Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust
Preselected recipients only
Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Waltham, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.1 million in 38 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $350,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$3.1 million
- Number of grants38
- Typical grant$50,000
- Largest grant$350,000
- Assets$5.8 million
- New grantees29%
Giving in 2024 was down from $4.9 million 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.9 million | 60 | $9.5 million |
| 2024 | $3.1 million | 38 | $5.8 million |
How to apply
Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust 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.
What Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 28 | $2.2 million |
| New York | 5 | $693,000 |
| New Jersey | 2 | $55,000 |
| Michigan | 1 | $50,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $25,000 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $15,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Ms Society | To assist people living with multiple sclerosis, and to address the challenges of living with ms. | $350,000 |
| Colel Chabad | To help those who are too old or disabled to fend for themselves as well as individuals and families in crisis such as widows and orphans, new immigrants in transition and impoverished young couples seeking to establish a basic household. | $288,000 |
| Bais Yaakov | To provide comprehensive judaic studies and challenging secular studies education to orthodox jewish young women in an atmosphere that fosters a love of learning, traditional jewish values and ethics, as well as commitment to community. | $275,000 |
| New England Hebrew Academy | To provide religious and secular education for preschool through high school. | $240,000 |
| The Mesivta of Greater Boston | To ensure 100% of their students attend a 4-year college. | $230,000 |
| Gann Academy | To bring together students from all corners of the jewish community to strengthen their identity within a pluralistic school. | $150,000 |
| Shaloh House | To expand children's intellectual curiosity and capabilities and to provide them with an engaging, challenging, and well-rounded academic program, replete with love for jewish tradition, history, language, and values. | $125,000 |
| Brandeis University | To pursue knowledge and its transmission from generation to generation. | $100,000 |
| Epstein Hillel School | To provide a challenging interdisciplinary curriculum that fosters critical thinking, curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning. | $100,000 |
| Hebrew College | To promote deep jewish learning and inspired leadership with a pluralistic environment of open inquiry, intellectual rigor, personal engagement and spiritual creativity. | $100,000 |
| Rofeh International | To reach out to as many jewish families and individuals as possible in the south of boston area to enrich their lives with the spirit of judaism. | $100,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | To provide a religious and secular high school education for boys. | $100,000 |
| Boston Jerusalem Charity Fund | To relieve, to the extent possible, food insecurity. | $75,000 |
| Yad Chaim | To provide support for families in need of food for the sabbath and holidays. | $60,000 |
| 2LIFE Communities | To empower older adults to live with purpose and dignity. | $50,000 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | To care for our patients like they are family, finding new cures, using the finest and the latest technologies, and teaching and inspiring caregivers of tomorrow. | $50,000 |
| Chabad Jewish Center Cape Cod | To promote jewish identity, pride, and continuity; to strengthen the unity of the jewish people. | $50,000 |
| Harvard St Neighborhood Health Center | To provide exemplary care to our communities at every opportunity. | $50,000 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer | To ease the pain and trauma of children while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually and emotionally. | $50,000 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School | To create a jewish educational experience in which each student will be known, belong, be engaged, be inspired and be prepared. | $50,000 |
| The Boston Home | To make a compelling difference in the lives of adults with adavanced progressive neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis, through exceptional clinical care, compassion and innovative programs. | $50,000 |
| Tribetalk Inc | To inspire and mobilize the diverse greater boston jewish community to engage | $50,000 |
| Kollel of Greater Boston Inc | To advance jewish education. | $45,000 |
| American Friends of the Jaffa Institute | To provide educational and social enrichment to disadvantaged children and community members; to increase the nutritional security of impoverished individuals in our service area; to care for and strengthen the emotional and mental well-being of our program participants. | $40,000 |
| Beth Menachem Chabad of Newton | To develope a sense of community and enhance the experience of being jewish. | $35,000 |
| Aish Torah | To meet jewish new yorkers where they are and connect them to their spiritual and cultural inheritance. | $30,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | To advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. | $30,000 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Doylestown | To promote jewish identity, pride, and continuity; to strengthen the unity of the jewish people. | $25,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service | To care for individuals and families by providing exceptional human services guided by jewish traditions of social responsibility, compassion, and respect for all members of the community. Jf&cs fulfills its mission by providing direct services and advancing best practices that support the resilience and well-being of its target populations: new parents and their children, older adults and family caregivers, children and adults with disabilities, and people experiencing poverty, hunger, or domestic abuse. | $25,000 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | To deliver transformative technical and trade education that leads to economic advancement. | $20,000 |
| Jewish Arts Collaboritive Inc | To explore and present the rich, diverse, and creative world of jewish arts and culturepast, present, and futureto the widest possible audience, in venues across greater boston | $20,000 |
| Bayit Cham | To provide the best support for people facing mental health challenges. | $15,000 |
| Ezer Mizion | To provide vitally needed assistance to individuals and their families facing health challenges such as cancer and to the elderly, handicapped and children with special needs so as to empower and assist such individuals in maintaining independence, restoring life function, preserving dignity and improving quality of life. | $15,000 |
| Providence Promise | To promote high education aspirations and more equitable opportunities for providence public school students. | $15,000 |
| Tag Boston | To provide the community with the tools to engage in technology in a deliberate, healthy and responsible manner consistent with their unique jewish values. | $15,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | To provide person-centered medical care in a homelike setting for patients with chronic and complex illnesses. | $10,000 |
| Jewish Health Organization | To ensure access to exceptional medical care for children and adults worldwide who are facing life-threatening issues. | $10,000 |
| Stonybrook Foundation | To advance the goals and strategic plan of stony brook university by raising and managing private funds on the university's behalf. | $10,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Richard Slifka
- Rosalyn Slifka
Questions people ask
Does Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust give?
$3.1 million in tax year 2024, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.
Who runs Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust?
Its 2024 filing lists Richard Slifka (Trustee) and Rosalyn Slifka (Trustee).
What does Rosalyn and Richard Slifka Charitable Trust fund?
Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.