Bimah Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 45-3526909
Foundation Overview
Based in New York, NY, Bimah Foundation has awarded 137 grants totaling $5,053,792 to organizations in New Jersey, New York and 6 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $700 to $210,394, with a median award of $36,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 of 12 recipients (25%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
54% of grants are awarded in New York, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within New York, funding concentrates in New York (86%), Woodmere (7%), Suffern (3%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 38% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (81%). 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 Bimah Foundation'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 Friends Of Leket Israel | $65,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Belev Echad | $136,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $80,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2023 |
| Global Jewish Assistance And Relief Network | $100,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Gush Etzion Foundation | $58,864 | Woodmere, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| King Solomon School | $25,000 | Foreign, RAMAT HASHARON, IS | General Support | 2023 |
| Stand With Us | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Amel Project | $20,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Birthright Israel Foundation | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Blue Card | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2023 |
| The Clarion Project | $15,000 | Plantation, FL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Lawfare Project | $90,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Imagination Productions | $5,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Amel Project | $12,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago | $20,911 | Chicago, IL, US | Richard And Barbara Silverman Philanthropic Fund | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Jewish Statemanship Center Inc | $22,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Birthright Israel Foundation | $22,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Congregation Bnai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | $30,760 | Deerfield, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Hashomer Hachadash | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | $37,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Nortwestern Hillel | 2022 |
| Gush Etzion Foundation | $40,000 | Woodmere, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Stand With Us | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Blue Card | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $50,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Lawfare Project | $65,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $68,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2022 |
| Belev Echad | $76,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Imagination Productions | $5,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Amel Project | $12,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago | $20,911 | Chicago, IL, US | Richard And Barbara Silverman Philanthropic Fund | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Jewish Statemanship Center Inc | $22,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Birthright Israel Foundation | $22,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Congregation Bnai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | $30,760 | Deerfield, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Hashomer Hachadash | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | $37,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Nortwestern Hillel | 2022 |
| Gush Etzion Foundation | $40,000 | Woodmere, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Stand With Us | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Blue Card | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $50,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Lawfare Project | $65,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $68,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2022 |
| Belev Echad | $76,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Imagination Productions | $5,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Amel Project | $12,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago | $20,911 | Chicago, IL, US | Richard And Barbara Silverman Philanthropic Fund | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Jewish Statemanship Center Inc | $22,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Birthright Israel Foundation | $22,500 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Congregation Bnai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | $30,760 | Deerfield, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Hashomer Hachadash | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | $37,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Nortwestern Hillel | 2022 |
| Gush Etzion Foundation | $40,000 | Woodmere, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Stand With Us | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Blue Card | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $50,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The Lawfare Project | $65,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $68,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2022 |
| Belev Echad | $76,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $40,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Belev Echad | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $55,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2021 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | $4,000 | Glencoe, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Richard And Barbara Silverman Philanthropic Fund | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | $37,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Nortwestern Hillel | 2021 |
| Park Avenue Synagogue | $3,600 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Stand With Us | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Amel Project | $10,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Blue Card | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2021 |
| The Good People Fund | $10,000 | Millburn, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Lawfare Project | $60,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Congregation Bnai Jehoshua Beth Elohim | $56,515 | Deerfield, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Malta Conferences Foundation | $1,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Joyce Theater Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Jewish National Fund Of Canada | $10,000 | Toronto, ONTARIO, CA | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Gush Etzion Foundation | $39,000 | Woodmere, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| American Friends Of The Israel Sport Center For The Disabled | $5,000 | Northfield, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Birthright Israel Foundation | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Imagination Productions | $20,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $15,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Belev Echad | $73,400 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2020 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $65,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The Blue Card | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2020 |
| The Lawfare Project | $78,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Slinghot Fund | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| American Chemical Society | $13,000 | Columbus, OH, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Southampton Chabad | $18,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The Amel Project | $15,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The Good People Fund | $10,000 | Millburn, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Park Avenue Synagogue | $6,656 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens | $900 | Glencoe, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Waldorf School Association Of Boulder | $25,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Northwestern University | $210,394 | Evanston, IL, US | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Stand With Us | $36,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $40,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| The Blue Card | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2018 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Signal Group | 2018 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Palestinian Media Watch | 2018 |
| The Lawfare Project | $60,000 | New York, NY, US | The Legal Fund | 2018 |
| Jerusalem U | $36,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | Films & Media Initiatives | 2018 |
| Belev Echad | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | General & Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Freinds Of The Israel Defense Forces | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Restricted | 2018 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Shabtai Levi Home | 2018 |
| Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan Chicago | $102,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Richard And Barbara Silverman Philanthropic Fund | 2018 |
| Belev Echad | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2017 |
| Stand With Us | $36,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestrictedgeneral And | 2017 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $40,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2017 |
| The Blue Card | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2017 |
| America's Voices In Israel | $18,000 | Suffern, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2017 |
| The Lawfare Project | $60,000 | New York, NY, US | The Legal Fund | 2017 |
| Fuente Latina Inc | $30,000 | Miami, FL, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2017 |
| The Central Fund Of Israel | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Defense Fund -friends Of The Israelwidows & Orphans | 2017 |
| Jerusalem U | $25,000 | Sunrise, FL, US | Initiativesfilms & Media | 2017 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Media Watchpalastinian | 2017 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Signal Group | 2017 |
| The Israel Project Inc | $40,000 | Washington, DC, US | Programsocial Media | 2017 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Shabtai Levi Home | 2017 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $26,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2017 |
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| Belev Echad | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2016 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $25,000 | Livingston Brooklyn, NY, US | Shurathadin | 2016 |
| The Central Fund Of Israel | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Defense Forcesfriends Of The Israel | 2016 |
| Stand With Us | $36,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Unrestrictedgeneral And | 2016 |
| American Friends Of Leket Israel | $40,750 | Teaneck, NJ, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2016 |
| The Blue Card | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Medical Supplies | 2016 |
| America's Voices In Israel | $30,000 | Suffern, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2016 |
| The Lawfare Project | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2016 |
| The Lawfare Project | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | The Legal Fund | 2016 |
| Fuente Latina Inc | $30,000 | Miami, FL, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2016 |
| The Central Fund Of Israel | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Defense Fund -friends Of The Israelwidows & Orphans | 2016 |
| Jerusalem U | $36,000 | Fort Lauderdale, FL, US | Initiativesfilms & Media | 2016 |
| Jewish Funders Network | $700 | New York, NY, US | Unrestrictedgeneral & | 2016 |
| Central Fund Of Israel | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Media Watchpalastinian | 2016 |
| Pef Israel Israel Endowment Funds | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Policy Conferenceisrael China | 2016 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $36,000 | New York, NY, US | Signal Group | 2016 |
| The Israel Project Inc | $40,000 | Washington, DC, US | Programsocial Media | 2016 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | Shabtai Levi Home | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 45-3526909 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA New York, NY 10020-0000 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Bimah Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Vp/director | Barbara K Silverman |
|---|---|
| Co-president/director/secr | Philip Silverman |
| Vp Director | Richard B Silverman |
| Co-president/director | Matthew Simon |
| Vp/director | Margaret Wise |
Forms 990-PF
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