Funding search · EIN 832645305 · Menlo Park, CA

Fooksman Family Foundation

Name: Fooksman Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

ukraine education emergency medical membership children israel

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

2 grants matching “rootone” · $80,000

$40,000
Jewish Education Project- Rootone · New York, NY · 2025
Broadening and deepening rootone educational experiences
$40,000
Jewish Education Project- Rootone · New York, NY · 2023
Broadening and deepening rootone educational experiences

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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