Tennessee · Private foundation
Herbert Shainberg Foundation
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.
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2026
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $100,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $300,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 11 to 17
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 3
- Total assets, FY2026
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 29% of the organizations Herbert Shainberg Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $90k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 11 | $1.1M | 18% |
| FY2025 | 14 | $655k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $595k | 65% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $493k | 43% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $773k | 53% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $525k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2026.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Jewish Community Center | $900,000 | 3 | 3% |
| B'Nai B'Rith Home and Hospital for Aged Inc (D/B/A Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab) | $600,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Temple Israel | $364,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Bomblum Jewish Community School Inc | $298,000 | 4 | n/a |
| B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization | $250,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | $250,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mid-South Food Bank | $110,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City Leadership | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Verner Inc | $40,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Casaluz | $25,000 | 3 | 3% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Jewish Community Center | $900,000 | 3 | 3% |
| B'Nai B'Rith Home and Hospital for Aged Inc (D/B/A Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab) | $600,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Temple Israel | $364,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Bomblum Jewish Community School Inc | $298,000 | 4 | n/a |
| B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization | $250,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | $250,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mid-South Food Bank | $110,000 | 1 | 0% |
| City Leadership | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Verner Inc | $40,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Casaluz | $25,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Access Reproductive Care - Southeast | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of United Hatzalah Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Memphis Tilth | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Child Advocacy Center | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Manna Food Bank Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hospitality Hub of Memphis | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Just City Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Family & Career Services Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pisgah Legal Services | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Herbert Shainberg Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc · Christian Community Foundation of Memphis · Wurzburg Fdn Warren & Marjorie · Magdovitz Family Foundation · Reginald Wurzburg Foundation · Plough Foundation · Belz Foundation · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Herbert Shainberg Foundation
- How much does Herbert Shainberg Foundation give?
- Herbert Shainberg Foundation reported 12 grants totaling $1,196,333 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 17 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does Herbert Shainberg Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (28%), Human Services (25%), Philanthropy (10%).
- Who are Herbert Shainberg Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Memphis Jewish Community Center ($900k), B'Nai B'Rith Home and Hospital for Aged Inc (D/B/A Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab) ($600k), Temple Israel ($365k).
- Does Herbert Shainberg Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Herbert Shainberg 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 Herbert Shainberg Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc, Christian Community Foundation of Memphis, Wurzburg Fdn Warren & Marjorie.
- Where is Herbert Shainberg Foundation based?
- Herbert Shainberg Foundation is based in TN.
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