The Bar-Levav Family Foundation
Southfield, MI · EIN 38-3257742. Reported 238 grants totalling $1,733,240 to 85 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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". The Bar-Levav Family Foundation 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 The Bar-Levav Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $239,730 to them. That is 36% of the $657,740 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 Detroit | federated giving programme | Michigan | $189,930 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater | federated giving programme | Maryland | $48,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $7,200; the smallest was $100 and the largest $75,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uja Federation of New York | New York, NY | $258,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $142,930 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Washington DC | Rockville, MD | $142,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kol Shalom | North Bethesda, MD | $130,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $86,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Masorti Foundation | New York, NY | $58,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $48,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Assoc | New York, NY | $41,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $36,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Darchei Avot | Long Branch, NJ | $31,600 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Compassion & Choices | Denver, CO | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Den Collective | Methesda, MD | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | Detroit, MI | $25,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Assoc | San Francisco, CA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $22,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hazon | New York, NY | $17,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adama Foundation | Venice, CA | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Masorti Olami | New York, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pitchon Lev | Chicago, IL | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Association | New York, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Congregation Sons of Israel | Yonkers, NY | $12,880 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chabad of Downtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | $12,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy | West Bloomfield, MI | $12,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund Michigan | Northbrook, IL | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Washington | Silver Spring, MD | $11,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hillel Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillel Day School | Farmington Hills, MI | $10,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Natal | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rohr Chabad House at Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Msu Hillel | East Lansing, MI | $9,950 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charles Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, MD | $9,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friedns of Darchei Avot | Long Branch, NJ | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Senior Life | Oak Park, MI | $7,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Duvdevan | Farmington Hills, MI | $6,640 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Congregation Shaary Zedek | Southfield, MI | $6,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save Venice | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jrc University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Greater Downtown Detroit | Detroit, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yad Ezra | Berkley, MI | $3,880 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Heart Association | Southfield, MI | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rohr Chabad at Univ of Wisc | Madison, WI | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Univ of Mi Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | $3,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zionist Organization of America | West Bloomfield, MI | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reed College | Portland, OR | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Great Octave Foundation | High Falls, NY | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day School | Rockville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network | West Bloomfield, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Ogen | University Heights, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Congregation Shaarey Zedek | Southfield, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Resource Center at the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Senior Life of Metropolitan Detroit | Oak Park, MI | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zionist Organization of America | New York, NY | $1,540 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Charity Navigator | Saddle Brook, NJ | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries | Detroit, MI | $1,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Book Council | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mabua (via Pef Israel Endowment Funds) | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Lawfare Project | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Sheridan School | Washington, DC | $1,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Chabad of Yorktown | Yorktown Heights, NY | $1,180 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Physicians Fellowship for Medicine in Israel | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Geroge Washington Univ School of Medicine | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Miami Jewish Federation | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Farmers Network | Shelter Isl Hgts, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maret School | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rohr Chabad House of University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Megen David | New York, NY | $680 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Ms Society | Southfield, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gleaners Commumity Food Bank | Detroit, MI | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Epstein Hewbrew Academy | St Lousi, MO | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tamarack Camps | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bbyo | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
51 of 85 (60%) 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 84%, 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.
- Uja Federation of New York
SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND ISRAEL-RELATED CAUSES - Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES, EDUCATION, SECURITY, AND ISRAEL-RELATED PROGRAMS - Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
SUPPORT JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES, EDUCATION, WELFARE, AND ISRAEL-RELATED PROGRAMS - Kol Shalom
SUPPORT JEWISH WORSHIP, LEARNING, COMMUNITY, AND SOCIAL ACTION - Masorti Foundation
SUPPORT PLURALISTIC, TRADITIONAL JUDAISM IN ISRAEL - Hebrew Free Burial Association
SUPPORT FREE, DIGNIFIED TRADITIONAL JEWISH BURIALS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 108 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 | 45 | $318,240 | $1,800 |
| 2022 | 52 | $385,680 | $1,800 |
| 2023 | 48 | $311,260 | $1,890 |
| 2024 | 44 | $323,710 | $2,580 |
| 2025 | 49 | $394,350 | $2,200 |
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
36% 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 The Bar-Levav Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: 29600 Northwestern Highway Ste 107, Southfield, MI, 48034. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 38-3257742 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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