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Jack Yanoff Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 843131321

Jack Yanoff Family Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $343,500 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $355,000 the year before.

29% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$355,00014$8.0 million
2024$343,50016$8.8 million

How to apply

Jack Yanoff Family 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 Yanoff Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California15$333,500
District of Columbia1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin
San Rafael, CA
Building Fund$50,000
Greenlight Clinic
Greenbrae, CA
General & Unrestricted$50,000
Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$30,500
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$25,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisc
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$25,000
Jewish Family & Childrens Services
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$25,000
The Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$25,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$20,000
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Santa Rosa, CA
General & Unrestricted$20,000
Congregation Rodef Sholom of Marin
San Rafael, CA
Annual Fund$18,000
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
San Francisco, CA
Charitable Event$10,000
Dignitymoves
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Protect Democracy Project
Washington, DC
General & Unrestricted$10,000
San Francisco Food Bank
San Francisco, CA
General & Unrestricted$10,000
Friends in Sonoma Helping
Sonoma, CA
General & Unrestricted$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jack Yanoff Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jack Yanoff Family Foundation give?

$343,500 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Jack Yanoff Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ellen Kahn (Dir), Beatrice Katz (Dir, Sec, CFO) and Karen Katz (Dir, Pres).

What does Jack Yanoff Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and food and hunger.

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