Funding search · EIN 391287503 · Madison, WI

Gilbert & J Dorothy Palay Family

Name: Gilbert & J Dorothy Palay Family grants, 2022–2024
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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.

60
grants reported: $554,700
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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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Top recipients

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University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation3 grants · $137,200
Jewish Federation of Madison3 grants · $128,000
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation2 grants · $60,000
Jewish United Fund3 grants · $60,000
Uw Foundation2 grants · $20,000
The Council On Strategic Risks3 grants · $20,000
Am Shalom2 grants · $12,650
Wisconsin Urologic Research Institue (Uw Foundation)1 grant · $10,000
Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (Bellringer)1 grant · $10,000
Mickey Hammerman Legacy Fund1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$152,500

2022

$255,400

2023

$146,800

2024

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

$110,000
University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$43,000
Jewish Federation of Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$42,500
Jewish Federation of Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$42,500
Jewish Federation of Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$30,000
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$30,000
The Milwaukee Jewish Federation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$20,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$20,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$20,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$17,200
University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$10,650
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (Bellringer) · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Nicolet High School (James Lubotsky Memorial Scholarship Fund) · Glendale, WI · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
The Council On Strategic Risks · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Uw Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$10,000
Uw Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Mickey Hammerman Legacy Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
University of Wisconsin Hillel Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Wisconsin Urologic Research Institue (Uw Foundation) · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
General operating support
$5,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
The Council On Strategic Risks · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Milwaukee Art Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
The Council On Strategic Risks · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
Harvard Hillel (Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc) · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operating support
$4,000
Harvard Hillel (Hillel Foundation of Cambridge Inc) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
$4,000
Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$3,600
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General operating support
$3,500
Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance · Avon, CT · 2024
General operating support
$2,500
Lymphoma Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support
$2,500
American Cancer Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Congregation Beth David · Amenia, NY · 2022
Charitable
$2,250
Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Beth Israel Center · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Beth Israel Center · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Lymphoma Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Am Shalom · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Beth Israel Center · Madison, WI · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Lymphoma Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County · Madison, WI · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
L'Chaim Center for Inspired Living · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
$1,000
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
L'Chaim Center for Inspired Living · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Neighborhood House Community Center · Madison, WI · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Penn Hillel · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
American Brain Tumor Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Emory University · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
L'Chaim Center for Inspired Living · Deerfield, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Temple Sholom of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charitable

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