Taube Foundation for Jewish Life
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3244838. Reported 226 grants totalling $18.8M to 122 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 122 distinct organizations, with 15% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 47% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $35,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $85,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $1,578,300. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | $2,885,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews Inc | New York, NY | $2,097,361 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,342,275 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | Palo Alto, CA | $997,725 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Emanu-El | San Francisco, CA | $812,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Jewish Community Center | Foster City, CA | $795,450 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fjc | New York, NY | $745,600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Bernard Osher Marin Jewish Community Center 07-01-95 | San Rafael, CA | $648,725 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Federation of S F Marin Peninsula & Sonoma Counties | San Francisco, CA | $526,400 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Silicon Valley | Los Gatos, CA | $507,100 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc | Suffern, NY | $383,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of the East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $301,725 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | San Francisco, CA | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $230,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $216,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Onetable Inc | New York, NY | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | $200,201 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louis D Brandeis Center Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Claremont Inst for the Study of Statesmanship & Polit Philosophy | Claremont, CA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Israeli Navy Seals Inc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends Of@duvdevan | Farmington Hills, MI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sharks Foundation | San Jose, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rimon Club Z Inc | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Berkeley Music Group | Berkeley, CA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Katahdin Productions | Los Angeles, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Levy Family Campus | Los Gatos, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Oakland, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| All Hands and Hearts Smart Response Inc | Mattapoisett, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Natal Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden State Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zaka North Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $93,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Americans for Oxford Inc | New York, NY | $92,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Elnet | Skokie, IL | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Jewish Culture Festival Society Inc | Huntingdon Valley, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Jewish Comm Publications | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| U C Santa Cruz Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Europe Center for Research & Documentation Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chevra Kadisha-Sinai Memorial Chapel | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | E Palo Alto, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc | Dunwoody, GA | $68,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Areivim Philanthropic Group Inc | New York, NY | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chabad of S Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Industry Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lawfare Project Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mills College | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School | Foster City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Forty Niners Foundation | Santa Clara, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Childrens Services | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Bayit Inc | Berkeley, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taube Family Foundation | Belmont, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Creative Change | Washington, DC | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All Stars Helping Kids | Santa Clara, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perlman Music Program Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Riekes Center for Human Enhancement | Menlo Park, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Beth Hatefutsot | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Scholars | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International March of the Living Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Story Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Studio Project | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Khan Academy Inc | Mountain View, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liberty Justice Center | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| M2 the Institute for Experiential Jewish Education | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Magnes Museum Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Notre Dame De Namur University | Belmont, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Usta Northern California | Alameda, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California | San Francisco, CA | $23,312 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cityside Journalism Initiative | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House California | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Freedom of Religion for Israel Inc | Irvine, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Conference on Soviet Jewry | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Lehrhaus the Bay Area Hub for Adult Jewish Learning | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Benjamin Inc | Howell, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Think Freely Media Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| America Israel Democracy Coalition | Wynnewood, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| De Toledo High School | West Hills, CA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hold on to Your Music Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad House | San Jose, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Mind Institute Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart Labs Inc | Santa Monica, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pivotal Connections | San Jose, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brandeis Hillel Day School - Marin | San Rafael, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 2048 the Second Century | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of the Tel Aviv University Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association for Jewish Studies Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Noe Valley | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation Beth Sholom San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free to Choose Network | Erie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Innovation Reef & Wildlife Conservancy Inc | San Carlos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Film Institute | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage a Living Memorial to the Holocaust | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Genesis Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | Cupertino, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Jewish Campus Life Inc | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Fit Kids Foundation Inc | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Philanthropy Roundtable Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Value Culture | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Institute for the Advancement of Education in Jaffa Inc | Bergenfield, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
50 of 122 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
STRENGTHENING JEWISH ENGAGEMENT FOR BAY AREA YOUNG ADULTS - Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
POWER IN PARTNERSHIP FUND GRANTS - The Claremont Institute
RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING PROJECTS - Washington Institute for Near East Policy
TAUBE SENIOR FELLOW DAVID SCHENKER - American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER WARSAW - Club Z (rimon Club Dba Club Z)
EXPANSION OF SERVICES IN THE BAY AREA AND ELSEWHERE ON THE WEST COAST
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 104 of 122 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | $2,448,847 | $25,000 |
| 2021 | 47 | $7,222,059 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $4,247,134 | $35,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $3,204,733 | $37,500 |
| 2024 | 33 | $1,653,101 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
49% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $35,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Taube Foundation for Jewish Life's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 45 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 2150 Post St Po Box 159004, San Francisco, CA, 94115.
EIN 94-3244838 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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