The Saramar Charitable Fund concentrates its giving on Jewish religious life and Israel-focused engagement, primarily supporting a local Philadelphia synagogue and national programs that build Jewish identity. With just four grants totaling about $404K, the foundation directs sizable, mission-focused gifts rather than many small awards, signaling a preference for institutional support that sustains congregational life and Israel-related youth initiatives.
Highly concentrated: a very small number of large grants split between two repeat grantees (repeat funding to the same synagogue and to Birthright Israel), indicating targeted, relationship-based philanthropy.
The Saramar Charitable Fund’s largest recent gifts center on Jewish communal life: $156,872 to Har Zion Temple in 2025 and $103,964 in 2023, both unrestricted. Those grants point to a funder that uses flexible support to sustain institutions rather than narrowly designated projects. Alongside synagogue support, the fund has also backed Israel engagement through Birthright Israel Foundation, including a $90,000 grant in 2025 and a $53,540 grant in 2023. That pattern suggests a portfolio built around Jewish identity, congregational strength, and community institutions, with gifts that can be sizable relative to the fund’s overall annual grantmaking. The Saramar Charitable Fund also appears to support a broader local ecosystem in Philadelphia, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Friends of Ofanim Inc, and National Council of Jewish Women. The grant record shows that unrestricted giving is a consistent feature of its approach. Rather than spreading many small awards across unrelated fields, the foundation has concentrated on a small set of organizations and used general support to back ongoing work. Its recent grants also extend into cultural, educational, health, and community organizations, but the clearest throughline remains Jewish religious and identity-centered funding.
Congregational support is one of the clearest threads in the Saramar Charitable Fund’s grant record. In 2025, it gave $156,872 to Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania, as unrestricted support, and it had made another unrestricted gift of $103,964 to the same congregation in 2023. Israel engagement and Jewish identity programming is another major area. The fund awarded $90,000 in 2025 to Birthright Israel Foundation and $53,540 in 2023 to the same organization, both unrestricted. The foundation also supports Jewish community infrastructure in Greater Philadelphia. It gave $37,180 in 2023 to Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and $10,000 in 2023 to National Council of Jewish Women in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, both without restrictions. Those gifts place local Jewish institutions alongside Israel-focused programming in the fund’s giving profile.
The Saramar Charitable Fund’s typical grant size is modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $250, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,500. The recent record also includes much larger institutional grants, showing that the fund uses a wide range of check sizes depending on the recipient. Its giving is not limited to one-time relationships. Har Zion Temple and Birthright Israel Foundation each received multiple unrestricted grants across 2023 and 2025, and several other organizations also appear more than once in the recent list. The fund operates with flexible support as a clear preference, and the grants listed are all unrestricted. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$501K
$6.6M
$292K
$515K
Most grants fall between $250 and $3K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$3K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Saramar Charitable Fund.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 323 | $1.7M | 99.7% |
| 2 | Philippines |
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Notable grantees: Har Zion Temple, Birthright Israel Foundation
Most grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 55% of grants. Philadelphia appears repeatedly, including Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, The Barnes Foundation, Share Food Program, Children’s Hospital Foundation, and Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. The recent list also includes Penn Valley, Fort Washington, Wayne, and Wissinoming within the state. Outside Pennsylvania, grants reach New York, Washington, DC, New Jersey, California, Massachusetts, Oregon, and even a recipient in the Philippines.
The recent record shows a strong emphasis on Jewish religious life and Jewish identity. It has supported a synagogue, Birthright Israel Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and National Council of Jewish Women. The same grant list also includes cultural, health, education, and food-security organizations.
Yes. Every grant in the recent list is marked unrestricted, including gifts to Har Zion Temple, Birthright Israel Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and several non-Jewish organizations such as Share Food Program and The Barnes Foundation.
The distribution centers on smaller grants: the 25th percentile is $250, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,500. At the same time, the recent grant list includes much larger awards, including six-figure support for institutional partners.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with 55% of grants going to recipients in the state. Philadelphia is especially common in the recent record, along with Penn Valley, Fort Washington, Wayne, and Wissinoming.
Yes. Har Zion Temple appears in both 2023 and 2025, and Birthright Israel Foundation also appears in both years. Those repeat awards suggest ongoing support for a small set of organizations rather than one-off gifts only.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAR ZION TEMPLE | PENN VALLEY, PA | $156,872 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | HICKSVILLE, NY | $90,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE BARNES FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SHARE FOOD PROGRAM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $19,827 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $17,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AGAHOZO-SHALOM YOUTH VILLAGE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,079 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT JEFFERSON | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF OFANIM INC | WAYNE, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| WISSINOMING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $8,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TUFTS UNIVERSITY | MEDFORD, MA | $7,750 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CONGREGATION KOL SHOFAR | TIBURON, CA | $5,540 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY - FERKAUF SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MEDFORD UNITED METHODIST CHUCH | MEDFORD, NJ | $5,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JCHAI | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NORWALK, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TRIBE 12 | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MANNA METROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,640 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRIENDS OF RITTENHOUSE SQUARE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,161 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MOVE OVER BREAST CANCER INC | PRINCETON, NJ | $3,017 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH CENTER | PRINCETON, NJ | $2,800 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - NYC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PHILADELPHIA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,006 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHABAD ON CAMPUS UCSC | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PHILADELPHIA REGION SOUTH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,800 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| OROT | ELKINS PARK, PA | $1,800 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JOSHUA M KATZ MEMORIAL FUND | JENKINTOWN, PA | $1,800 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| MOISHE HOUSE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,800 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PMA CRAFT SHOW | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| EMILY'S ENTOURAGE | MERION STATION, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| FRANKLIN INSTITUTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,450 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| PERELMAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $1,250 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| IMPACT 100 | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,250 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KLEHR CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE | LANCASTER, PA | $1,180 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| JEWISH GENEALOGICAL & ARCHIVAL SOCIEY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| THE CHEVRA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ROTHMAN INSTITUTE ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| TORAH FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
| ACADEMY IN MANAYUNK (AIM ACADEMY) | CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED |
HAR ZION TEMPLE
$156,872UNRESTRICTED
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
$90,000UNRESTRICTED
THE BARNES FOUNDATION
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
SHARE FOOD PROGRAM
$25,000UNRESTRICTED
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$19,827UNRESTRICTED
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$17,000UNRESTRICTED
AGAHOZO-SHALOM YOUTH VILLAGE
UNRESTRICTED
KIMMEL CANCER CENTER AT JEFFERSON
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF OFANIM INC
$10,000UNRESTRICTED
WISSINOMING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$8,000UNRESTRICTED
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$7,750UNRESTRICTED
CONGREGATION KOL SHOFAR
$5,540UNRESTRICTED
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY - FERKAUF SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
$5,500UNRESTRICTED
MEDFORD UNITED METHODIST CHUCH
$5,500UNRESTRICTED
JCHAI
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
TRIBE 12
$5,000UNRESTRICTED
MANNA METROPOLITAN AREA NEIGHBORHOOD NUTRITION ALLIANCE
$4,640UNRESTRICTED
FRIENDS OF RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
$4,000UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$3,161UNRESTRICTED
MOVE OVER BREAST CANCER INC
$3,017UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH CENTER
$2,800UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE - NYC
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
PHILADELPHIA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$2,500UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE
$2,006UNRESTRICTED
CHABAD ON CAMPUS UCSC
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$2,000UNRESTRICTED
THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PHILADELPHIA REGION SOUTH
$1,800UNRESTRICTED
OROT
$1,800UNRESTRICTED
JOSHUA M KATZ MEMORIAL FUND
$1,800UNRESTRICTED
MOISHE HOUSE
$1,800UNRESTRICTED
PMA CRAFT SHOW
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
EMILY'S ENTOURAGE
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
$1,500UNRESTRICTED
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
$1,450UNRESTRICTED
PERELMAN JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
$1,250UNRESTRICTED
IMPACT 100
$1,250UNRESTRICTED
KLEHR CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE
$1,180UNRESTRICTED
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL & ARCHIVAL SOCIEY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
GREATER PHILADELPHIA FILM OFFICE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
THE CHEVRA
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
ROTHMAN INSTITUTE ORTHOPAEDIC FOUNDATION
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
TORAH FUND
$1,000UNRESTRICTED
ACADEMY IN MANAYUNK (AIM ACADEMY)
$1,000UNRESTRICTED