Gerald S and Miriam M Friedkin Supporting Foundation
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About Gerald S and Miriam M Friedkin Supporting Foundation
The Gerald S. and Miriam M. Friedkin Supporting Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on Jewish communal life, Jewish education, and Israel-related organizations, primarily in the Bay Area but with national and Israel-reaching partners. Grants are often recommended by family members (Miriam and David Friedkin) and include synagogue and Chabad capital/support, youth programming, and occasional targeted biomedical research funding (celiac disease). The foundation favors a mix of large, focused gifts to a few core institutions alongside smaller, local synagogue and school support.
Focus Areas
Bay Area Jewish communal institutions and Federation support (general operating & campaign gifts)Chabad campus and synagogue capital and program support in San Francisco/OaklandOrthodox youth and day-school support (NCSY, SAR Academy, local congregational education)Israel advocacy and education (American Israel Education Foundation, Israel21c)Targeted biomedical research funding (UCSF — celiac disease research)
Who They Fund
East Bay regional communitiesJewish youth and community organizations
About Gerald S and Miriam M Friedkin Supporting Foundation
A $300,000 grant to the Jewish Community Federation for the East Bay ECE Initiative is the largest recent gift on file for The Gerald S and Miriam M Friedkin Supporting Foundation, and it shows how the foundation combines major institutional support with narrower community investments. The foundation’s recent giving also reaches celiac disease research at University of California San Francisco Foundation, a new Chabad house in San Francisco, and Israel education through American Israel Education Foundation in Washington, DC. Jewish communal institutions appear repeatedly, including Federation support, synagogue and Chabad needs, youth programs, and school-related funding. The pattern is not limited to Bay Area recipients. Recent grants also include National Conference of Synagogue Youth in New York, Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in New York, Israel21c, and Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy. Several grants are donor-recommended, including awards tied to Miriam Friedkin and Gerald Friedkin, which points to a family-directed grantmaking structure. The foundation’s docket shows both large, targeted awards and smaller operating, general support, and underwriting grants across Jewish life, Israel-related work, and a few specialized purposes.
What Gerald S and Miriam M Friedkin Supporting Foundation Funds
Jewish education is a consistent thread in the foundation’s recent grants. The Jewish Community Federation received $300,000 for the East Bay ECE Initiative, and Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy received $6,700 for its annual fund, as recommended by Miriam Friedkin. Israel-related grantmaking appears in both 2023 and 2024. American Israel Education Foundation received $75,000 in 2023 for general support and another $75,000 in 2024 for general purposes, with that later gift recommended by Miriam and Gerald Friedkin. Israel21c also received $10,000 in both years for general operating support and general purposes. The foundation also backs Jewish community infrastructure and convening. Chabad of San Francisco received $100,000 to help purchase a new Chabad house, and Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland received $22,555 for gala underwriting.
How Gerald S and Miriam M Friedkin Supporting Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $23,778, with the middle half ranging from $10,000 to $75,000. The foundation’s recent giving shows both concentrated larger awards and smaller support grants, including several at $10,000 and above. Recipient names recur across years: American Israel Education Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2024, Israel21c appears in both years, and Jewish Community Federation appears in multiple grants. Several grants are explicitly marked as recommended by Miriam Friedkin, Miriam and Gerald Friedkin, or David Friedkin, indicating donor-recommended supporting foundation activity rather than open application-based grantmaking. The foundation is a supporting foundation hosted by Jewish Federation Bay Area, and the data shows no individual giving or program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$138K
Total Assets
$3.6M
Total Revenue
$5K
Total Expenses
$202K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MIRIAM FRIEDKIN
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