Henry and Elaine Kaufman Foundation Inc
Albany, NY · EIN 23-7045903. Reported 150 grants totalling $16.1M to 80 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Henry and Elaine Kaufman Foundation Inc checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Henry and Elaine Kaufman Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 16 grants totalling $1,230,000 to them. That is 8% of the $14.7M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund | federated giving programme | New York | $1,000,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $174,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $2,500,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman Music Center | New York, NY | $5,200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Business History Conference | Wilmington, DE | $5,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Rishon | Wyckoff, NJ | $571,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Broadcasting Service | Stamford, CT | $515,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute of International Education | New York, NY | $375,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reconstructing Judaism | Wyncote, PA | $308,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Valley Hospital Foundation | Ridgewood, NJ | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Nw Bergen County | Franklin Lakes, NY | $215,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | $174,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Museum of American Finance | New York, NY | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Mussar Institute | Boynton Beach, FL | $68,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Sinai | Sandy Springs, GA | $57,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way | Palm Beach, FL | $56,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Symphony | West Palm Beach, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Raymond Kravis Center for the Performing Arts | West Palm Beach, FL | $40,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Austen Riggs Center | Stockbridge, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feltsman Piano Foundation | New Paltz, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Temple Besh Rishon | Wyckoff, NJ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Whitney Museum of American Art | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fidf | New York, NY | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jerusalem Fellowship (aish) | Airmont, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Newyork-Presbyterian's Youth Anxiety Ctr | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jerusalem Fellowship | Airmont, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Jerusalem Fellowships | Airmont, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raymond F Kravis Ctr for the Perf Arts | West Palm Beach, FL | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ajc (american Jewish Committee) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glen Rock Jewish Center | Glen Rock, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Educational Loan Fund | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Schwarzman Animal Medical Center | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stowe Community Church | Stowe, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Volcker Alliance | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Nw Bergen County | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Acsz | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Lakes Volunteer Ambulance | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nyu Langone Health | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sig Ep Educational Foundation | Richmond, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach - V | Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Mentor Project | Great Neck, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington University | Saint Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Beth Abraham | Tarrytown, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kol Ami of Boca Raton | Boca Raton, FL | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Academy of Arts & Sciences | Cambridge, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Michael J Fox Fdn for Parkinson's | New York, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Sunshine | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bronx Children's Museum | Bronx, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hadassah - V | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hadassah Northwest Bergen Chapter | West Orange, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Untermyer Gardens | Yonkers, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation B'nai Israel | Milburn, NJ | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Florida PBS | Boynton Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of the Palm Beaches | Palm Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Temple | Atlanta, GA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adl | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Assistance Center | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton Alumni Corps | Princeton, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverdale Neighborhood House | Bronx, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Conference of American Rabbis | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gateway Center | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mjcca | Dunwoody, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Alliance Foreatingdisordersawareness | West Palm Beach, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Upstate Foundation Inc | Syracuse, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Zaban Paradies Center | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Midtown Assistance Center | Atlanta, GA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoffman Institute Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
26 of 80 (32%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Business History Conference
FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND (SUPPORT FELLOWSHIPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING EMERGING SCHOLARS TO PURSUE RESEARCH ON TOPICS RELATED TO FINANCIAL HISTORY) - Reconstructing Judaism
ANNUAL AND MOMENTUM CAMPAIGN - Temple Beth Rishon
General Charitable (ANNUAL KOL NIDRE APPEAL AND YOM KIPPUR FUNDRAISING) - Council on Foreign Relations
General Charitable (2022-2023 ANNUAL FUND) - Jerusalem Fellowship (aish)
SPRING AND SUMMER ISRAEL PROGRAMS - Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach
General Charitable (HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | $1,969,600 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $6,455,500 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $6,285,000 | $40,000 |
| 2024 | 24 | $1,348,800 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
51% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Henry and Elaine Kaufman Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 4 Tower Place Suite 1001, Albany, NY, 12203. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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