About Paul E Singer Foundation
The Paul E Singer Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish life, Israel engagement, and youth leadership/education while also supporting conservative public policy and select health and charter school initiatives. A large share of its dollars flow through donor-advised or family foundation vehicles, but its direct grants consistently back Jewish communal organizations, Israel programs (including people‑to‑people exchanges), and Jewish day/charter schooling and youth leadership programs. Grants recur to many of the same organizations, indicating sustained multi‑year relationships and strategic support for organizational growth and programming.
Focus Areas
Birthright/Israel engagement and Israel‑U.S. exchange programsJewish communal infrastructure and federation support in New YorkJewish youth leadership and identity programs (e.g., BBYO, Young Judaea, Tamid)Hebrew language charter schools and Jewish day school supportConservative public policy and research (e.g., Manhattan Institute)
Who They Fund
unspecified/unknown beneficiariesgeneral public (not further defined)
About Paul E Singer Foundation
The Paul E Singer Foundation’s largest recent grants move through donor-advised and family foundation vehicles: $161.5 million to Jp Morgan Charitable Giving Fund in 2025, $110 million in 2024, and $68 million in 2023. That pattern sits alongside direct grants to Jewish communal institutions, Israel engagement organizations, and selective education and policy groups. In the recent record, the foundation has backed Uja Federation of New York, The Manhattan Institute, The Birthright Israel Foundation, the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY, and The Jewish Federations of North America. It also appears in support of Jewish youth and identity work through Tamid Israel Investment Group and Chabad of Martha's Vineyard, as well as school-related giving to Jewish Leadership Academy and Success Academies. The grant history shows sustained relationships rather than one-off support: several recipients reappear across multiple years, often with large follow-on awards. The foundation’s giving is broad in dollar terms, but the named grantees point to a consistent emphasis on Jewish continuity, Israel-related programming, Jewish communal infrastructure, and selected charter or day-school education initiatives.
What Paul E Singer Foundation Funds
Jewish communal infrastructure is a recurring theme. The Paul E Singer Foundation gave $2.376 million in 2024 and $2.34 million in 2025 to Uja Federation of New York for charitable purposes, and it also supported the Jewish Community Relations Council of NY with $602,860 in 2025 after a $550,000 grant in 2023. Israel engagement is another clear line of work: The Birthright Israel Foundation received $1.445 million in 2025, following $1.145 million in 2024 and $918,750 in 2023. In policy and research, The Manhattan Institute received $2.075 million in 2025 after $1.8 million in 2024 and $1.635 million in 2023. Education-related grants include $400,000 to Jewish Leadership Academy in Miami and $300,000 to Success Academies in New York.
How Paul E Singer Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster in the midrange of the portfolio, with a p25 of $45,000, a median of $100,000, and a p75 of $300,000. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations over multiple years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. Structurally, the foundation uses both direct nonprofit grants and large transfers through donor-advised or family foundation vehicles, including Jp Morgan Charitable Giving Fund and The Singer Family Charitable Foundation. Its public program descriptions note general grantmaking and proactive, invitational grantmaking, and it does not accept unsolicited requests in the listed proactive program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$200M
Total Assets
$172.4M
Total Revenue
$115.9M
Total Expenses
$214.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $45K and $300K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$300K
Geographic Reach
Regional13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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