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The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$38k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
22
Grants FY2024
60
Organizations funded FY2023
23%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 60
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$732k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 23% of the organizations The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’23
HealthInternationalReligionEducationCivil RightsEnvironmentOther
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
FY2024still arriving22$38k36%
FY202360$32k23%
FY201958$22k26%
FY201834$18k26%
FY201749$15kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$34kCivil Rights$19kReligion$16kHuman Services$11kPhilanthropy$9kHealth$7kArts & Culture$7kInternational$6kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
NH
IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
NJ
CA
VA
MD
DE
AR
TN
DC
MS
AL
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
In Shifras Arms Inc$10,80041%
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc$9,00020%
Svara$9,00020%
Portland Museum of Art$6,20050%
Concord Academy$5,00050%
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc$5,00010%
Trustees of Tufts College$3,60050%
University of Southern Mississippi Foundation$2,54510%
Bowdoin College$2,54030%
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council$1,80020%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$1,80020%
Yeshivat Maharat Inc$1,44040%
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd (Formerly the Meorot Inst)$1,44040%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$1,30040%
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc$1,22040%
Manna Food Center Inc$1,22040%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$1,00010%
South Philadelphia Shtiebel$1,0001n/a
Trustees of Boston University$90020%
Children's Hospital Corporation$90020%
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc$80050%
National Parks Conservation Association$80050%
American Friends of Meir Panim$75010%
Cambridge Camping Association Inc$60050%
Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc$58040%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$57650%
Hias Inc$54010%
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc$54030%
Keshet Inc$54030%
Smile in a Bag Inc$50458%
Justice Defenders (Usa) Inc$50010%
Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington Inc$5001n/a
American Diabetes Association$45040%
American Camping Association Inc$40050%
National Yiddish Book Center Inc$39650%
United States Fund for Unicef$39650%
Smile Train Inc$39650%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$36010%
Some Inc$25020%
Better Future Project Inc$25010%
The Tucker Foundation$2002n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$20040%
Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington Inc$18510%
MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger$18020%
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation Inc$18010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$18010%
Mesorah Heritage Foundation$10020%
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc$10020%
Jews for Judaism Inc$541n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($44k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetIn Shifras Arms Inc: $10,800 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican Friends of Hebrew University Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSvara: $9,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPortland Museum of Art: $6,200 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConcord Academy: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $3,600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Southern Mississippi Foundation: $2,545 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBowdoin College: $2,540 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Agency for Israel - North American Council: $1,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $1,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYeshivat Maharat Inc: $1,440 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School Ltd (Formerly the Meorot Inst): $1,440 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNational Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc: $1,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSimon Wiesenthal Center Inc: $1,220 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetManna Food Center Inc: $1,220 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $900 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetProject Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Meir Panim: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCambridge Camping Association Inc: $600 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc: $580 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $576 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHias Inc: $540 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc: $540 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKeshet Inc: $540 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSmile in a Bag Inc: $504 over 5y, 7.7% of budgetJustice Defenders (Usa) Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $450 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Camping Association Inc: $400 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Yiddish Book Center Inc: $396 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $396 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $396 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $360 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBetter Future Project Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBikur Cholim of Greater Washington Inc: $185 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger: $180 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMyotonic Dystrophy Foundation Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMesorah Heritage Foundation: $100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad Inc: $100 over 2y, 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 45.

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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.

Aviv Foundation IncDC15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Aviv Foundation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Covenant Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Boston Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

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 The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc

How much does The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc give?
The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc reported 22 grants totaling $38,235 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 60 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (28%), Civil Rights (15%), Religion (13%).
Who are The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: In Shifras Arms Inc ($11k), American Friends of Hebrew University Inc ($9k), Svara ($9k).
Does The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund 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 The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Aviv Foundation Inc, Jewish Communal Fund, Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma.
Where is The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc based?
The Jack & Beulah Bresler Tzedakah Fund Inc is based in MA.

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 95 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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