California · Private foundation
Jacob Kornwasser 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.
- $1.0M
- Granted FY2017
- 11
- Grants FY2017
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
50% of Jacob Kornwasser Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Jewish Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year Jacob Kornwasser Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $925,000
- States reached, FY2017
- 4
- Total assets, FY2017
- $17M
- 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.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fund of Israel | $868,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Ohr Eliyahu Academy | $650,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology Ltd | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosdos Hatorah Vhachesed of Pnei Menachem Inc | $180,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Nefesh Yehudie Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Ashreinu Corporation | $75,000 | 2 | 5% |
| American Friends of Jerusalem Institute of Talmudic Research | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beis Midrash of Queens | $48,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Bais Shaindel | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Tikvah-Etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fund of Israel | $868,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Ohr Eliyahu Academy | $650,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology Ltd | $500,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosdos Hatorah Vhachesed of Pnei Menachem Inc | $180,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Nefesh Yehudie Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Ashreinu Corporation | $75,000 | 2 | 5% |
| American Friends of Jerusalem Institute of Talmudic Research | $70,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Beis Midrash of Queens | $48,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Bais Shaindel | $45,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Tikvah-Etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled | $36,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tzedakah Vchesed Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Congregation Levy Yitz Chak | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Village Green Shul | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.6M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jacob Kornwasser 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: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Jewish Communal Fund · Ryzman Foundation Inc · The Ojc Fund · Chavi F Hertz Foundation Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Jacob Kornwasser Foundation
- How much does Jacob Kornwasser Foundation give?
- Jacob Kornwasser Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $1,048,400 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does Jacob Kornwasser Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (44%), Philanthropy (35%), International (14%).
- Who are Jacob Kornwasser Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Central Fund of Israel ($868k), Ohr Eliyahu Academy ($650k), Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology Ltd ($500k).
- Does Jacob Kornwasser 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 Jacob Kornwasser Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Communal Fund, Ryzman Foundation Inc.
- Where is Jacob Kornwasser Foundation based?
- Jacob Kornwasser Foundation is based in CA.
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