The foundation makes large, concentrated gifts to major Israel-focused Jewish organizations, channeling resources through established institutional partners rather than many small community groups. Their recent grants show an emphasis on sustaining Israeli communal infrastructure and programs that can serve Jewish populations overseas and in Israel, suggesting philanthropic priorities tied to the welfare of the Sephardic community and broader Israel-support causes.
The Sephardic Home for the Aged Foundation Dba the Sephardic Foundation on Aging gives at a high level to a small set of institutional partners, with its largest recent awards going to Pef Israel Endowment Funds and the Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council. Those gifts sit alongside repeated support for organizations connected to immigration, absorption, and Jewish communal infrastructure in Israel, including Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. The pattern suggests a funder that favors established intermediaries over broad, open-ended community grantmaking. Its recent record also shows continued backing for organizations tied to older-adult welfare and Jewish continuity. The foundation has funded groups serving Holocaust survivors, elders facing isolation, and agencies working on community services for Jewish populations in the United States and abroad. Grants appear in substantial sizes and often recur across years, indicating sustained relationships rather than isolated transactions. The mix of Israel-focused institutional support and elder-centered philanthropy reflects a donor profile shaped by Jewish communal priorities and aging-related concerns.
A central theme is support for Israel-connected Jewish institutions and intermediary funds. The foundation awarded $513,000 to Pef Israel Endowment Funds in 2025 and $332,500 in 2024, showing repeated endowment-style support through a major channel. It also gave $490,000 in 2023 and $345,000 in 2025 to the Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, reflecting another multi-year relationship. Older-adult welfare is another clear area. In 2024, it gave $175,000 to Sacred Spaces in Pittsburgh for work aligned with dignity and care, and in 2023 it awarded $154,500 to Sbh Community Service Network Inc in Brooklyn. The foundation also supports Holocaust survivor services, including $150,000 to Kavod - Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors in 2025. Together, these grants point to a portfolio centered on Jewish communal continuity, elder care, and survivor support.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $73K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$73K
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Very concentrated: a small number of large grants (two gifts totaling $1,003,000) directed to established Israel-focused institutions rather than many small/community-level grantees.
Notable grantees: PEF Israel Endowment Funds, Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council
Typical grants cluster at a relatively high level: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $72,500. At the same time, the recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same institutions across multiple years, including Pef Israel Endowment Funds, the Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry, and Sbh Community Service Network Inc. That points to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and does not make program-related investments. One active pathway is a Letter of Inquiry process through Submittable for selected annual cycles.
Giving is national, but the recipient footprint is heavily weighted toward New York, which accounts for 49% of grants. Recent awards also land in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Boston, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Clarksburg. Outside the U.S., the grant list provided here shows no recipient-country diversification: all listed grants went to U.S.-based recipients. That pattern matches a foundation that channels most support through domestic institutions, many of them New York-area organizations.
The Annual Grant Cycle / LOI Process uses Submittable. Prospective grantees submit a Letter of Inquiry first, and selected LOI applicants are invited to submit full applications. The foundation runs multiple grant cycles each year tied to thematic areas such as combating social isolation, dementia care, and end-of-life care.
Priority areas include Holocaust survivors, community connections and combating social isolation, dementia care and brain degenerative diseases, capital improvements for nursing care facilities, intergenerational programming, and end-of-life care or preventing elder neglect.
The active grant programs cover the United States, Israel, and international communities in some cases. In the recent grants list provided here, all listed recipients are U.S.-based, and New York receives 49% of grants.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is fairly concentrated: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $72,500. Recent awards also include several larger institutional grants well above that range.
Yes. Holocaust survivors are one of its priority areas, and the active program language includes social, financial, and mental health support, emergency financial assistance, and services that reduce isolation. The foundation also has a dedicated Holocaust survivors funding priority in its grantmaking structure.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Sephardic Home for the Aged Foundation Dba the Sephardic Foundation on Aging that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) nonprofit or fiscal sponsor; in operation at least two years. The funder does not support individuals, endowments, colleges/universities, political organizations, debt reduction, or multi-year grant proposals.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS | NEW YORK, NY | $513,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL - NORTH AMERICAN COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $345,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TURKISH JEWRY | TENAFLY, NJ | $255,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| FJC | NEW YORK, NY | $195,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| KAVOD - ENSURING DIGNITY FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS | DENVER, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH HOME OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $85,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| HEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $85,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| 2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC | BRIGHTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ATLANTIC COUNTY INC | MARGATE, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER | SCARSDALE, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AM YISRAEL FOUNDATION | FAIR LAWN, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| DOROT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH AGING SERVICES | ROCKVILLE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF EZRAT AVOT | FAIRHAVEN, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| METROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| DEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER | OAKHURST, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN MANHATTAN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| SELFHELP COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| PROJECT KESHER | NEW YORK, NY | $37,500 | 2025 | GRANT |
| SHALOM PARK | AURORA, CO | $35,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| BAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $35,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| ALLIED HOUSING INC | FREMONT, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| MID-ISLAND Y JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC | PLAINVIEW, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| FRIENDS OF YAD LAKASHISH | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $35,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| INTERNATIONAL SEPHARDIC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF THE SUNCOAST | SARASOTA, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| NEW ORLEANS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF REUTH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JEWISH COMMUNITY OF VLADIVOSTOK | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| COLEL CHABAD | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF METRO DETROIT | WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF WASHTENAW COUNTY INC | ANN ARBOR, MI | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF DELAWARE | WILMINGTON, DE | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| CHAYIM ARUCHIM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| PROJECT GUARDIANSHIP INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| BARRY AND FLORENCE FRIEDBERG JCC | OCEANSIDE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH COUNCIL FOR THE AGING OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC | TUCSON, AZ | $19,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JFS OF SOMERSET HUNTERDON AND WARREN COUNTIES | SOMERVILLE, NJ | $18,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,250 | 2025 | GRANT |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES OF ATLANTA | DUNWOODY, GA | $11,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
| RUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | BOCA RATON, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | GRANT |
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TURKISH JEWRY
$255,000GRANT
KAVOD - ENSURING DIGNITY FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
GRANT
JEWISH HOME OF ROCHESTER
$85,000GRANT
2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC
$50,000GRANT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ATLANTIC COUNTY INC
$50,000GRANT
ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH AGING SERVICES
$50,000GRANT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF EZRAT AVOT
$50,000GRANT
ALLIED HOUSING INC
$35,000GRANT
FRIENDS OF YAD LAKASHISH
$35,000GRANT
INTERNATIONAL SEPHARDIC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER
$25,000GRANT
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF THE SUNCOAST
$25,000GRANT
NEW ORLEANS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$25,000GRANT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF REUTH
$25,000GRANT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF JEWISH COMMUNITY OF VLADIVOSTOK
$25,000GRANT
COLEL CHABAD
$25,000GRANT
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NEW YORK
$25,000GRANT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE UTAH
$25,000GRANT
CHAYIM ARUCHIM INC
$25,000GRANT
TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER INC
$19,000GRANT
JFS OF SOMERSET HUNTERDON AND WARREN COUNTIES
$18,000GRANT
RUTH & NORMAN RALES JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000GRANT