The Jay and Terry Snider Foundation’s giving is highly concentrated and reflects a strong mix of libertarian/conservative intellectual causes and Jewish community support, especially around Israel, campus advocacy, and antisemitism response. A single transformational grant to the Ayn Rand Institute dominates the portfolio, while many smaller grants support aligned institutions such as legal/research groups, Jewish campus organizations, and media or cultural organizations with a similar ideological bent. The foundation also makes a handful of selective gifts to arts, education, and local-interest organizations, but these appear secondary to its core thematic commitments.
Very concentrated giving with one extremely large anchor grant and a cluster of smaller strategic awards to mission-aligned grantees; mostly operating support and issue-specific support rather than broad, distributed philanthropy.
The Ayn Rand Institute, Community Security Service, The 85 Fund, Israel on Campus Coalition, The Louis D. Brandeis Center Inc
$2.3M
$26.8M
$29.3M
$2.5M
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Jay and Terry Snider Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 32 | $2.3M | 94.1% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $50K |
5.9% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE | SANTA ANA, CA | $1,250,000 | 2026 | AYN RAND CENTER, ED SNIDER CAMPUS |
| DO NO HARM | GLEN ALLEN, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH |
| COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE | WOODBURY, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SWC MUSEUM CORP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CIVILIZATION WORKS | BERKELEY, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 85 FUND | MCLEAN, VA | $70,000 | 2026 | LEGAL INITIATIVES COMBATTING ANTISEMITISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION |
| FUENTE LATINA INC | HOLLYWOOD, FL | $60,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | BRING ALMA DEUTSCHER TO THE US FOR HER JUNE PERFORMANCE WITH ACB |
| UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE LOUIS D BRANDEIS CENTER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC | BEAVERTON, OR | $50,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2026 | TRIPS TO ISRAEL |
| BEYOND CELIAC | AMBLER, PA | $30,950 | 2026 | EVENING BEYOND CELIAC |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $26,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT FOR USC SHOAH FOUNDATION |
| BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE | LONDON | $25,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| YOUNG AMERICAS FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | REAGAN RANCH |
| NATIONAL PROGRESS ALLIANCE | PINEDALE, WY | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ISRAEL ON CAMPUS COALITION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SIXPOINT INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER | VALENCIA, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STUDENTS SUPPORTING ISRAEL | PLYMOUTH, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE FAIRNESS CENTER INC | HARRISBURG, PA | $16,250 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH STORY PARTNERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | ANTISEMITISM FILM FUND |
| THOMAS COLLEGE | WATERVILLE, ME | $12,854 | 2026 | EXTRACURRICULAR ATHLETIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT |
| PHILADELPHIA FLYERS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $6,250 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| REAL CLEAR FOUNDATION | NORTHBROOK, IL | $6,250 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FREEDOM FOUNDATION | OLYMPIA, WA | $5,000 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BLACK PASTORS UNITED FOR EDUCATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $3,750 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EMILY'S ENTOURAGE | MERION, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | ANNUAL GALA |
| ATLANTIC AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION | HO HO KUS, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | ED SNIDER AWARD |
| COVENANT GUILD | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $250 | 2026 | OPERATING SUPPORT IN HONOR OF ESTELLE SILVERMAN |
CIVILIZATION WORKS
$75,000OPERATING SUPPORT
85 FUND
LEGAL INITIATIVES COMBATTING ANTISEMITISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION
AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY BALLET INC
$50,000BRING ALMA DEUTSCHER TO THE US FOR HER JUNE PERFORMANCE WITH ACB
UNIVERSITY OF AUSTIN
$50,000OPERATING SUPPORT
THE LOUIS D BRANDEIS CENTER INC
$50,000OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH NEWS SERVICE INC
$50,000OPERATING SUPPORT
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
$35,000TRIPS TO ISRAEL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$26,000OPERATING SUPPORT FOR USC SHOAH FOUNDATION
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE
$25,000EDUCATION PROGRAMS
NATIONAL PROGRESS ALLIANCE
$25,000OPERATING SUPPORT
DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER
$25,000OPERATING SUPPORT
THE FAIRNESS CENTER INC
$16,250OPERATING SUPPORT
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$10,000OPERATING SUPPORT
FREEDOM FOUNDATION
$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
BLACK PASTORS UNITED FOR EDUCATION
$3,750OPERATING SUPPORT
EMILY'S ENTOURAGE
$2,500ANNUAL GALA
ATLANTIC AMATEUR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
$2,500ED SNIDER AWARD
COVENANT GUILD
$250OPERATING SUPPORT IN HONOR OF ESTELLE SILVERMAN