The So Charitable Trust (David Aboodi, trustee) makes a mix of high-dollar institutional gifts and smaller program support grants, with a clear tilt toward cultural institutions, higher-education/research, medical/children's health, and Jewish/Israel causes. They fund both national organizations (Columbia University, Lymphoma Research Foundation) and local/cultural nonprofits (Brooklyn Museum, Theatre Aspen), and use donor-advised or donor-designated vehicles for large allocations. The giving reflects philanthropic interests in arts and culture, higher education, pediatric and cancer-related health care, and Jewish community support.
The So Charitable Trust David Aboodi Trustee’s recent giving is marked by a few very large allocations to Columbia University, including $241,398 in 2024 and $238,378 in 2023 for charity’s specified services. That pattern sits alongside smaller grants to religious, cultural, health, and education organizations, showing a trust that combines institutional support with targeted community giving. The trustee also directed major support to the Fidelity Charitable - Aboodi Kids Fund, which received $218,000 in 2023, and to Young Israel of Scarsdale, which received $100,000 in 2026. Those awards sit near the top of the trust’s recent grant list and point to a portfolio that reaches university programs, Jewish community institutions, and children’s causes. Other large recipients include Theatre Aspen, Brooklyn Museum, Hope & Heroes, Lymphoma Research Foundation, and The Colorado State University Foundation. Across the recent record, the trust uses restricted grants for charity-specified services rather than broad unrestricted support, with gifts spread across New York, Colorado, California, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
Higher education and research appear as a core theme. Columbia University received $241,398 in 2024 and $238,378 in 2023, both for charity’s specified services, while The Colorado State University Foundation received $30,837 in 2025 and $29,590 in 2025. Arts and culture is another visible lane. Theatre Aspen was awarded $52,916 in 2023 and $13,654 in 2024, and the Brooklyn Museum received $45,441 in 2023. The trust also supported Jazz Aspen Snowmass with $7,950 in 2024 and Central Park Conservancy with $10,584 in 2024. Health-related giving includes Hope & Heroes at $35,000 in 2024 and $25,600 in 2023, plus Lymphoma Research Foundation at $23,450 in 2024 and $11,500 in both 2025 and 2026. Jewish and Israel-focused organizations also appear prominently, including Yad Ezra V'shulamit, Save a Child's Heart, and Friends of Israel Defense Forces.
Typical grants are small, with a p25 of $108, a median of $360, and a p75 of $3,350, but the recent record also includes several six-figure awards. The pattern suggests a trust that combines many modest restricted grants with a smaller number of large charity-specified allocations. Recent recipients recur across years: Columbia University appears in 2023 and 2024, Hope & Heroes in 2023 and 2024, Theatre Aspen in 2023 and 2024, Lymphoma Research Foundation in 2024, 2025, and 2026, and Lincoln Square Synagogue in 2025 and 2026. The trust is an individual trustee vehicle, not a fund that gives to individuals or makes program-related investments.
$168K
$1.6M
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Most grants fall between $108 and $3K, with a median of $360.
25th Percentile
$108
Median
$360
75th Percentile
$3K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for So Charitable Trust David Aboodi Trustee.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 221 | $1.5M | 99.5% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Concentrated funding style with a few very large grants (three gifts totaling ~700k) supplemented by several moderate-to-small grants; mix of repeat grantees and one-off donations; uses donor-advised or stock-share mechanisms for large allocations.
Notable grantees: Trustees of Columbia University, Fidelity Charitable - Aboodi Kids Fund, Hope & Heroes, Brooklyn Museum, Friends of Israel Defense Forces
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 60% of recipient-state giving and is also the top state by grant count. New York City recipients include Columbia University, Brooklyn Museum, Hope & Heroes, and Lymphoma Research Foundation. Outside New York, the trust gives to Aspen and Fort Collins in Colorado, Los Angeles in California, Potomac in Maryland, Washington, DC, and East Greenbush in New York state. The recipient-country mix is almost entirely U.S.-based, with 221 grants in the U.S. and one in Israel.
Recent grants go to universities and research groups, arts institutions, children’s and cancer-related health charities, and Jewish community or Israel-focused organizations. Examples include Columbia University, Theatre Aspen, Hope & Heroes, Lymphoma Research Foundation, Young Israel of Scarsdale, and Friends of Israel Defense Forces.
The trust’s p25 is $108, the median grant is $360, and the p75 is $3,350. That distribution sits alongside several much larger grants, including multiple awards above $100,000.
Yes. Columbia University appears in 2023 and 2024, Hope & Heroes in 2023 and 2024, Theatre Aspen in 2023 and 2024, Lymphoma Research Foundation in 2024, 2025, and 2026, and Lincoln Square Synagogue in 2025 and 2026.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 60% of grants go to recipients in New York. Recent New York recipients include Columbia University, Brooklyn Museum, Hope & Heroes, and Lincoln Square Synagogue.
The recent grants are described as being for charity’s specified services. Examples include $241,398 to Trustees of Columbia University, $52,916 to Theatre Aspen, $35,000 to Hope & Heroes, and $100,000 to Young Israel of Scarsdale.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $540 |
0.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF SCARSDALE | SCARSDALE, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $14,188 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $11,500 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| HOPE & HEROES | NEW YORK, NY | $6,400 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION | BETHPAGE, NY | $5,400 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY | WALTHAM, MA | $3,600 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH IDEAS AND IDEALS | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AHAVAS YISRAEL | EDISON, NJ | $3,000 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER | ELIZABETH, NJ | $3,000 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| PROJECT HERITAGE OF GREATER MIAMI - RABBI GRUENSTEIN | NORTH MIAMI, NJ | $2,016 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF BAL HARBOUR | SURFSIDE, FL | $1,850 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| RESCUERS WITHOUT BORDERS | PHILADELHIA, PA | $1,800 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ | $1,800 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROWEST | WHIPPANY, NJ | $1,548 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE JEWISH MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $1,008 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA HAKOTEL | BERGENFIELD, NJ | $756 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $540 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| NATIONAL JEWISH OUTREACH PROGRAM | NEW YORK, NY | $540 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| CHABAD AT BRANDEIS | WALTHAM, MA | $360 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| WESTSIDE HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $360 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| YIDDISH BOOK CENTER | AMHERST, MA | $360 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| CONGREGATION BRIS AVROHOM | HILLSIDE, NJ | $360 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $360 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE WEST POINT JEWISH CHAPEL FUND | WEST POINT, NY | $180 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN | ELIZABETH, NJ | $180 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| MESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION | RAHWAY, NJ | $180 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| IN HIS IMAGE | LYNBROOK, NY | $180 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| FRICK COLLECTION | NEW YORK, NY | $152 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| YESHIVA BETH MOSHE | SCRANTON, PA | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK | NEW YORK, NY | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER - TORA EZA | ELIZABETH, NJ | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE NEWARK MUSEUM | NEWARK, NJ | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| ORTHODOX UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC | NEW YORK, NY | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM | WASHINGTON, DC | $108 | 2026 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (8 SHS BKNG) | FORT COLLINS, CO | $30,837 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (382 SHS NATH) | FORT COLLINS, CO | $29,590 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| YAD EZRA V'SHULAMIT (8 SHS BKNG) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $27,487 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| SAVE A CHILD'S HEART | POTOMAC, MD | $18,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| LYMPHOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $11,500 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $8,100 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF BAL HARBOUR | SURFSIDE, FL | $5,514 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION | BETHPAGE, NY | $5,400 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $4,270 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| QUEENS HATZALAH | FLUSHING, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROWEST | WHIPPANY, NJ | $2,016 | 2025 | FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES |
YOUNG ISRAEL OF SCARSDALE
$100,000FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE
$14,188FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION
$5,400FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH IDEAS AND IDEALS
$3,600FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AHAVAS YISRAEL
$3,000FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
$3,000FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
PROJECT HERITAGE OF GREATER MIAMI - RABBI GRUENSTEIN
$2,016FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
YOUNG ISRAEL OF BAL HARBOUR
$1,850FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
RESCUERS WITHOUT BORDERS
$1,800FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
$1,800FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY
$1,800FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROWEST
$1,548FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA HAKOTEL
$756FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
CHABAD AT BRANDEIS
$360FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
WESTSIDE HATZALAH
$360FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
YIDDISH BOOK CENTER
$360FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
CONGREGATION BRIS AVROHOM
$360FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV MUSEUM
$360FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE WEST POINT JEWISH CHAPEL FUND
$180FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN
$180FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
IN HIS IMAGE
$180FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
FRICK COLLECTION
$152FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
YESHIVA BETH MOSHE
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER - TORA EZA
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE NEWARK MUSEUM
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AMERICAN FRIENDS ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
ORTHODOX UNION
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTER
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
AMERICAN ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDATION
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
$108FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (8 SHS BKNG)
$30,837FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (382 SHS NATH)
$29,590FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
YAD EZRA V'SHULAMIT (8 SHS BKNG)
$27,487FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
SAVE A CHILD'S HEART
$18,000FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
LINCOLN SQUARE SYNAGOGUE
$8,100FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
YOUNG ISRAEL OF BAL HARBOUR
$5,514FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION
$5,400FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL
$4,270FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
QUEENS HATZALAH
$3,600FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROWEST
$2,016FOR CHARITY'S SPECIFIED SERVICES