The Applebaum Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large grants, with a pronounced focus on Jewish communal life and anti-poverty work in New York alongside targeted investments in biomedical research and neurological disease support. They use donor-advised and special-purpose vehicles to channel sizable gifts, often supporting established institutions rather than many small grassroots groups. The foundation balances local Jewish social services and poverty alleviation with national/field-level research funding for cancer and Parkinson’s disease.
Concentrated giving: a few large, often six- or seven-figure grants per year to established organizations; repeat and multi-year relationships (e.g., multiple grants to Jewish Communal Fund); mix of local NYC-focused social service funding and national research philanthropy.
The Applebaum Foundation Inc directs large grants toward Jewish communal life in New York and toward biomedical research, especially cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Its recent giving shows a preference for sizeable awards to established institutions rather than a wide spread of smaller gifts. In 2025, it made a $1.5 million special-purpose grant to Uja-Federation of New York and a $1 million research grant to The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, two gifts that illustrate the foundation’s mix of communal support and disease-focused research. That pattern extends across other major recipients. Jewish communal infrastructure appears repeatedly, with support for organizations such as the Jewish Communal Fund of New York, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. On the research side, the foundation has backed medical schools, cancer centers, and disease-specific programs including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, and the Parkinson’s Foundation. The result is a grantmaking profile that combines local social support in New York with field-level funding for health research.
Jewish communal institutions are a core part of the foundation’s recent grantmaking. It gave $1.5 million to Uja-Federation of New York for special purposes, and also supported the Jewish Communal Fund of New York with both a $975,000 donor-advised fund grant and an $850,000 special-purpose grant. Anti-poverty work is another visible theme. In 2023, the foundation awarded $1.35 million to the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, and in 2025 it gave $200,000 to Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty for special purposes. Biomedical research is funded through a broad set of institutions. The foundation gave $500,000 to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for research, $357,047 to Weill Cornell Medicine for research, and $300,000 to St Jude Children's Research Hospital for research. Parkinson’s-related work also appears in the record through a $500,000 special-purpose grant to Parkinson’s Foundation.
The Applebaum Foundation Inc’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $150,000, with a lower quartile of $59,500 and an upper quartile of $250,000. The pattern includes both one-off and repeated support: recipients such as Uja-Federation of New York, Jewish Communal Fund of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Parkinson’s Foundation appear more than once across 2023 and 2025. The foundation uses special-purpose grants, research grants, and donor-advised fund distributions, pointing to a mix of directed philanthropy and institutional giving. It does not fund individuals and is not using program-related investments in the data provided.
$10.1M
$211.5M
$11M
$11.7M
Most grants fall between $60K and $250K, with a median of $150K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$150K
75th Percentile
$250K
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Notable grantees: Jewish Communal Fund of New York, UJA-Federation of New York, Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, Parkinson’s Foundation
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in the United States, and 68% of grants go to organizations in the foundation’s headquarters state of New York. New York City dominates the recipient map, with frequent awards to organizations in New York, NY. Outside New York, the foundation has also given to recipients in Brookline, MA; Memphis, TN; Coral Gables, FL; Palo Alto, CA; and Miami, FL. The country distribution is entirely domestic, with 64 recent grants to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants support Jewish communal institutions, anti-poverty services, and biomedical research. Examples in the record include Uja-Federation of New York for special purposes, the Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty for special purposes, and research funding to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Weill Cornell Medicine.
The grant-size profile is centered on large awards: the 25th percentile is $59,500, the median is $150,000, and the 75th percentile is $250,000. Recent grants also include several six- and seven-figure awards, such as $1.5 million and $1 million gifts.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Jewish Communal Fund of New York, Uja-Federation of New York, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Parkinson’s Foundation. That suggests recurring relationships rather than purely one-time grants.
New York receives the largest share of grants, with 68% of grants going to recipients in the headquarters state. Many of those awards go to organizations in New York, NY, though the foundation also funds recipients in Massachusetts, Tennessee, Florida, and California.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| THE MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $975,000 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BROOKLINE, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $357,047 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $300,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CORAL GABLES, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZMAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ISRAEL HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $267,851 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| UPWARDLY GLOBAL | NEW YORK, NY | $175,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $158,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| REUT USA | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| WEST SIDE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LIFE INC DBA WEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUN | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CORAL GABLES, FL | $135,995 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| THE HADAR INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| END SEPSIS | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE AFYA FOUNDATION | YONKERS, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FEEDING WESTCHESTER | ELMSFORD, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NEW YORK SECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $65,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK, NY | $52,675 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER | AMHERST, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| HILLEL INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH | BRONX, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $2,200,000 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| THE MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CORAL GABLES, FL | $600,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | PALO ALTO, CA | $500,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BROOKLINE, MA | $500,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| WEST SIDE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY LIFE INC DBA WEST SIDE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUN | NEW YORK, NY | $350,000 | 2024 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| OHR TORAH STONE | NEW YORK, NY | $305,000 | 2024 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| ST JUDES CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $300,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | CORAL GABLES, FL | $300,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | SPECIAL PURPOSE |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| PARKINSONS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
THE MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
$1,000,000RESEARCH
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$500,000RESEARCH
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
$357,047RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$300,000RESEARCH
WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
$150,000RESEARCH
SPECIAL PURPOSE
THE HADAR INSTITUTE
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
END SEPSIS
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN NEW YORK SECTION
$65,000SPECIAL PURPOSE
HEBREW FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION
$52,675SPECIAL PURPOSE
HILLEL INTERNATIONAL
$50,000SPECIAL PURPOSE
YESHIVAT CHOVEVEI TORAH
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
$1,000,000RESEARCH
DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
$500,000RESEARCH
SPECIAL PURPOSE
OHR TORAH STONE
$305,000SPECIAL PURPOSE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$250,000RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$250,000RESEARCH