Organization · EIN 46-4406454 · New York, NY · Education

Who funds Sefaria?

30 private foundations reported paying Sefaria $3.76M on returns for tax year 2023.

30 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 30

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
William Davidson Foundation
Birmingham, MI · Preselected only
$1,950,000
3 grant lines
To support Sefaria's Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks zt"l Legacy Project. +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation
San Francisco, CA · Preselected only
$1,045,000
3 grant lines
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
Chicago, IL
$287,500 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Micah Philanthropies
Agawam, MA · Preselected only
$123,500 WOMEN AUTHOR INITIATIVE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
Walder Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$120,000 The Author Initiative and General Operating Support Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Nash Family Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$65,000
2 grant lines
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Circle of Service Foundation
Chicago, IL
$36,000 JEWISH COMMUNITY Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Kolatch Family Foundation
Englewood, NJ · Preselected only
$36,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 10/2024
The Paul E Singer Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$25,000 FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 11/2024
The Lucius N Littauer Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$25,000 GROWING THE AUDIENCE FOR JEWISH LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Filed as “THE SEFARIA PROJECT”
Same address 0.86 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Charles H Revson Foundation
New York, NY
$11,500 To provide seed funding for Sefarias collection of visual midrash Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Koyfman Family Foundation
Teaneck, NJ · Preselected only
$10,000 RELIGIOUS
Filed as “SAFARIA”
Same address 0.77 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
David S Shapira Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
$5,000 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jerome L Stern Family Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$5,000 EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 02/2024
Granowitz Family Foundation
New Providence, NJ · Preselected only
$5,000 DEVARIM RABBAH Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation
Beltsville, MD · Preselected only
$3,600 UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Jay & Hadasa Pomrenze Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$3,600 TO AID DONEE ORGANIZATIONS IN CARRYING OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Leslie Family Foundation
Portola Valley, CA · Preselected only
$2,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Menche Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$1,000 CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Schoor Family Foundation
Brooklyn, NY · Preselected only
$1,000 GENERAL PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Sefaria

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Sefaria, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation Bethesda, MD
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $2.26M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  2. Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation Bal Harbour, FL
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $83.4K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  3. The Marcus Foundation Atlanta, GA
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $16.2M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. The Russell Berrie Foundation Teaneck, NJ
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $4.49M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. Howard and Irene Levine Family Foundation San Francisco, CA
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $135K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Koret Foundation San Francisco, CA
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $2.49M to them
  7. Jack Chester Foundation Orlando, FL
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $51K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $216K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Pef Israel Endowment Funds New York, NY
    13 shared funders · 311 funders in all
  2. American Friends of Leket Israel Teaneck, NJ
    12 shared funders · 131 funders in all
  3. Jewish Funders Network New York, NY
    9 shared funders · 85 funders in all
  4. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY
    11 shared funders · 262 funders in all
  5. 70 Faces Media New York, NY
    8 shared funders · 36 funders in all
  6. The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America New York, NY
    8 shared funders · 43 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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