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12 funders with a record of paying for “chanukah”
Where the money went
Largest: $142,500 to GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION — ukraine emergency fund, gmjf chanukah fund, and gmjf tzedakah fund
Largest: $35,000 to CHABAD OF SOUTH ORLANDO — grant for rabbi konikov's discrentionary fund, employee recognition program, for supporting chanukah activities, and hurricane ian relief effort
Swbc FoundationSan Antonio, TX
3 matching grants · $32,000 · through 2023Largest: $16,000 to CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF SOUTH TEXAS INC — to support the chanukah on the river celebration for the san antonio community.
Largest: $30,000 to SOLOMON SCHECHTER SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN — chanukah match
Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK
2 matching grants · $5,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to CHABAD COMMUNITY CENTER — okc community chanukah festival (december 29, 2024)
Largest: $4,000 to CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL — chanukah gifts fund
Pomeranz Shankman & MartinEast Syracuse, NY
2 matching grants · $4,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER — chanukah gelt
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $580,399 · through 2021Largest: $580,399 to CONGREGATION EMANU-EL — advised - a gift for the 2021-2022 year. advised - for emanu -el next. advised - for emanu-el next! campaign. advised - for emanu-el next. advised - for general operating support f…
Largest: $1,800 to JAFCO — jafco childrens chanukah fund
Largest: $1,500 to CHANUKAH IN THE SQUARE — operational support
Largest: $1,500 to BETHLEHEM CHABAD — chanukah event sponsorship 2023
Largest: $71,110 to Chabad of Greenville — public chanukah celebration
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →