Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living
Orange Village, OH · EIN 46-1811101. Reported 187 grants totalling $9,410,100 to 78 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. Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living 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 $35,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $750,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A More Perfect Union | Henderson, NV | $825,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Orange Village, OH | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honeymoon Israel | Atlanta, GA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of Na | New York, NY | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $395,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resetting the Table | New York, NY | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Org | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dayenu | Grand Rapids, MI | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leading Edge | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pardes | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for the Next Jewish Future | Chicago, IL | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayyim Hayyim | Newton, MA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bend the Arc | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| M2 the Institute for Experiential | Encinitas, CA | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natan Fund | New York, NY | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mechon Hadar | New York, NY | $169,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hadar Institute | New York, NY | $166,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Civic Spirit | Cincinnati, OH | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One America Movement | Bowie, MD | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Jewish Spirituality | New York, NY | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Judaism Unbound | Cincinnati, OH | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement | Washington, DC | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Scholastic Press Association | Los Angeles, CA | $112,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prizmah | New York, NY | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kirva Institute | New York, NY | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ammud | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ayin Press | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beloved | Orange Village, OH | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Field Experiment Grants | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillel | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of North America - Jedi | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Studio Project | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jews of Color Field-Building Initiative - Impact Cubed | Encinitas, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Join for Justice | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Svara | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upstart | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laba | New York, NY | $96,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| At the Well | Washington, DC | $95,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inheiritance Project | Brooklyn, NY | $94,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theatre Dybbuk | Los Angles, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Social Justice Roundtable | Washington, DC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keshet | Boston, MA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reconstructing Judaism | Wyncote, PA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Or Halev | Covina, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Table | New York, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sre Network | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bamidbar | Denver, CO | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beit Torahtah | Orange Village, OH | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Enrichment Center | Chicago, IL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Women International | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism - Gtbd | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Dinner Party | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Jewish University | Skokie, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atra | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Civi Sport | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gashmius | Orange Village, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hebrew College | Newton Centre, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kavod V'nichum | Maplewood, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lab Shul | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palto Alto Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shalom Center | Kenosha, WI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shuva | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Temple of the Stranger | Orange Village, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sacred Spaces | Evanston, IL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| #daf Reactions | Orange Village, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewtina Y Co | Richmond, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Modern Ritual | Orange Village, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Slingshot | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jews United for Justice | Baltimore, MD | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tisch Pdx | Portland, OR | $38,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Kirva Institute | Columbus, OH | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilderness Torah | Berkeley, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| George Mason University Foundation | Fairfax, VA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Witness Institute | Silver Spring, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council of American Jewish Museums | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Union College | Cincinnati, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
65 of 78 (83%) 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 76%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Fidelity Charitable
CONTRIBUTION TO DONOR-ADVISED FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 84 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 | 41 | $1,830,500 | $37,500 |
| 2022 | 41 | $2,034,500 | $37,500 |
| 2023 | 55 | $2,559,100 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $2,986,000 | $32,500 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living has 23 of them, worth $1,066,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Shalom Hartman Institute of Na | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Mechon Hadar | New York, NY | $83,000 |
| M2 the Institute for Experiential | Encinitas, CA | $65,000 |
| Dayenu | Grand Rapids, MI | $50,000 |
| Institute for Jewish Spirituality | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Leading Edge | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Civic Spirit | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| One America Movement | Bowie, MD | $50,000 |
| Pardes | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Jewish Scholastic Press Association | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 |
| Join for Justice | Boston, MA | $40,000 |
| Mayyim Hayyim | Newton, MA | $40,000 |
| Jews of Color Field-Building | Encinitas, CA | $35,000 |
Where its money goes
38% 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 $35,000. 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 Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living'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: 100 Park Avenue Suite 400, Orange Village, OH, 44122. 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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