATION
AMEGO INC
$1,000DONATION
ALPERT JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDCARE
$1,000DONATION
518 ELEVATED INC
$500DONATION
HADASSAH
$360DONATION
UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF PBC
$12,000DONATION
SCHENECTADY JCC
$10,000DONATION
TEMPLE EMANU-EL OF PALM BEACH
$3,600DONATION