The Schocken Foundation Inc
EIN 136167181Total Given 2021–2025
$2.1M
59 grants · $429K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $15K–$32K
grant size
34%
supporter · 12/35 multi-year
repeat
$12.4M
Assets (2025)
35
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(617) 947-8150
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $610K | $12.4M | $1.0M | 17 |
| 2023 | $442K | $11.1M | $-30K | 15 |
| 2024 | $540K | $11.9M | $541K | 15 |
| 2025 | $552K | $12.4M | $450K | 12 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 59 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$20K
Average
$36K
75th Pctl
$32K
Maximum
$288K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
DL
David Landau
President, Secretary
Leadership
JR
Judah Rome
Treasurer
Leadership
BR
Benjamin Rome
Director
GM
Gidon Mendels
Director
YH
Yael Hadass
Director
AT
Assaf Topaz
Director
DL
David Landau
President, Secretary
Leadership
JR
Judah Rome
Treasurer
Leadership
AT
Assaf Topaz
Director
HS
Hillel Schocken
Director
NM
Noa Mendels
Director
BR
Benjamin Rome
Director
DL
David Landau
President, Secretary
Leadership
JR
Judah Rome
Treasurer
Leadership
AT
Assaf Topaz
Director
HS
Hillel Schocken
Director
NM
Noa Mendels
Director
SS
Shimon Schocken
President, Secretary
Leadership
JR
Judah Rome
Treasurer
Leadership
HS
Hillel Schocken
Director
DL
David Landau
Director
NM
Noa Mendels
Director
Grants Awarded (59 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $287,500 | To support music education for children of Ethiopian descent, to support therapy for families that have had a victim... | 2025 |
| PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $235,000 | To support music education for children of Ethiopian descent, to support therapy for families that have had a victim... | 2024 |
| PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $185,000 | To support music education for children of Ethiopian descent, to support therapy for families that have had a victim... | 2021 |
| American Friends of Hand in Hand | Portland, OR | $100,000 | To support Israeli-Arab coeducation | 2023 |
| American Friends of Hand in Hand | Portland, OR | $100,000 | To support Israeli-Arab coeducation | 2021 |
| PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $90,000 | To support music education for children of Ethiopian descent, to support therapy for families that have had a victim... | 2023 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $84,500 | To support the integration of Arab-Israeli teachers in Jewish schools, to support Arab-Israeli children with... | 2021 |
| American Friends of Hand in Hand | Portland, OR | $50,000 | To support Israeli-Arab coeducation | 2024 |
| American Friends of Hand in Hand | Portland, OR | $50,000 | To support Israeli-Arab coeducation | 2025 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $40,000 | To support Jewish-Arab equality and shared society | 2023 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $40,000 | To support the integration of Arab-Israeli teachers in Jewish schools, to support Arab-Israeli children with... | 2023 |
| American Friends of IDC Herzliya | New York, NY | $40,000 | To help to provide an exceptional learning vehicle for the future leaders of the world | 2021 |
| America-Israel Democracy Coalition | Wynnewood, PA | $40,000 | To support medical,psycho-social, and physical recovery of those affected by the October 7th attack on Israel | 2024 |
| Jewish Funders Network | New York, NY | $35,000 | To support Jewish-Arab equality and shared society | 2024 |
| Hebrew Union College | New York, NY | $35,000 | To support programs to advance Jewish Democratic education in secondary schools in Israel | 2025 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $30,000 | To sponsor and develop projects that will help positively impact and develop local communities into healthier and... | 2023 |
| Friends of Givat Haviva | New York, NY | $30,000 | to support Hebrew language education for Arab students | 2024 |
| J Street Education Fund | Washington, DC | $30,000 | To support access to education related to democracy in Israel | 2025 |
| American Friends of Smaya School | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | To support voter registration among high school students in the US | 2025 |
| Intercambio Uniting Communities | Boulder, CO | $25,000 | To support the communication of people from different cultural backgrounds | 2023 |
| Jewish Federations of North America | New York, NY | $25,000 | To support Jewish Federations that change and save lives around the world by providing the full range of social services | 2023 |
| Givat Haviva Educational Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 | To support a creation of a model society in Israel, emphasizing the importance of a Jewish and Arab shared society | 2023 |
| International Refugee Assistance Project | New York, NY | $25,000 | To help to develop and enforce a set of legal and human rights for refugees and displaced persons | 2021 |
| Givat Haviva Education Foundation (GHEF) | New York, NY | $25,000 | To strengthen relations between Jewish and Arab citizens | 2021 |
| Intercambio Uniting Communities | Boulder, CO | $25,000 | To support the communication of people from different cultural backgrounds | 2021 |