The Martin and Florence D Hafter Family Foundation appears to operate primarily as a vehicle for family philanthropic capital rather than as an active program funder. In the most recent data, its entire reported giving consists of two very large, nearly identical grants made to affiliated donor-advised family foundations for general tax‑exempt purposes. There is no evidence of direct grants to operating nonprofits or issue-specific program funding in this record.
Highly concentrated: two very large, nearly equal grants to related donor‑advised family foundations (no diversified or external grantmaking shown). Grants appear unrestricted/general-purpose and likely intended to seed or capitalize affiliated philanthropic entities.
The Martin and Florence D Hafter Family Foundation’s 2023 filing shows a foundation moving most of its reported capital through affiliated donor-advised family vehicles rather than through direct operating grants. Two nearly identical transfers dominate the year: one to the Florence D Hafter Family Foundation - Donor Advised Fund in Covington, Kentucky, and one to the Hafter Family Foundation Donor Advised Fund in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Beyond those large passthrough grants, the record includes a smaller set of general tax-exempt gifts to nonprofits in health care, education, Jewish communal life, aging services, and the arts. The recurring pattern is broad and flexible rather than tied to a single program area. Within the rest of the list, Philadelphia-area institutions appear often, alongside recipients in Santa Monica, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC. The foundation’s reported giving is national in scope and includes both local organizations near its headquarters and organizations farther afield. The mix suggests a family philanthropy structure that supports both legacy vehicles and a modest number of direct community grants.
In health and aging, the foundation gave $40,000 to Abramson Center in North Wales, Pennsylvania, and $5,500 to Wise & Healthy Aging in Santa Monica, California. Education appears through $20,000 to Salus University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, and $3,500 to Drexel University in Philadelphia. Jewish communal and Israel-related giving is also visible: Congregation Beth Or in Ambler received $10,354, Kehillat Ma'arav Synagogue Santa Monica received $5,255, and Boys Town Jerusalem in New York received $2,800. The arts are present as well, with $30,000 to International Contemporary Ensemble in Brooklyn and $3,000 to Broad Stage in Santa Monica. Most grants use general tax-exempt purpose language rather than narrow project descriptions.
The typical grant size is small: p25 is $2,500, median is $3,250, and p75 is $5,191. That distribution sits alongside two outsized transfers above $2.45 million each, which account for most of the year’s reported giving. The recent record does not show repeated awards to the same operating grantees across multiple years; instead, the visible pattern is a one-year snapshot with a mix of passthrough and direct grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Grants are made without a visible application process in the provided data.
$5.1M
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$441K
$5.2M
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: Florence D Hafter Family Foundation (Donor Advised Fund), Hafter Family Foundation Donor Advised Fund
Giving is national, with all recorded grants going to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and Philadelphia appears repeatedly in the recipient list, along with North Wales, Elkins Park, Ambler, Lansdale, Abington, and Ivyland. California is also a major destination, including Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and Berkeley. Outside those states, the record includes Brooklyn and New York, plus single-recipient locations in Missouri, Ohio, New Jersey, and Washington, DC.
Its reported distribution is clustered at small amounts: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $3,250, and the 75th percentile is $5,191. The same year also includes two transfers above $2.45 million, so the pattern combines many modest grants with a few very large ones.
The grants include health and aging organizations, universities, Jewish congregations and communal groups, arts organizations, and a few community benefit recipients. The common thread in the grant descriptions is “general tax exempt purposes,” which points to flexible support rather than a narrow program theme.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count. The recipient list includes multiple Pennsylvania locations, especially Philadelphia, but also North Wales, Elkins Park, Ambler, Lansdale, Abington, and Ivyland.
No non-U.S. recipients appear in the provided grant record. The country distribution shows 42 grants, all to U.S. organizations.
The record is dominated by passthrough support to affiliated donor-advised family foundations, including two grants of about $2.46 million each. The rest of the list is a smaller set of direct grants to nonprofits, usually marked for general tax-exempt purposes.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLORENCE D HAFTER FAMILY FOUNDATION - DONOR ADVISED FUND | COVINGTON, KY | $2,455,794 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| HAFTER FAMILY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND | BLUE BELL, PA | $2,455,793 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ABRAMSON CENTER | NORTH WALES, PA | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SALUS UNIVERSITY | ELKINS PARK, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CONGREGATION BETH OR | AMBLER, PA | $10,354 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| THE OASIS INSTITUTE | SAINT LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SWIM WITH HEART | SANTA MONICA, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CEDARS-SINA MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| WISE & HEALTHY AGING | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| KEHILLAT MA'ARAV SYNAGOGUE SANTA MONICA | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,255 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| MANNA ON MAIN STREET | LANSDALE, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| KNOX COUNTY FOUNDATION | MOUNT VERNON, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BACHARACH FOUNDATION | POMONA, NJ | $4,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SOBERSCOVE PRESS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ABINGTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ABINGTON, PA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $3,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| 1 | EAST NORRITON, PA | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BROAD STAGE | SANTA MONICA, CA | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OF AMERICA | CHERRY HILL, NJ | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BIRTHRIGHT | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM | NEW YORK, NY | $2,800 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | BRROKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ALL VETS USA | IVYLAND, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| AMERIAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| ALS ASSOCIATION | AMBLER, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BET TZADEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| WISSAHICKON VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION | AMBLER, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| PSP FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION | MEDIA, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SENIOR LAW CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| IDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION | IDYLLWILDPINE COVE, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| SANTA MONICA MALIBU EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| UNICEF | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| PICO UNION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,300 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| CHARITY WATER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES |
FLORENCE D HAFTER FAMILY FOUNDATION - DONOR ADVISED FUND
$2,455,794GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
HAFTER FAMILY FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND
$2,455,793GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
ABRAMSON CENTER
$40,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE
$30,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
SALUS UNIVERSITY
$20,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
CONGREGATION BETH OR
$10,354GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
THE OASIS INSTITUTE
$10,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
SWIM WITH HEART
$7,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
CEDARS-SINA MEDICAL CENTER
$6,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
WISE & HEALTHY AGING
$5,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
KEHILLAT MA'ARAV SYNAGOGUE SANTA MONICA
$5,255GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH
$5,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
MANNA ON MAIN STREET
$5,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$5,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
KNOX COUNTY FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
BACHARACH FOUNDATION
$4,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
SOBERSCOVE PRESS FOUNDATION
$4,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
ABINGTON HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$4,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$4,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION
$3,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
$3,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
1
$3,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
BROAD STAGE
$3,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS OF AMERICA
$3,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
BIRTHRIGHT
$3,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM
$2,800GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
ALL VETS USA
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
AMERIAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
ALS ASSOCIATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
BET TZADEK
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
WISSAHICKON VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
PSP FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
SENIOR LAW CENTER
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
IDYLLWILD ARTS FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
SANTA MONICA MALIBU EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$2,500GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
UNICEF
$1,800GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
PICO UNION
$1,300GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
CHARITY WATER
$1,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES
JEWISH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA
$1,000GENERAL TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES