Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc
Ft Washington, PA · EIN 51-0175951. Reported 223 grants totalling $3,285,800 to 97 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $75,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamah | New York, NY | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $201,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Bar Ilan University | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Ir David Foundation | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Western Wall Heritage Foundation | New York, NY | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Genesis Jerusalem | Springfield, NJ | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tampa Jccfederation | Tampa, FL | $120,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends Anu (formerly Beit Hatefusot) | New York, NY | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Als Association of Philadelphia | Ambler, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Als Association of Florida | Tampa, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends Anu (formerly Beit Hatefutsot) | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Genesis Foundation | Springfield, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| America Israel Friendship League | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Valley Beit Midrash | Phoenix, AZ | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Als United (association Greater Philadelphia Chapter) | Ambler, PA | $32,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Association of Philadelphia | Tampa, FL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Technion | Boca Raton, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Beau Biden Fdn | Wilmington, DE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hillels of the Florida Suncoast | Tampa, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Braille Institute | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation (w&m) | Williamsburg, VA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Upper Dublin Education Fdn | Maple Glen, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Urj J & B Camp Harlam | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| USC Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Als Association Florida Chapter | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Als Association of Florida | Ambler, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fidf | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tenement Museum (formerly Lower East Side Tenement Museum) | New York, NY | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| America Israel Democracy Coalition | Bryn Mawr, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Teaneck, NJ | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dorot | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elem Youth in Distress | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Keren Or | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation | North Kingstown, RI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Team Gleason | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel | Annapolis, MD | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Abramson Senior Care | Jenkintown, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Als Greater Ny Chapter | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Beit Hatefusot | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Americans for Ben Gurion University | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Free Burial Assn | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Newark, DE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Israel Center for Excellence Through Education | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jcrc New York | Ny, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jevs Human Services | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jts | New York, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tikkun Hayam Repair the Sea | Tampa, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caring Kind (formerly Alzheimer's Assoc) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Jewish History - Yivo | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Health Alliance for Israel (formerly Mdi) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fels Early Learning Center | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Braile Institute | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation | Ambler, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kisses for Kyle | Willow Grove, PA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation (william & Mary) | Williamsburg, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upper Dublin Education Foundation | Maple Glen, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yad Sarah | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ppef | Irving, TX | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcrc-Ny | Ny, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Museums in Israel | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Yeshivat Hakotel (yedidya) | Bergenfield, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bpsos (striveful) | Falls Church, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clal | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fels Early Learning Services | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Society | Wynnewood, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life Kristol Center University of | Newark, DE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jchai | Bryn Mawr, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ksla (formerly Delaware Valley Reading Association | North East, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ohel Children's Home and Family Services | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cystic Fibrosis | Tampa, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Seeach Sod | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Myface | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
59 of 97 (61%) 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 71%, across 3 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 105 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62 | $768,000 | $7,500 |
| 2021 | 56 | $798,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $920,500 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $799,300 | $10,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 58% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- 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.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- 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.
- 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 Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 433, Ft Washington, PA, 19034. 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.
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