The Sommer Family Foundation Inc
EIN 222764215Total Given 2016–2024
$488K
31 grants · $54K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $6K–$20K
grant size
53%
supporter · 10/19 multi-year
repeat
$403K
Assets (2024)
19
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(973) 992-9400
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $36K | $714K | $8K | 6 |
| 2017 | $36K | $683K | $7K | 6 |
| 2019 | N/A | $703K | $12K | N/A |
| 2020 | $160K | $623K | $5K | 5 |
| 2021 | $46K | $627K | $71K | 3 |
| 2022 | $10K | $525K | $12K | 1 |
| 2023 | $160K | $417K | $56K | 8 |
| 2024 | $40K | $403K | $25K | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 31 grants on record
Minimum
$6K
25th Pctl
$6K
Median
$20K
Average
$16K
75th Pctl
$20K
Maximum
$40K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
HS
Henry Stein
Trustee
SP
Shelley Paradis
Trustee
DH
David Halpern
Trustee
DS
Doris Sommer
Trustee
Grants Awarded (31 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Services | Florham Park, NJ | $40,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Svara Talmud Yeshiva | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Center for Labor Ed Research | Boston, MA | $40,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Svara Traditionally Radical | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Bruriah High School for Girls | Elizabeth, NJ | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2020 |
| Bruriah High School for Girls | Elizabeth, NJ | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Jewish Family Services of Central N | Elizabeth, NJ | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Swara Talmud Yeshiva | Chicabo, IL | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| High School for Girls | Teaneck, NJ | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Nonviolence Intl | Washington, DC | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Mityashvey Bet Keshet | Newton, MA | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Ippnw | Malden, MA | $20,000 | CHARITABLE | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services of Central N | Elizabeth, NJ | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2022 |
| Ippnw | Malden, MA | $10,000 | CHARITABLE | 2023 |
| Holocaust Resource Foundation | Short Hills, NJ | $6,000 | CHARITABLE | 2021 |
| Jewish Educational Center | Elizabeth, NJ | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Jewish Family Services | Elizabeth, NJ | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Ym-Ywha of Union County | Union, NJ | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Holocaust Resource Founation | Short Hills, NJ | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Friends of Idf | New York, NY | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |
| Good People Fund | Millburn, NJ | $6,000 | UNRESTRICTED | 2016 |