Bruce And Cynthia Sherman | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 05-0629744

Foundation Overview

Based in West Palm Beach, FL, Bruce And Cynthia Sherman has awarded 184 grants totaling $11,749,495 to organizations in Georgia, New York and 16 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $60 to $1,000,000, with a median award of $10,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$11,749,495
Total Assets
$27,517,360
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
23
Median Grant
$25,000
% Median Grant Growth
+43% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 48%

11 of 23 recipients (48%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
New York

Grants are geographically diversified with 35% in New York and funding distributed across 18 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (83%), Old Westbury (12%), New Windsor (2%).

Funding Trajectory
-63%

Declining funding trend with 63% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (67%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Bruce And Cynthia Sherman's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
American Cancer Society Inc $2,000 Atlanta, GA, US Medical 2023
American Friends Of Magen David Adom $25,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Andres Yarur $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Sherman Emerging Leader Prize 2023
Baruch College $1,500 New York, NY, US Educational 2023
Boca Rio Foundation $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2023
Central Synagogue $5,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2023
Corey Siegel $100,000 Hanover, NH, US 2023 Sherman Prize Winner 2023
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America $35,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2023
Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces $25,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Friends Of Yashar Lachayal $25,000 E Brunswick, NJ, US General 2023
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $750 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2023
Jewish Federation Of South Palm Beach County $25,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2023
Jewish Federation Of South Palm Beach County $40,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Israel Emergency Campaign 2023
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2023
New York University $10,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2023
Norton Museum Of Art $25,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General 2023
Opportunity Project $5,000 Millburn, NJ, US General 2023
Pine Crest School $100,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Educational 2023
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center $1,000 Greenvale, NY, US General 2023
Thaddeus Stappenbeck $100,000 St Louis, MO, US 2023 Sherman Prize Winner 2023
Uja Federation $10,000 New York, NY, US General 2023
Uja Federation $250 New York, NY, US Israel Emergency Fund 2023
Wgbh Educational Foundation $250,000 Boston, MA, US General 2023
American Cancer Society Inc $2,000 Atlanta, GA, US General 2022
Baruch College $2,500 New York, NY, US Educational 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $150,000 Miami, FL, US Medical 2022
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2022
Canine Companions $1,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General 2022
Freedom Alliance $50,000 Dulles, VA, US General 2022
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $750 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2022
Jewish Family & Children's Service $10,000 Waltham, MA, US General 2022
Maria Dubinsky $100,000 New York, NY, US Sherman Prize Award Winner 2022
Mattingly Charities $5,000 Evansville, IN, US General 2022
Nobles And Greenough School $50,000 Dedham, MA, US General 2022
North Carolina State Treasurer $25,000 Raleigh, NC, US Sherman Prize Emerging Leader- Dr Edward Barnes 2022
Nyu Langone $5,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2022
Parambir Dulai $25,000 Wilmette, IL, US Sherman Prize Emerging Leader Award 2022
Temple Beth Shalom $10,000 Needham, MA, US Religious 2022
Uma Mahadevan $100,000 Burlingame, CA, US Sherman Prize Award Winner 2022
American Cancer Society Inc $2,000 Atlanta, GA, US General 2022
Baruch College $2,500 New York, NY, US Educational 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $150,000 Miami, FL, US Medical 2022
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2022
Canine Companions $1,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General 2022
Freedom Alliance $50,000 Dulles, VA, US General 2022
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $750 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2022
Jewish Family & Children's Service $10,000 Waltham, MA, US General 2022
Maria Dubinsky $100,000 New York, NY, US Sherman Prize Award Winner 2022
Mattingly Charities $5,000 Evansville, IN, US General 2022
Nobles And Greenough School $50,000 Dedham, MA, US General 2022
North Carolina State Treasurer $25,000 Raleigh, NC, US Sherman Prize Emerging Leader- Dr Edward Barnes 2022
Nyu Langone $5,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2022
Parambir Dulai $25,000 Wilmette, IL, US Sherman Prize Emerging Leader Award 2022
Temple Beth Shalom $10,000 Needham, MA, US Religious 2022
Uma Mahadevan $100,000 Burlingame, CA, US Sherman Prize Award Winner 2022
American Cancer Society Inc $2,000 Atlanta, GA, US General 2022
Baruch College $2,500 New York, NY, US Educational 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $150,000 Miami, FL, US Medical 2022
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2022
Canine Companions $1,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US General 2022
Freedom Alliance $50,000 Dulles, VA, US General 2022
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $750 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2022
Jewish Family & Children's Service $10,000 Waltham, MA, US General 2022
Maria Dubinsky $100,000 New York, NY, US Sherman Prize Award Winner 2022
Mattingly Charities $5,000 Evansville, IN, US General 2022
Nobles And Greenough School $50,000 Dedham, MA, US General 2022
North Carolina State Treasurer $25,000 Raleigh, NC, US Sherman Prize Emerging Leader- Dr Edward Barnes 2022
Nyu Langone $5,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2022
Parambir Dulai $25,000 Wilmette, IL, US Sherman Prize Emerging Leader Award 2022
Temple Beth Shalom $10,000 Needham, MA, US Religious 2022
Uma Mahadevan $100,000 Burlingame, CA, US Sherman Prize Award Winner 2022
American Cancer Society Inc $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General 2021
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $51,365 Miami, FL, US Medical 2021
Birthright Israel Foundation $100,000 New York, NY, US General 2021
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,200 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2021
Boca Rio Foundation $500 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2021
Central Synagogue $5,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2021
Coalition For The Homeless $25,000 New York, NY, US General 2021
Copline Inc $5,000 Freehold, NJ, US General 2021
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America $52,500 New York, NY, US Medical 2021
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $750 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2021
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai $100,000 New York, NY, US Educational 2021
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US Stride For Life 2021
Miami Marlins Foundation $50,000 Miami, FL, US Surfside Relief Fund 2021
Morgan Pressel Foundation $2,800 Delray Beach, FL, US Medical Rsearch 2021
Naacp Legal Defense & Educational Fund $25,000 New York, NY, US General 2021
Nyu Langone $10,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2021
Opportunity Project $1,800 Millburn, NJ, US General 2021
Phillip Fleshner $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Sherman Prize Recipient 2021
Pine Crest School $100,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Educational 2021
Play For Pink Inc $1,500 New York, NY, US General 2021
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services $10,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2021
The Animal Medical Center $100,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2021
Uja Federation $10,000 New York, NY, US General 2021
Uri Foundation $25,000 Kingston, RI, US Educational 2021
American Cancer Society Inc $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US General 2020
Birthright Israel Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US General 2020
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,100 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2020
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America $25,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2020
David Rubin $100,000 Chicago, IL, US Sherman Prize Award 2020
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $360,000 Boston, MA, US General 2020
Jacobson Family Food Pantry $500 Delray Beach, FL, US General 2020
Jessica Allegretti $25,000 Cambridge, MA, US Sherman Prize Award - Emerging Leader Prize 2020
Jewish Family & Children's Service $10,000 Waltham, MA, US General 2020
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US Stride For Life 2020
Naacp Legal Defense & Educational Fund $100,000 New York, NY, US General 2020
Naples Children And Education Foundation $200,000 Naples, FL, US 2020 Fund A Need - Fund A Future 2020
Opportunity Project $5,000 Millburn, NJ, US General 2020
Pine Crest School $200,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Educational 2020
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services $18,000 Boca Raton, FL, US General 2020
University Of Pennsylvania $100,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Sherman Prize Award For Dr. Wu 2020
American Cancer Society Inc $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific 2018
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $25,000 Miami, FL, US Medical 2018
Cancer Alliance Of Naples $1,000 Bonita Springs, FL, US Medical Research 2018
Central Synagogue $3,200 New York, NY, US Religious 2018
Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research $25,000 New York, NY, US Medical Research 2018
Community Foundation Of Collier County $1,000 Naples, FL, US Educational 2018
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America $25,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2018
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $500 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2018
Ichan School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai $100,000 New York, NY, US Educational 2018
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US Scientific 2018
Mayo Clinic $25,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Medical 2018
Morgan Pressel Foundation $15,717 Delray Beach, FL, US Medical Rsearch 2018
Naples Botanical Garden $16,400 Naples, FL, US Educational 2018
Naples Children And Education Foundation $1,944 Naples, FL, US Educational 2018
Naples Zoo $10,000 Naples, FL, US General 2018
Nyu Langone $385,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2018
Opportunity Project $6,500 Millburn, NJ, US General 2018
Pine Crest School $50,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Educational 2018
Storm King Art Center $15,000 New Windsor, NY, US Art 2018
University Of Pittsburgh $100,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Educational 2018
American Cancer Society Inc $10,000 Atlanta, GA, US Scientific 2017
Arthritis Foundation $700 Atlanta, GA, US Medical 2017
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $10,000 Miami, FL, US Medical 2017
Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Medical 2017
Cedars-sinai Medical Center $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Medical 2017
Cincinnati Children's Hospital $100,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Medical 2017
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Of America $25,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2017
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $500 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2017
Humane Society Of Collier County $1,000 Naples, FL, US General 2017
Jfcs Of Southwest Florida $2,500 Naples, FL, US General 2017
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US Scientific 2017
Mcnulty Foundation $10,000 New York, NY, US General 2017
Naples Botanical Garden $15,000 Naples, FL, US Educational 2017
Naples Children And Education Foundation $220,964 Naples, FL, US Educational 2017
Naples Zoo $5,000 Naples, FL, US General 2017
Nobles And Greenough School $100,000 Dedham, MA, US General 2017
Nyu Urology Research Fund $375,000 New York, NY, US Medical 2017
Opportunity Project $2,800 Millburn, NJ, US General 2017
Pine Crest School $50,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Educational 2017
Temple Beth Shalom $300,000 Needham, MA, US Religious 2017
The Actors' Fund Of America $10,000 New York, NY, US General 2017
United Arts Council Of Collier $13,500 Naples, FL, US General 2017
Usta Foundation $2,500 White Plains, NY, US General 2017
New York University $1,000,000 New York, NY, US Medical Research 2016
Naples Equestrian Challenge $1,000 Naples, FL, US Medical 2016
New Venture Fund $178,000 Washington, DC, US Medical Research 2016
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $1,000 Miami, FL, US Medical 2016
Naples Children And Education $60,000 Naples, FL, US General 2016
Temple Beth Shalom $150,000 Needham, MA, US Religious 2016
Shelter For Abused Women $25,000 Naples, FL, US General 2016
American Cancer Society $1,000 Atlanta, GA, US Medical Research 2016
Needham Community Theatre $60 Needham, MA, US Arts 2016
Shelter For Abused Women $250 Naples, FL, US General 2016
Naples Botanical Garden $1,500 Naples, FL, US Educational 2016
Artis Of Naples $20,000 Naples, FL, US Arts 2016
Central Synagogue $3,015 New York, NY, US Religious 2016
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $2,500 New York, NY, US Medical Research 2016
Opportunity Project $1,800 Millburn, NJ, US General 2016
City Of Naples Dog Park Fund $500 Naples, FL, US General 2016
Temple Shalom $5,000 Naples, FL, US Religious 2016
Naples Children And Education $976 Naples, FL, US General 2016
Museum Of Arts And Design $5,000 New York, NY, US Art 2016
New York University $375,000 New York, NY, US Medical Research 2016
New Venture Fund $353,204 Washington, DC, US Medical Research 2016
Bame Foundation $1,200 Golden Valley, MN, US General 2016
Glen Oaks Philantropic Fund $500 Old Westbury, NY, US General 2016
Central Synagogue $100 New York, NY, US Religious 2016
Central Synagogue $400 New York, NY, US Religious 2016
Lung Cancer Research Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US Medical Research 2016
Central Synagogue $10,000 New York, NY, US Religious 2016
Naples Children And Education $12,500 Naples, FL, US General 2016
Holocaust Museum & Education $10,000 Naples, FL, US Educational 2016
The Resource Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Bruce And Cynthia Sherman as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 05-0629744
Website N/A
Address CO EAG 505 S FLAGLER DR SUITE 900 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-0000

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Bruce And Cynthia Sherman's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Bruce S Sherman
Treasurer Cynthia L Sherman
Clerk Daniel Sherman

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.