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Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Ft Washington, Pennsylvania · EIN 510175951

Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Ft Washington, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $922,500 in 56 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $799,300 the year before.

32% 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
2022$920,50056$16.5 million
2023$799,30049$19.6 million
2024$922,50056$20.7 million

How to apply

ContactHarvey Mackler
PO Box 433, Ft Washington, PA 19034-0433
Phone or email(215) 657-5414, jafdtn@gmail.com
What to submitThe application should be submitted through a written application. Those details that relate to the specific required content of the application can be obtained by contacting the foundation.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on limitations or awards, such as by type or location, one's charitable field or endeavor, the type of the applying institution or any other type of factor. Accordingly, as there are no limitations or restrictions inherent in the process, the foundation can affirm to the fact that there is no discrimination of any kind relating to the decisions made by the foundation regarding the approval process for the granting of awards, grants or contributions.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York25$482,500
Pennsylvania10$112,500
Florida5$100,000
New Jersey3$60,000
California3$50,000
Tennessee1$25,000
Massachusetts1$20,000
Virginia2$17,500
Arizona1$15,000
Delaware1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 56 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends Anu (Formerly Beit Hatefutsot)
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
American Friends of Bar Ilan University
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
American Friends of Genesis Foundation
Springfield, NJ
Charitable$50,000
Chamah
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
Friends of Ir David Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
Tampa Jccfederation
Tampa, FL
Charitable$50,000
Western Wall Heritage Foundation
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
Yeshiva University
New York, NY
Charitable$50,000
ALS United (Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter)
Ambler, PA
Charitable$30,000
Ohr Torah Stone
New York, NY
Charitable$30,000
ALS Association Florida Chapter
Tampa, FL
Charitable$25,000
Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation
Memphis, TN
Educational$25,000
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable$25,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
New York, NY
Charitable$20,000
Camera
Boston, MA
Charitable$20,000
Friends of United Hatzalah
New York, NY
Charitable$20,000
Jfedla
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$20,000
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Los Angeles, CA
Religious$20,000
Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind
Warrington, PA
Charitable$15,000
Valley Beit Midrash
Phoenix, AZ
Charitable$15,000
American Technion Society
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Center for Jewish History - Yivo
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Fidf
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life Kristol Center University of
Newark, DE
Charitable$10,000
Hillels of the Florida Suncoast
Tampa, FL
Charitable$10,000
Jewish Braille Institute
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Jewish Federation of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Charitable$10,000
Jewish National Fund USA
Palm Harbor, FL
Charitable$10,000
Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation (William & Mary)
Williamsburg, VA
Charitable$10,000
Tenement Museum (Formerly Lower East Side Tenement Museum)
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Upper Dublin Education Foundation
Maple Glen, PA
Educational$10,000
USC Shoah Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$10,000
Yad Sarah
New York, NY
Charitable$10,000
Abramson Senior Care
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable$7,500
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
Medical$7,500
Bpsos (Center for Asylum Protection
Falls Church, VA
Charitable$7,500
Friends of the Jewish Chapel United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Religious$7,500
Happy Doggo
Ames, IA
Charitable$7,500
Jcrc-Ny
Ny, NY
Charitable$7,500
Jewish Family and Children's Services
Phila, PA
Charitable$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc give?

$922,500 in tax year 2024, across 56 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Harvey Mackler (Pres./Direct.), Randi Windheim (Secy/Direct.), Alexander Mackler (Director) and Jessica Rosenberg (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Joseph Alexander Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and arts and culture.

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