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Jules Podell Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Summit, New Jersey · EIN 136122119

Jules Podell Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Summit, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $99,440 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $14,113. 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 $84,923 the year before.

31% of its 2025 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
2022$85,15357$616,664
2023$88,37641$569,193
2024$84,92335$510,387
2025$99,44043$415,769

How to apply

ContactJama Vitale
PO Box 92, Summit, NJ 07902
Phone or email(914) 636-2414, battiato.office@gmail.com
What to submitLetter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jules Podell Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to New Jersey.

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey14$52,589
New York10$21,088
Florida3$11,380
California4$4,807
North Carolina2$4,581
District of Columbia2$1,793
Virginia2$1,119
Texas1$760
Pennsylvania1$560
Massachusetts2$359

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
JBWS
Morristown, NJ
Charity$14,113
Community Food Bank of NJ
Hillside, NJ
Charity$11,634
Brooke Healey Foundation
New Providence, NJ
Charity$5,725
Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation
Pompano Beach, FL
Charity$5,585
Receptions for Research
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charity$5,545
Hope Lodge Cancer
New York, NY
Charity$5,235
Individual
NY
Charity$5,210
New Rochelle Rotary Club
New Rochelle, NY
Charity$5,000
Patriots Path Council
Cedar Knolls, NJ
Charity$5,000
SMG Foundation
New Providence, NJ
Charity$3,633
Thompson Charitable Foundation
Charlotte, NC
Charity$3,581
HTTV
Summit, NJ
Charity$3,200
Grace Foundation
Summit, NJ
Charity$2,381
Summit Health Cares
New Providence, NJ
Charity$2,082
Don Jones Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Charity$1,875
Csa
New Providence, NJ
Charity$1,860
BABY2BABY
Los Angeles, CA
Charity$1,582
Individual
DC
Charity$1,545
Alzheimers Foundation
New York, NY
Charity$1,500
Creative Coalition
New York, NY
Charity$1,500
Linc Program
New Providence, NJ
Charity$1,308
Individual
CA
Charity$1,000
Foundation Univ of No Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Charity$1,000
Our House
New Providence, NJ
Charity$782
JCP Foundation
Lewisville, TX
Charity$760
Second Chance Rescue NYC
Whitestone, NY
Charity$687
Toys for Tots
Triangle, VA
Charity$577
Individual
PA
Charity$560
Nationl Center for Misisng Exploi
Alexandria, VA
Charity$542
Individual
NY
Charity$506
Individual
NY
Charity$500
Colel Chabad Charity
Brooklyn, NY
Charity$500
Individual
NY
Charity$450
Shining Stars Network Inc
Cranford, NJ
Charity$400
Strike Out for Cancer
Santa Monica, CA
Charity$350
Kimberly Anne Foundation
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Charity$275
Natl Brain Tumor Society
Newton, MA
Charity$256
Ms Foundation Bike Ride
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charity$250
Holiday Cards for Troops
Hollis, NH
Charity$250
Ms Society
Washington, DC
Charity$248

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jules Podell Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jules Podell Foundation Inc give?

$99,440 in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Jules Podell Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jama Vitale (Trustee) and Danielle Proler (Trustee).

What does Jules Podell Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and science and research.

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