Funding search · EIN 200052304 · Miami, FL
The Jayne and Leonard Abess
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
- $2.8M
- 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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- The New York Botanical Garden4 grants · $946,000
- Greater Miami Jewish Federation4 grants · $540,000
- United Way of Miami-Dade4 grants · $380,000
- Miami Country Day School4 grants · $230,000
- Mount Sinai Hospital2 grants · $103,000
- Goodwill Industries of South Florida2 grants · $90,000
- Anti-Defamation League2 grants · $75,000
- Baptist Health Foundation2 grants · $62,000
- Storm King Art Center1 grant · $60,000
- Catholic Charities Legal Services1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $373,000
The New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $348,000
The New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $255,000
Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $230,000
Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $200,000
The New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2025
Community benefit
- $137,500
United Way of Miami-Dade · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $112,500
United Way of Miami-Dade · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $110,000
Miami Country Day School · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $100,000
Miami Country Day School · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $75,000
Mount Sinai Hospital · Miami Beach, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $72,500
United Way of Miami-Dade · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $65,000
Goodwill Industries of South Florida · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $61,000
Baptist Health Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $60,000
Storm King Art Center · Mountainville, NY · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $57,500
United Way of Miami-Dade · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Catholic Charities Legal Services · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $50,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $30,000
Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $30,000
Perez Art Museum Miami · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $28,000
Mount Sinai Hospital · Miami Beach, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $25,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025
Community benefit
- $25,000
Goodwill Industries of South Florida · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $25,000
The New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
American Jewish Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Greater Miami Jewish Federation · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Fairchild Tropical Garden · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $15,360
Temple of Israel of Greater Miami · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $13,000
Temple of Israel of Greater Miami · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $12,500
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $12,500
Montgomery Botanical Center · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $12,000
The University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
American Jewish Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Community benefit
- $10,000
History Miami Museum · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $10,000
Montgomery Botanical Center · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $10,000
American Jewish Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Montgomery Botanical Center · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Miami Country Day School · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Montgomery Botanical Center · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Big Brother Big Sister · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Institute of Contemporary Art · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Miami Country Day School · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Nicklaus Childrens Hospital · Miami, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
The Richard Lapidus Endowed Scholarship · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
National Tropical Botanical Garden · Koloa, HI · 2025
Community benefit
- $5,000
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens · Miami, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $5,000
Coral Gabels Community Foundation · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Kristi House Children'S Adv · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Socrates Sculpture Park · Queens, NY · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association · Tallahasse, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Kristi House Children'S Adv · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Pet River Park · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $2,000
Friends of Madagascar Mission · Victoria, MN · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $1,500
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association · Tallahasse, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Pepper Pike, OH · 2025
Community benefit
- $1,000
The Richard Lapidus Endowed Scholarship · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $1,000
Baptist Health Foundation · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Pepper Pike, OH · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Longhouse Reserve · East Hampton, NY · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Friends of the Everglades · Miami, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Healthnetwork Foundation · Pepper Pike, OH · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $1,000
Healthnet Foundation · Pepper Pike, OH · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $500
The Frederick Gunn School · Washington, CT · 2025
Community benefit
- $500
Center for Northern Woodlands Education · Lyme, NH · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $500
Center for Northern Woodlands Education · Lyme, NH · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $500
Center for Northern Woodlands Education · Lyme, NH · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $275
Junior League of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $175
Junior League of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2025
Community benefit
- $175
Junior League of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $175
Junior League of Miami · Coral Gables, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $100
Dolphin Cancer Challenge · Miami, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
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