The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish communal philanthropy and philanthropic infrastructure, primarily channeling large gifts to their own family foundation and to major New York Jewish federation efforts. The foundation makes few, high-value grants and appears to use its donor vehicle to support umbrella Jewish organizations and to manage grantmaking through a family foundation. Its pattern suggests strategic, centralized giving rather than broad grassroots funding.
The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation’s largest recent grant went to the United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc in New York, a $1,000,000 award in 2025. That single gift sits alongside a grant pattern built around large support for Jewish communal intermediaries and affiliated family vehicles, including repeated awards to the Steinhardt Family Foundation in Jerusalem and the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life Inc in New York. The foundation’s recent filings show a centralized approach: many grants are made to organizations that then support broader Jewish communal, educational, and philanthropic purposes rather than to a wide range of small local groups. The foundation also appears to use its grantmaking for affiliated infrastructure and related institutions. Hebrew Public in New York received multiple $331,250 grants in 2025, while other recent awards went to organizations connected to Jewish community life, Jewish education, and advocacy. The overall picture is one of high-value, purposeful grants concentrated in a relatively small number of recipients, with Jewish communal philanthropy as the core throughline.
Jewish communal infrastructure is a major theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $1,000,000 to United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc for aid in fulfilling its tax-exempt purpose. Family-foundation channeling is another clear pattern. Recent grants include $750,000 in 2023, $750,000 in 2024, and $700,000 in 2025 to the Steinhardt Family Foundation in Jerusalem, plus additional awards of $500,000, $450,000, $300,000, $250,000, and $200,000 across 2023 to 2025. The foundation also funds education and Jewish identity work. Hebrew Public in New York received three $331,250 grants in 2025, and Chabad on Campus International Inc in Brooklyn received $100,000 in 2025. Its portfolio reaches into advocacy and cultural institutions as well, including a $250,000 grant to Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc in Washington, DC and a $100,000 grant to American Friends of the Israel Museum in New York.
Typical grants cluster at the high end: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $50,000, and p75 is $315,625. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially the Steinhardt Family Foundation, which appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with several different amounts. That pattern points to recurring support rather than one-time project grants. The foundation is a private family foundation profile with a donor-vehicle style of giving, and its recent grants are largely structured as support to aid the donee in fulfilling its tax-exempt purpose. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$6.9M
$6M
$923K
$7.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $316K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$316K
About 79% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 56 | $6.7M | 72.7% |
| 2 | Israel | 21 | $9.6M |
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Highly concentrated: very few grants but large dollar amounts, repeated funding to the Steinhardt Family Foundation (5 grants) and a single major external grantee (UJA-Federation). Acts primarily as a centralized funder and pass-through donor rather than a dispersed small-grant maker.
Notable grantees: Steinhardt Family Foundation, United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York (UJA-Federation), Other small/unspecified grantees (pass-through awards)
Giving is strongly centered in New York: 79% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient locations include New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Washington, DC; and Jerusalem. The country split also shows a cross-border pattern, with 56 grants to US recipients and 21 to Israeli recipients. Jerusalem appears repeatedly among the larger grants, while New York anchors the highest volume of recipient organizations.
Its recent grants are centered on Jewish communal philanthropy and philanthropic infrastructure. The record includes major awards to umbrella organizations, family-foundation vehicles, and Jewish education or community institutions, with many grants described as helping the donee fulfill its tax-exempt purpose.
Yes. The Steinhardt Family Foundation appears repeatedly across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including grants of $750,000, $700,000, $500,000, $450,000, $300,000, $250,000, and $200,000. Hebrew Public also received multiple $331,250 grants in 2025.
The grant-size distribution is skewed toward larger awards. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $315,625.
New York is the main hub for recipients, with 79% of grants going to organizations in the HQ state and New York listed as the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include New York, Brooklyn, Palo Alto, Washington, DC, and Jerusalem.
Recent grantees include United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of NY Inc for Jewish communal aid, Hebrew Public for education-related support, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc for advocacy-related support, and American Friends of the Israel Museum for cultural support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
27.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $700,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $500,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $490,903 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $490,903 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $370,932 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $366,487 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HEBREW PUBLIC | NEW YORK, NY | $331,250 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HEBREW PUBLIC | NEW YORK, NY | $331,250 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HEBREW PUBLIC | NEW YORK, NY | $331,250 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $300,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $200,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AREIVIM PHILANTHROPIC GROUP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AREIVIM PHILANTHROPIC GROUP INC | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YOUNG JUDAEA GLOBAL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| OSHMAN FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | PALO ALTO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHABAD ON CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | WALTHAM, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FJC | NEW YORK, NY | $62,500 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE | WOODBURY, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| OPENDOR MEDIA | SUNRISE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| QUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | QUEENS, NY | $38,968 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JEWISH FOOD SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $25,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AFSNC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHAI 4EVER INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GLOBAL COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE | TUBAC, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE MEDIA LINE LTD | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NEXTBOOK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AFSNC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $4,213 | 2025 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $750,000 | 2024 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | — | $500,000 | 2024 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $500,000 | 2024 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $450,000 | 2024 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $250,000 | 2024 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $750,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $500,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING THE ARTS |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $500,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING THE ARTS |
| STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION | JERUSALEM | $250,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC DBA THE FIELD | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YAFFED INC | NEW CITY, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| JEWISH HERITAGE CONNECTION | SCRANTON, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR DSCF ENDOWMENT FUND |
| KAVOD | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM |
| RAMAZ SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING THE ARTS |
UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC
$1,000,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$700,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC
$490,903TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC
$490,903TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC
$370,932TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH LIFE INC
$366,487TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
HEBREW PUBLIC
$331,250TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
HEBREW PUBLIC
$331,250TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
HEBREW PUBLIC
$331,250TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$300,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES INC
$250,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$200,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AREIVIM PHILANTHROPIC GROUP INC
$125,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AREIVIM PHILANTHROPIC GROUP INC
$125,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
YOUNG JUDAEA GLOBAL INC
$100,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM
$100,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY INC
$100,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
OSHMAN FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$100,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC
$100,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHABAD ON CAMPUS INTERNATIONAL INC
$100,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
$75,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
FJC
$62,500TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICE
$50,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE JEWISH MUSEUM
$50,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
OPENDOR MEDIA
$50,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
QUEENS COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$38,968TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JEWISH FOOD SOCIETY
$25,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$25,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AFSNC INC
$10,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHAI 4EVER INC
$10,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
GLOBAL COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS ALLIANCE
$10,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE MEDIA LINE LTD
$10,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
NEXTBOOK INC
$5,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
AFSNC INC
$4,213TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$750,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$450,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$250,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$750,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING THE ARTS
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$500,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING THE ARTS
STEINHARDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
$250,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC
$75,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE PERFORMANCE ZONE INC DBA THE FIELD
$50,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
YAFFED INC
$30,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
JEWISH HERITAGE CONNECTION
$25,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR DSCF ENDOWMENT FUND
KAVOD
$25,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM
RAMAZ SCHOOL
$25,000TO AID DONEE IN FULFILLING THEIR TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE REGARDING THE ARTS