Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community helps families and individuals define and achieve their charitable goals while helping to strengthen the Jewish community through donor advised funds, endowment management, philanthropic planning and legacy programs.
A recurring pattern in Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community’s recent grantmaking is large charitable gifts to Jewish institutions in Charlotte, led by a $2,167,468 grant to Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte in 2025. The same recipient also received $1,690,718 in 2024 and $959,640 in 2023, showing a sustained relationship rather than a one-time award. Other sizable gifts support Jewish communal infrastructure in Charlotte, including $693,904 to Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center in 2025, $620,000 to Foundation of Shalom Park Inc in 2023, and $459,757 to Temple Beth El in 2024. Beyond the core Jewish network, the foundation also backs civic, educational, and health-related institutions in Charlotte and beyond, with seven-figure gifts in the recent list to Discovery Place Inc and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation. The pattern suggests a funder that combines donor-directed charitable giving with substantial support for community institutions, especially organizations connected to Jewish life in Charlotte. Its grant record also includes recipients outside Charlotte, such as Appalachian State University Foundation Inc, University of Chicago, and American Israel Education Foundationinc, indicating a regional and occasionally national reach through charitable gifts.
Jewish community support is the clearest throughline in the recent grants list. The foundation gave $377,957 to Temple Beth El in 2025 and $264,600 to Temple Israel in 2025, alongside $242,875 to Charlotte Jewish Day School Inc. Those awards sit alongside major support for Jewish communal hubs such as Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center and Foundation of Shalom Park Inc. The foundation also funds broad civic and educational institutions. It gave $1,000,000 to Discovery Place Inc in 2025 and $1,000,000 to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation in 2023, and it awarded $855,000 to Queens University of Charlotte in 2023. Human services and community safety-net organizations appear as well. Recent grants include $272,500 to Loaves and Fishesfriendship Trays Inc, $260,000 to Crisis Assistance Ministry, and $250,000 to Charlotte Family Housing Inc, showing support for food, emergency assistance, and housing-related needs.
Typical grant size clusters around $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $70,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent grants list also includes a much larger set of donor-directed charitable gifts. The recipient pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, Temple Beth El, Temple Israel, Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center, Foundation of Shalom Park Inc, and University of Chicago each appear multiple times across the list. The foundation operates through donor advised funds, endowment management, philanthropic planning, legacy programs, and donor-directed grants. Some programs accept unsolicited applications through an online grants center, while donor-directed grantmaking is driven by fund advisor recommendations or donor instructions.
$8.5M
$228.6M
$11.7M
$11.5M
Most grants fall between $10K and $70K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$70K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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Grantmaking is concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 66% of recipients in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Charlotte is the main recipient city, with many recent awards going there, but the foundation also funds elsewhere in its regional footprint. Recent non-Charlotte recipients include Boone, NC; Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; and Chautauqua, NY. The grant recipient distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 243 grants in the United States.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on Jewish community institutions in Charlotte, including Temple Beth El, Temple Israel, Charlotte Jewish Day School Inc, the Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center, and Foundation of Shalom Park Inc. The list also includes civic, educational, and human-services organizations such as Discovery Place Inc, Queens University of Charlotte, and Crisis Assistance Ministry.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $70,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes much larger charitable gifts, including multiple awards above $1 million.
Yes. North Carolina is the top state by grant count, and 66% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Charlotte is the main recipient city, but the foundation also makes awards beyond Charlotte, including to organizations in Boone, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Chautauqua.
Some programs accept unsolicited applications through an online grants center, including FFTC Competitive Grant Programs and the Infusion Fund. Other grantmaking, especially donor-directed grants and endowment distributions, is driven by fund advisor recommendations or donor instructions rather than open application.
The active programs point to Jewish community support, humanitarian aid, donor advising, endowment and legacy giving, community grants, and broader nonprofit support. Program focus also includes arts and culture recovery, small business relief, education, health and human services, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $2,167,468 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| DISCOVERY PLACE INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| SANDRA AND LEON LEVINE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | CHARLOTTE, NC | $693,904 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $527,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| TEMPLE BETH EL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $377,957 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $270,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $264,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $242,875 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $212,100 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| RELATIVES INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $200,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $186,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $186,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $168,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| FOUNDATION OF SHALOM PARK INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $160,100 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| MERKOS LINYONEI CHINUCH LUBAVITCH OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $135,618 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND | WARRINGTON, PA | $106,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| UNC - CHAPEL HILL ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $105,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | BOONE, IA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $90,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CHABAD OF DURHAM INC | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $68,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL | SAN DIEGO, CA | $65,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $55,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT INC | PENLAND, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| RAMAH DAROM INC | ATLANTA, GA | $48,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $42,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | CHARLOTTE, NC | $41,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| R BRUCE IRONS CAMP FUND DBA WAYFINDERS | CHARLOTTE, NC | $41,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| HOPEWAY FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | LA JOLLA, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $35,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| ANIMAL LEAGUE OF GASTON COUNTY | GASTONIA, NC | $32,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| NOURISH UP | CHARLOTTE, NC | $31,667 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| NORTH CAROLINA HILLEL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION INC | CHAUTAUQUA, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| NORTH CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,897 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| NORTH CAROLINA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL | ASHEVILLE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| INSTITUTE FOR PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP | CHARLOTTE, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| ZABS PLACE | MATTHEWS, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM | OLD LYME, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| UNC - CHAPEL HILL (KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL) | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION GUILFORD CORPORATE PARK | GREENSBORO, NC | $22,166 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| MINT MUSEUM | CHARLOTTE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| VISART INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| REMEMBER NIGER COALITION | HOLLAND, MI | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF GREENSBORO INC | GREENSBORO, NC | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| BETH DAVID SYNAGOGUE | GREENSBORO, NC | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| HADASSAH THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA INC | NEW YORK, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
| FLETCHER SCHOOL INC | CHARLOTTE, NC | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE GIFT |
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
$2,167,468CHARITABLE GIFT
DISCOVERY PLACE INC
$1,000,000CHARITABLE GIFT
SANDRA AND LEON LEVINE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$693,904CHARITABLE GIFT
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC
$527,500CHARITABLE GIFT
TEMPLE BETH EL
$377,957CHARITABLE GIFT
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$270,000CHARITABLE GIFT
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$264,600CHARITABLE GIFT
CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC
$242,875CHARITABLE GIFT
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION
$212,100CHARITABLE GIFT
RELATIVES INC
$200,000CHARITABLE GIFT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC
$186,000CHARITABLE GIFT
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$186,000CHARITABLE GIFT
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC
$168,000CHARITABLE GIFT
FOUNDATION OF SHALOM PARK INC
$160,100CHARITABLE GIFT
MERKOS LINYONEI CHINUCH LUBAVITCH OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
$135,618CHARITABLE GIFT
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND
$106,000CHARITABLE GIFT
UNC - CHAPEL HILL ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION
$105,000CHARITABLE GIFT
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$100,000CHARITABLE GIFT
QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE
$90,000CHARITABLE GIFT
CHABAD OF DURHAM INC
$68,000CHARITABLE GIFT
FRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL
$65,000CHARITABLE GIFT
ISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL
$55,000CHARITABLE GIFT
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT INC
$50,000CHARITABLE GIFT
RAMAH DAROM INC
$48,500CHARITABLE GIFT
CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC
$42,000CHARITABLE GIFT
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$41,000CHARITABLE GIFT
R BRUCE IRONS CAMP FUND DBA WAYFINDERS
$41,000CHARITABLE GIFT
HOPEWAY FOUNDATION
$40,000CHARITABLE GIFT
LA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
$35,000CHARITABLE GIFT
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC
$35,000CHARITABLE GIFT
ANIMAL LEAGUE OF GASTON COUNTY
$32,000CHARITABLE GIFT
NOURISH UP
$31,667CHARITABLE GIFT
JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL INC
$30,000CHARITABLE GIFT
NORTH CAROLINA HILLEL
$30,000CHARITABLE GIFT
CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION INC
$30,000CHARITABLE GIFT
NORTH CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION
$25,897CHARITABLE GIFT
NORTH CAROLINA OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
$25,000CHARITABLE GIFT
INSTITUTE FOR PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP
$25,000CHARITABLE GIFT
ZABS PLACE
$25,000CHARITABLE GIFT
FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM
$25,000CHARITABLE GIFT
UNC - CHAPEL HILL (KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL)
$25,000CHARITABLE GIFT
GREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION GUILFORD CORPORATE PARK
$22,166CHARITABLE GIFT
MINT MUSEUM
$20,000CHARITABLE GIFT
VISART INC
$20,000CHARITABLE GIFT
REMEMBER NIGER COALITION
$18,000CHARITABLE GIFT
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF GREENSBORO INC
$18,000CHARITABLE GIFT
BETH DAVID SYNAGOGUE
$18,000CHARITABLE GIFT
HADASSAH THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA INC
$18,000CHARITABLE GIFT
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
$15,000CHARITABLE GIFT
FLETCHER SCHOOL INC
$15,000CHARITABLE GIFT