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Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation

Cleveland, OH · EIN 34-6546418. Reported 1,112 grants totalling $351.5M to 326 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$351.5Mgranted, 2020-2024
326organizations funded
73%of grantees funded again the next year
$2.3Bassets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,101 and $85,000; the smallest was $1 and the largest $35.1M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
56 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
226 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
143 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
211 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
87 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
120 grants
$100,000 and Up
269 grants

Every organization it funded

All 326 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Mandel Foundation - IsraelJerusalem$89.5M442024
Mandel School for Educational LeadershipJerusalem$58.4M842023
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$39.3M3852024
Jewish Federations of North AmericaNew York, NY$32.5M3852024
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH$28.8M1052024
Secure Community NetworkChicago, IL$7,245,0001342024
Cleveland MetroparksCleveland, OH$6,000,000212023
Western Reserve Land ConservancyMoreland Hills, OH$5,442,256522024
Hebrew Academy of ClevelandCleveland, OH$4,810,000552024
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH$4,454,9001652024
Jerusalem Foundation IncNew York, NY$3,365,000842024
American Academy of Arts & SciencesCambridge, MA$3,149,0411232023
American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY$3,070,000432024
Cleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland, OH$3,022,500952024
Mt Sinai Health FoundationCleveland, OH$3,020,000432023
Western Reserve Historical SocietyCleveland, OH$3,010,000532024
American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityNew York, NY$2,975,000652024
Cuyahoga Community College FoundationCleveland, OH$2,511,1221152024
United Way of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$2,416,750432024
Cleveland Public LibraryCleveland, OH$2,400,000422024
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OH$2,390,0504252024
Cleveland State University FoundationCleveland, OH$2,069,5581042024
Youth Opportunities UnlimitedCleveland, OH$1,632,500952024
Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY$1,600,000432023
Cleveland FoundationCleveland, OH$1,555,000432024
Jewish Review of Books FoundationCleveland Heights, OH$1,505,5001232024
Cleveland Neighborhood ProgressCleveland, OH$1,335,000432023
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland OhiPepper Pike, OH$1,312,000522023
Providence HouseCleveland, OH$1,250,000432024
Greater Cleveland Food Bank IncCleveland, OH$1,153,7501452024
Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY$1,050,000552024
Ohio City IncorporatedCleveland, OH$1,025,000222024
Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority IncNew York, NY$1,000,000112023
Mt Sinai Health Care FoundationCleveland, OH$1,000,000112020
Mandel Jewish Community Center of ClevelandBeachwood, OH$923,699432024
Friends of BreakthroughCleveland, OH$912,641732022
Jewish Community Centers AssociationNew York, NY$900,000652024
University SettlementCleveland, OH$795,000222023
American Academy of Arts and SciencesCambridge, MA$789,173112020
Cleveland Jewish Publication Company FoundationBeachwood, OH$756,000842024
Midtown Cleveland IncCleveland, OH$640,000852024
Lorain County Community College FoundationElyria, OH$616,159222024
Jewish Community Legacy ProjectMarietta, GA$600,000222024
Northern Virginia Community CollegeFairfax, VA$581,853222024
Central Fund of IsraelCedarhurst, NY$575,000322024
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeWashington, DC$550,000312024
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation IncBoston, MA$497,113222024
Jewish Education Center of ClevelandCleveland Heights, OH$475,000642024
Land Studio IncCleveland, OH$455,000532024
Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland, OH$438,902752024
Temple Tifereth IsraelBeachwood, OH$425,000752024
Jewish Federation of DelawareWilmington, DE$418,318852024
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of SNew York, NY$406,087112022
Yeshiva Derech HatorahCleveland Heights, OH$390,0001052024
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH$387,627112020
Leonard and Susan Fuchs Mizrachi SchoolBeachwood, OH$385,000852024
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$374,500532024
Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry IncNew York, NY$350,000222021
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day SchoolBeachwood, OH$342,000752024
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FL$312,500222023
Gross Schechter Day SchoolPepper Pike, OH$310,000552024
Central Europe Center for Research & DocumentationSilver Spring, MD$309,000222023
American Committee for the Weizmann Inst of SciNew York, NY$306,340112024
Rainey InstituteCleveland, OH$266,000652024
Honeymoon IsraelAtlanta, GA$250,000222024
Nonprofit Finance FundNew York, NY$250,000442023
Partnership SchoolsCleveland, OH$250,000212023
University Hospitals Health SystemCleveland, OH$250,000852024
Freidns of Recreation IncPalm Beach, FL$240,000112020
Cleveland Public Library FoundationCleveland, OH$217,000642024
Journey Center for Safety and HealingCleveland, OH$208,500532024
Camp Harbor View Foundation IncBoston, MA$200,000222024
Chaviva High SchoolCleveland Heights, OH$200,000432024
Chronicle of a People Foundation IncNew York, NY$200,000222024
Friends of Bazalel Academy of Arts and Designs IncNew York, NY$200,000112024
RecustomLos Angeles, CA$200,000112024
Jewish Federation of Greater AtlantaAtlanta, GA$190,000542024
The City MissionCleveland, OH$190,000552024
Senior Transportation Connection of Cuyahoga CountCleveland, OH$175,000112022
The Jewish MuseumNew York, NY$175,000432023
Friendship Circle of ClevelandPepper Pike, OH$150,000332024
Jewish Arts CollaborativeNewton Centre, MA$150,000112023
Jewish Home Life Communities IncAtlanta, GA$150,000552024
Nechama Jewish Response to DisasterSt Paul, MN$150,000112024
Nli USA IncNew York, NY$150,000212023
The Salvation ArmyCleveland, OH$150,000542024
Young Judaea Global IncNew York, NY$150,000112021
Ort America IncBeachwood, OH$145,000432024
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA$142,500852024
Fairmount TempleBeachwood, OH$125,000222024
The Museum of Language Arts IncorporatedWashintgon, DC$125,000222024
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH$112,500112020
YWCA of ClevelandCleveland, OH$108,334432023
Chabad at Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH$100,000112023
Friends of Jcc Krakow IncSuffern, NY$100,000112023
Global ClevelandCleveland, OH$100,000112021
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan ChicagoChicago, IL$100,000112020
Jewish Community Center of AshevilleAsheville, NC$100,000112024
Temple Beth ZionBrookline, MA$100,000112024
The Embassy of Israel to the United StatesWashington, DC$100,000222024
American Friends of Leket Israel IncTeaneck, NJ$87,500432024
AdamahReisterstown, MD$85,000112024
Miscellaneous Charities Through Manbro Pe IVCleveland, OH$82,130552024
American Friends of the Israel MuseumNew York, NY$75,000112020
Bikur Cholim of ClevelandCleveland Heights, OH$75,000222021
Montefiore FoundationBeachwood, OH$75,000112020
Museum of the American RevolutionPhiladelphia, PA$75,000332023
Public Media New JerseyNew York, NY$75,000222021
West Park Kamm's Neighborhood DevelopmentCleveland, OH$75,000222024
St Clair Superior Development CorporationCleveland, OH$71,400212024
Camp StoneBeachwood, OH$65,000222024
Maltz Museum of Jewish HeritageBeachwood, OH$65,000432024
Park SynagoguePepper Pike, OH$62,500742024
Congregation Mishkan OrBeachwood, OH$60,000112024
YWCA Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$58,000212024
May Dugan CenterCleveland, OH$57,500332024
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum IncCleveland, OH$57,500442024
Cleveland Public Theatre IncCleveland, OH$56,000752024
Piano ClevelandShaker Heights, OH$55,5001142024
Weber SchoolAtlanta, GA$55,000442024
Legal Aid Society of ClevelandCleveland, OH$54,000942024
Misc Charities Through Foundation InvestmentsCleveland, OH$52,189552024
Birthing Beautiful CommunitiesCleveland, OH$50,300212024
American Friends of Shaalei Torah IncNew York, NY$50,000112020
American Friends of the Association for the AdvancStaten Island, NY$50,000112021
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater BostonBoston, MA$50,000112020
Children's Museum of ClevelandCleveland, OH$50,000552024
College Now Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$50,000552024
Economic Growth FoundationCleveland, OH$50,000552024
Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LA$50,000112020
Green Road SynagogueBeachwood, OH$50,000112021
Jcc Global USA IncHewlett, NY$50,000222024
Jewish Community Center of Greater BostonNewton Centre, MA$50,000112020
Modern Warrior LiveCleveland, OH$50,000432024
Network for Research in Jewish EducationCoral Springs, FL$50,000222022
Northwest NeighborhoodsCleveland, OH$50,000112022
One South EuclidSouth Euclid, OH$50,000112023
Partnership for Inner-City EducationCleveland, OH$50,000112022
St Clair SuperiorCleveland, OH$50,000112022
Tzedek Social Justice FundAsheville, NC$50,000112024
Uja Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New YorNew York, NY$50,000222023
United Jewish CemeteriesCleveland Heights, OH$50,000542024
WNETNew York, NY$50,000212022
Zionist Rabbinic Coalition IncPotomac, MD$50,000112023
University Circle IncorporatedCleveland, OH$47,500552024
B'nai Jeshurun CongregationPepper Pike, OH$47,100222024
IdeastreamCleveland, OH$45,000552024
Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts CenterCleveland, OH$44,377652024
Jewish Kids Group Foundation IncAtlanta, GA$40,000212024
Telos Leadership FoundationChardon, OH$40,000222024
United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland IncCleveland, OH$40,000752024
Bessie's AngelsCleveland, OH$38,854442024
Neighborhood PetsCleveland, OH$37,000532024
Cleveland Hearing and Speech CenterCleveland, OH$35,000552024
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA$35,000442024
Givat Haviva Educational FoundationNew York, NY$35,000332024
Museum of Contemporary Art ClevelandCleveland, OH$35,000552024
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH$32,500552024
Cleveland Sight CenterCleveland, OH$32,500552024
Great Lakes Science CenterCleveland, OH$32,500552024
Intonation MusicChicago, IL$32,500422024
North Shore Congregation IsraelGlencoe, IL$32,500422024
Chabad of Downtown ClevelandCleveland, OH$30,000112024
Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation of AmericaMendham, NJ$30,000112020
Kol Israel Foundation IncBeachwood, OH$30,000332024
Lutheran Metropolitan MinistryCleveland, OH$30,000112020
MeorSilver Spring, MD$30,000112024
Touro SynagogueNew Orleans, LA$30,000322024
Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast OhioCleveland, OH$29,000652024
Apopo US IncWashington, DC$25,000112024
Circle Health ServicesCleveland, OH$25,000552024
Hunger Network of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$25,000222021
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY$25,000112022
Jefferson-Puritas West Park CdcCleveland, OH$25,000112024
Recess ClevelandCleveland, OH$25,000332022
Recovery ResourcesCleveland, OH$25,000552024
Slavic Village DevelopmentCleveland, OH$25,000112024
Cleveland Zoological SocietyCleveland, OH$24,500552024
Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy CenterCleveland, OH$24,500422021
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast OhioBeachwood, OH$24,500112020
Teach for America IncCleveland, OH$24,000112024
Diversity Center of Northeast OhioCleveland, OH$23,500222021
Jewish Family Service AssociationPepper Pike, OH$22,500112020
Vocational Guidance ServicesCleveland, OH$21,500542024
Music SettlementCleveland, OH$21,000552024
Art of Me ProductionsCleveland, OH$20,000222024
Cleveland Restoration SocietyCleveland, OH$20,000552024
Surf Point FoundationBiddleford, ME$20,000112024
Bravo Colorado at Vail - Beaver CreekVail, CO$19,500422024
US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC$18,600432024
Hebrew Free Loan Association Northeast OhioBeachwood, OH$18,000542024
Museum of the Southern Jewish ExperienceNew Orleans, LA$18,000112020
Verb BalletsShaker Heights, OH$18,000322022
Center for Community SolutionsCleveland, OH$17,500552024
Fjc - a Foundation of Donor Advised FundsNew York, NY$17,480212021
Cleveland Municipal School DistrictCleveland, OH$17,000112023
Shoes and Clothes for Kids IncCleveland, OH$17,000552024
The Fishing FoundationBerea, OH$17,000322024
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NY$15,000322023
Beit Ruth for Young Women & Girls at RiskJericho, NY$15,000112024
City Club of ClevelandCleveland, OH$15,000542024
Kby Congregations Together IncBrooklyn, NY$15,000112024
Na'amat USAWoodland Hills, CA$15,000222024
Rollinbuckeyez FoundationEuclid, OH$15,000222022
Seeds of LiteracyCleveland, OH$15,000112023
The Gathering PlaceCleveland, OH$15,000112020
Food Depot to Health IncorporatedCleveland, OH$14,500422023
Men and Women of CentralCleveland, OH$14,500322024
Semach Sedek RiasCleveland, OH$13,600442024
Ohio Contemporary BalletShaker Heights, OH$13,500322024
The Harvard Community Services CenterCleveland, OH$12,513312024
Cleveland Botanical GardenCleveland, OH$12,500552024
New Orleans Museum of ArtNew Orleans, LA$12,500222021
Standup for ChangeCleveland, OH$12,190222023
Collectivexpress IncBratenahl, OH$12,000222024
Miscellaneous Charities Through Lakeside Ptnrs ICleveland, OH$11,765112024
Miscellaneous Charities Through Lakeside PartnersCleveland, OH$11,351442023
Brandon Merritt Charitable FoundationDoral, FL$11,250442024
Group Plan CommissionCleveland, OH$10,547112023
Miscellaneous Charities Through Fio PeCleveland, OH$10,387442024
American Committee for the Weizmann Inst of SciencNew York, NY$10,000112020
American Red CrossCleveland, OH$10,000222023
Children First Fd the Chicago Public Schools FdnChicago, IL$10,000112024
Cleveland Chesed CenterCleveland Heights, OH$10,000112021
Coding SchoolStudio City, CA$10,000112022
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA$10,000112021
Greater Cleveland VolunteersCleveland, OH$10,000552024
Hands on Tzedakah IncBoca Raton, FL$10,000112023
Hebrew University Assoication Jerusalem PalestineJerusalem$10,000112023
Hospice of the Western ReserveCleveland, OH$10,000112022
InmotionBeachwood, OH$10,000112023
Jewish Federation of Greater New OrleansMetairie, LA$10,000112020
Leo Baeck InstituteNew York, NY$10,000112024
Rip Medical DebtRye, NY$10,000112020
Space GalleryPortland, ME$10,000112020
The Edna House for WomenCleveland, OH$10,000412024
The Metrohealth FoundationCleveland, OH$10,000112021
The Negev FoundationCleveland, OH$10,000112023
Miscellaneous Charities Through Chester CapitalCleveland, OH$9,676552024
Hasani Management IncCleveland, OH$9,276632024
Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges IncColumbus, OH$8,500552024
Planned Parenthood of Greater OhioColumbus, OH$8,000542024
Gardening in the DistrictCleveland, OH$7,735412024
Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools FoChicago, IL$7,500112023
Diaper Bank of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$7,500112021
Hillel at University of DelawareNewark, DE$7,500112024
Lakewood Community Service CenterLakewood, OH$7,500112021
TechboomCleveland, OH$7,500422024
Burning River Soccer ClubCleveland, OH$7,000112021
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer FoundationChicago, IL$6,500112023

183 of 326 (56%) 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. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 763 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
134 grants
Education
132 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
130 grants
Religion
50 grants
Human Services
49 grants
Community Improvement
41 grants
International Affairs
37 grants
Youth Development
32 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020131$55.8M$10,000
2021207$51.8M$10,000
2022211$75.3M$10,000
2023279$91.6M$15,000
2024284$77.0M$10,500

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. Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation has 353 of them, worth $686.1M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Mandel Foundation - IsraelJerusalem$78.9M
Mandel Foundation - IsraelJerusalem$68.3M
Mandel Foundation - IsraelJerusalem$53.5M
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$49.0M
Mandel School for Educational LeadershipJerusalem$45.8M
Mandel Foundation - IsraelJerusalem$38.8M
Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting FndBeachwood, OH$37.6M
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$18.0M
Mandel School for Educational LeadershipJerusalem$11.4M
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$7,500,000
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$7,500,000
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$7,500,000
Musical Arts AssociationCleveland, OH$7,000,000
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH$6,250,000
Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH$6,250,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 67% of this one's giving went to organizations in Ohio. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Ohio
$135.6M
New York
$49.9M
Illinois
$7.4M
Massachusetts
$5.4M
Georgia
$1.3M
District of Columbia
$829K
Florida
$631K
Virginia
$582K

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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Ohio.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1000 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH, 44114. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 34-6546418 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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