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The Joselow Foundation

Preselected recipients only Radnor, Pennsylvania · EIN 237028908

The Joselow Foundation is a private foundation in Radnor, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $130,344 in 71 grants; the typical grant was $859 and the largest $18,000. 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 $162,118 the year before.

15% 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$146,7041$3.2 million
2024$162,11874$3.5 million
2025$130,34471$3.8 million

How to apply

The Joselow 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 Joselow Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 19 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York27$67,047
Florida10$34,437
District of Columbia6$5,157
California6$5,156
Pennsylvania3$2,579
Virginia3$2,578
New Jersey2$1,720
Oregon2$1,719
Tennessee2$1,719
New Hampshire1$860

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 71 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Colel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$18,000
American Committe for the Weizmann Institute of Science Inc
New York, NY
For general support$10,000
Colel Chabad
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$10,000
Talmudic College of Florida
Miami, FL
For general support$10,000
Talmudic College of Florida
Miami, FL
For general support$5,860
Friends of Kishinev Jewry
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$5,000
Friends of WLRN
Miami, FL
For general support$5,000
Karrington Kare Rescue
Homestead, FL
For general support$5,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York City, NY
For general support$5,000
Anything Pawsible Rescue
Pompano Beach, FL
For general support$2,500
SGT Canines Inc
North Miami, FL
For general support$2,000
Karrington Kare Rescue
Homestead, FL
For general support$1,500
American Friends of Meir Panim
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$1,000
Peylim Lev Lachim
Lakewood, NJ
For general support$860
Red Bucket Equine Rescue
Chino Hills, CA
For general support$860
Refuah Yeshuah
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$860
Share Our Strength
Philadelphia, PA
For general support$860
Student Conservation Association
Philadelphia, PA
For general support$860
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ithaca, NY
For general support$860
The Gush Etzion Foundation
Bedford, NH
For general support$860
The Hebron Fund
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$860
The Jane Goodall Institute
Washington, DC
For general support$860
The Jewish National Fund
New York City, NY
For general support$860
The National Audubon Society
New York, NY
For general support$860
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
For general support$860
The Public Theater
New York, NY
For general support$860
The Seeing Eye
Morristown, NJ
For general support$860
The Trust for Public Land
Los Angeles, CA
For general support$860
The Wilderness Society
Washington, DC
For general support$860
Tiger Haven
Kingston, TN
For general support$860
White Wolf Sanctuary
Tidewater, OR
For general support$860
World Jewish Congress
New York, NY
For general support$860
World Wildlife Fund Inc
Washington, DC
For general support$860
Zaka Tel-Aviv
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$860
American Friends of Bimad Alon Moreh Inc
New Rochelle, NY
For general support$859
American Friends of Meir Panim
Brooklyn, NY
For general support$859
American Friends of the Assoc for Advancement of Community Centers
Staten Island, NY
For general support$859
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
New York, NY
For general support$859
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
New York City, NY
For general support$859
Arabian Rescue Mission
Leitchfield, OR
For general support$859

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Joselow Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Joselow Foundation give?

$130,344 in tax year 2025, across 71 grants, with a typical grant of $859.

Who runs The Joselow Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Adam J Bierman (Trustee) and Fiduciary Trust Company (Trustee).

What does The Joselow Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and science and research.

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