Funding search · EIN 050629744 · West Palm Beach, FL
Bruce and Cynthia Sherman
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 74
- grants reported
- $4.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation2 grants · $1.0M
- Wgbh Educational Foundation3 grants · $750,000
- Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans2 grants · $600,000
- The Nagen Project2 grants · $171,500
- Pine Crest School2 grants · $150,000
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute1 grant · $150,000
- Israel Baseball Americas1 grant · $100,000
- Maria Dubinsky1 grant · $100,000
- Dermot McGovern1 grant · $100,000
- Uma Mahadevan1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
General
- $500,000
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General
- $250,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General
- $250,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General
- $250,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General
- $150,000
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute · Miami, FL · 2022
Medical
- $121,500
The Nagen Project · Bloomfield, CT · 2025
General
- $100,000
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General
- $100,000
Israel Baseball Americas · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General
- $100,000
Michael Kappelman · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025
Sherman prize award winner
- $100,000
Scott Snapper · Wellesley, MA · 2025
Sherman prize award winner
- $100,000
Dermot McGovern · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Sherman prize award
- $100,000
Millie Long Baritt · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Sherman prize award
- $100,000
Corey Siegel · Hanover, NH · 2023
2023 sherman prize winner
- $100,000
Pine Crest School · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
Educational
- $100,000
Thaddeus Stappenbeck · St Louis, MO · 2023
2023 sherman prize winner
- $100,000
Maria Dubinsky · New York, NY · 2022
Sherman prize award winner
- $100,000
Uma Mahadevan · Burlingame, CA · 2022
Sherman prize award winner
- $50,000
Pine Crest School · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Educational
- $50,000
The Nagen Project · Bloomfield, CT · 2024
General
- $50,000
Freedom Alliance · Dulles, VA · 2022
General
- $50,000
Nobles and Greenough School · Dedham, MA · 2022
General
- $40,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
Israel emergency campaign
- $35,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Medical
- $25,000
Oriana Damas · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
Sherman prize award winner
- $25,000
Jordan Axelrad · Melville, NY · 2024
Sherman prize emerging leader award
- $25,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $25,000
Andres Yarur · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Sherman emerging leader prize
- $25,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $25,000
Friends of Yashar Lachayal · E Brunswick, NJ · 2023
General
- $25,000
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
General
- $25,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
General
- $25,000
North Carolina State Treasurer · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Sherman prize emerging leader- dr edward barnes
- $25,000
Parambir Dulai · Wilmette, IL · 2022
Sherman prize emerging leader award
- $11,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2025
Medical
- $10,000
Second Round Foundation · Mullica Hill, NJ · 2024
General
- $10,000
Sutton Place Synagogue · New York, NY · 2024
Annual gala
- $10,000
Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Medical
- $10,000
Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2022
General
- $10,000
Temple Beth Shalom · Needham, MA · 2022
Religious
- $8,700
Central Synagogue · New York, NY · 2024
Religious
- $5,300
Pap Corps · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2024
General
- $5,000
Pap Corps · Deerfield Beach, FL · 2025
General
- $5,000
Jewish Association for Residential Care Florida · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
Medical
- $5,000
Central Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
Religious
- $5,000
Opportunity Project · Millburn, NJ · 2023
General
- $5,000
Mattingly Charities · Evansville, IN · 2022
General
- $5,000
Nyu Langone · New York, NY · 2022
Medical
- $3,560
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
General
- $2,500
Friends of Yashar Lachayal · E Brunswick, NJ · 2024
General
- $2,500
Students Supporting Israel · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
- $2,500
Baruch College · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $2,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Medical
- $2,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Medical
- $2,000
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $1,500
Jewish Family & Children'S Service · Waltham, MA · 2024
General
- $1,500
Baruch College · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $1,250
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025
General
- $1,000
Boca Rio Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025
General
- $1,000
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund · Old Westbury, NY · 2025
General
- $1,000
Boca Rio Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2023
General
- $1,000
Lung Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Medical
- $1,000
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center · Greenvale, NY · 2023
General
- $1,000
Canine Companions · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General
- $950
Play for Pink · New York, NY · 2025
General
- $850
Play for Pink · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $750
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund · Old Westbury, NY · 2024
General
- $750
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund · Old Westbury, NY · 2023
General
- $750
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund · Old Westbury, NY · 2022
General
- $250
American Numismatic Society · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $250
Uja Federation · New York, NY · 2023
Israel emergency fund
- $200
Abraham Joshua Heschel School · New York, NY · 2024
General
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