The Floyd and Barbara Warkol Charitable Foundation concentrates support on health care institutions and Jewish education/faith institutions, with additional smaller gifts to social-service programs and disability-inclusion groups. Their largest awards are directed to regional hospitals and to education-related organizations tied to Brooklyn and South Florida, while most grants are undesignated general contributions. The foundation appears to favor organizations with local or community impact rather than national policy work.
The Floyd and Barbara Warkol Charitable Foundation made a six-figure general contribution to Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation in 2024, a signal of how much of its giving centers on health care institutions and community-based organizations. The foundation’s recent awards also show sustained support for Jewish education and faith institutions, including Yeshiva of South Shore, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton, and Luria Academy of Brooklyn. Alongside those priorities, it has funded local service groups such as The Soup Kitchen and disability-inclusion work through Best Buddies International. Most of the foundation’s grants are unrestricted or broadly designated general contributions, which suggests a flexible approach to supporting operating needs rather than narrow project funding. Its giving is national in scope, but the recipients in the recent grants list cluster around Florida and New York, with additional grants reaching hospitals, schools, and community organizations in Tennessee, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Washington, DC-area philanthropy networks. The pattern that emerges is a foundation focused on institutions with direct local or community impact, especially in health care, Jewish education, and social service.
Health care is one of the clearest priorities in the recent record. The foundation gave $15,000 to White Plains Hospital in 2024, following a much larger $100,000 general contribution to Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation in the same year. Both grants point to hospital support as a recurring thread. Jewish education and faith-linked institutions are another visible area. It awarded $9,957 to Yeshiva of South Shore in 2023 and another $5,000 to the same school in 2025, while also giving $3,600 to Luria Academy of Brooklyn in 2025 and $5,000 to Temple Beth El of Boca Raton in 2025. The foundation also backs local community services and inclusion work. Grants include $5,000 to The Soup Kitchen in Boynton Beach and $5,000 to Best Buddies International in Miami, showing support for food assistance and disability inclusion within its grant portfolio.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $4,300, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger awards, including one six-figure hospital gift and a near-six-figure education-related grant. The pattern is mostly one-time or periodic support rather than formal recurring multi-year funding, though some recipients appear more than once across different years, such as Yeshiva of South Shore and Merrick Lions Club. The foundation’s grants are described as general contributions, which aligns with flexible support for recipient organizations.
$26K
$152K
$18K
$26K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 39% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated giving with a few very large unrestricted gifts (two grants totaling nearly 80% of reported giving) combined with several modest general contributions; geographic focus on South Florida and Brooklyn/New York; favors repeat or multi-grant relationships with community institutions rather than many small, diverse grantees.
Notable grantees: Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, Yeshiva of South Shore, Luria Academy of Brooklyn, The Soup Kitchen
The foundation gives nationally, but its grants are concentrated in New York and Florida. New York recipients include Brooklyn, White Plains, Hewlett, Merrick, Worcester, and Columbia, while Florida recipients include Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Miami, Palm Beach Gardens, and Tallahassee. The recent grant list also includes recipients in Memphis, Tennessee. Overall, 39% of grants go to recipients in Florida, even though New York is the top state by grant count.
Its recent grants cluster around health care institutions, Jewish education and faith institutions, and local social-service groups. Examples include Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation, White Plains Hospital, Yeshiva of South Shore, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton, The Soup Kitchen, and Best Buddies International.
The grant-size distribution is relatively small for most awards: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $4,300, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. A few larger grants stand out above that range, including $100,000 and $99,321 awards.
The recent grant list is dominated by general contributions. The award descriptions in the data consistently use that language, which suggests flexible support for recipient organizations rather than tightly designated project-only funding.
New York is the top state by grant count, while Florida receives 39% of grants. The recent record includes multiple recipients in Brooklyn, White Plains, Hewlett, and Merrick, as well as several Florida-based organizations in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Miami, and Palm Beach Gardens.
Yes. Yeshiva of South Shore appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Merrick Lions Club appears in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern indicates some recurring support alongside one-time awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| LURIA ACADEMY OF BROOKLYN | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE | HEWLETT, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON | BOCA RATON, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| THE SOUP KITCHEN | BOYNTON BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE | HEWLETT, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| LURIA ACADEMY OF BROOKLYN | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| PLACE OF HOPE | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDA | BOCA RATON, FL | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL | WHITE PLAINS, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| THE HELPING ISRAEL FUND | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| MERRICK LIONS CLUB | MERRICK, NY | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| BROOKLYN TECH ALUMNI FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $99,321 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE | HEWLETT, NY | $9,957 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SAINT JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| SALEM COMMUNITY CORP | WORCESTER, MA | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, MD | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| FAMILIAL DYSANTONOMIA FOUNDATION | NEW YROK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| MERRICK LIONS CLUB | MERRICK, NY | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
| FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION | TALLAHASSEE, FL | $200 | 2023 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION |
TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON
$5,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE
$5,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
TEMPLE BETH EL OF BOCA RATON
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE
$5,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDA
$100,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
THE HELPING ISRAEL FUND
$1,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
MERRICK LIONS CLUB
$500GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE
$9,957GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
SAINT JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$5,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
SALEM COMMUNITY CORP
$2,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
FAMILIAL DYSANTONOMIA FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
MERRICK LIONS CLUB
$500GENERAL CONTRIBUTION