The Wurzburg Foundation makes a small number of relatively large, unrestricted grants directed primarily to other charitable foundations or donor-advised funds. A notable recipient is a Jewish community foundation holding a named fund, suggesting the foundation channels support through philanthropic intermediaries and into the Jewish philanthropic ecosystem. Grants are general operating in nature rather than project-restricted.
Highly concentrated: very few, sizable grants in a given period; emphasis on general operating support and funding through intermediary foundations or named donor funds rather than direct program grants to service organizations.
Wurzburg Fdn Warren & Marjorie directs its largest recent grant to the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Fbo Barrie & Kenneth Wurzburg Fdn, a $141,010 general operating award in 2025. That grant sets the tone for the foundation’s pattern: it channels support through Jewish community philanthropy, often using intermediary organizations and named funds rather than funding operating charities directly. The recent record also includes a $70,005 general operating grant to Renaissance Charitable Fdn Inc in 2025, showing that the foundation works through philanthropic vehicles as well as community institutions. Across the grants list, the foundation’s support is largely unrestricted or general operating in nature. Recipients include Memphis Jewish Federation, Temple Israel, Nashville Federation, Temple Ohabai Shalom, and Memphis Jewish Community Center, all receiving funding for organizational continuity and charitable purposes. The repeated presence of Memphis-connected entities suggests a family-linked philanthropic pattern centered on Jewish communal organizations and related funds. Rather than broad program-specific project funding, the foundation appears to favor core support that sustains the recipient institutions themselves.
Jewish communal philanthropy is the clearest focus. The foundation gave $11,600 to Memphis Jewish Federation in 2024 for charitable and general operating support, and it also supported Temple Israel in Memphis with multiple grants in the $5,000 to $5,855 range across 2023 to 2025. It also funds synagogue and federation infrastructure in Nashville. In 2024, Nashville Federation received $5,000 for general operating support and another $5,000 for charitable support, while Temple Ohabai Shalom received $3,000 for general operating and $3,000 for charitable support. A third thread is support for Jewish response and umbrella institutions beyond Tennessee. The World Union for Progressive Judaism received $5,000 in 2023 for general operating support, and Israel Crisis Fund in Nashville received $5,000 in 2024 for both charitable and general operating support. These grants show a preference for institutions that maintain Jewish communal services and continuity.
Typical grants are modest but concentrated around a few larger awards: the p25, median, and p75 are $5,000, $5,000, and $7,000. The distribution also includes two larger 2025 grants of $141,010 and $70,005, which sit well above the rest of the record. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Memphis Jewish Federation, Temple Israel, Nashville Federation, and Temple Ohabai Shalom each appear in more than one year or in multiple grant entries. The foundation’s grants are general operating or charitable in purpose, and the data points to intermediary philanthropic entities alongside local Jewish organizations.
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$133K
$220K
Most grants fall between $5K and $7K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TN.
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Notable grantees: Jewish Foundation of Memphis (FBO Barrie & Kenneth Wurzburg Foundation), Renaissance Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Grantmaking is concentrated in the United States, with all 17 recent grants going to US recipients. Tennessee receives the most grants, especially in Memphis and Nashville. Memphis recipients include the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Fbo Barrie & Kenneth Wurzburg Fdn, Memphis Jewish Federation, Temple Israel, and Memphis Jewish Community Center. Nashville recipients include Nashville Federation, Temple Ohabai Shalom, and Israel Crisis Fund. Outside Tennessee, recent grants also went to Renaissance Charitable Fdn Inc in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and The World Union for Progressive Judaism in New York, New York.
It funds Jewish communal and philanthropic organizations, including community foundations, federations, synagogues, and donor-advised or charitable intermediary entities. Recent recipients include the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Fbo Barrie & Kenneth Wurzburg Fdn, Memphis Jewish Federation, Temple Israel, Nashville Federation, and Temple Ohabai Shalom.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years or multiple grant entries. Memphis Jewish Federation appears in 2023 and 2024, Temple Israel appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Nashville Federation and Temple Ohabai Shalom each receive more than one grant entry in 2024.
The typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $7,000 at the 75th percentile. Most listed grants cluster near that range, although two 2025 awards are much larger at $141,010 and $70,005.
Tennessee is the top state by grant count. The recent grants list shows repeated giving in Memphis and Nashville, including multiple awards to Memphis Jewish Federation, Temple Israel, Nashville Federation, Temple Ohabai Shalom, and the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Fbo Barrie & Kenneth Wurzburg Fdn.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS FBO BARRIE & KENNETH WURZBURG FDN | MEMPHIS, TN | $141,010 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FDN INC | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA | $70,005 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MEMPHIS JEWISH FEDERATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $11,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MEMPHIS JEWISH FEDERATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $11,600 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,855 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,855 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ISRAEL CRISIS FUND | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NASHVILLE FEDERATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NASHVILLE FEDERATION | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ISRAEL CRISIS FUND | NASHVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TEMPLE OHABAI SHALOM | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TEMPLE OHABAI SHALOM | NASHVILLE, TN | $3,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MEMPHIS JEWISH FEDERATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,855 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MEMPHIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | MEMPHIS, TN | $606 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
GENERAL OPERATING
RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FDN INC
$70,005GENERAL OPERATING
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
TEMPLE ISRAEL
CHARITABLE
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$5,855GENERAL OPERATING
ISRAEL CRISIS FUND
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
NASHVILLE FEDERATION
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
NASHVILLE FEDERATION
$5,000CHARITABLE
ISRAEL CRISIS FUND
$5,000CHARITABLE
TEMPLE OHABAI SHALOM
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING
TEMPLE OHABAI SHALOM
$3,000CHARITABLE
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$5,855GENERAL OPERATING
THE WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING