Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc
Ft Washington, PA · EIN 51-0175951. Reported 279 grants totalling $4,208,300 to 110 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamah | New York, NY | $255,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $251,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Bar Ilan University | New York, NY | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of Ir David Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Western Wall Heritage Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tampa Jccfederation | Tampa, FL | $170,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Genesis Jerusalem | Springfield, NJ | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | $135,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends Anu (formerly Beit Hatefutsot) | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Genesis Foundation | Springfield, NJ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends Anu (formerly Beit Hatefusot) | New York, NY | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Als United (association Greater Philadelphia Chapter) | Ambler, PA | $62,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Als Association of Philadelphia | Ambler, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Valley Beit Midrash | Phoenix, AZ | $57,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Als Association Florida Chapter | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Als Association of Florida | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America Israel Friendship League | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hillels of the Florida Suncoast | Tampa, FL | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Braille Institute | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USC Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Philadelphia, PA | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fidf | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tenement Museum (formerly Lower East Side Tenement Museum) | New York, NY | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Als Association of Philadelphia | Tampa, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Technion | Boca Raton, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Beau Biden Fdn | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation (w&m) | Williamsburg, VA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Upper Dublin Education Fdn | Maple Glen, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Urj J & B Camp Harlam | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Als Association of Florida | Ambler, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Teaneck, NJ | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dorot | New York, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Elem Youth in Distress | New York, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abramson Senior Care | Jenkintown, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| America Israel Democracy Coalition | Bryn Mawr, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Jewish History - Yivo | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Israel Center for Excellence Through Education | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jfedla | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keren Or | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation (william & Mary) | Williamsburg, VA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation | North Kingstown, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Gleason | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tikkun Hayam Repair the Sea | Tampa, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Upper Dublin Education Foundation | Maple Glen, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yad Sarah | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel | Annapolis, MD | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Als Greater Ny Chapter | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Beit Hatefusot | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Americans for Ben Gurion University | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Assn | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Newark, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life Kristol Center University of | Newark, DE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jcrc New York | Ny, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jcrc-Ny | Ny, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jevs Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jts | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caring Kind (formerly Alzheimer's Assoc) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Children's Health Alliance for Israel (formerly Mdi) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fels Early Learning Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fels Early Learning Services | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jchai | Bryn Mawr, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Braile Institute | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund USA | Palm Harbor, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation | Ambler, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kisses for Kyle | Willow Grove, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ppef | Irving, TX | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bpsos (center for Asylum Protection | Falls Church, VA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Happy Doggo | Ames, IA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | Wynnewood, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adi Israel Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Als United (association Greater New York Chapter) | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Museums in Israel | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel (yedidya) | Bergenfield, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bloomfield Educational Foundation | Bloomfield, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bpsos (striveful) | Falls Church, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clal | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federations of North America (jerusalem Music Centre) | Ny, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ksla (formerly Delaware Valley Reading Association | North East, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohel Children's Home and Family Services | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Tampa, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Seeach Sod | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| My Face (formerly National Fdtn for Facial Reconstruction) | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Myface | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
74 of 110 (67%) 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 74%, 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.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 134 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 | 62 | $768,000 | $7,500 |
| 2021 | 56 | $798,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $920,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $799,300 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $922,500 | $10,000 |
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
57% of its giving went to organizations in New York. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc'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: Po Box 433, Ft Washington, PA, 19034. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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