The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of large, strategic awards that reinforce higher education and Jewish communal life. Major recurring commitments to Brown University suggest a strong interest in supporting academic institutions and possibly specific programs there, while substantial grants to UJA-Federation of New York and Tablet Magazine indicate sustained investment in Jewish community services and Jewish journalism/media. Overall, the foundation favors a focused portfolio of repeat grantees rather than many one-off gifts.
Concentrated, high-value grants to a handful of repeat grantees; multi-grant relationships rather than many small or one-time donations.
A defining feature of The Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation is its repeated large grants to Brown University, including a $3.65 million general operating support award in 2025 and additional nine-figure-scale commitments in prior years. That pattern points to a funder that uses major, sustained gifts to back institutions over time rather than spreading support thinly across many organizations. The foundation’s recent grants also show a clear emphasis on Jewish communal infrastructure and Jewish media, with substantial support for Uja Federation of New York and Tablet Magazine. Beyond those anchors, its portfolio includes Jewish educational and religious organizations such as Yeshiva University, Brown Hillel Foundation, and Chabad of College Hill. The recent record also includes support for charter-school and college-access organizations, suggesting that the foundation’s giving reaches beyond one lane while still remaining centered on a compact set of priorities. Across the grant list, the same organizations recur in multiple years, which is consistent with a relationship-driven grantmaking style focused on continuity and organizational support.
Higher education is a major theme in the foundation’s giving. Brown University received $1.35 million in 2024 for education and another $1.35 million in 2025 for education, alongside a larger $3.65 million general operating support grant in 2025. Jewish communal infrastructure is another clear priority: Uja Federation of New York received $1.21 million in 2023 for charitable purposes and $1.05 million in both 2024 and 2025 for Jewish causes. The foundation also supports Jewish institutions serving campus and local communities, including $650,000 to Yeshiva University for general operating support and $550,000 each to Brown Hillel Foundation and Chabad of College Hill in 2025. Its grant list further includes education-related support to Success Academy Charter Schools in 2024 and 2025.
The foundation’s typical grants cluster around a mid-sized range, with p25 at $10,000, median at $25,000, and p75 at $50,000. In practice, the recent grant list shows a mix of large institutional awards and repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Brown University, Uja Federation of New York, Afsnc, Success Academy Charter Schools, Aleph Institute, and Lismore Road. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant data does not show an application process.
$16.2M
$167.4M
$9M
$16.9M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Margaret and Daniel Loeb Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 501 | $44.1M | 99.4% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Notable grantees: Brown University, UJA Federation of New York, Tablet Magazine
Most grants in the recent data go to recipients in the United States, with a small number in Israel and the United Kingdom. New York City appears frequently among recipients, including Tablet Magazine, Uja Federation of New York, Afsnc, and Success Academy Charter Schools. Providence also stands out through Brown University, Brown Hillel Foundation, and Chabad of College Hill. Other recipient locations include Surfside and Miami in Florida, Bronx and Monsey in New York, and Naperville in Illinois. The highest grant-count state is DC, while 58% of grants are made to recipients in New York.
The recent grants center on higher education and Jewish communal life. Brown University, Uja Federation of New York, Tablet Magazine, Yeshiva University, Brown Hillel Foundation, and Chabad of College Hill all appear in the recent list, with several of them receiving repeated support across multiple years.
Yes. Brown University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Uja Federation of New York appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Success Academy Charter Schools appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Aleph Institute appears in 2024 and 2025; and Lismore Road appears in 2024 and 2025.
The distribution provided shows a p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent grant list also includes several much larger institutional awards, so the overall portfolio includes both small grants and major commitments.
By grant count, DC is the top state. New York still receives most of the foundation’s grants overall in the recipient-state distribution, at 58% of grants, and many named recipients are in New York City and surrounding areas.
No. The foundation is classified as not funding individuals, and the recent grants list shows grants to organizations such as universities, federations, media outlets, and community institutions instead of to individuals.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $20K |
0.4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1 | $25K | 0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $3,650,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY | PROVIDENCE, RI | $1,350,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TABLET MAGAZINE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,270,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $1,050,000 | 2025 | JEWISH CAUSES |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $650,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS | NEW YORK, NY | $575,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BROWN HILLEL FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $550,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHABAD OF COLLEGE HILL | PROVIDENCE, RI | $550,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AFSNC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $515,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALEPH INSTITUTE | SURFSIDE, FL | $502,300 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AFSNC | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALEPH INSTITUTE | MIAMI, FL | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LISMORE ROAD | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SIXPOINT | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $355,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ENRICHMENT FWD | MONSEY, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ENRICHMENT FWD | MONSEY, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SIXPOINT | SAINT PETERSBURG, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LISMORE ROAD INC | NEW YORK, NY | $287,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS | NEW YORK, NY | $275,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA - NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PASSAGES AMERICA ISRAEL | NAPERVILLE, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PASSAGES AMERICA ISRAEL | NAPERVILLE, IL | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $243,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $225,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PREP FOR PREP | NEW YORK, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $190,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $190,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| GUITARS OVER GUNS | MIAMI, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL BLACK EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL | SMYRNA, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BEIT EDMOND (EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE) | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL BLACK EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL | SMYRNA, GA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GUITARS OVER GUNS | MIAMI, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SEFARIA | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2025 | ARTS |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $105,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHUL OF BAL HARBOUR | SURFSIDE, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SHALEM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE IDF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS ORGANIZATION | SCARSDALE, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TABLET MAGAZINE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF IR DAVID | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$3,650,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BROWN UNIVERSITY
$1,350,000EDUCATION
TABLET MAGAZINE
$1,270,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
BROWN HILLEL FOUNDATION
$550,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHABAD OF COLLEGE HILL
$550,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ENRICHMENT FWD
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ENRICHMENT FWD
$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TEACH FOR AMERICA - NEW YORK
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PASSAGES AMERICA ISRAEL
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PASSAGES AMERICA ISRAEL
$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL
$190,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
RIVERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL
$190,000EDUCATION
GUITARS OVER GUNS
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL BLACK EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BEIT EDMOND (EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE)
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL BLACK EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SEFARIA
$125,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WNET
$125,000ARTS
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
$105,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SHUL OF BAL HARBOUR
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE IDF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS ORGANIZATION
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TABLET MAGAZINE
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT