The Sonkin Family Foundation
Palm Beach Gardens, FL · EIN 38-3322771. Reported 175 grants totalling $905,057 to 86 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 Sonkin 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 Sonkin Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $450,776 to them. That is 74% of the $608,686 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 Palm Beach County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $418,206 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Detroit | federated giving programme | Michigan | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Florida | $2,570 | 2 | 2 | 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 $145. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $1,000; the smallest was $36 and the largest $248,570.
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 Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $418,206 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Transportation Alternatives Progam | Lansing, MI | $179,820 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Judea | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $68,315 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Women's Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $54,003 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | Bloomfiled Hills, MI | $31,555 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $26,145 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chautauqua Institute | Chautauqua, NY | $10,073 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Insight Through Education | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $9,603 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center - Detroit | West Bloomfield, MI | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Chlidren's Services | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Congregation | Cautauqua, NY | $5,180 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $5,025 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballenisles Charities Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ort America | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Greenacres, FL | $3,545 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ballen Isles Charities Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $2,570 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber - Jimmy Fund | Brookline, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| B'nai Brith International | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Congregation of Chautauqua | Chautauqua, NY | $1,760 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth, FL | $1,570 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emergency Medical Assistance (ema) | Ocala, FL | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pace Center for Girls | Palm Springs, FL | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pearl of Israel Charity Fdtn | Davie, FL | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $1,180 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Children Service Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,068 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Birthright Isreal Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Institute of Arts | Detroit, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Melton Foundation | Wilmington, DE | $608 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Historical Society | New York, NY | $546 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Everett Jewish Life Center | Chautauqua, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcc - Mandel | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $472 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hillel of Metro Detroit | Detroit, MI | $460 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel | New York, NY | $460 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Norton Museum | West Palm Beach, FL | $435 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Society for Technion | Farmington Hills, MI | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Antidefamation League | New York, NY | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mazon | Los Angeles, CA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Naral - Pro Choice | Washington, DC | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Holocaust Memorial | Washington, DC | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $389 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Museum of Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $380 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Yiddish Book Center (aice) | Chevy Chase, MD | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Smithsonian | Washington, DC | $355 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Society Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Museum of Tolerance | New York, NY | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Hospice | West Bloomfield, MI | $280 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Fund | West Palm Beach, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Hebrew Univ | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Berkley Cubs Baseball Team | Berkley, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cultural Council of Palm Beach Cty | Lake Worth, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdcorg | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America | Washington, DC | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Jewish Fund Lockbox | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Roger Tory Peterson Institute | Jamestown, NY | $151 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| N 1 Foudation | Brooklyn, NY | $144 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center - Mandel | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $136 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dorot Bat Gurion | Boynton Beach, FL | $108 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Hebrew Universi | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Mgn David Adom | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americans for Ben-Gurion University | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bnai Brith | W Bloomfield, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burton School PTA | Huntington Woods, MI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crib-Efrat | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hias Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillel of Broward County Fl | Boca Raton, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Jewish Lockbox | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nattional Geographic | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Chesed Abraham | Ferndale, MI | $80 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mounts Botanical Garden | West Palm Beach, FL | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Herizon | West Palm Beach, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
44 of 86 (51%) 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 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 81 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 | 50 | $80,876 | $200 |
| 2022 | 37 | $95,575 | $100 |
| 2023 | 47 | $342,184 | $100 |
| 2024 | 41 | $386,422 | $246 |
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
64% of its giving went to organizations in Florida.
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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 Sonkin 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: 32 Saint Thomas Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, 33418. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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