Funding search · EIN 232489543 · Wynnewood, PA

The Mario and Sara Rafalin Foundation

Name: The Mario and Sara Rafalin Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

83
grants reported: $78,600
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

humanitarian research educational

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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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Friends of Magen David Adom4 grants · $15,000
Friends of the Idf2 grants · $8,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science3 grants · $7,000
Jewish Relive Agency4 grants · $5,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund4 grants · $4,000
Garces Foundation4 grants · $4,000
The Jewish Braille Institute of America4 grants · $4,000
Puentes De Salud Attn Steve Larsen4 grants · $4,000
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association3 grants · $3,000
American Friends of Israel Elwyn3 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$14,700

2021

$17,800

2022

$19,800

2023

$26,300

2024

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

$5,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Washington, DC · 2024
Humanitarian
$5,000
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2024
Humanitarian
$5,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Washington, DC · 2023
Humanitarian
$3,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2024
Research
$3,000
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2023
Humanitarian
$3,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Washington, DC · 2022
Humanitarian
$2,000
Jewish Relive Agency · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$2,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2022
Research
$2,000
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2021
Research
$2,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Washington, DC · 2021
Humanitarian
$1,000
American Friends of Israel Elwyn · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2024
Research
$1,000
Garces Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$1,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Research
$1,000
Puentes De Salud Attn Steve Larsen · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Jewish Braille Institute of America · New York, NY · 2024
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$1,000
American Friends of Israel Elwyn · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
Research
$1,000
Garces Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$1,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Research
$1,000
Jewish Relive Agency · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$1,000
Puentes De Salud Attn Steve Larsen · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Jewish Braille Institute of America · New York, NY · 2023
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$1,000
American Friends of Israel Elwyn · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2022
Research
$1,000
Garces Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$1,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Research
$1,000
Jewish Relive Agency · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$1,000
Puentes De Salud Attn Steve Larsen · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Jewish Braille Institute of America · New York, NY · 2022
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$1,000
Garces Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$1,000
Israel Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2021
Research
$1,000
Jewish Relive Agency · Bala Cynwyd, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$1,000
Puentes De Salud Attn Steve Larsen · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$1,000
The Jewish Braille Institute of America · New York, NY · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
American Society for Yad Vashem · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
$500
Chabad of the Main Line · Merion Station, PA · 2024
Educational
$500
Children Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
Community Volunteers in Medicine Attn Alberta Landis · West Chester, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
Inglis House · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
Montogomery County Association for the Blind · Norristown, PA · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
The National Childrens Cancer Society · St Louis, MO · 2024
Humanitarian
$500
United States Holocaust Memorian Museum · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Educational
$500
American Society for Yad Vashem · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
$500
Children Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
Community Volunteers in Medicine Attn Alberta Landis · West Chester, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
Inglis House · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
Montogomery County Association for the Blind · Norristown, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
National Liberty Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
The National Childrens Cancer Society · St Louis, MO · 2023
Humanitarian
$500
United States Holocaust Memorian Museum · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Educational
$500
American Society for Yad Vashem · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
$500
Children Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
Community Volunteers in Medicine Attn Alberta Landis · West Chester, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
Inglis House · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
Montogomery County Association for the Blind · Norristown, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
National Liberty Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
Nicklous Children Hospital · Miami, FL · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
The National Childrens Cancer Society · St Louis, MO · 2022
Humanitarian
$500
United States Holocaust Memorian Museum · Merrifield, VA · 2022
Educational
$500
American Society for Yad Vashem · New York, NY · 2021
Educational
$500
Children Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
Community Volunteers in Medicine Attn Alberta Landis · West Chester, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
Help Hope Live · Radnor, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
Inglis House · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
Montogomery County Association for the Blind · Norristown, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
National Liberty Museum · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
Nicklous Chuldren Hospital · Miami, FL · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
The National Childrens Cancer Society · St Louis, MO · 2021
Humanitarian
$500
United States Holocaust Memorian Museum · Merrifield, VA · 2021
Educational
$200
National Foundation for Cancer Research · Rockville, MD · 2024
Humanitarian
$200
National Foundation for Cancer Research · Rockville, MD · 2023
Humanitarian
$200
National Foundation for Cancer Research · Rockville, MD · 2022
Humanitarian
$200
National Foundation for Cancer Research · Rockville, MD · 2021
Humanitarian
$100
America Institute for Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
$100
America Institute for Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
$100
America Institute for Cancer Research · Washington, DC · 2022
Research

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