Funding search · EIN 582154536 · Atlanta, GA

The Scharff Foundation

Name: The Scharff Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

66
grants reported: $184,721
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,225
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.

What they fund

charitbale

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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.

Birmingham Jewish Federation4 grants · $41,125
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta3 grants · $32,210
The Temple3 grants · $23,991
Temple Emanu-El4 grants · $20,400
Temple Sholom3 grants · $11,990
Congregation Har Hashem4 grants · $7,412
Hillel of Georgia3 grants · $6,000
Marcus Jewish Community Center2 grants · $5,000
Mike Slive Foundation2 grants · $3,500
Birthright Israel Foundation2 grants · $3,500

Giving over time

$43,089

2022

$62,670

2023

$41,422

2024

$37,540

2025

Grant history

All 66 reported grants, largest first.

$20,180
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$13,250
Birmingham Jewish Federation · Mountain Brook, AL · 2023
Charitable
$12,500
Birmingham Jewish Federation · Mountain Brook, AL · 2025
Support of programs
$11,280
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
$8,070
The Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$8,042
The Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
$7,879
The Temple · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$7,875
Birmingham Jewish Federation · Mountain Brook, AL · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Birmingham Jewish Federation · Mountain Brook, AL · 2024
Charitable
$6,750
Temple Emanu-El · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable
$6,650
Temple Emanu-El · Birmingham, AL · 2025
Support of programs
$5,080
Temple Sholom · Chicago, IL · 2025
Support of programs
$3,500
Temple Emanu-El · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
$3,500
Temple Emanu-El · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
$3,485
Temple Sholom · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable
$3,425
Temple Sholom · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable
$2,750
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2024
Charitable
$2,750
Camp Twin Lakes · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Support of programs
$2,500
Mike Slive Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2025
Support of programs
$2,500
American Jewish Committee · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Marcus Jewish Community Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Marcus Jewish Community Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$2,200
Hillel of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Support of programs
$2,000
Hillel of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$1,800
Hillel of Georgia · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$1,750
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2025
Support of programs
$1,662
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
Jewish Family Services of Orlando · Winter Park, FL · 2025
Support of programs
$1,500
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
Support of programs
$1,500
Alabama Holocaust Education · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
$1,250
Congregation Har Hashem · Boulder, CO · 2023
Charitable
$1,200
Chabad Intown · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$1,200
Chabad Intown · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Ians Friends Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Support of programs
$1,000
A Cure in Our Lifetime · Marietta, GA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Friends of Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Jewish Home Life · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Mike Slive Foundation · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Ians Friends Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Jewish Home Life · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Ians Friends Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Israel Parasport Center · Northfield, IL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Our House · Little Rock, AZ · 2022
Charitable
$750
The Epstein School · Sandy Springs, GA · 2023
Charitable
$750
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$550
A Cure in Our Lifetime · Marietta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$500
The Epstein School · Sandy Springs, GA · 2024
Charitable
$500
Neranenah · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$500
A Cure in Our Lifetime · Marietta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Atlanta Technical College · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$500
The Epstein School · Sandy Springs, GA · 2022
Charitable
$360
The Davis Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Support of programs
$360
The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
$360
The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$250
Boulder Jcc · Boulder, CO · 2024
Charitable
$250
Collat Jewish Family Services · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable
$250
Jewish Educational Loan Fund · Dunwoody, GA · 2023
Charitable
$250
Boulder Jcc · Boulder, CO · 2022
Charitable
$180
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Georgia Chapter · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$108
Ahavath Achim Synagogue · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Charitable
$100
University of Alabama National Alumni Association · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2024
Charitable
$100
Eaglebrook School · Deerfield, MA · 2022
Charitable
$75
Ml4 Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitbale

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