Funding search · EIN 636106073 · Wilmington, DE

Charles & Esther Lee Kimerling Charitable

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

183
grants reported
$1.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,000
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.

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Top recipients

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  • United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth5 grants · $258,500
  • Jewish Community Center On the Hudson2 grants · $100,000
  • East Lake Foundation1 grant · $100,000
  • William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum3 grants · $80,000
  • Friends of Ofanim3 grants · $75,000
  • Hebrew Benevolent Congregation the Temple4 grants · $61,775
  • Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd4 grants · $58,000
  • Temple Beth El Foundation2 grants · $55,500
  • Usher 1f Collaborative3 grants · $30,000
  • Congregation Beth Jacob and Irving Levin Jewish Ce3 grants · $26,000

Giving over time

$108,925
2022
$197,971
2023
$325,720
2024
$521,200
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 183 grants.

  • $150,000

    United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth · New York, NY · 2024

    Day After Fund for Israel

  • $100,000

    East Lake Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    To enhance the lives of East Lake community residents: schools, recreation, lifelong learning, history and culture

  • $100,000

    United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth · New York, NY · 2025

    the Day After Fund

  • $50,000

    Hebrew Benevolent Congregation the Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    A Campaign for the Ages

  • $50,000

    Jewish Community Center On the Hudson · Tarrytown, NY · 2025

    To initiate a pilot senior engagement program to include, but not limited to, a staff person to manage issues of transportation and senior assistance

  • $50,000

    Temple Beth El Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2025

    audio-visual technology fund for upgrades both within and without the synagogue to improve the access and technical quality of audio and visual programming for members of the congregation

  • $50,000

    Jewish Community Center On the Hudson · Tarrytown, NY · 2023

    state-of-the-art audio equipment fund for the Performing Arts auditorium

  • $30,000

    William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    for salary to maintain staff in the Archives Department

  • $25,000

    Friends of Ofanim · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Friends of Ofanim · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    to fund salaries for the archivist staff

  • $25,000

    Friends of Ofanim · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    William Bremen Jewish Heritage Museum · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    assistant archivist salary fund

  • $20,000

    Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd · Newton Centre, MA · 2025

    for the Academic Program

  • $20,000

    Usher 1f Collaborative · Newtonville, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $18,000

    Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd · Newton Centre, MA · 2024

    For Alumni programs and gatherings

  • $10,000

    Congregation Beth Jacob and Irving Levin Jewish Ce · Redwood City, CA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Congregation Beth Jacob and Irving Levin Jewish Ce · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd · Newton Centre, MA · 2023

    scholarship fund

  • $10,000

    Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd · Newton Centre, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $8,000

    Interfaithfamily Com · Reading, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Founda · New York, NY · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $7,000

    Congregation Beth Jacob · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Founda · New York, NY · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Interfaithfamily Com · Natick, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Jewish Family & Career Services · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Congregation Beth Jacob and Irving Levin Jewish Ce · Redwood City, CA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $6,000

    Interfaithfamily Com · Natick, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,975

    Hebrew Benevolent Congregation the Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,500

    Temple Beth El Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Temple Beth El Chevra Kadisha Fund

  • $5,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston I · Boston, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Sandy Springs, GA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Minerals Metals & Materials Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    the Young Leaders Program

  • $5,000

    Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Sandy Springs, GA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Ramah Darom · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Waterfront renovations and updates to benefit swimming programs and enjoyment

  • $5,000

    Usher 1f Collaborative · Newtonville, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Founda · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Sandy Springs, GA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Ramah Darom · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Kadima Campaign's Waterfront Rejuvenation Project

  • $5,000

    Usher 1f Collaborative · Newtonville, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    American Dance Machine for the 21st Century Founda · New York, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Interfaithfamily Com · Natick, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Sandy Springs, GA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $4,500

    United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth · New York, NY · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $4,500

    Atlanta Jewish Film Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $4,000

    MIT Alumni Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    the Course 3 Engineers for a Small Planet Fund

  • $4,000

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston I · Boston, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,600

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston I · Boston, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,600

    Jewish Family & Career Services · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,600

    Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston I · Boston, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Hias · Washington, DC · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Minerals Metals & Materials Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Jewish Family & Career Services · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    New York City Ballet · New York, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $3,000

    Temple Emunah · Lexington, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,950

    Hebrew Benevolent Congregation the Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,850

    Hebrew Benevolent Congregation the Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Atlanta Jewish Film Society · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,001

    Atlanta Jewish Music Festival · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    51 Walden · Concord, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Concord Carlisle Foundation · Concord, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Congregation Shearith Israel · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2025

    the SMFA Print Department fund to deserving students

  • $2,000

    Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Hias · Washington, DC · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    MIT Alumni Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Course 3 Engineers for a Small Planet Fund

  • $2,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2024

    SMFA at Tufts Print & Paper Department Student Prize Award

  • $2,000

    Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2024

    the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Print Department for prize funds to deserving students

  • $2,000

    Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Emerson Hospital · Concord, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Hias · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    MIT Alumni Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth · New York, NY · 2023

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Concord-Carlisle Community Chest · Concord, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    MIT Alumni Fund · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Rebeccas Tent · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth · New York, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,800

    Brightside Animal Center · Redmond, OR · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,800

    Neranenah · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,800

    Medical Debt Resolution · Long Island City, NY · 2022

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,515

    Congregation Or Hadash · Sandy Springs, GA · 2024

    General & Unrestricted

  • $1,500

    Rebeccas Tent · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    General & Unrestricted

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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.