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The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 256716020

The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation is a private foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,200 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,800 and the largest $7,200. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $23,500 the year before.

11% 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$24,50010$307,510
2024$23,5009$298,522
2025$22,2009$306,217

How to apply

The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family 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 The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania8$21,700
New York1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Philadelphia Community Kollel Co Rabbi Yechiel Biberfeld
Merion Station, PA
Charitable contribution$7,200
Aish Hatorah
Merion Station, PA
Charitable contribution$3,600
Institute for Jewish Ethics Rabbi Alexander Coleman
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable contribution$3,600
The Chevra Co Jon Erlbaum
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable contribution$2,500
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Charitable contribution$1,800
Chabad of the Main Line Co Rabbi Shraga Sherman
Merion Station, PA
Charitable contribution$1,000
First Seder
Bala Cynwyd, PA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Meor Penn
Merion Station, PA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Chabad House University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Charitable contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation give?

$22,200 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,800.

Who runs The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew Morgenstern (Trustee), Jonathan Morgenstern (Trustee) and Rabbi Sholom Kamenetsky (Trustee).

What does The Arthur & Gail Morgenstern Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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