The Jay P Okun Foundation appears to operate primarily as a funding pass-through rather than a programmatic grantmaker: its sole recorded grant is a single, substantial contribution to the American Gift Fund, a donor-advised/grantmaking vehicle. There is no evidence of direct programmatic priorities or geographic/issue-specific giving in the available data; instead the foundation channels philanthropic dollars to a third-party DAF for subsequent distribution.
Highly concentrated single grant strategy: one large, one-time gift directed to a donor-advised fund rather than multiple direct grantees. No repeat grantee pattern or thematic program investments are visible from the data provided.
Notable grantees: American Gift Fund
Jay P Okun Foundation Inc. routes most of its recent giving through a donor-advised vehicle rather than making a long list of direct program grants. The largest recorded award went to American Gift Fund for general support, a pattern that points to pass-through philanthropy and flexible funding rather than a narrow operating agenda. The remaining recent grants are small general-support gifts to U.S. charities in health, civil rights, and family services. The foundation’s recent record is compact but revealing. In 2024, it made a single large contribution to American Gift Fund, followed by a smaller grant to Culmore Clinic in Falls Church, Virginia. In 2023, it also gave to organizations including the Anti-Defamation League in New York and Breast Care for Washington in Washington, DC. That mix shows a funder that uses general support across several public-service areas, with no signs in the available data of program-specific restrictions or individual giving.
One clear pattern is indirect philanthropy through a donor-advised fund: Jay P Okun Foundation Inc. gave $228,728 to American Gift Fund for general support. That is the clearest sign in the data that the foundation may channel capital through a grantmaking intermediary. Beyond that, the foundation’s recent grants touch several service areas. In health-related giving, it awarded $2,500 to Culmore Clinic for general support. In civil rights and anti-defamation work, it gave $2,000 to the Anti-Defamation League for general support. It also supported breast cancer services with a $1,500 grant to Breast Care for Washington and family-focused work with a $1,000 grant to National Center for Children and Families. Across these grants, the purposes are general support rather than restricted project funding.
The foundation’s typical grants are small: p25 is $1,500, median is $1,750, and p75 is $2,375. That distribution sits far below the one large 2024 transfer to American Gift Fund, which is an outlier relative to the rest of the grant list. The recent record also shows grants in both 2023 and 2024, indicating activity across multiple years. The available data points to a foundation that uses general support and appears to distribute through a donor-advised or grantmaking intermediary rather than operating as a direct program funder. No application process is described in the source data.
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$1K
$233K
Most grants fall between $2K and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Grant recipients are all in the United States. New York appears most often among recipient locations, with grants to New York, NY and multiple national or regional charities serving U.S. communities. Other recipient cities include Falls Church, VA; Washington, DC; Bethesda, MD; and Wilmington, DE. The foundation’s headquarters is in South Amboy, New Jersey, but none of the recorded grants went to recipients in New Jersey.
The recent grants cover a mix of public-service organizations: American Gift Fund for general support, Culmore Clinic, the Anti-Defamation League, Breast Care for Washington, and National Center for Children and Families. The purposes listed are all general support, which suggests flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project grants.
The clearest recent grant is a $228,728 contribution to American Gift Fund for general support. That indicates the foundation uses a donor-advised or grantmaking intermediary as part of its giving pattern, alongside smaller direct grants to charities.
The grant-size distribution is small: the 25th percentile is $1,500, the median is $1,750, and the 75th percentile is $2,375. The largest recent grant, $228,728 to American Gift Fund, is far above that range.
All recorded grants went to U.S. recipients. The recipient locations include New York, NY; Falls Church, VA; Washington, DC; Bethesda, MD; and Wilmington, DE. New York is the top state by grant count.
The available record shows grants in both 2023 and 2024, so the foundation has given across multiple years. The recent list does not show repeated awards to the same recipient, but it does show continued activity over at least two filing years.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | WILMINGTON, DE | $228,728 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CULMORE CLINIC | FALLS CHURCH, VA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAST CARE FOR WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | BETHESDA, MD | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
AMERICAN GIFT FUND
$228,728GENERAL SUPPORT
CULMORE CLINIC
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
BREAST CARE FOR WASHINGTON
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT