FundersPennsylvania

Katz Family Charitable Trust

Jenkintown, PA · EIN 25-6644879. Reported 182 grants totalling $397,524 to 124 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$397,524granted, 2021-2024
124organizations funded
35%of grantees funded again the next year
$279,575assets, 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. Katz Family Charitable Trust 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $360 and $2,000; the smallest was $42 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
80 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
82 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
15 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
3 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Jewish FederationPhiladelphia, PA$65,299522023
Jewish Relief AgencyBala Cynwyd, PA$44,534542024
OrotMelrose Park, PA$32,048442024
Beth Sholom CongregationElkins Park, PA$25,312642024
Perelman Jewish Day SchoolWynnewood, PA$21,578432023
Jack M Barrack Hebrew AcademyBryn Mawr, PA$19,600542024
Jewish Heritage ProgramsPhiladelphia, PA$12,600332024
Aish ChaimBala Cynwyd, PA$10,100332024
Chabad at Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$8,970222023
Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA$8,213322024
The ChevraPhiladelphia, PA$7,920332024
Philly Friendship CircleBala Cynwyd, PA$7,200222024
JafcoBala Cynwyd, PA$6,835332023
Kellman Brown AcademyVoorhees, NJ$6,760432024
Jewish National FundNew York, NY$6,000212023
Cousins for a CurePittsburgh, PA$5,500112022
Young Isreal of MargateMargate City, NJ$4,510112022
Hillel at Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$3,960332024
Lubavitch of the Main LineArdmore, PA$3,600112021
Meor FoundationSilver Spring, MD$3,600112022
Momentum UnlimitedRockville, MD$3,600222024
Philadelphia Friendship CirclePhiladelphia, PA$3,600222023
Chabad at DrexelPhiladelphia, PA$3,500112021
Tribe 12Philadelphia, PA$3,133222024
Children's Crisis Treatment CenterPhiladelphia, PA$3,000112021
Jewish National FundBala Cynwyd, PA$2,500112024
Chabad Lubavitvh Jewish CenterRydal, PA$2,340112021
Mitzvah Circle FoundationNorristown, PA$2,340222023
Kimmel Cultural CampusPhiladelphia, PA$2,000222023
Perlman CampRoslyn, NY$2,000112024
American Friends of Yeshiva DmirBrooklyn, NY$1,800112021
Camp Ramah PoconosBala Cynwyd, PA$1,800112023
Chabad at Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$1,800112021
Jewish War Veterans of the USAWashington, DC$1,800112023
Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving IndependenceBryn Mawr, PA$1,800112024
Kaiserman JccPenn Wynne, PA$1,800112024
Kohelet Yeshiva High SchoolMerion Station, PA$1,800112024
Living Beyond Breast CancerBala Cynwyd, PA$1,800112024
Meor IncNew York, NY$1,800112021
Philly Music FestivalWayne, PA$1,800112021
Real World LeadersWyncote, PA$1,800112022
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth ElWynnewood, PA$1,800112022
Stand With USLos Angeles, CA$1,550112022
Raise the Bar Family ServicesCamden, NJ$1,500112024
Kohelet YeshivaMerion Station, PA$1,360222023
Federation of Jewish Men's ClubsNew York, NY$1,355112022
Waldron Mercy AcademyMerion Station, PA$1,250112022
Assoc for Adults With Dev DisabilitJenkintown, PA$1,180222023
American Friends of Yeshiva D'mirLakewood, NJ$1,000112024
Chabad Jewish Center at Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112024
Chai LifelineNew York, NY$1,000112021
Congregation Beth ShalomWilmington, DE$1,000112024
Esperanza ShelterSanta Fe, NM$1,000112022
Hebrew Free Loan SocietyNew York, NY$1,000112024
IsraelgivesZichron Yaakov$1,000112024
JkppaJenkintown, PA$1,000112023
Maccabiah USAPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112022
Missouri Choral ArtistsSt Marys, KS$1,000112023
Moishe HouseEncinitas, CA$1,000112022
Makom CommunityPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112024
Moishe HouseCharlotte, NC$1,000112021
Perlman Jewish Day SchoolWynnewood, PA$1,000112022
Philadelphia Hebrew Day SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112024
Rohr Chabad - Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112024
Young Israel of Elkins ParkElkins Park, PA$1,000112021
JchaiBryn Mawr, PA$900222022
Nailba Charitable FoundationFairfax, VA$802442024
Golden Slipper Club and CharitiesBala Cynwyd, PA$800322022
AmitNew York, NY$720222022
American Friends of Yeshiva D'mirBrooklyn, NY$540112023
Assoc for Adults With Developmental DisabilitiesWillow Grove, PA$540112024
B'nai Isreal Ohev ZedekPhiladephia, PA$540112022
Congregation Beth SholomElkins Park, PA$540112023
Foundation for Jewish CampNew York, NY$540222022
Lubavitch of Bucks CountyNewtown, PA$540112024
Michael Levin Lone Soldier FoundaMelville, NY$540112023
Americans for Ben-Gurion UniversityNew York, NY$500112022
Americans 4 IsraelWashington, DC$500112021
Chabad at the Shore - Chai CenterVentnor City, NJ$500112024
D&k Parkinson's Research FoundationAbsecon, NJ$500112022
Project HopeCamden, NJ$500112024
American CollegeKing of Prussia, PA$360112021
Beth Tikvah-B'nai JeshurunGlenside, PA$360112022
Camp Sunshine at Sebago Lake IncCasco, ME$360222022
Chabad Lubavitch of the PoconosPocono Lake, PA$360112023
Caskey Torah AcademyWynnewood, PA$360112024
Friends of Jcc KrakowSuffren, NY$360112024
Hughie and Selma Black FoundationGreeley, PA$360112021
ItaiCherry Hill, NJ$360112023
Jewish Family & Childrens ServicePhiladelphia, PA$360112022
Jewish Learning VentureJenkintown, PA$360222023
Jewish Emergency Preparedness ProjectBala Cynwyd, PA$360112024
Katz JccCherry Hill, NJ$360112024
Jeff Kornblau Partners for Patient AdvocacyJenkintown, PA$300112024
The Gravity Forge Gymnastics & Ninja Warrior Training CenterHatboro, PA$250112024
Zoa Greater PhiladelphiaBala Cynwyd, PA$220112023
Families Behind the Badge Children's FoundationConshohocken, PA$187112024
American Friends of Hatzolah Beit ShemeshBrooklyn, NY$180112024
Behind the Badge FoundationRedmond, WA$180112021
Clean Water ActionPhiladelphia, PA$180112022
Congregation Mikveh IsraelPhiladelphia, PA$180112023
Daniel Sweeney FundPhiladelphia, PA$180112022
Hillel at Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$180112022
Hebrew Free Loan SocietyWynnewood, PA$180112021
Israeli American Council (iac)Woodland Hills, CA$180112024
Little Kids RockVerona, NJ$180112021
Michael Levin Lone Soldier FoundationMelville, NY$180112021
Nesiv Hatorah IncLakewood, NJ$180112023
Philadelphia Community KollelMerion Station, PA$180112022
Philadephia Holocaust FoundationPhiladelphia, PA$180112023
Susan G Komen for the CureDallas, TX$180112023
The West Hill SchoolBryn Mawr, PA$180112024
Jafco Family MattersBala Cynwyd, PA$175112024
Families Behind the BadgeConshohocken, PA$125112023
Temple SinaiDresher, PA$123112024
Alzheimer's AssociationPhiladelphia, PA$100112022
Alzheimer's Association Del Val CharterPhiladelphia, PA$100112021
Project HomePhiladelphia, PA$100112023
Peter's PlaceRadnor, PA$100112024
Outspring IncBrooklyn, NY$72112024
HamecElkins Park, PA$54112022
St Jude Childrens Research HospMemphis, TN$54112022
Humane SocietyPennsauken, NJ$53112022
Jewish Business NetworkDobbs Ferry, NY$42112021

29 of 124 (23%) 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 35%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 88 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
18 grants
Human Services
17 grants
Religion
17 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
8 grants
Arts & Culture
5 grants
Health Care
5 grants
Recreation & Sports
4 grants
International Affairs
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202140$72,486$1,000
202254$124,211$1,000
202341$101,064$1,000
202447$99,763$1,000

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. 87% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Pennsylvania
$344K
New York
$19K
New Jersey
$16K
Maryland
$7K
California
$3K
District of Columbia
$2K
Kansas
$1K
Delaware
$1K

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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.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc46 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund43 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program40 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust39 shared recipientsJewish Federation of Greater26 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc26 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. 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 Pennsylvania.
  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 Katz Family Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 207 Thomas Street Ste 100, Jenkintown, PA, 19046. 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 25-6644879 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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