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Jaffe Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pepper Pike, Ohio · EIN 346520456

Jaffe Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Pepper Pike, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $20,331 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $100 and the largest $14,781. 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 $22,250 the year before.

8% of its 2024 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
2022$24,66625$405,990
2023$22,25026$401,597
2024$20,33125$448,407

How to apply

Jaffe Charitable 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 Jaffe Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio18$19,281
New York7$1,050

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$14,781
Telshe Yeshiva
Wickliffee, OH
Religious$1,500
Kollel Yad Chaim Mordechai
Beachwood, OH
Religous$600
Congregation Shomer Shabbos
Cleveland, OH
Religious$500
Torah Life Institute
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$500
Torah Schools for Israel
New York, NY
Religious$500
Aish Hatorah
Cleveland, OH
Religious$250
Jewish Learning Connection
University Heights, OH
Religious$250
American Society for Protection of
New York, NY
Religious$200
Hillel Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Religious$200
Chabad
Cleveland, OH
Religious$100
Friends of Israel
New York, NY
Religious$100
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$100
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Religious$100
Zemach Zedek
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$100
Cleveland Community Mikveh
University Heights, OH
Religious$100
Chesed Shel Emeth
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$50
Hebrew Free Loan Association
Beachwood, OH
Religious$50
Jewish Day Nursery
Shaker Heights, OH
Religious$50
Jewish Sacred Society
University Heights, OH
Religous$50
Matan B'sayser
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$50
Mikveh Association
Cleveland Heights, OH
Religious$50
Yivo
Nfew York, NY
Religious$50
Yeshiva Be'er Shmuel
Brooklyn, NY
Religious$50
Yeshiva Farm Settlement
Brooklyn, NY
Religious$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jaffe Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jaffe Charitable Foundation give?

$20,331 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $100.

Who runs Jaffe Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jim Jacobs (Administrato), Daniel Jaffe (Trustee), Anne Jacobs (Trustee) and David Jaffe (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Jaffe Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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