Amos and Ruth Wilnai Foundation
Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA · EIN 20-4839728 · reported 2023–2025
29grants reported
$2,500median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$2.8Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $500 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
885 Northampton Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3434
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $710,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $540,000 |
| Pef Israel Endowment Funds | New York, NY | $531,000 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| The Good People Fund | Millburn, NJ | $150,000 |
| US Friends of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute | Arlington, VA | $100,000 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Israel Democracy Fund | Washington, DC | $80,000 |
| US Friends of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute | Arlington, VA | $50,000 |
| Van Leer Jerusalem Institute | Arlington, VA | $40,000 |
| Israel Democracy Fund | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Gemach Harabbonim | Skokie, IL | $3,000 |
| Crarg | Springfield, OH | $3,000 |
| Crarg | Springfield, OH | $2,500 |
| Lev Zahav Nfp | Skokie, IL | $2,000 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $1,500 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $1,500 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | $1,500 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 |
| Jewishgen | New York, NY | $500 |
| Kdfc | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $250 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $250 |
| Kdfc | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| Kdfc | Los Angeles, CA | $250 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $250 |
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