The Z S & M Wilf Foundation Inc
Short Hills, NJ · EIN 22-3553441. Reported 435 grants totalling $45.4M to 126 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 Z S & M Wilf Foundation Inc 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
5 of the organizations The Z S & M Wilf Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 22 grants totalling $9,994,049 to them. That is 29% of the $34.4M 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 Metrowest Nj | federated giving programme | New Jersey | $5,375,049 | 4 | 3 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | federated giving programme | New York | $4,485,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | federated giving programme | Minnesota | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The United Jewish Fund and Council | federated giving programme | Minnesota | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater | community foundation | New Jersey | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $3,689,333.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $8,462,500 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest Nj | Whippany, NJ | $5,375,049 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $4,485,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $3,250,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $1,700,000 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| New York University School of Law | New York, NY | $1,625,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $1,230,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston, NJ | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rutgers Hillel | New Brunswick, NJ | $869,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Visual Arts Center of Nj | Summit, NJ | $671,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jafi | New York, NY | $650,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $590,000 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pga Tour First Tee Foundation Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $420,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Israel Education Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Friends of Or National Missions | New York, NY | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $347,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Congregation Etz Chaim | Livingston, NJ | $331,950 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Israel Football League | Tenafly, NJ | $326,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jta-Mjl New Corp | New York, NY | $260,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey | Elizabeth, NJ | $258,250 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pga Tour First Tee Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown, NJ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Secure Community Network | Nashville, TN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Secure Community Network Inc | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The UCLA Foundation | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Uja Federation of New York | New York, NY | $250,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $244,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reut USA | Woodland Hills, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Jewish Educational Center | Elizabeth, NJ | $210,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Fairfield, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clal-the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership Inc | New York, NY | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Newark Academy | Livingston, NJ | $165,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New Brunswick, NJ | $160,000 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance | Palo Alto, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sixpoint Inc | Saint Petersburg, FL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools | New York, NY | $136,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Council on Foreign Relations | New York, NY | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Newark Conservancy Inc | Newark, NJ | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Limmud Fsu International Foundation | New York, NY | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jcc of Central Nj | Scotch Plains, NJ | $120,000 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alabama Holocaust Education Center | Birmingham, AL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Public | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry Street Settlement | New York, NY | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue | Palm Beach, FL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre | New York, NY | $85,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bris Avrohom Center | Hillside, NJ | $80,000 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Minnesota Hillel | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ym-Ywha of Union County Inc | Union, NJ | $79,600 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bnai Brith Youth Organization Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry Inc | New York, NY | $72,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lubavitch Cheder Day School | Saint Paul, MN | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Middle East Media & Research Institute | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minneapolis, MN | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Jewish Fund and Council | St Paul, MN | $62,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cure Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | Clifton, NJ | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Selfhelp Community Services | New York, NY | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of St Paul & Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish News Service Inc | Newton, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel | New York, NY | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Friends of the Jordan River Village | New York, NY | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roots & Wings Foundation | Denville, NJ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roots & Wings Foundation - a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Denville, NJ | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orgs Fund | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Zionist Movement | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Heart of Nj | South River, NJ | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Herzl Camp Association | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ncsy - National Conference of Synagogue Youth Orthodox Union | Teaneck, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union County Torah Center Inc | Westfield, NJ | $19,300 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Israel Bridge | Palm Bch Gdns, FL | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Weitzman National Museum Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Europe Center for Research & Documentation | Silver Spring, MD | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conference of Presidents | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chamah | New York, NY | $14,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Ny | New York, NY | $12,860 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Central Europe Center for Research | Silver Spring, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American Friends of the Jordan River | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Americans for Oxford | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bat Sheva Mitzvah Campaign Inc | Hillside, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clal | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Beis Yisroel | St Louis Park, MN | $10,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillels of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Service of Metrowest | Florham Park, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ncsy - Orthodox Union | Teaneck, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northside Boxing Club | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Place in New York | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest Nj | Whippany, NJ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Torah Academy of Minneapolis | St Louis Park, MN | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| America-Israel Cultural Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Golda Och Academy | West Orange, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillel at University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation Inc | Norwood, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pingry School | Basking Ridge, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lisa B Fishman Foundation Inc | Montville, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ncsej | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Israeli Navy Seals | New York, NY | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Day School | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dysautonomia Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Familial Dysautonomia Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Jewish Broadcasting Inc | Flushing, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ncsej - National Coalition Supporting Eurasian Jewry | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New Jewish Narrative | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Torat Shraga Inc | Lawrence, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
74 of 126 (59%) 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 73%, across 4 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 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.
- Reut USA
TIKKUN OLAM MAKERS SUPPORT - Henry Street Settlement
TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY HUB - Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools
CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT - New York University School of Law
TO SUPPORT THE WEINFELD LAW FUND - The Israel Bridge
TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM - Central Europe Center for Research
TO SUPPORT TWIN CITIES SUMMER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 254 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 | 118 | $9,587,810 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $9,022,450 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 85 | $12.0M | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 75 | $9,167,733 | $25,000 |
| 2025 | 66 | $5,584,483 | $19,000 |
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
49% 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 Z S & M Wilf Foundation Inc'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: 820 Morris Turnpike, Short Hills, NJ, 07078. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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