About Taffae Family Foundation
The Taffae Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of sizable gifts focused on cultural/historical institutions and higher education. Most dollars support the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s general purposes (Holocaust remembrance, Jewish human-rights and museum work) and repeat grants to a college (Ithaca College), indicating a blend of Jewish cultural philanthropy and direct support for tertiary education.
Focus Areas
Holocaust remembrance, museum and Jewish human-rights education (Simon Wiesenthal Center)General operating and annual fund support for a private liberal arts college (Ithaca College)Support for arts/cultural institutions with museum or historical missions
Who They Fund
college or university institutioncollege students (general/undifferentiated)faculty and staff (institutional beneficiaries)
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: a very small portfolio (6 grants) with the majority of dollars going to two repeat grantees; few, relatively large grants rather than many small gifts.
About Taffae Family Foundation
A $200,000 general-purpose grant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center is the clearest signal in Taffae Family Foundation’s recent giving: the foundation backs institutions with cultural, historical, and educational missions through a small number of relatively large awards. Its recent records show repeated support for the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, alongside multiple grants to Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, for college annual fund and board expenditures. That pattern points to institutional support rather than broad public grantmaking. The foundation’s larger grants are paired with smaller awards to a handful of other nonprofits, including schools, a museum, and a hearing and communication organization. Recent grants also include support for Yeshiva Ohr Hameir, Grier School, Providence College, and the Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art, which reinforces the mix of Jewish institutional support, higher education, and arts or historical organizations. The latest 990 year on file is 2025, and the foundation gave $706,840 in annual grants against $4,261,519 in assets.
What Taffae Family Foundation Funds
Higher education is a clear part of the foundation’s giving. Ithaca College received $120,000 in 2024, $93,666 in 2025, and $50,000 in 2023, all described as support for the college annual fund and board expenditures. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing institutional backing rather than a one-time award. The foundation also funds Jewish educational and cultural institutions. Yeshiva Ohr Hameir in Peekskill, New York, received $2,500 in 2025 for general purposes. In the arts and historical category, the Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca received $500 in 2023. Smaller grants also went to the Center for Hearing and Communication in New York and to Grier School in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, both for general purposes.
How Taffae Family Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,750 at the median, and $94,105 at the 75th percentile, showing a distribution with a few much larger awards and many smaller ones. Recent records show recurring support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Ithaca College. The foundation’s active grant programs describe support for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations, with general operating, project support, capacity-building, education, and capital projects all eligible. It also accepts unsolicited requests through its LOI-first and general grantmaking programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$60K
Total Assets
$4.4M
Total Revenue
$197K
Total Expenses
$66K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $94K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$94K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 38% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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