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Mandel 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.

$68k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
48
Grants FY2026
45
Organizations funded FY2025
36%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2026
$5,500
Organizations funded a year
45 to 54
FY2022 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
14
Total assets, FY2026
$1.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 36% of the organizations Mandel Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k went to new ones.

50%100%’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsEducationInternationalArts & CultureOther
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 arriving43$66k35%
FY202545$58k36%
FY202454$55k41%
FY202345$54k42%
FY202245$42kn/a
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Health$46kEducation$23kPhilanthropy$21kHuman Services$19kInternational$16kCivil Rights$14kCrime & Legal$14kFood & Nutrition$13kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IA
PA
NJ
CA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
AL
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 61 grantees
All grantees of Mandel Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Equal Justice Initiative$16,25850%
World Central Kitchen Inc$13,29050%
Simmons University$11,30050%
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence$10,73840%
Kol Shalom$8,1202n/a
Garrett's Space$7,50050%
Open Windows Foundation$7,00031%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$6,00040%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,97040%
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation$4,80040%
God's Love We Deliver Inc$4,60050%
Hunger Task Force Inc$4,60030%
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Inc$4,00020%
Breaking the Silence$4,0001n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$3,50020%
University of Michigan$3,50030%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$3,28030%
Brotherhood Synagogue$3,0003n/a
Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance$2,85050%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,71040%
Little Red School House Inc$2,60050%
Coalition for the Homeless Inc$2,60050%
University at Buffalo Foundation Inc$2,50040%
The Impossible Dream Inc$2,50050%
Action in Montgomery Inc$2,26010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$2,26020%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$2,00010%
Food Gatherers$2,00020%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$2,00040%
Project Drawdown$2,00030%
Phelps Memorial Hospital Association$1,75020%
Catholic Charities Maine$1,52010%
Feeding Westchester Inc$1,50010%
Portland Stage Company$1,28030%
Adapt Ability Inc$1,25032%
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$1,1841n/a
Korean K9 Rescue Inc$1,08030%
Breakthrough T1d$1,00020%
Israel Healthcare Foundation Inc$1,00020%
Washtenaw Literacy$1,00010%
Violence Policy Center$1,00010%
Kerrytown Concert House Inc$7501n/a
Friends of Bogardus Plaza Inc$75030%
Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services$7401n/a
Preble Street$5001n/a
Cancer Research Institute Inc$50010%
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation$50010%
The Innocence Project Inc$50010%
Brooklyn Defender Services$50010%
Medical Debt Resolution Inc$50010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$50010%
Play for Pink Inc$37520%
Compassionate Care ALS Inc$34010%
Anti-Defamation League$30010%
Breastcancerorg$30010%
Al Otro Lado$25010%
Sheldrake Environmental Center$20010%
Insight Through Education Inc$13510%
Community Synagogue$1001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 56 recipients with no EIN on record ($98k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mandel Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEqual Justice Initiative: $16,258 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $13,290 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSimmons University: $11,300 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGiffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence: $10,738 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGarrett's Space: $7,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetOpen Windows Foundation: $7,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $4,970 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMaine Public Broadcasting Corporation: $4,800 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetGod's Love We Deliver Inc: $4,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHunger Task Force Inc: $4,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $3,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $3,280 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance: $2,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,710 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Red School House Inc: $2,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCoalition for the Homeless Inc: $2,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity at Buffalo Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Impossible Dream Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAction in Montgomery Inc: $2,260 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEverytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc: $2,260 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Gatherers: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetProject Drawdown: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPhelps Memorial Hospital Association: $1,750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Maine: $1,520 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding Westchester Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPortland Stage Company: $1,280 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAdapt Ability Inc: $1,250 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetKorean K9 Rescue Inc: $1,080 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Healthcare Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWashtenaw Literacy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetViolence Policy Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Bogardus Plaza Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCancer Research Institute Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Innocence Project Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBrooklyn Defender Services: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedical Debt Resolution Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlay for Pink Inc: $375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCompassionate Care ALS Inc: $340 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 53.

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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 FundNY14× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Chubb Charitable Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Network for Good

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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How do I get to Mandel Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Mandel Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Mandel Foundation

How much does Mandel Foundation give?
Mandel Foundation reported 48 grants totaling $68,300 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 45 and 54 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2025.
What does Mandel Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (21%), Education (10%), Philanthropy (10%).
Who are Mandel Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2022 to FY2026: Equal Justice Initiative ($16k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($13k), Simmons University ($11k).
Does Mandel Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mandel 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 Mandel Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is Mandel Foundation based?
Mandel Foundation is based in FL.

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 121 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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