Funding search · EIN 521828472 · Towson, MD
The Kathryn Ames Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 87
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $14,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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5 grants matching “leket” · $93,310
- $18,310
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Poverty Relief
- $15,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Emergency relief
- $25,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Emergency relief
- $17,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Poverty Relief
- $18,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Poverty Relief
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Pef Israel Endowment Funds32 grants · $406,000
- New Israel Fund16 grants · $273,500
- Friends of Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism3 grants · $175,000
- American Friends of Leket Israel5 grants · $93,310
- Pef Israel Endowment Fund5 grants · $60,000
- Friends of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism3 grants · $55,000
- Friends of the Arava Institute3 grants · $40,000
- American Friends of Ogen2 grants · $35,000
- American Friends of Iacc2 grants · $30,000
- The Good People Fund3 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 87 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Friends of Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Pluralism
- $50,000
Friends of Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Pluralism
- $50,000
Friends of Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
Pluralism
- $35,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Pluralism
- $35,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pluralism
- $35,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pluralism
- $25,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Emergency relief
- $25,000
American Friends of the Iacc · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $25,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Emergency relief
- $25,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $20,000
American Friends of Ogen · University Heights, OH · 2024
Emergency Relief
- $20,000
Friends of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024
Pluralism
- $20,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Abused Women
- $20,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Social Welfare
- $20,000
Friends of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
Pluralism
- $20,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $20,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $20,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $18,310
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Poverty Relief
- $18,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Poverty Relief
- $18,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $17,500
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Pluralism
- $17,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2023
Poverty Relief
- $17,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $15,000
American Friends of Leket Israel · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Emergency relief
- $15,000
Netzach Educational Network · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Pluralism
- $15,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Social Welfare
- $15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Pluralism
- $15,000
The Good People Fund · Milburn, NJ · 2024
Education
- $15,000
American Friends of Iacc · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $15,000
American Friends of Ogen · University Heights, OH · 2023
Absorbtion of Immigrants
- $15,000
Friends of the Arava Institute · Newton Centre, MA · 2023
Pluralism
- $15,000
Friends of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism · Chevy Chase, MD · 2023
Emergency relief
- $15,000
National Library of Israel USA · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $15,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pluralism
- $15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $15,000
American Friends of Iacc · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Social Welfare
- $15,000
Friends of the Arava Institute · Newton Centre, MA · 2022
Environmental
- $15,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pluralism
- $15,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $14,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency relief
- $14,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $13,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Pluralism
- $13,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Education
- $12,500
National Library of Israel USA · New York, NY · 2024
Pluralism
- $12,500
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Pluralism
- $12,500
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Social Welfare
- $12,500
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Social Welfare
- $12,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Abused Women
- $12,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $12,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $10,000
American Friends of Eli · Merion Station, PA · 2024
Emergency Relief
- $10,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Pluralism
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Pluralism
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Abused Women
- $10,000
American Friends of Tenufa Bakehila · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Poverty Relief
- $10,000
Friends of the Arava Institute · Newton Centre, MA · 2023
Emergency relief
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $10,000
The Good People Fund · Milburn, NJ · 2023
Emergency relief
- $10,000
The Sustainability Laboratory · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $10,000
American Society of the University of Haifa · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $10,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $10,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Environmental
- $10,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pluralism
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Abused Women
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Absorption of Immigrants
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Abused Women
- $10,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $8,000
Bnei David Foundation · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Pluralism
- $7,500
American Friends of Tenufa Bakehila · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Poverty Relief
- $7,500
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $7,500
American Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro · New York, NY · 2022
Disabled Persons
- $7,500
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Pluralism
- $7,500
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $7,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
Pluralism
- $7,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $7,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Pluralism
- $6,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Social Welfare
- $5,000
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
Pluralism
- $5,000
New Israel Fund · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Emergency relief
- $5,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
Emergency relief
- $5,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Social Welfare
- $5,000
The Good People Fund · Milburn, NJ · 2022
Poverty Relief
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