MADAV IX Foundation is a Jewish-focused funder that concentrates on synagogues, day schools, Orthodox/Chabad institutions and local Jewish communal infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on capital campaigns, facility purchases and core philanthropic support. The foundation gives both large unrestricted gifts (notably to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland for broad campaign and survivor initiatives) and smaller targeted grants to school trips, adult education and Chabad programming, primarily centered in Cleveland but with occasional international Chabad links.
Madav Ix Foundation’s largest recent gifts center on the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, including $547,000 in 2025 for philanthropic program support, the Campaign for Jewish Needs, and Cleveland Stands With Israel. That pattern shows a funder willing to make large, campaign-linked commitments to Jewish communal infrastructure rather than scattering support widely. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs institutions that serve Cleveland’s Jewish community through federation work, Holocaust survivor services, day school affordability, Israel engagement, and adult Jewish learning. The foundation also funds capital needs and facility purchases for Orthodox and Chabad institutions, such as a $180,000 grant to Semach Sedek Rias for a new facility and $90,000 to Chabad Family Center for its capital campaign. Smaller awards extend the same approach into education and community programming, including grants to schools, Jewish education centers, and Chabad organizations. The result is a giving pattern built around communal infrastructure, fixed assets, and core operating support for organizations that anchor Jewish life locally, with a few targeted grants beyond Cleveland.
Jewish communal infrastructure is a central theme. In 2024, Madav Ix Foundation gave $541,600 to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland for philanthropic program support, the Campaign for Jewish Needs, and the Holocaust Survivors Initiative. A year earlier, it backed the same federation with $459,000 for philanthropic program support, the Campaign for Jewish Needs, day school affordability, and Shin-Shinim and Israel engagement. Education is another consistent area. The foundation granted $108,000 to Gross Schechter Day School for general support and an 8th grade Israel trip, then later added $5,250 for the school’s 2024 student trip to Israel. Adult learning also appears through a $26,800 award to the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland for adult Jewish education grants and administration, plus a $9,000 camp incentive scholarships grant in 2023. It also supports outreach and community-building roles, including $18,000 to Jewish Family Experience for an outreach coordinator and $5,400 to Waxman Chabad Center for Chabad house women’s programming.
Madav Ix Foundation’s typical grants cluster at a median of $31,700, with a lower quartile of $8,550 and an upper quartile of $126,000. Its recent giving includes both six-figure campaign support and much smaller program grants, showing a wide spread in check size. The grants appear in consecutive years across the same core institutions, especially the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and Gross Schechter Day School, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not an individual-giving vehicle and makes no program-related investments. The recent pattern also includes general support, capital campaigns, and project-specific awards.
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Most grants fall between $9K and $126K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$126K
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Concentrated giving with one dominant recipient (the Jewish Federation receives ~73% of dollars), plus a spread of mid-to-small capital and program grants to repeat local religious and educational organizations; mixes large multi-grant commitments to core grantees with one-off capital and program support.
Notable grantees: Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Gross Schechter Day School, Chabad Family Center (and affiliated Chabad centers), Semach Sedek Rias, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
Madav Ix Foundation gives locally, and 88% of its grants go to recipients in Ohio. Cleveland is the main hub, with grants to the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Chabad Family Center, Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, and Cleveland Chabad Chai Center. Other Ohio recipients include South Euclid, Pepper Pike, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, and Beachwood. Outside Ohio, recent grants also went to Tamarac, Florida, and Miami, Florida, showing a limited but present out-of-state reach.
Its recent grants favor Jewish communal institutions: the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Orthodox and Chabad centers, Jewish day schools, and Jewish education organizations. The foundation also funds Holocaust survivor services, outreach staffing, Israel engagement, and facility or capital needs for local Jewish infrastructure.
Yes. The Jewish Federation of Cleveland appears in three consecutive years with grants of $459,000, $541,600, and $547,000. Gross Schechter Day School also received more than one grant, including $108,000 for general support and an 8th grade Israel trip, plus $5,250 for a 2024 student trip to Israel.
The foundation’s grant sizes are spread across a wide range. The 25th percentile is $8,550, the median grant is $31,700, and the 75th percentile is $126,000.
Its giving is concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 88% of grants. Cleveland is the main recipient city, with additional Ohio grants going to South Euclid, Pepper Pike, Cleveland Heights, University Heights, and Beachwood.
Recent grants show support for campaign-based Jewish communal work, Holocaust survivor services, day school affordability, Israel engagement, adult Jewish education, and Chabad programming. Examples include funding for the Campaign for Jewish Needs, the Holocaust Survivors Initiative, an 8th grade Israel trip, adult Jewish education grants and administration, and women’s programming at a Chabad house.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $355,600 | 2026 | PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, FORWARD FOCUS CLIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE |
| JEWISH FAMILY EXPERIENCE | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH | $80,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPIAN IN MEMORY OF SONIA AMSTER |
| HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH | $54,000 | 2026 | 2024 SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $31,800 | 2026 | ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION GRANTS & ADMINISTRATION |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $547,000 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, CLEVELAND STANDS WITH ISRAEL |
| SEMACH SEDEK RIAS | SOUTH EUCLID, OH | $180,000 | 2025 | PURCHASE OF A NEW FACILITY |
| CHABAD FAMILY CENTER | CLEVELAND, OH | $90,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH | $36,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $26,800 | 2025 | ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION GRANTS & ADMINISTRATION |
| COOLANU INC | MIAMI, FL | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY EXPERIENCE | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH | $18,000 | 2025 | OUTREACH COORDINATOR |
| GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $5,250 | 2025 | 2024 STUDENT TRIP TO ISRAEL |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $541,600 | 2024 | PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS INITIATIVE |
| GROSS SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | PEPPER PIKE, OH | $108,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT, 8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP |
| BAIS CHAYA INC | TAMARAC, FL | $60,000 | 2024 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| CLEVELAND CHABAD CHAI CENTER INC | CLEVELAND, OH | $7,200 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WAXMAN CHABAD CENTER | BEACHWOOD, OH | $5,400 | 2024 | CHABAD HOUSE WOMEN'S PROGRAMMING |
| CHABAD BAHIA BLANCA | UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, OH | $5,400 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $459,000 | 2023 | PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, DAY SCHOOL AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVE, FUND FOR SHIN-SHINIM AND ISRAEL ENGAGEMENT |
| JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND, OH | $9,000 | 2023 | 2022 CAMP INCENTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS |
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$355,600PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, HOME DELIVERED MEALS, FORWARD FOCUS CLIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
JEWISH FAMILY EXPERIENCE
$80,000CAPITAL CAMPIAN IN MEMORY OF SONIA AMSTER
ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION GRANTS & ADMINISTRATION
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$547,000PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, CLEVELAND STANDS WITH ISRAEL
SEMACH SEDEK RIAS
$180,000PURCHASE OF A NEW FACILITY
CHABAD FAMILY CENTER
$90,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION GRANTS & ADMINISTRATION
COOLANU INC
$18,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH FAMILY EXPERIENCE
$18,000OUTREACH COORDINATOR
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$541,600PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS INITIATIVE
BAIS CHAYA INC
$60,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CLEVELAND CHABAD CHAI CENTER INC
$7,200GENERAL SUPPORT
WAXMAN CHABAD CENTER
$5,400CHABAD HOUSE WOMEN'S PROGRAMMING
CHABAD BAHIA BLANCA
$5,400GENERAL SUPPORT
JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
$459,000PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAM SUPPORT, CAMPAIGN FOR JEWISH NEEDS, DAY SCHOOL AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVE, FUND FOR SHIN-SHINIM AND ISRAEL ENGAGEMENT