The Norman B Gaylis Family Foundation concentrates its giving on medical research and local Jewish community causes. A large majority of dollars support rheumatology research through repeat, substantial gifts, while smaller awards fund Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Jewish identity programming like Birthright. The foundation appears focused, with few but relatively large, unrestricted grants to organizations tied to health research and Jewish communal life in the Miami area.
Concentrated and selective: few grants overall, one dominant grantee receiving repeat and large unrestricted gifts, plus smaller local Jewish community awards.
Notable grantees: Rheumatology Research Foundation, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Birthright Foundation
The Norman B Gaylis Family Foundation’s largest recent gifts go to Rheumatology Research Fdn, including two $75,000 unrestricted grants in 2023 and 2024 and another $10,915 award in 2025. That repeat pattern makes medical research the clearest thread in the foundation’s giving, with support directed to a single research organization across multiple years rather than through a wide set of health-related recipients. The foundation also backs Jewish communal and identity-oriented organizations, which adds a second recognizable lane to its grantmaking. Within that broader mix, the foundation has supported Greater Miami Jewish Federation with unrestricted funding and has made separate grants to Birthright Foundation and Birthright Israel Foundation for unrestricted support. Smaller awards also reach Chabad of Downtown, American Friends of Magen David Ado, and Temple of High Country. The recent record points to a funder that favors flexible support and concentrates its dollars in a limited number of organizations, with one recurring medical-research relationship standing out above the rest.
Medical research is the foundation’s most visible theme. In 2024, it gave $75,000 to Rheumatology Research Fdn for unrestricted support, following a matching $75,000 grant in 2023. A 2025 grant of $10,915 to the same organization shows that the relationship continued beyond a single funding cycle. Jewish communal support is the other consistent area. The foundation awarded $38,600 to Greater Miami Jewish Federation for unrestricted support in 2024, indicating a direct connection to Jewish life in Miami. It also backed identity and travel programming through a $17,500 grant to Birthright Foundation in 2023 and a $10,000 grant to Birthright Israel Foundation in 2025, both unrestricted. Smaller grants extend to religious and communal organizations such as Chabad of Downtown, American Friends of Magen David Ado, and Temple of High Country.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $8,875, a median of $28,050, and a p75 of $65,900. The recent record shows repeated support to the same grantees across multiple years, especially Rheumatology Research Fdn and Chabad of Downtown, which points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. All of the listed grants are unrestricted, suggesting flexible support rather than project-specific funding. The foundation is a family foundation, and the recent grants list does not show an application process or any individual grantmaking.
$30K
$47
$24K
$31K
Most grants fall between $9K and $66K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$66K
About 9% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent record, with 11 grants to U.S. organizations. Georgia is the top state by grant count, driven by repeated support for Atlanta-based Rheumatology Research Fdn. Florida also appears through Greater Miami Jewish Federation in Miami, and the foundation’s HQ city of Aventura is separate from its top giving state. Other recipient locations include New York, San Diego, and Boone, showing a regional U.S. footprint rather than a single-city pattern.
The recent grants show two main areas: rheumatology and autoimmune disease research, and Jewish communal or identity-related support. Examples include repeated unrestricted grants to Rheumatology Research Fdn, plus support for Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Birthright Foundation, and Birthright Israel Foundation.
Yes. Every grant in the recent list is marked unrestricted or unrestricted support, including awards to Rheumatology Research Fdn, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Birthright Foundation, and Chabad of Downtown. That pattern suggests a strong preference for flexible funding.
Typical recent grants sit in the mid-five-figure range. The foundation’s grant-size distribution is p25 $8,875, median $28,050, and p75 $65,900, with several larger awards reaching $75,000.
Yes. Rheumatology Research Fdn appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Chabad of Downtown appears in 2023 and 2025. That repeat pattern suggests continuing relationships with selected grantees.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FDN | ATLANTA, GA | $10,915 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN | SAN DIEGO, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE OF HIGH COUNTRY | BOONE, NC | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FDN | ATLANTA, GA | $75,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION | MIAMI, FL | $38,600 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FDN | ATLANTA, GA | $75,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| BIRTHRIGHT FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $17,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN | SAN DIEGO, CA | $6,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
| TEMPLE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY | BOONE, NC | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT |
RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FDN
$10,915UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
$10,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN
$7,500UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
TEMPLE OF HIGH COUNTRY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADO
$1,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FDN
$75,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION
$38,600UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
RHEUMATOLOGY RESEARCH FDN
$75,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
BIRTHRIGHT FOUNDATION
$17,500UNRESTRICTED
CHABAD OF DOWNTOWN
$6,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
TEMPLE OF THE HIGH COUNTRY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT