The Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively on higher education scholarship support, as evidenced by multi-year grants to Vanderbilt University for scholarships. Their philanthropy appears focused and institutional, favoring direct scholarship funding at a single university rather than broad, multi-sector giving.
Highly concentrated: very few, relatively large grants directed to a single repeat grantee (Vanderbilt University) for scholarship purposes rather than many small or diverse grantees.
A $1 million scholarship grant to Vanderbilt University in both 2024 and 2025 defines The Mark and Jane Wilf Family Foundation Inc’s recent pattern of giving. Those back-to-back awards sit alongside smaller scholarship and campus-related support, showing a foundation that is built around higher education rather than broad, multi-sector philanthropy. Vanderbilt appears as the central institutional partner, with additional grants for general operating support and annual support, plus capital support for the Chabad Jewish Student Center at Vanderbilt. Beyond that anchor relationship, the foundation also makes targeted gifts to a limited set of organizations in education, food access, Jewish communal life, and cultural institutions. Recent grants include support for Teach for America, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, the Norton Museum of Art, and the White House Historical Association. The overall pattern is institutional and relationship-driven, with recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years rather than one-off gifts spread widely across the nonprofit field. The foundation’s grantmaking is regional, and its recipient base is entirely U.S.-based.
Higher education is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s giving. Vanderbilt University received $1 million for scholarships in 2025 and another $1 million for scholarships in 2024, plus $50,000 for general operating support in 2025 and $25,000 for annual support in 2023. That mix suggests sustained institutional support rather than a single-purpose award. Outside Vanderbilt, the foundation has funded scholarship-adjacent and educational programming through Teach for America, with grants of $100,000 in 2023 for general operating support and $100,000 in 2024 for program support. It also backed University of Michigan with $100,000 in 2025 for program support. In Jewish community and student life, the Chabad Jewish Student Center at Vanderbilt received $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for capital support.
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $1,800, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The distribution shows a long tail of small grants with a handful of larger institutional commitments. The foundation’s recent record also shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Vanderbilt University and Community Food Bank of New Jersey. It appears to operate as a family foundation, and the data show no individual giving and no program-related investments.
$2.2M
$53.2M
$12.7M
$2.2M
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Vanderbilt University
The foundation gives most often in Pennsylvania by grant count, while 26% of grants go to recipients in New Jersey, its headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Nashville, TN; Hillside, NJ; New York, NY; West Palm Beach, FL; Washington, DC; Minneapolis, MN; Livingston, NJ; and Ann Arbor, MI. All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S.-based recipients, with 266 grants in the United States.
The median grant is $1,800, with the 25th percentile at $1,000 and the 75th percentile at $10,000. That spread indicates many small awards alongside a smaller number of larger institutional grants.
Vanderbilt University appears repeatedly, including $1 million for scholarships in 2024 and 2025, plus additional operating and annual support. Community Food Bank of New Jersey also appears multiple times across 2023 to 2025, and several other recipients show multi-year support.
The clearest focus is higher education scholarship support, centered on Vanderbilt University. Other recent gifts support education through Teach for America and the University of Michigan, along with food access, Jewish communal organizations, and cultural institutions.
All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S.-based recipients. The country distribution shows 266 grants, or 100.0%, in the United States.
Recent grants include scholarships, general operating support, annual support, program support, and capital support. Examples in the data include scholarships for Vanderbilt University, general operating support for the Norton Museum of Art and Teach for America, and capital support for the Chabad Jewish Student Center at Vanderbilt.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,000,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT |
| NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $200,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY INC | HILLSIDE, NJ | $130,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTON MUSEUM OF ART INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $51,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL INC | TEANECK, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LAWFARE PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE AND CREATIVITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALVA ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $23,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VANDERBILT HILLEL | NASHVILLE, TN | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GOLDA OCH ACADEMY INC | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM, FL | $18,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FILM INDEPENDENT INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $18,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE | PALM BEACH, FL | $18,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE FIRST TEE OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK | BRONX, NY | $17,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MOVING TRADITIONS | ELKINS PARK, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES INC | NEW YORK, NY | $12,200 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH CULTURAL INNOVATION CENTER INC (DBA GLAZER HALL) | PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | HAMILTON, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| STAND TOGETHER DAY | FARMINGTN HLS, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JOURNEY4LIFE INC | PACIFIC PLSDS, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREENLIGHT FUND GREATER NEWARK | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL - LIFETOWN | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $5,400 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE | PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MDA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VALLEY OF THE SUN JCC | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | BETHESDA, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION (92ND STREET Y) | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OHEL AVRAHAM | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GOLDA OCH ACADEMY INC | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ABINGTON FRIENDS SCHOOL | JENKINTOWN, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS | PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAELI NAVY SEALS | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TOURO COLLEGE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SPARK YOUTH NYC INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF DUVDEVAN | SOUTHFIELD, MI | $2,160 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION INC | PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PALM BEACH OPERA INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | $1,800 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VANDERBILT HILLEL
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PALM BEACH ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE
$18,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE FIRST TEE OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK
$17,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PALM BEACH CULTURAL INNOVATION CENTER INC (DBA GLAZER HALL)
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
STAND TOGETHER DAY
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JOURNEY4LIFE INC
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE INTERNATIONAL - LIFETOWN
$5,400PROGRAM SUPPORT
PALM BEACH ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
THE YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION (92ND STREET Y)
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OHEL AVRAHAM
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL INC
$3,600GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TOURO COLLEGE
$2,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF DUVDEVAN
$2,160GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PALM BEACH COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT