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Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$730k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2026
19
Organizations funded FY2025
5%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2026
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 57
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
3
Total assets, FY2026
$16M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 5% of the organizations Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesReligionYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2026still arriving16$730k19%
FY202519$927k5%
FY202423$666k4%
FY202344$632k20%
FY202249$585k8%
FY202157$514k18%
FY202045$357k18%
FY201947$345k23%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$2.2MHealth$2.0MReligion$905kArts & Culture$647kInternational$539kYouth Development$186kPhilanthropy$57kCivil Rights$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
IN
PA
NJ
CT
CA
NE
WV
VA
AR
TN
DC
LA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem Inc$2,000,00025%
Kivunim$978,40077%
Abraham Joshua Heschel School$902,98090%
Manhattan Jewish Experience Synagogue$458,2509n/a
Shefa School$406,00071%
America-Israel Friendship League Inc$405,000105%
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun$222,0004n/a
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Inc$183,00021%
The Abraham Initiatives Inc$172,68092%
Am Yisrael Foundation Inc$172,00066%
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All grantees of Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem Inc$2,000,00025%
Kivunim$978,40077%
Abraham Joshua Heschel School$902,98090%
Manhattan Jewish Experience Synagogue$458,2509n/a
Shefa School$406,00071%
America-Israel Friendship League Inc$405,000105%
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun$222,0004n/a
Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Inc$183,00021%
The Abraham Initiatives Inc$172,68092%
Am Yisrael Foundation Inc$172,00066%
Elem Youth in Distress Inc$162,00077%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$68,68090%
The Jewish Museum$66,70080%
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc$31,00080%
St Peter's School$20,00020%
The Brotherhood Sister Sol Inc$20,00010%
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc$15,53080%
Hunter Hillel Foundation$10,10020%
Hias Inc$8,46070%
The National World War II Museum Inc$4,15050%
The Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc$4,00030%
United States Association for UNHCR$3,36050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$2,77070%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$2,66070%
Visiting Nurse Service of New York$2,33060%
Hope for Depression Research Foundation$2,25030%
Central Synagogue$2,2003n/a
Paralyzed Veterans of America$1,99760%
Hasc Pa Inc$1,720511%
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc$1,36050%
Food Bank for New York City$1,31060%
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc$1,20040%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$1,12060%
Upper East Side Hatzolah Inc$96040%
Film Forum Inc$95040%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$78040%
Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc$74040%
World Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc$64040%
T'Ruah$54030%
American Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra$50010%
Bang on a Can$50010%
Spread the Vote Inc$50010%
Friends of the High Line Inc$37050%
West Side Center for Community Life$36020%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$27920%
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Foundation$27130%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$24140%
New York Public Radio$22010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$21520%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$20510%
Volunteer Firefighter Alliance Inc$20010%
Fresh Air Fund$20020%
Climate Ride Inc$20010%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$18010%
Birthright Israel Foundation$18010%
United States Fund for Unicef$18010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$10010%
Police Athletic League Inc$9010%
Humane World for Animals Inc$5520%
Operation Smile Inc$5520%
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$5010%
National Police Association Inc$4520%
Homes for Veterans a Nj Non Profit Corporation$361n/a
Mercy Corps$3510%
American Heroes Foundation$181n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 55 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem Inc: $2,000,000 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetKivunim: $978,400 over 7y, 7.0% of budgetAbraham Joshua Heschel School: $902,980 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetShefa School: $406,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetAmerica-Israel Friendship League Inc: $405,000 over 10y, 5.3% of budgetCamp Ramah in the Berkshires Inc: $183,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetThe Abraham Initiatives Inc: $172,680 over 9y, 2.3% of budgetAm Yisrael Foundation Inc: $172,000 over 6y, 5.6% of budgetElem Youth in Distress Inc: $162,000 over 7y, 7.1% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $68,680 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Museum: $66,700 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetManhattan Theatre Club Inc: $31,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSt Peter's School: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Brotherhood Sister Sol Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGlimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc: $15,530 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHunter Hillel Foundation: $10,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $8,460 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe National World War II Museum Inc: $4,150 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Door - a Center of Alternatives Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $3,360 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $2,770 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $2,660 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetVisiting Nurse Service of New York: $2,330 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHope for Depression Research Foundation: $2,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParalyzed Veterans of America: $1,997 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHasc Pa Inc: $1,720 over 5y, 11% of budgetThe Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc: $1,360 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetFood Bank for New York City: $1,310 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc: $1,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $1,120 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUpper East Side Hatzolah Inc: $960 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetFilm Forum Inc: $950 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Museum of Art: $780 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetStatue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation Inc: $740 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc: $640 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetT'Ruah: $540 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBang on a Can: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpread the Vote Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the High Line Inc: $370 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWest Side Center for Community Life: $360 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $279 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition to Salute America's Heroes Foundation: $271 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $241 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Public Radio: $220 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $215 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $205 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteer Firefighter Alliance Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 60.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY21.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Alan B Slifka Foundation · Fjc · Silvera Foundation · George & Adele Klein Family Foundation · The Gottesman Fund · Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Foundation Inc · Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Inc · Farrell Family Foundation · United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc reported 16 grants totaling $729,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 57 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (32%), Health (30%), Religion (13%).
Who are Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: American Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem Inc ($2.0M), Kivunim ($978k), Abraham Joshua Heschel School ($903k).
Does Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 5% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc, Alan B Slifka Foundation.
Where is Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 122 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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