Funding search · EIN 273130549 · New York, NY

Max and Sunny Howard Memorial Foundation

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

82
grants reported
$1.9M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
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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  • Emunah4 grants · $395,000
  • American Friends of Tel Aviv University4 grants · $130,000
  • New Israel Fund4 grants · $105,000
  • American Friends Neve Shalom-Wahat Al Salam4 grants · $105,000
  • Amit Children'S4 grants · $103,000
  • Gimmel Foundation Co Guedalia4 grants · $95,000
  • America Needs You3 grants · $95,000
  • Univ of Penn3 grants · $90,000
  • Project Morry4 grants · $75,000
  • Compass To Care2 grants · $65,000

Giving over time

$500,000
2022
$440,000
2023
$455,000
2024
$470,000
2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,000

    Emunah · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted projects $97k and unrestricted $3k

  • $100,000

    Emunah · New York, NY · 2023

    General contribution

  • $100,000

    Emunah · New York, NY · 2022

    General contribution

  • $95,000

    Emunah · New York, NY · 2024

    General contribution

  • $40,000

    American Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2022

    Structured as follows: as $10,000 to the endowment fund and $30,000 for 10 half scholarships

  • $35,000

    America Needs You · New York, NY · 2024

    Fellows program

  • $35,000

    Univ of Penn · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Restricted for penn fund scholarships

  • $35,000

    America Needs You · New York, NY · 2022

    For any fellows program

  • $35,000

    Compass To Care · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Restricted to access life program

  • $30,000

    American Friends Neve Shalom-Wahat Al Salam · Gendale, CA · 2025

    Restricted for the renovation of the therapy room

  • $30,000

    American Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for the dr. Pinhas and raya schlosberg and aaron gorelik scholarship fund

  • $30,000

    Compass To Care Childhood Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Restricted to non-emergency medical transportation program

  • $30,000

    Univ of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    Restricted for penn fund scholarships

  • $30,000

    American Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2024

    Structured as follows: as $10,000 to the endowment fund and $30,000 for 10 half scholarships

  • $30,000

    Compass To Care Childhood Cancer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Restricted to access life program

  • $30,000

    American Friends of Tel Aviv University · New York, NY · 2023

    Structured as follows: as $10,000 to the endowment fund and $30,000 for 10 half scholarships

  • $30,000

    Compass To Care · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Restricted to access life program

  • $30,000

    Gimmel Foundation Co Guedalia · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted for both after-school clubs and the summer camp program

  • $30,000

    New Israel Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Arts and culture project

  • $30,000

    Univ of Penn · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Restricted for penn fund scholarships

  • $28,000

    Amit Children'S · New York, NY · 2024

    Steps to success

  • $25,000

    America Needs You · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for any fellows program

  • $25,000

    Amit Children'S · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for midreshet amit kamah high school for girls

  • $25,000

    Birthright Israel · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for the funding of 5 participants on birthright israel classic trip

  • $25,000

    Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025

    Restricted for the campus ambassador program

  • $25,000

    New Israel Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted to your arts and culture project

  • $25,000

    American Friends Neve Shalom-Wahat Al Salam · Gendale, CA · 2024

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    Gimmel Foundation Co Guedalia · New York, NY · 2024

    Restricted for both after-school clubs and the summer camp program

  • $25,000

    New Israel Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Arts and culture project

  • $25,000

    American Friends Neve Shalom-Wahat Al Salam · Gendale, CA · 2023

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    Amit Children'S · New York, NY · 2023

    Steps to success

  • $25,000

    Freind of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2023

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    New Israel Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Arts and culture project

  • $25,000

    Univ of Penn · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Restricted for penn fund scholarships

  • $25,000

    American Friends Neve Shalom-Wahat Al Salam · Gendale, CA · 2022

    General contribution

  • $25,000

    Amit Children'S · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted for amit kamah jr & sr girls school computer programming

  • $25,000

    Gift of Life · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    Bone marrow swab testing and super donor costs

  • $20,000

    Gimmel Foundation Co Guedalia · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for cultural after-school programs and summer camp programs

  • $20,000

    Uja · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for the ariel center

  • $20,000

    Project Morry · Port Chester, NY · 2024

    Restricted for covid 19 laptop program

  • $20,000

    Gimmel Foundation Co Guedalia · New York, NY · 2023

    Restricted for both after-school clubs and the summer camp program

  • $20,000

    Project Morry · Port Chester, NY · 2023

    Restricted for covid 19 laptop program

  • $20,000

    New York Common Pantry · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted for choice pantry

  • $20,000

    Project Morry · Port Chester, NY · 2022

    Restricted for covid 19 laptop program

  • $15,000

    New York Cares · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for the costs of distribution for the annual coat drive

  • $15,000

    Project Morry · Port Chester, NY · 2025

    Restricted for the laptop program for high school seniors

  • $15,000

    Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024

    Bone marrow swab testing and super donor costs

  • $15,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2024

    Student & educator programs

  • $15,000

    New York Cares · New York, NY · 2024

    Restricted

  • $15,000

    Alpine Learning Group · Paramus, NJ · 2023

    Education initiative

  • $15,000

    Gift of Life · Boca Raton, FL · 2023

    Bone marrow swab testing and super donor costs

  • $15,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2023

    Student & educator programs

  • $15,000

    New York Cares · New York, NY · 2023

    Restricted

  • $15,000

    New York Common Pantry · New York, NY · 2023

    Restricted for choice pantry

  • $15,000

    Temple Sinai-North Stamford · Stamford, CT · 2023

    General contribution

  • $15,000

    Alpine Learning Group · Paramus, NJ · 2022

    Education initiative

  • $15,000

    New York Cares · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted

  • $15,000

    Prep for Prep · New York, NY · 2022

    Aspects of leadership

  • $12,000

    Hebrew Free Burial Assoc · New York, NY · 2024

    Restricted for burial costs of holocaust survivors.

  • $10,000

    Hebrew Free Burial Assoc · New York, NY · 2025

    Restricted for burial costs

  • $10,000

    Penn Hillel Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Temple Sinai-North Stamford · Stamford, CT · 2025

    Restricted for funding to support the building of the playground

  • $10,000

    Yti Org · Lakewood, NJ · 2025

    Restricted to emotion unlocked

  • $10,000

    Bnai Brith Foundation at Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    Support jewish brookly college students pursuing medical field

  • $10,000

    Freind of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2024

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Hillel Brandeis · Waltham, MA · 2024

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Penn Hillel Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General contribution

  • $10,000

    Hebrew Free Burial Assoc · New York, NY · 2023

    Restricted for burial costs of holocaust survivors.

  • $10,000

    Hebrew Free Burial Assoc · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted for burial costs of holocaust survivors.

  • $10,000

    Illinois Holocaust Museum · Skokie, IL · 2022

    Student & educator programs

  • $5,000

    Alpine Learning Group · Paramus, NJ · 2025

    Restricted for the adult job placement initiative

  • $5,000

    Integrative Strategies Forum - Musical Seeds · Silver Spring, MD · 2025

    Restricted for the benefit of musical seeds

  • $5,000

    Jewish Children'S Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Alpine Learning Group · Paramus, NJ · 2024

    Education initiative

  • $5,000

    Integrative Strategies Forum - Musical Seeds · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Restricted to musical seeds

  • $5,000

    Impact Imaging Together Platform for Arts and Culture · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    General contribution

  • $5,000

    Integrative Strategies Forum - Musical Seeds · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    Restricted to musical seeds

  • $5,000

    Jewish Children'S Museum · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Public school initiative

  • $5,000

    Integrative Strategies Forum - Musical Seeds · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    Restricted to musical seeds

  • $5,000

    March of the Living · New York, NY · 2022

    Restricted for soul to sole

  • $5,000

    Masbia · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    Restricted for food pantry

  • $5,000

    Willow House · Bannockburn, IL · 2022

    Restricted to programs classified as grief support for families

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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.