Howard and Amy Finkelstein
Jupiter, FL · EIN 13-4092400. Reported 117 grants totalling $1,716,020 to 65 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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". Howard and Amy Finkelstein 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 Howard and Amy Finkelstein funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $868,450 to them. That is 62% of the $1,398,650 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 | $750,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Admirals Cove Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Florida | $116,950 | 5 | 5 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $600,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $750,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shatterproof | Norwalk, CT | $125,450 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Admirals Cove Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $100,950 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uja Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $93,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Temple Sholom | Norwalk, CT | $91,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fdn for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Defense of Democracies | Washington, DC | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Club Stamford | Stamford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carrington Charitable Fdn | Aliso Viejo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greenwich Emergency Medical Service | Riverside, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple Judea | Manhasset, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Idf | New York, NY | $24,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pathways Inc | Corning, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Admirals Cove Fdn | Jupiter, FL | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Free Arts Nyc | New York, NY | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jafco | Sunrise, FL | $15,720 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Komen Nj Race for the Cure | Summit, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maltz Jupiter Theater Inc | Jupiter, FL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of Am | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Physicians Association for Nutrition USA | Holland, MI | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hands in 4 Youth | West Milford, NJ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Center for Learning Disabilities | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Unit 669 Inc | Livingston, NJ | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Dog Ranch Rescue | Loxahatchee Groves, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenwich Riding Trails Association | Greenwich, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids in Crisis | Cos Cob, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood | Rochester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pmc Jimmy Fund | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Yorkers for Children | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Animal Defense Partnership | Ardsley, NY | $3,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dana's Angels Research Trust | Greenwich, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Avon Theatre Film Center | Stamford, CT | $3,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Danas Angels Research Trust | Greenwich, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greenwich YWCA | Greenwich, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Gems | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Balanced | Kansas City, MO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hands in for Youth | West Milford, NJ | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Helen Keller Intl | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Serv of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lets Get Ready | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Temple Shalom | Norwalk, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ct Sci Ctr | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Actors Fund | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stamford SR Ctr | Stamford, CT | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steve's Camp at Horizon Farms | Brooklyn, NY | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cluster Inc | Yonkers, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ct Food Bank | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County | Stamford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jcc Marin | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor | Greenwich, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Public Theater | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Breast Cancer Alliance | Greenwich, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacob a Riis Neighborhood Settlement | Queens, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewich Fed of Eastern Ct | Norwich, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jssa | Rockcille, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Swim Acriss America | Charlotte, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Melville, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 65 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 57%, across 4 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.
- Jewish Communal Fund
PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PROVIDE EDUCATION SERVICES - Temple Sholom
PROVIDE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - Free Arts Nyc
PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION - New Yorkers for Children
PUBLIC WELFAREPUBLIC WELFARE - Friends of the Idf
PROVIDE SERVICES TO VETERANS AND FAMILY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | $185,150 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 23 | $196,750 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 17 | $300,970 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 25 | $217,450 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 22 | $815,700 | $5,000 |
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 Howard and Amy Finkelstein's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 375 Regatta Drive, Jupiter, FL, 33477. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 13-4092400 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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