The Singer Family Charitable Foundation makes a small number of very large grants, with a strong emphasis on Jewish communal life and identity-building programs alongside targeted support for music education. A substantial portion of its giving is routed to an affiliated family foundation, and the remaining major gifts go to national Jewish organizations and a national music-education nonprofit. The foundation appears to prioritize national-scale initiatives that serve Jewish youth and communal engagement, plus one clear interest in music access in schools.
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants (including a major transfer to an affiliated foundation). Funding is national in scope, focused on a small set of programmatic priorities rather than many small local grants.
Notable grantees: THE GORDON AND JENNY SINGER FOUNDATION, THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION, MACCABI USA, SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION
A $4.5 million transfer to The Gordon and Jenny Singer Foundation stands out as the largest recent grant from The Singer Family Charitable Foundation and shows how much of its giving runs through an affiliated family foundation. Beyond that internal support, the foundation has backed a compact set of large grants to Jewish communal, Israel-engagement, youth-sports, and music-education organizations. Recent awards include $750,000 to Save the Music Foundation, $529,292 to Maccabi USA, and $500,000 to The Birthright Israel Foundation, indicating a pattern of sizeable commitments rather than broad, dispersed grantmaking. The mix also reaches beyond a single program type: school-based music access, Jewish identity and leadership, and sports-linked youth engagement all appear in the recent record. Smaller awards still align with that profile, including support for groups such as Brothers for Life, Beit Halochem, Guitars Over Guns, and American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orches. The overall picture is of a family foundation that concentrates resources in a limited number of organizations, with repeated support for major institutions and an evident preference for national-scale charitable purposes.
Jewish identity and communal engagement are central to the foundation’s giving. In 2023, it awarded $500,000 to The Birthright Israel Foundation, and in 2025 it gave $250,000 to Bridgeusa Group, both tied to Israel engagement and Jewish identity programming. The foundation also supports Jewish community institutions directly, including $50,000 to Aspen Jewish Community Center in 2025 and $50,000 to Beit Halochem in 2025. Youth sports and leadership show up through Maccabi USA, which received $529,292 in 2025 after a $419,292 grant in 2024. Music education is another clear thread: Save the Music Foundation received $750,000 in 2025, while Vh1 Save the Music Foundation received $152,500 in 2024 and $75,000 in 2023. The foundation also backed a related music effort abroad with $232,547 to Restore the Music UK in 2025.
Grant size is highly skewed toward large awards: the typical grant sits at $66,250 at the 25th percentile, $126,250 at the median, and $370,417 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated support to some recipients over multiple years, including Williams College across 2023, 2024, and 2025, Maccabi USA in 2024 and 2025, Vh1 Save the Music Foundation in 2023 and 2024, Brothers for Life in 2024 and 2025, and National Center for Family Philanthropy in 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a family foundation, and a large share of giving goes to The Gordon and Jenny Singer Foundation. Awards are listed as for the charitable purpose of the organization, suggesting broad operating support rather than restricted project-level grants.
$2.8M
$14.9M
$28.4M
$3.7M
Most grants fall between $66K and $370K, with a median of $126K.
25th Percentile
$66K
Median
$126K
75th Percentile
$370K
About 8% of grants go to recipients in DE.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Singer Family Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 30 | $20.1M | 93.8% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 2 | $465K |
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Although the foundation is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, its giving is national, with most grants landing outside the home state. Delaware is the top state by grant count, but only 8% of grants go to recipients there. Recent recipients cluster in New York City, Philadelphia, Rochester, and Seattle, with additional grants in San Francisco, Miami, Aspen, Burlington, and Washington, DC. The recipient-country mix is overwhelmingly US-based, with two grants to the UK, including one in London.
Its recent grants center on Jewish communal life and identity-building, Israel engagement, youth sports and leadership, and music education. Examples in the record include The Birthright Israel Foundation, Maccabi USA, Save the Music Foundation, and The Gordon and Jenny Singer Foundation.
Typical grants are substantial: the 25th percentile is $66,250, the median is $126,250, and the 75th percentile is $370,417. The recent list also includes several six-figure awards and one $4.5 million transfer to an affiliated family foundation.
Yes. The recent record shows repeat support for Williams College in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Maccabi USA in 2024 and 2025; Vh1 Save the Music Foundation in 2023 and 2024; Brothers for Life in 2024 and 2025; and National Center for Family Philanthropy in 2024 and 2025.
The giving is national, with 93.8% of grants going to US recipients and two grants going to the UK. Delaware is the top state by grant count, though only 8% of grants go to recipients in Delaware.
It is a family foundation, and the recent record shows a major transfer to The Gordon and Jenny Singer Foundation. Grants are described as for the charitable purpose of the organization, which points to broad operating support rather than narrowly specified project grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
6.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $750,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MACCABI USA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $529,292 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| GRASSROOTS SOCCER INC | HANOVER, NH | $424,041 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA | $354,125 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| BRIDGEUSA GROUP | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| RESTORE THE MUSIC UK | LONDON | $232,547 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| BEIT HALOCHEM | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| ASPEN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | ASPEN, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| BROTHERS FOR LIFE | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| GUITARS OVER GUNS | MIAMI, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| TWO BRIDGES FOOTBALL CLUB INC | NEW YORK, NY | $13,500 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE GORDON AND JENNY SINGER FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | $4,500,000 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MACCABI USA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $419,292 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA | $354,125 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $152,500 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| BROTHERS FOR LIFE | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA | $354,100 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| OUTRIGHT VERMONT | BURLINGTON, VT | $75,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER | ROCHESTER, NY | $40,000 | 2023 | FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION
$750,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MACCABI USA
$529,292FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
GRASSROOTS SOCCER INC
$424,041FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
$354,125FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
BRIDGEUSA GROUP
$250,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
RESTORE THE MUSIC UK
$232,547FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
BEIT HALOCHEM
$50,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
ASPEN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$50,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
BROTHERS FOR LIFE
$50,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
GUITARS OVER GUNS
$50,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$40,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHES
$25,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
TWO BRIDGES FOOTBALL CLUB INC
$13,500FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY
$5,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE GORDON AND JENNY SINGER FOUNDATION
$4,500,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MACCABI USA
$419,292FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
$354,125FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION
$152,500FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
BROTHERS FOR LIFE
$100,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$40,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY PHILANTHROPY
$5,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
$500,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
$354,100FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION
$75,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
OUTRIGHT VERMONT
$75,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
$40,000FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION