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Jack Silberberg Foundation

Preselected recipients only New Haven, Connecticut · EIN 237112034

Jack Silberberg Foundation is a private foundation in New Haven, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $34,500 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,650 and the largest $20,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $49,500 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$49,50012$1.1 million
2024$34,5008$1.1 million

How to apply

Jack Silberberg Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jack Silberberg Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut2$23,700
New York4$5,300
New Jersey1$4,000
Pennsylvania1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven
Woodbridge, CT
To further charitable purpose - religious charity$20,000
Temple Sinai of Bergen County
Tenafly, NJ
To further charitable purpose - religious charity$4,000
Congregation Mishkan Israel
Hamden, CT
To further charitable purpose - religious charity$3,700
Sutton Place Synagogue
New York, NY
To further charitable purpose - religious charity$1,800
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
To further charitable purpose - educational$1,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
New York, NY
To further charitable purpose - medical$1,500
PS 267 PTA
New York, NY
To further charitable purpose - educational$1,000
American Cancer Society
New York, NY
To further charitable purpose - funding lifesaving research, treatment and care for someone fighting cancer$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jack Silberberg Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Jack Silberberg Foundation give?

$34,500 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,650.

Who runs Jack Silberberg Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Judith Hahn (Manager).

What does Jack Silberberg Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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