Funding search · EIN 832645305 · Menlo Park, CA

Fooksman Family 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.

131
grants reported
$4.6M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

ukraineeducationemergencymedicalmembershipchildrenisrael

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “early childhood education · $110,000

  • $30,000

    Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2025

    Early childhood education initiative

  • $40,000

    Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Early childhood education initiative

  • $40,000

    Hopewell Fund Early Childhood Education · Washington, DC · 2023

    Early childhood education initiative

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Impact Forum Foundation4 grants · $351,000
  • Uja Federation of New York4 grants · $230,000
  • Arlekin Players Theatre5 grants · $205,000
  • Leleka3 grants · $190,000
  • Grains for Good Foundation3 grants · $180,000
  • Artis5 grants · $175,100
  • Club Z2 grants · $175,000
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies5 grants · $170,000
  • Americares4 grants · $160,000
  • Club Z Rimon Club2 grants · $150,000

Giving over time

$1.1M
2022
$898,000
2023
$1.0M
2024
$1.6M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 131 grants.

  • $216,000

    Impact Forum Foundation · Encino, CA · 2025

    Yearly membership

  • $150,000

    Leleka · Palo Alto, CA · 2025

    In support of humanitarian efforts in ukraine with svoyii

  • $110,000

    Grains for Good Foundation · San Carlos, CA · 2022

    Op sunflower => svoyi medical

  • $100,000

    Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Day after fund

  • $100,000

    Club Z Rimon Club · Redwood City, CA · 2023

    General operating support 2023

  • $100,000

    Club Z · Redwood City, CA · 2022

    General operating support 2022

  • $100,000

    Pledges · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Sunflower fund/ medical supplies for dnipro

  • $75,000

    Club Z · Redwood City, CA · 2022

    Teen trip to israel

  • $75,000

    New Wave Arts · Sunny Isles Beach, FL · 2022

    Ukraine medical supplies support 2022

  • $60,000

    Nova Ukraine · Stanford, CA · 2025

    Support for humanitarian efforts in ukraine

  • $60,000

    Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2025

    General grant - israel support

  • $60,000

    Impact Forum Foundation · Encino, CA · 2024

    In support of yahalom foundation, natal, un watch, and the middle east forum

  • $60,000

    Grains for Good Foundation · San Carlos, CA · 2022

    Op sunflower, medical supplies

  • $55,000

    Arlekin Players Theatre · Needham, MA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Boundless Israel · Belmont, MA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Club Z Rimon Club · Redwood City, CA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Opendor Media · Sunrise, FL · 2025

    Ask haviv anything podcast

  • $50,000

    Razom Ukraine · New York, NY · 2025

    In support of bernard-henri levy documentary film

  • $50,000

    Upstart Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2025

    In support of project activate programming

  • $50,000

    Arlekin Players Theatre · Needham, MA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Boundless Israel · Belmont, MA · 2024

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Impact Forum Foundation · Encino, CA · 2024

    In support of brothers for life, fuente latina, etc.

  • $50,000

    Nextbook · New York, NY · 2024

    My friend sam project

  • $50,000

    Nextbook · New York, NY · 2024

    Project activate initiative

  • $50,000

    Arlekin Players Theatre · Needham, MA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Boundless Israel · Belmont, MA · 2023

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Six Point Media · St Petersbur, FL · 2023

    General operating support- emergency response

  • $50,000

    Tablet Magazine Nextbook · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating support 2023

  • $50,000

    Artis · New York, NY · 2022

    Artis fund- 3 year grant

  • $50,000

    Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Rfak Global Citizens Project (Boundless) · Waltham, MA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $45,000

    Areivim Philanthropic Group · New York, NY · 2022

    Yearly membership

  • $40,100

    Artis · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating support

  • $40,045

    Aid Coalition · Wynnewood, PA · 2025

    In support of the builders initiative of the nyc brothers and sisters

  • $40,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2025

    Operating support for humanitarian efforts in ukraine and where needed most

  • $40,000

    Federation Cja Montreal · 2025

    Teen israel education program

  • $40,000

    Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2025

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $40,000

    Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund · Chicago, IL · 2025

    In support of bacca

  • $40,000

    Jewish Education Project- Rootone · New York, NY · 2025

    Broadening and deepening rootone educational experiences

  • $40,000

    Jewish Majority · Washington, DC · 2025

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Tamid Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    Tamid alumni engagement expansion

  • $40,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Artis · New York, NY · 2024

    Artis fund

  • $40,000

    Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Early childhood education initiative

  • $40,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2023

    General operating support

  • $40,000

    Hopewell Fund Early Childhood Education · Washington, DC · 2023

    Early childhood education initiative

  • $40,000

    Jewish Education Project- Rootone · New York, NY · 2023

    Broadening and deepening rootone educational experiences

  • $40,000

    Americares · Stamford, CT · 2022

    General operating support

  • $37,000

    Young Judaea · New York, NY · 2025

    Summer camp -emergency travel needs

  • $35,000

    Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2023

    General grant - israel support

  • $35,000

    Uja Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2025

    In support of yeda theater sarajevo stories

  • $30,000

    Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School · Palo Alto, CA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2025

    Early childhood education initiative

  • $30,000

    Jewish Silicon Valley · Los Gatos, CA · 2025

    Security needs and project support

  • $30,000

    Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School · Foster City, CA · 2025

    General operating support

  • $30,000

    Cojeco · New York, NY · 2024

    A star without a name production match challenge

  • $30,000

    Jewish Silicon Valley · Los Gatos, CA · 2024

    Security needs and project support

  • $30,000

    Tamid Group · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Tamid conference participant travel and fees

  • $30,000

    Cojeco · New York, NY · 2023

    The singing windmills theater production west coast

  • $30,000

    Hillel of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General operating grant

  • $30,000

    Revival Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    Ptahy ukraine medical emergency equipment

  • $30,000

    Hillel of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General operating grant

  • $30,000

    Jpa (Revitalization Community Involvement Initiative · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Jewish parent academy 2021 grant

  • $25,000

    Areivim Philanthropic Group · New York, NY · 2025

    Yearly membership

  • $25,000

    Hebrew Public · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    In support of the excel fellowship program

  • $25,000

    Areivim Philanthropic Group · New York, NY · 2024

    Yearly membership

  • $25,000

    Arlekin Players Theatre · Needham, MA · 2024

    In support of the merchant of venice theater production

  • $25,000

    Impact Forum Foundation · Encino, CA · 2024

    Yearly membership

  • $25,000

    Jewish Funders Network · New York, NY · 2024

    Fiscal sponsorship for leadership program

  • $25,000

    Kyiv School of Economics · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Children's program

  • $25,000

    Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024

    Fiscal sponsorship for lev hasharon

  • $25,000

    Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School · Foster City, CA · 2024

    Global peoplehood school partnership

  • $25,000

    Areivim Philanthropic Group · New York, NY · 2023

    Yearly membership

  • $25,000

    Artis · New York, NY · 2023

    Artist residency 2023- emergency grant

  • $25,000

    Grains of Good Foundation · San Carlos, CA · 2023

    Support for teal house center

  • $25,000

    Merona Leadership Foundation- Impact Forum · Encino, CA · 2023

    Yearly membership

  • $25,000

    Modern Artlife Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Our class theater production

  • $25,000

    Addison-Penzak Jcc · Los Gatos, CA · 2022

    Russian speaking jewish programs

  • $25,000

    Arlekin Players Theatre · Needham, MA · 2022

    Cherry orchard play 2022

  • $25,000

    Cojeco · New York, NY · 2022

    The singing windmills by roman freud, june 2022

  • $25,000

    Hebrew Public · New York, NY · 2022

    Supporting the needs of ukrainian refugees in hebrew public schools

  • $25,000

    Lawfair Project · New York, NY · 2022

    Operating support 1 year grant

  • $25,000

    Merona Leadership Foundation · Encino, CA · 2022

    Membership- impact forum 2022

  • $25,000

    Worldwide Orphans Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Children of ukraine

  • $20,000

    Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Tut theater project

  • $20,000

    Revitalization Community Involvement Initiative Jpa · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Bay area expansion initiative

  • $20,000

    Hack Foundation · West Hollywood, CA · 2024

    Fiscal sponsorship for gogola club, ukraine project

  • $20,000

    Nextbook · New York, NY · 2024

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Stanford Project the Freeman Spogli Institute · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Israeli visiting fellow program @ stanfords freeman spogli institute for international studies

  • $20,000

    Artis · New York, NY · 2023

    Artis fund- 3 year grant

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Defense of Democracies · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support- emergency response

  • $20,000

    Leleka · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Ukraine emergency medical

  • $20,000

    Revitalization Community Involvement Initiative Jpa · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General operating support

  • $20,000

    Stanford Project the Freeman Spogli Institute · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Israeli visiting fellow program @ stanford's freeman spogli institute for international studies 2022

  • $20,000

    Sunflower Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2023

    Ukraine medical emergency equipment and vehicles

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.