About Irving I Moskowitz Foundation
A charitable, non-profit foundation dedicated to improving and enriching the lives of people based on the precept, 'He who has saved one life, it is as if he has saved the world.'
Focus Areas
Human ServicesFood SecurityEducationHealth/Medical CareCommunity DevelopmentYouth & SportsReligious/Cultural ProgramsDisaster ReliefElderly Services
Who They Fund
indigent scholars / studentsneedy families and low-income individualsJewish communities across generationsresidents of Israel (regional communities, e.g., Binyam)
About Irving I Moskowitz Foundation
The Irving I Moskowitz Foundation’s recent grant history is shaped by large, repeated support for poverty relief, Jewish education, and Israel-related institutions. One of its clearest patterns is a multi-year series of major gifts to Central Fund of Israel for guidance and assistance to strengthen the poor to become self-supporting, including grants of $1,449,000 in 2023, $2,086,500 in 2024, and $1,596,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed Hawaiian Gardens Food Bank in three consecutive years, alongside funding for Jewish National Fund and other Israel-focused organizations. Beyond those headline awards, the foundation gives across several connected lanes: food security, health care, education and scholarships, religious and cultural preservation, youth sports, and community support in Hawaiian Gardens. The overall picture is of a private foundation that combines high-dollar grants to intermediaries and institutions with place-based support for local basic needs. Its recent awards include both operating support and project funding, and its grantmaking reaches recipients in the United States and Israel.
What Irving I Moskowitz Foundation Funds
Human services and poverty alleviation are central to the foundation’s giving. In 2024, it gave $210,000 to The Giving Back Fund, whose description notes consulting, management, and administrative services under a governance structure similar to a community foundation. It also awarded $162,000 in 2023 and $153,000 in 2025 to American Friends of the Everest Foundation for funding needy families. Education is another recurring lane. The foundation gave $1,000,000 in 2023 to American Friends of Ramat Bet Shemesh for assistance to educational institutions and grants to indigent scholars, and $300,000 in 2023 to American Friends of Bar-ilan University to raise U.S. awareness and financial support for the university in Israel. Its religious and heritage work includes $450,000 in 2024 to The Western Wall Heritage Foundation for archaeological restorations in conjunction with the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and $125,000 in 2025 to Israel Heritage Foundation for sovereignty throughout Israel and opposition to bigotry and anti-Semitism.
How Irving I Moskowitz Foundation Gives
Typical grant size falls at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows both repeated support and one-off awards: Central Fund of Israel, Hawaiian Gardens Food Bank, Jewish National Fund, and American Friends of the Everest Foundation appear in multiple years. The foundation operates as a private grantmaker rather than an operating charity with program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. Several grants are framed as operating support, administrative support, or project-specific capital and restoration funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.5M
Total Assets
$53.7M
Total Revenue
$10.7M
Total Expenses
$9.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LAURIE HIRSCH
Accepts unsolicited proposals
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Irving I Moskowitz Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Irving I Moskowitz Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 126 | $16.9M | 98.4% |
| 2 | Israel |
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