The Marc and Harriet Suvall Foundation is a New York–based private funder that concentrates its giving on Jewish communal life and institutions, primarily in the New York area. Most grants are unrestricted or for general charitable purposes and are directed to established Jewish organizations—both major umbrella agencies and local congregations and schools. The foundation makes relatively few grants but provides sizable, repeat support to a small set of core beneficiaries.
Concentrated and repeat-focused: a small number of relatively large, general‑support grants concentrated on longtime Jewish institutional partners in the New York region rather than many one-off or geographically diverse gifts.
The Marc and Harriet Suvall Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for UJA-Federation of New York and related Jewish communal purposes, including multiple grants routed through umbrella channels in 2024 and 2025. That pattern sits alongside direct support for local synagogues, a progressive prayer community, and a Jewish day school, showing a narrow but active portfolio within Jewish communal life. The foundation is led by Stanley Baumblatt and operates with a modest asset base, which makes its grant decisions notable for their consistency rather than breadth. Across the recent grants listed, the foundation favored established institutions over individual projects. UJA-Federation of New York appears multiple times as a recipient, including grants earmarked for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and for JFNA Sahi. Direct awards also went to Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle, Kehilat Romemu, and Akiva School. Most of the giving lands in New York, with one grant to a Nashville-based school. The overall picture is of a private foundation focused on general charitable support for Jewish organizations and communal infrastructure, rather than on a wide mix of causes.
Jewish communal infrastructure is the clearest through line in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $70,000 to UJA-Federation of New York for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and another $55,000 to UJA-Federation of New York for a supported-organization grant. Local synagogue support is another recurring theme. Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle received $21,800 in 2024 and $21,000 in 2025, both for general charitable purposes. The foundation also backed Kehilat Romemu in New York with an $18,000 grant for general charitable purposes. Jewish education appears as a smaller but distinct area of support. Akiva School in Nashville received $10,000 for general charitable purposes, showing that the foundation’s giving can extend beyond its New York concentration when the organization fits its Jewish institutional priorities.
The Marc and Harriet Suvall Foundation’s grant sizes cluster around a middle range: the 25th percentile is $12,000, the median is $21,400, and the 75th percentile is $50,100. That pattern fits a portfolio with a few larger umbrella grants and several smaller direct awards. The foundation appears to make recurring grants to some recipients across multiple years, especially UJA-Federation of New York and Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle. Its giving is structured as private foundation grantmaking, with many awards described as general charitable purposes or grants to a supported organization, rather than program-specific awards. No application process is described in the data.
$134K
$824K
$212K
$155K
Most grants fall between $12K and $50K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$50K
STANLEY BAUMBLATT
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Notable grantees: UJA-Federation of New York / JFNA, Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle, Kehilat Romemu, Akiva School
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in New York. The foundation’s recipients are 90% in its HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. New York City appears repeatedly through UJA-Federation of New York and Kehilat Romemu, while New Rochelle shows up through Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle. Outside New York, the recent list includes Akiva School in Nashville, Tennessee. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Its recent grants are centered on Jewish communal organizations and institutions: UJA-Federation of New York, Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle, Kehilat Romemu, and Akiva School all appear in the latest grants list. The pattern favors established Jewish nonprofits and general charitable support.
Yes. UJA-Federation of New York received grants in both 2024 and 2025, and Beth El Synagogue of New Rochelle also received grants in consecutive years. That indicates repeat support to a small set of recipients rather than one-time-only giving.
The grant-size distribution is $12,000 at the 25th percentile, $21,400 at the median, and $50,100 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list includes both smaller awards such as $10,000 and larger ones such as $70,000.
Its giving is local and strongly New York-focused: 90% of grants go to recipients in New York, and New York is the top state by grant count. The recent list also includes one Tennessee recipient, Akiva School in Nashville.
Most of the listed awards are for general charitable purposes, and one UJA-Federation of New York award is described as a grant to a supported organization. That suggests the foundation often uses flexible, unrestricted or broadly designated support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK - FOR AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITT | NEW YORK, NY | $55,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | GRANT TO SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION |
| BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $23,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK - FOR JFNA SAHI | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KEHILAT ROMEMU | NEW YORK, NY | $6,400 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK - FOR AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITT | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $55,000 | 2025 | GRANT TO SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION |
| BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $21,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK - FOR JFNA SAHI | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| AKIVA SCHOOL | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK - FOR AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITT | NEW YORK, NY | $55,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $35,400 | 2024 | GRANT TO SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION |
| BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $21,800 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KEHILAT ROMEMU | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK - FOR JFNA SAHI | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KEHILAT ROMEMU | BROOKLYN, NY | $43,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPUSES |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $28,600 | 2023 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN & HONORING CINDY GOLUB |
| BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $6,800 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE
$23,000FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KEHILAT ROMEMU
$6,400FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE
$21,000FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE
$21,800FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KEHILAT ROMEMU
$18,000FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KEHILAT ROMEMU
$43,000FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPUSES
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE OF NEW ROCHELLE
$6,800FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES