Micah Philanthropies
Agawam, MA · EIN 80-6093211. Reported 268 grants totalling $24.4M to 99 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". Micah Philanthropies 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
4 of the organizations Micah Philanthropies funded make grants themselves, and it reported 14 grants totalling $3,290,000 to them. That is 21% of the $16.0M 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 Federation of Greater Hartford | federated giving programme | Connecticut | $2,295,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | federated giving programme | New York | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | community foundation | Connecticut | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Communal Fund | federated giving programme | New York | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 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 $40,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $1,160,800.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Jewish Academy Aka Hhne | West Hartford, CT | $4,278,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $2,295,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yeshivat Maharat | Bronx, NY | $1,663,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yct Rabbinical School | Riverdale, NY | $1,603,800 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $1,300,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hadar Institute | New York, NY | $1,111,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Prizmah | New York, NY | $927,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | $700,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Nishmat | New York, NY | $653,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Beit Din | Riverdale, NY | $513,999 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Drisha Institute for Jewish Education | Bronx, NY | $413,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Israel Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sefaria | New York, NY | $363,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ora - Org for the Resolution of Agunot | New York, NY | $342,750 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | $321,450 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sixpoint Inc | Saint Petersburg, FL | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Edf | Washington, DC | $260,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Matan | Monsey, NY | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Eshel Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Honey Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sharsheret Inc | New York, NY | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Beit Midrash Har'el | Teaneck, NJ | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bnai Zion Foundation | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boundless Israel | Waltham, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Israel on Campus Coalition Academic Engag | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kesher Families | Valley Stream, NY | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Citizens Climate Education | Coronado, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Downtown Minyan Torah Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fuente Latina | Hollywood, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jinsa Jewish Inst for National Security | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jj Greenberg Institute | Livingston, NJ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Netivot Shalom | Teaneck, NJ | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ematai Halachic Organ Donor Society | New York, NY | $98,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Moshava | New York, NY | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fjc-a Foundation of Dondor Advised Funds | New York, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fnw Nonprofit Solutions | Minnetonk, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Book Trust Inc | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Limmud North America | Dallas, TX | $74,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| M2 the Institute for Experiential Jewish Education | Brooklyn, NY | $71,456 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leading Edge Alliance | New York, NY | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kehilat Pardes the Rock Creek Synagogue | Rockville, MD | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercaz Seattle | Seattle, WA | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prospect Heights Shul | Brooklyn, NY | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Darim Online | Seattle, WA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Itim | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Philadelphia Shtiebel | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Traveling Press Fund Inc | Saint Petersburg, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Israel of West Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $46,148 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Batsheva Learning Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $46,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Communal Fund | New York, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emunah of America | Boston, MA | $43,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mandell Jewish Community Center | West Hartford, CT | $42,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Shalom Hartman Inst of North America | New York, NY | $41,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jqy | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shalom Task Force | New York, NY | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rutgers Jewish Xperience | Lakewood, NJ | $36,100 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kehillah Jewish Education Fund | Skokie, IL | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kemp Mill Synagogue | Silver Springs, MD | $35,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mesorah New Jersey | Highland Park, NJ | $33,600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Creativity International | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Centre, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Hampden, CT | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Jumpstart - Fiscal Sponsor Jlens | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jinsa Jewish Inst for National Security | Lakewood, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jlens | Walnut Creek, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pardes Institue of Judaic Studies | New York, NY | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Solomon Schechter of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yashar Lachayal | East Brunswick, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emunah of America | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Uri L'tzedek | Scottsdale, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yioz of North Riverdale Yonkers | Montvale, NJ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hollywood Community Kollel Inc | Hollywood, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Broward County | Davie, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fjc - a Foundation of Donor Advised Funds | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Orthodox Leadership Project | Bronx, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Tiferet Israel | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for the Defence of Democracies | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Stamford | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Benjamin | Monticello, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shalom Austin | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shalshelet Shivyoni | Silver Springs, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Torah Links of Middlesex County | East Brunswick, NJ | $9,660 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Keshet Yehuda | Lido Beach, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy | Stamford, CT | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Congregation Agudath Sholom | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Teen Learning Connection | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mikveh Bess Israel of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Israel of East Brunswick | East Brunswick, NJ | $4,646 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices of Hope Inc | Farmington, CT | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Yashar Lachayal | East Brunswick, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
66 of 99 (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 83%, across 4 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, 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.
- New England Jewish Academy Aka Hhne
SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC YEARS 2024-2026 - Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN, COMMUNITY GRANT & JDC FOR UKRAINE - Jewish Federations of North America
COMMUNITY BUILDING WITH JCRC AND BDS IN THE ESG SECTOR - Prizmah
ORTHODOX WOMEN LEADERSHIP PROGAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT - Ohr Torah Stone
HADAS PROGRAM AND HALACHIC PRENUPTIAL INITIATIVE - Hadar Institute
ADVANCED RABBINIC TRAINING PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 158 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 | 34 | $2,387,733 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 45 | $3,892,395 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $4,395,583 | $30,000 |
| 2023 | 65 | $6,796,550 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 72 | $6,938,248 | $50,000 |
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
52% 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 Micah Philanthropies'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: 67 Hunt Street 206, Agawam, MA, 01001. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 80-6093211 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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