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Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation

Accepts applications Cleveland, Ohio · EIN 346546418

Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation is a private foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $215 million in 284 grants; the typical grant was $10,500 and the largest $35.1 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $258 million the year before.

28% 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$258 million279$2.3 billion
2024$215 million284$2.3 billion

How to apply

ContactJehuda Reinharz
1000 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone or email(216) 875-6500
What to submitNo formal application form is used. The following information should accompany any request: 1) description of project and justification for grant. 2) amount of grant requested and term of grant. 3) pertinent financial information. 4) IRS exemption status including copy of exemption letter.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to Ohio. It also paid $35.1 million in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio198$27.0 million
New York30$10.9 million
Illinois8$832,500
Georgia8$720,000
Massachusetts5$673,337
District of Columbia10$665,500
Virginia1$365,517
California3$208,000
North Carolina2$150,000
Minnesota1$150,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 284 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Mandel Foundation - IsraelAnnual Operating Support$35.1 million
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Endowment Funding$6.3 million
Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY
Program Support$3.1 million
Musical Arts Association
Cleveland, OH
Endowment Funding$3.0 million
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Moreland Hills, OH
Capital Campaign$2.1 million
Musical Arts Association
Cleveland, OH
General Operating Support$1.8 million
American Friends of the Hebrew University
New York, NY
Program Support$1.3 million
Musical Arts Association
Cleveland, OH
Endowment Funding$1.2 million
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Project Support$1.0 million
Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY
Project Support$1.0 million
Western Reserve Land Conservancy
Moreland Hills, OH
Capital Campaign$1.0 million
Jerusalem Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Capital Campaign$750,000
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland, OH
Capital Campaign$600,000
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland, OH
Capital Campaign$600,000
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland, OH
Capital Campaign$600,000
Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY
Contribution Funding$600,000
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
Cleveland, OH
Program Support$550,000
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Program Support$510,000
Jerusalem Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Capital Campaign$500,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Project Support$500,000
Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY
Contribution Funding$500,000
Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY
Contribution Funding$500,000
Musical Arts Association
Cleveland, OH
Endowment Funding$500,000
Jewish Community Legacy Project
Marietta, GA
Project Support$450,000
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Program Support$447,900
Cleveland State University Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Program Support$440,958
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Program Support$402,926
Secure Community Network
Chicago, IL
Project Support$400,000
Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY
Contribution Funding$375,000
Secure Community Network
Chicago, IL
Project Support$375,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland
Beachwood, OH
Project Support$366,422
Northern Virginia Community College
Fairfax, VA
Program Support$365,517
Lorain County Community College Foundation
Elyria, OH
Program Support$316,437
American Committee for the Weizmann Inst of Sci
New York, NY
Program Support$306,340
Central Fund of Israel
Cedarhurst, NY
General Operating Support$300,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Program Support$278,235
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc
Boston, MA
Program Support$273,337
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
New York, NY
Project Support$260,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Washington, DC
Project Support$250,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
Washington, DC
Project Support$250,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation give?

$215 million in tax year 2024, across 284 grants, with a typical grant of $10,500.

Who runs Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mark A Madeja (Coo, Treasurer & Secretary), Stephen H Hoffman (Chairman), Jehuda Reinharz (Ceo & President) and Mala Garg (Trustee) among 15 officers and trustees.

What does Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation fund?

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

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