The Sandi Feinberg and Tara Lipton Family Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively in education, making large institutional gifts to high-profile academic institutions. Grants are focused on strengthening research capacity and institutional excellence at a leading university and supporting an elite independent K–12 school’s programs and mission. The foundation appears to prioritize building institutional reputation and student development rather than broad community-based education services.
Sandi Feinberg and Tara Lipton Family Foundation makes its largest recent commitments to a single higher-education institution, with back-to-back seven-figure grants to the University of Pennsylvania in 2024 and 2025 for advancing Penn as a leading academic, research, and science institution. That pattern sets the tone for the foundation’s giving: concentrated institutional support, often repeated across years, rather than broad, dispersed philanthropy. A second major anchor is Poly Prep, which received seven-figure grants in both 2024 and 2025 to support the school’s mission of educating students with intellectual and moral courage and preparing them to become agents of change. Beyond those headline gifts, the foundation also funds a smaller set of organizations serving children, families, students, and people with disabilities. The recent record includes support for pediatric brain tumor work, cancer-family services, adaptive sports, Jewish communal institutions, youth soccer, and K-12 educational programming. The overall portfolio points to a family foundation that uses restricted grants to strengthen institutions and specific programs, with education as the central throughline and targeted health and community support layered around it.
Education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s recent giving. In 2025, it gave $25,000 to the American Israel Education Foundation for select education programs, and it also supported The Allen-Stevenson School with $13,000 for responsible citizenship and lifelong love of learning. The foundation also backed Youth Renewal Fund with $10,000 to provide welfare support, counseling, and technological resources for remote learning. Health-related grants are smaller but specific. It gave $50,000 each in 2024 and 2025 to Ronald McDonald House to provide a place of solace for parents of children diagnosed with cancer. It also granted $50,000 in 2025 to Children’s Brain Tumor Project Foundation to support children and families fighting pediatric brain tumors, and $5,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation for research to improve diagnosis and treatment. The portfolio also includes disability and youth-sports support. Challenged Athletes Foundation received $37,750 in 2025 for adaptive equipment and access to sport, and Player Development Academy received grants for youth soccer programs in New Jersey.
$3.1M
$26.1M
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$3.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $36K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$36K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a very small number of repeat institutional grantees; funding is targeted to major universities and selective private schools rather than many small community organizations.
Notable grantees: University of Pennsylvania, Poly Prep
Typical grants cluster in a modest range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $15,000, and the 75th percentile is $36,000. The distribution is shaped by a few very large institutional grants at the top and a long tail of smaller program gifts below that. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the University of Pennsylvania, Poly Prep, Ronald McDonald House, Challenged Athletes Foundation, The Allen-Stevenson School, and Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, indicating recurring support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is a family foundation, and its grants are restricted or project-specific rather than individual giving or program-related investments.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 59% of grants and is the top state by grant count. The recent record also reaches Philadelphia through the University of Pennsylvania, Brooklyn through Poly Prep, and Bernardsville, New Jersey through Player Development Academy. Outside the Northeast, the portfolio includes recipients in San Diego, Atlanta, Miami Beach, Cincinnati, Washington, and Bethesda. All recent grants in the provided sample go to U.S. organizations.
The recent record is dominated by education-focused institutions, especially higher education and independent K-12 schools. It also includes selected grants for pediatric cancer and brain tumor organizations, adaptive sports, Jewish communal groups, youth soccer, and remote-learning support.
Yes. The University of Pennsylvania, Poly Prep, Ronald McDonald House, Challenged Athletes Foundation, The Allen-Stevenson School, and Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation each appear in more than one year, showing a recurring pattern of support.
The grant-size distribution centers around $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $15,000 at the median, and $36,000 at the 75th percentile. The range includes both smaller $5,000 awards and much larger seven-figure institutional grants.
New York is the top state by grant count, with 59% of grants going to recipients there. The recent grants also reach Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Bernardsville, San Diego, Atlanta, Miami Beach, Cincinnati, Washington, and Bethesda.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,635,000 | 2026 | HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INSTITUTION |
| POLY PREP | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | FUNDING TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL COURAGE AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD. |
| GARDEN OF DREAMS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE FACING ILLNESS FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OR THE DEATH OR INJURY OF A FAMILY MEMBER IN UNIFORM |
| THE ALTNEU FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | WHERE JEWISH IDEAS COME TO LIFE |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $86,000 | 2026 | WAR RELIEF FUNDS |
| PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $65,000 | 2026 | FUNDING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HOW CHILDREN ARE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | DR JOSH DINES RESEARCH |
| CHILDREN'S BRAIN TUMOR PROJECT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | BRING HOPE TO CURE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FIGHTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS |
| THE KENNEDY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $15,000 | 2026 | CONNECTS THOUSANDS OF ARTISTS WITH COMMUNITIES |
| THE RIVER FUND NEW YORK INC | JAMAICA, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT EVERY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CARING FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE AND NEW YORKERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS |
| HINENI HERITAGE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | KEEPING THE REBBETZIN'S LEGACY ALIVE |
| GUIDELINE SERVICES | ASTORIA, NY | $8,600 | 2026 | PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION AND DOCUMENT TRANSLATION |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $8,406 | 2026 | WORLD-CLASS CANCER CARE |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES BETHSAIDA SPIRITUALITY | BETHESDA, MD | $7,500 | 2026 | PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | EMPOWER GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO SPORT |
| MOMS FOR AMERICA | BRANSON, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | MOMS RECLAIMING CULTURE FOR TRUTH, FAMILY, FREEDOM, AND THE CONSTITUTION |
| THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2026 | VOLUNTEERS FOR HELPING PATIENTS WITH BLOOD CANCER |
| JOYFUL HEART FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE |
| BORED NO MORE | GLADWYNE, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | BRING JOY TO CHILDREN |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,910,000 | 2025 | HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INSTITUTION |
| POLY PREP | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | FUNDING TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL COURAGE AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD. |
| GARDEN OF DREAMS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE FACING ILLNESS FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OR THE DEATH OR INJURY OF A FAMILY MEMBER IN UNIFORM |
| PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | IMPACT ON YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAMS IN NJ |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE A PLACE OF SOLACE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER |
| CHILDREN'S BRAIN TUMOR PROJECT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | BRING HOPE TO CURE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FIGHTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $37,750 | 2025 | EMPOWER GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO SPORT |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT SELECT EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | UPLIFTING THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | WORLD-CLASS CANCER CARE |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE | NEW YORK, NY | $16,500 | 2025 | OPEN DOORS FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS |
| THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $13,000 | 2025 | INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CARING FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE AND NEW YORKERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS |
| HINENI HERITAGE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | KEEPING THE REBBETZIN'S LEGACY ALIVE |
| PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | FUNDING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HOW CHILDREN ARE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED |
| SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TRAINING YOUNG STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL VOCATIONAL BALLET |
| OUR LADY OF LOURDES BETHSAIDA SPIRITUALITY | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH |
| MAN CAVE HEALTH INC | OYSTER BAY, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | POWERING MEN'S HEALTH THROUGH SPORTS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,915,000 | 2024 | HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INSTITUTION |
| POLY PREP | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,006,000 | 2024 | FUNDING TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL COURAGE AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD. |
| WELLL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE TOP QUALITY PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE A PLACE OF SOLACE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2024 | EMPOWER ORGANIZERS TO SAVE LIVES |
| CHILDREN'S BRAIN TUMOR PROJECT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | BRING HOPE TO CURE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FIGHTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS |
| PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | IMPACT ON YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAMS IN NJ |
| THE ALLEN-STEVENSON SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | EMPOWER GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO SPORT |
| ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | FIGHT POVERTY IN NYC |
| GENE SPOTLIGHT | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | HELP FIND CURES AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR RARE DISEASES |
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$1,635,000HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INSTITUTION
POLY PREP
$1,000,000FUNDING TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL COURAGE AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD.
HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE FACING ILLNESS FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OR THE DEATH OR INJURY OF A FAMILY MEMBER IN UNIFORM
THE ALTNEU FOUNDATION
$100,000WHERE JEWISH IDEAS COME TO LIFE
WAR RELIEF FUNDS
FUNDING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HOW CHILDREN ARE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED
BRING HOPE TO CURE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FIGHTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS
SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT EVERY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FOUNDATION
$10,000CARING FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE AND NEW YORKERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS
HINENI HERITAGE CENTER
$10,000KEEPING THE REBBETZIN'S LEGACY ALIVE
GUIDELINE SERVICES
$8,600PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETATION AND DOCUMENT TRANSLATION
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CENTER
$8,406WORLD-CLASS CANCER CARE
OUR LADY OF LOURDES BETHSAIDA SPIRITUALITY
$7,500PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH
EMPOWER GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO SPORT
MOMS RECLAIMING CULTURE FOR TRUTH, FAMILY, FREEDOM, AND THE CONSTITUTION
VOLUNTEERS FOR HELPING PATIENTS WITH BLOOD CANCER
SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILD ABUSE
BORED NO MORE
$1,000BRING JOY TO CHILDREN
HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INSTITUTION
POLY PREP
$1,000,000FUNDING TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL COURAGE AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD.
HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE FACING ILLNESS FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OR THE DEATH OR INJURY OF A FAMILY MEMBER IN UNIFORM
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
$100,000IMPACT ON YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAMS IN NJ
PROVIDE A PLACE OF SOLACE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
BRING HOPE TO CURE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FIGHTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS
EMPOWER GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO SPORT
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$25,000PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT SELECT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CENTER
$20,000WORLD-CLASS CANCER CARE
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
$16,500OPEN DOORS FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FOUNDATION
$10,000CARING FOR JEWS EVERYWHERE AND NEW YORKERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS
HINENI HERITAGE CENTER
$5,000KEEPING THE REBBETZIN'S LEGACY ALIVE
FUNDING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HOW CHILDREN ARE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED
TRAINING YOUNG STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL VOCATIONAL BALLET
OUR LADY OF LOURDES BETHSAIDA SPIRITUALITY
$5,000PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH
MAN CAVE HEALTH INC
$2,500POWERING MEN'S HEALTH THROUGH SPORTS
HELP PENN ADVANCE ITS POSITION AS A LEADING ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND SCIENCE INSTITUTION
POLY PREP
$1,006,000FUNDING TO EDUCATE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DISTINGUISHED BY INTELLECTUAL AND MORAL COURAGE AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BECOME AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, OUR COUNTRY, AND THE WORLD.
WELLL CORNELL MEDICINE
$60,000PROVIDE TOP QUALITY PATIENT CARE, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
PROVIDE A PLACE OF SOLACE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER
BRING HOPE TO CURE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE FIGHTING PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
$25,000IMPACT ON YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAMS IN NJ
INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION OF RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP AND A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING
EMPOWER GREATER INDEPENDENCE THROUGH ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS TO SPORT
GENE SPOTLIGHT
$10,000HELP FIND CURES AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR RARE DISEASES