The Schwarz Foundation makes relatively few but very large unrestricted grants, focusing on biomedical research and major hospitals in the U.S. and on building long-term philanthropic capacity for Israeli higher education and Jewish memory institutions. Their giving blends big-ticket support for medical research (cancer and academic medical centers) with multi-year endowment/advancement gifts to Israeli universities and organizations that sustain Holocaust remembrance.
Concentrated, large unrestricted gifts to a small set of repeat grantees; mix of U.S. medical institutions and Israel/Jewish-focused endowment recipients, with multiple multi-grant relationships rather than many small awards.
Schwarz Foundation’s largest recent grant was a $1.88 million unrestricted award to Pef Israel Endowment Funds in 2025, a signal that the foundation places real weight on long-term philanthropic infrastructure as well as direct program support. That pattern appears alongside repeated seven-figure and six-figure grants to biomedical institutions and organizations connected to Israeli higher education and Jewish communal life. The foundation gave $1 million to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2025, while also making repeated support to American Associates Ben-Gurion University and other university-affiliated friends groups in New York. Its portfolio combines flexible institutional funding with a narrow set of recurring relationships. The foundation’s recent grants include academic medical centers in Boston, Israel-focused giving vehicles in New York, and Holocaust remembrance institutions in Washington, DC. Several awards recur across multiple years, including support for Pef Israel Endowment Funds, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, American Friends of the Hebrew University, and Ben-Gurion University-related organizations. Across these relationships, the foundation consistently uses unrestricted grants to support exempt purposes rather than project-specific funding.
Biomedical research and hospital support are a central part of the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $1 million to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and $500,000 to BIDMC, both as unrestricted support. Israel-linked higher education is another major theme. The foundation awarded $600,000 in 2024 and another $600,000 in 2023 to American Associates Ben-Gurion University, and in 2025 it granted $420,000 to Americans for Ben-Gurion University and $420,000 to the American Society for Technion Israel Institute of Technology. Holocaust remembrance also appears in the recent record. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received $320,000 in 2025. Jewish communal and social-service institutions are present as well, including $105,487 to Jewish Family Service Agency of Central New Jersey and $110,000 to Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Grant sizes range from a p25 of $3,000 to a median of $15,000 and a p75 of $101,500, which shows a pattern of many smaller awards alongside a set of much larger institutional grants. Recent records also show repeated support across multiple years rather than one-time gifts, including awards to Pef Israel Endowment Funds, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, American Friends of the Hebrew University, and Ben-Gurion University-related organizations in 2023 through 2025. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants are described as unrestricted support for exempt purposes, indicating flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project grants.
$5.3M
$59.4M
$4.8M
$5.4M
Most grants fall between $3K and $102K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$102K
About 38% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. New York, NY appears frequently through Israel-focused organizations and Jewish communal intermediaries, while Boston, MA is a major destination through medical giving. Other recipient locations include Washington, DC; Whippany, NJ; Elizabeth, NJ; Staten Island, NY; and Oceanside, CA. New Jersey is the top state by grant count, and 41% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, showing a substantial but not exclusive in-state presence.
Its recent grants center on biomedical research and academic medical centers, Israeli higher education fundraising organizations, PEF Israel Endowment Funds, and Holocaust remembrance institutions. The record also includes Jewish communal and social-service organizations in New Jersey and New York.
The recent grants are consistently described as unrestricted grants to support each recipient’s exempt purpose. That pattern appears across medical, Jewish, and Israel-related institutions in the dataset.
Yes. Several recipients appear in consecutive or repeated years, including PEF Israel Endowment Funds in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and American Friends of the Hebrew University in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $3,000, median $15,000, and p75 $101,500. Recent awards range from small grants to multi-million-dollar commitments, with several six-figure and seven-figure gifts.
The foundation gives most often in New Jersey, and 41% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are located entirely in the U.S., with especially frequent awards to organizations in New York and Boston.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,880,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $420,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | NEW YORK, NY | $420,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $320,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $110,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY | ELIZABETH, NJ | $105,487 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| ROSE HOUSE | CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER | ELIZABETH, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HOLOCAUST RESOURCE FOUNDATION | SHORT HILLS, NJ | $7,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| THE JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| CHILDRENS VILLAGE OF JERUSALEM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH EDUCATION IN MEDIA DBA JEWISH BROADCASTING SERVICE | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GENERAL ISRAEL ORPHAN HOME FOR GIRLS | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| KEREN-OR INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SPRINGFIELD PBA LOCAL 76 CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC | SPRINGFIELD, NJ | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SPRINGFIELD FMBA LOCAL 57 | SPRINGFIELD, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| MOUNTAINSIDE RESCUE SQUAD BOROUGH OF MOUNTAINSIDE NJ | MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,450,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOW FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,255,070 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATES BEN GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| BIDMC | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $200,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL | WHIPPANY, NJ | $120,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL-FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| GENERAL ISRAEL ORPHAN HOME FOR GIRLS US | NEW YORK, NY | $102,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| HARLEM CHILDRENS ZONE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| SEMPER FI & AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE | ELIZABETH, NJ | $98,906 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY | ELIZABETH, NJ | $93,709 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEPT OPHAMOLOGY | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NY PRESBYTERIAN FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER | ELIZABETH, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER | ELIZABETH, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC
$1,880,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
$420,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$300,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$110,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
ROSE HOUSE
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
HOLOCAUST RESOURCE FOUNDATION
$7,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
CHILDRENS VILLAGE OF JERUSALEM
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JEWISH EDUCATION IN MEDIA DBA JEWISH BROADCASTING SERVICE
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GENERAL ISRAEL ORPHAN HOME FOR GIRLS
$3,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO
$3,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SPRINGFIELD PBA LOCAL 76 CIVIC ASSOCIATION INC
$2,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
SPRINGFIELD FMBA LOCAL 57
$1,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
MOUNTAINSIDE RESCUE SQUAD BOROUGH OF MOUNTAINSIDE NJ
$1,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC
$1,450,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATES BEN GURION UNIVERSITY
$600,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
BIDMC
$500,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$300,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICANS FOR BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
$300,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$300,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL
$120,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
GENERAL ISRAEL ORPHAN HOME FOR GIRLS US
$102,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEPT OPHAMOLOGY
$60,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
NY PRESBYTERIAN FUND
$50,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.