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Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc

Accepts applications Lincoln Park, New Jersey · EIN 223649095

Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc is a private foundation in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $317,000 in 52 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $288,000 the year before.

12% of its 2025 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$256,00046$3.4 million
2024$288,00049$3.6 million
2025$317,00052$3.5 million

How to apply

ContactDr Eric Peters
11545 Quiet Valley Place, Tucson, AZ 85749
Phone or email(732) 905-7799
What to submitInformation supporting their group services and tax exempt status
RestrictionsReligious/scholastic/education/family services

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York34$182,000
Arizona4$55,000
New Jersey6$30,000
Massachusetts2$10,000
California1$10,000
Maryland1$10,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
Florida1$5,000
Illinois1$5,000
Pennsylvania1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 52 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tuscan Jewish Community Center
Tuscon, AZ
Schlorship/education$30,000
Yivo Institute for Jewish Research
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$11,000
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Scolorship/education$10,000
Birthright Israel Foundation
New York, NY
Scholorahip/education$10,000
Camp Mountain Chai
San Diego, CA
Schlorship/education$10,000
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School
Rockville, MD
Schlorship/education$10,000
Congregation Chaverim
Tucson, AZ
Schlorship/education$10,000
Colel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
Schlorship/education$6,000
Chai Lifline
New York, NY
Scolorship/education$5,000
Congregation Ahavat Olam
Howell, NJ
Scolorship/education$5,000
American Jewish Historical Foundation
New York, NY
Scolorship/education$5,000
Dorot Inc
New York, NY
Scholorship/education$5,000
Association for Jewish Studies
New York, NY
Scholorship/education$5,000
American Sephardi Foundation
New York, NY
Scholorship/education$5,000
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous
New York, NY
Scholorship/education$5,000
UJA Federation of New York
New York, NY
Scholorship/education$5,000
Ocean County Jewish Federation
Lakewood, NJ
Scholorship/education$5,000
Leo Baeck Society
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Brookville Park Foundation
Brookville, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Chabad of Brookville
Glen Head, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center
Plainview, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
NCF Je Chabad of Mineola
Mineola, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Nassau Museum of Jewish Heritage
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
The City College Fund
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
American Society of Yad Vashem
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Jewish Broadcasting Service
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Chicago, IL
Schlorship/education$5,000
Hebrew Free Burial Society
New York, NY
Schlorship/educaton$5,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DC
Schlorship/education$5,000
Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center
Glen Cove, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Len Mattiace Foundation
Ponte Vedre Beach, FL
Schlorship/education$5,000
National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Anti Defamination League
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Park East Synagogue
CityNew York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Schlorship/education$5,000
Sutton Place Synagogue
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Boundless Israel Inc
Belmont, MA
Schlorship/education$5,000
Friends of Israel Sci Tech Schools
New York, NY
Schlorship/education$5,000
Friends of JCC Krakow
Suffern, NJ
Schlorship/education$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc give?

$317,000 in tax year 2025, across 52 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc?

Its 2025 filing lists Judith H Sininsky (Trustee), Daniel Peters (Trustee) and Erice Peters (Trustee).

What does Charles Grunfeld Foundationinc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and community development.

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