The Morris & Sylvia Trachten Family
EIN 222518063Total Given 2016–2024
$2.4M
509 grants · $266K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $360–$3K
grant size
51%
supporter · 95/187 multi-year
repeat
$7.2M
Assets (2024)
187
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Grant Apps to V Trachten-Schwartz
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Deadlines
None
How to Apply
Letter Indicating Purpose
Restrictions
The foundation accepts unsolicited grant requests on an emergency basis only and up to $20,000 per year.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $137K | $5.8M | $-166K | 14 |
| 2017 | $263K | $6.5M | $349K | 60 |
| 2018 | $273K | $5.7M | $495K | 52 |
| 2019 | N/A | $6.5M | $354K | N/A |
| 2020 | $318K | $6.7M | $-348K | 73 |
| 2021 | $398K | $7.9M | $399K | 77 |
| 2022 | $317K | $6.3M | $215K | 69 |
| 2023 | $265K | $6.7M | $157K | 83 |
| 2024 | $424K | $7.2M | $376K | 81 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 509 grants on record
Minimum
$25
25th Pctl
$360
Median
$1K
Average
$5K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Trustee, Treasurer
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
MZ
Margo Zeve
3 yrs
Trustee
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Trustee, Treasurer
Leadership
MZ
Margo Zeve
3 yrs
Trustee
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Trustee, Treasurer
Leadership
MZ
Margo Zeve
3 yrs
Trustee
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Trustee, Treasurer
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Trustee, Treasurer
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Treasurer, Trustee
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Trustee, Treasurer
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board, Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President, Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Treasurer, Trustee
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec, Trustee
DT
David Trachten
9+ yrs
Chairman of the Board/Trustee
Leadership
VT
Vicki Trachten-Schwartz
9+ yrs
President / Treasurer / Trustee
Leadership
RT
Roberta Trachten-Zeve
9+ yrs
Vice President / Trustee
Leadership
GT
Gary Trachten
9+ yrs
Sec / Trustee
Grants Awarded (509 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Storrs, CT | $100,000 | Uconn Trachten-Zachs Hillel endowment | 2021 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $82,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2024 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $62,000 | In support of Amigour, MASA Desert Sports Challenge at Nitzana, MIR-SELAH at Nitzana, Youth Futures Afula, and... | 2018 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $55,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $50,000 | GNHJCC camp scholarship fund and UNRESTRICTED | 2020 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $50,000 | Annual gift and assistane with the Greater New Haven JCC Day Camp Scholarship Fund | 2021 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $50,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $50,000 | ForNitzana SELA/MASA Aliyah Education/Bedouin High School, Emergency Housing for Displaced Israelis | 2024 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $50,000 | 2017 Campaign | 2017 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $50,000 | 2018 Gift | 2018 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $43,100 | General & Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $37,500 | Amigour in Ashdod Senior Housing Multi-purpose Room Bomb Shelter Recreation Center | 2020 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $37,500 | Rec. room and bomb shelter at senior housing | 2021 |
| Jewish Agency-American Section Inc | New York, NY | $37,500 | to build a recreation room and bomb shelter | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $37,000 | Youth Futures, Esther Romm Rose Garden, Teenagers Before Parents, and Desert Sports Challenge Programs | 2017 |
| American Friends of Jordan River Village Foundatio | New Canaan, CT | $32,500 | General & Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $26,600 | for Afula, Hurfesh Druse Village, and the Esther Romm Garden Tsefat | 2024 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $25,800 | MASA Nitzana Desert Sports Challenge,MASA Nitzana SELA, Lone Soldiers Covid Relief Fund | 2020 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Storrs, CT | $25,000 | HR staff search FUND | 2020 |
| Amit Children Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | Midreshet Amit Kamah, Yerucham Girl's School; Computer programming, connections program, Ma'Yanot Program;... | 2021 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | Amit Kamah School located in the developing town of Yerucham in the Negev | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | Maker Room at Ben Yakir | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | Program administered in Israel by the Spirit of Israel: Nitzana - a community rooted in fostering the bonds among... | 2022 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | Amit Kamah School Yerucham for the Eco-Startup STEM program | 2023 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $25,000 | ForJordon River Village overnight camp in the Galilee towards a bomb shelter | 2024 |