California · Private foundation
Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $617k
- Granted FY2019
- 16
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
65% of Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 7 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $617k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2019
- $566k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $2,500
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $330,000
- States reached, FY2019
- 7
- Total assets, FY2019
- $26M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Tel Aviv Univ | $500,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Good People Fund Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 5% |
| US Friends of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute | $150,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Israel Democracy Fund | $120,000 | 2 | 9% |
| National Yiddish Book Center Inc | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Gemach Harabbonim Nfp | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Lev Zahav NFP | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nami Santa Clara County | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Tel Aviv Univ | $500,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Good People Fund Inc | $175,000 | 2 | 5% |
| US Friends of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute | $150,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Israel Democracy Fund | $120,000 | 2 | 9% |
| National Yiddish Book Center Inc | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Gemach Harabbonim Nfp | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Lev Zahav NFP | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nami Santa Clara County | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kqed Inc | $750 | 3 | 0% |
| Jewish Gen Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Jewish Funders Network | $400 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Hebrew University Inc | $240 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($571k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation
- How much does Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation give?
- Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation reported 16 itemized grants totaling $565,740, out of $617,490 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing.
- What does Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are International (30%), Education (10%), Human Services (6%).
- Who are Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: American Friends of Tel Aviv Univ ($500k), The Good People Fund Inc ($175k), US Friends of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute ($150k).
- Does Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation based?
- Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation is based in CA.
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