The Moses Feldman Family Foundation
Bethesda, MD · EIN 20-2086533. Reported 167 grants totalling $10.4M to 65 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. 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". The Moses Feldman 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
4 of the organizations The Moses Feldman Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 13 grants totalling $2,386,700 to them. That is 28% of the $8,650,000 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 | federated giving programme | Pennsylvania | $2,060,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Funders Network | grantmaking organization | New York | $240,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas | federated giving programme | Texas | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of | federated giving programme | New York | $11,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 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 $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $550,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $2,060,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $580,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $470,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clean Energy Works | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $360,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Activate Global Inc | Berkeley, CA | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Caucus of Environmental Legislators | Washington, DC | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $275,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fuente Latina Inc | Miami, FL | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $240,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Peace Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The World Union for Progressive Judaism Ltd | New York, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | Lewiston, ME | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Sustainability Laboratory Inc | New York, NY | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Protect Democracy | Washington, DC | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Partnership School | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Lands Trust | Media, PA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Madre | New York, NY | $82,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Prime Coalition Inc | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Angels Foster Family Agency | San Diego, CA | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bank Street College of Education | New York, NY | $46,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Roman Catholic Church of the Ascension | New York, NY | $46,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Bishop's School | La Jolla, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Broadway Community Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc | Foxboro, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Israaid (us) Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jerusalem Foundation Inc | New York City, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edgemont School Foundation Inc | Scarsdale, NY | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities Revolutionizing Open Public Spaces (crops) | Linwood, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Ps 165 Robert E Simon Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Israel of New Rochelle | New Rochelle, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | New York, NY | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 92ND Street Y | New York, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Outdoor Outreach | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Temple Hillel | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific Ridge School | Carlsbad, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The World Union for Progressive Judiasm Ltd | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's School for Child-Centered Education Inc | La Jolla, CA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Sisters Place | White Plains, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc | New York, NY | $11,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cteen Upper West Side Inc | New York City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Klezmer Institute Inc | Yonkers, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 1636 Heritage Partnership Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bank Street College | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cerebral Palsy of Westchester Inc | Port Chester, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edgemont Scholarship Council Inc | Scarsdale, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greenburgh Nature Center | Scarsdale, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenburgh Nature Center-Nunataks Ltd | Scarsdale, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Rider Stables Inc | Great Barrington, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
42 of 65 (65%) 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 77%, 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, 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.
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
MOSES AND SUSAN FELDMAN PHILANTHROPIC FUND - Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
MORRIS ARBORETUM - DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES FUND - Bates College
FELDMAN FAMILY FUND FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIPS - Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR SHAHARIT - Brandeis University
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRACTICUM STIPENDS - Appalachian Mountain Club
CLIMATE COMMUNICATIONS FELLOW
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 123 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 | 39 | $2,300,000 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 41 | $2,750,000 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 45 | $2,780,000 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 42 | $2,555,000 | $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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Moses Feldman Family Foundation has 8 of them, worth $1,160,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Bates College | Lewiston, ME | $300,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $150,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $150,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $150,000 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas | Dallas, TX | $50,000 |
| Natural Lands Trust | Media, PA | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
29% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Moses Feldman Family Foundation'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: 4801 Hampden Lane 106, Bethesda, MD, 20814. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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