Katz Family Charitable Trust
Jenkintown, PA · EIN 25-6644879. Reported 182 grants totalling $397,524 to 124 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Katz Family Charitable Trust 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $360 and $2,000; the smallest was $42 and the largest $25,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation | Philadelphia, PA | $65,299 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $44,534 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orot | Melrose Park, PA | $32,048 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beth Sholom Congregation | Elkins Park, PA | $25,312 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perelman Jewish Day School | Wynnewood, PA | $21,578 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy | Bryn Mawr, PA | $19,600 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Heritage Programs | Philadelphia, PA | $12,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aish Chaim | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $10,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chabad at Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $8,970 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $8,213 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Chevra | Philadelphia, PA | $7,920 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Philly Friendship Circle | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $7,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jafco | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $6,835 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kellman Brown Academy | Voorhees, NJ | $6,760 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cousins for a Cure | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Isreal of Margate | Margate City, NJ | $4,510 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillel at Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $3,960 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lubavitch of the Main Line | Ardmore, PA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meor Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Momentum Unlimited | Rockville, MD | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Friendship Circle | Philadelphia, PA | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chabad at Drexel | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tribe 12 | Philadelphia, PA | $3,133 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Crisis Treatment Center | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad Lubavitvh Jewish Center | Rydal, PA | $2,340 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mitzvah Circle Foundation | Norristown, PA | $2,340 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kimmel Cultural Campus | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Perlman Camp | Roslyn, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Yeshiva Dmir | Brooklyn, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Ramah Poconos | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad at Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish War Veterans of the USA | Washington, DC | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaiserman Jcc | Penn Wynne, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kohelet Yeshiva High School | Merion Station, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Living Beyond Breast Cancer | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meor Inc | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philly Music Festival | Wayne, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Real World Leaders | Wyncote, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El | Wynnewood, PA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $1,550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raise the Bar Family Services | Camden, NJ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kohelet Yeshiva | Merion Station, PA | $1,360 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs | New York, NY | $1,355 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waldron Mercy Academy | Merion Station, PA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assoc for Adults With Dev Disabilit | Jenkintown, PA | $1,180 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Yeshiva D'mir | Lakewood, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad Jewish Center at Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chai Lifeline | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | Wilmington, DE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Esperanza Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Israelgives | Zichron Yaakov | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jkppa | Jenkintown, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maccabiah USA | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Missouri Choral Artists | St Marys, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moishe House | Encinitas, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Makom Community | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moishe House | Charlotte, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perlman Jewish Day School | Wynnewood, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Hebrew Day School | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rohr Chabad - Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Israel of Elkins Park | Elkins Park, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jchai | Bryn Mawr, PA | $900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nailba Charitable Foundation | Fairfax, VA | $802 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golden Slipper Club and Charities | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $800 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amit | New York, NY | $720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Yeshiva D'mir | Brooklyn, NY | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assoc for Adults With Developmental Disabilities | Willow Grove, PA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| B'nai Isreal Ohev Zedek | Philadephia, PA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom | Elkins Park, PA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp | New York, NY | $540 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lubavitch of Bucks County | Newtown, PA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michael Levin Lone Soldier Founda | Melville, NY | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americans for Ben-Gurion University | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americans 4 Israel | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad at the Shore - Chai Center | Ventnor City, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| D&k Parkinson's Research Foundation | Absecon, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Hope | Camden, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American College | King of Prussia, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beth Tikvah-B'nai Jeshurun | Glenside, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake Inc | Casco, ME | $360 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of the Poconos | Pocono Lake, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caskey Torah Academy | Wynnewood, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow | Suffren, NY | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hughie and Selma Black Foundation | Greeley, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Itai | Cherry Hill, NJ | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Childrens Service | Philadelphia, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Learning Venture | Jenkintown, PA | $360 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Emergency Preparedness Project | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Katz Jcc | Cherry Hill, NJ | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jeff Kornblau Partners for Patient Advocacy | Jenkintown, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Gravity Forge Gymnastics & Ninja Warrior Training Center | Hatboro, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zoa Greater Philadelphia | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $220 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Families Behind the Badge Children's Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | $187 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Hatzolah Beit Shemesh | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Behind the Badge Foundation | Redmond, WA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Water Action | Philadelphia, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Mikveh Israel | Philadelphia, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Daniel Sweeney Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillel at Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | Wynnewood, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israeli American Council (iac) | Woodland Hills, CA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Kids Rock | Verona, NJ | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael Levin Lone Soldier Foundation | Melville, NY | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nesiv Hatorah Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Community Kollel | Merion Station, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadephia Holocaust Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Susan G Komen for the Cure | Dallas, TX | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The West Hill School | Bryn Mawr, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jafco Family Matters | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Families Behind the Badge | Conshohocken, PA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Sinai | Dresher, PA | $123 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association Del Val Charter | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peter's Place | Radnor, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outspring Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $72 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamec | Elkins Park, PA | $54 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hosp | Memphis, TN | $54 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Humane Society | Pennsauken, NJ | $53 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Business Network | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $42 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
29 of 124 (23%) 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 35%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 Relief Agency
JEWISH/RELIGIOUS OUTREACH - Orot
Jewish Religious Outreach - Jewish Heritage Programs
General Scholarship/Education
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 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 | 40 | $72,486 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 54 | $124,211 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $101,064 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $99,763 | $1,000 |
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
87% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 $1,000. 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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 Katz Family Charitable Trust'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: 207 Thomas Street Ste 100, Jenkintown, PA, 19046. 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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