Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable Foundation Inc
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 13-2969811 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Emanuel & Riane Gruss Charitable
87grants reported
$3,000median award
$200lower quartile
$20smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 87 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $224K 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
180 E 79TH St Apt 15g
New York, NY 10075-0569
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kivunim TO INSPIRE ITS STUDENTS TO FORGE A LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE THROUGH O | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel School | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Kivunim TO INSPIRE ITS STUDENTS TO FORGE A LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE THROUGH O | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel School | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| The Shefa School TO MAXIMIZE THE LEARNING OF STUDENTS WITH LANGUAGE-BASED LEARNING DISABILITIES. | New York, NY | $136,000 |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel School | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene TO CELEBRATE THE YIDDISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. | New York, NY | $80,000 |
| Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene | New York, NY | $80,000 |
| Shefa School | New York, NY | $72,000 |
| National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene TO CELEBRATE THE YIDDISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. | New York, NY | $61,000 |
| B'nai Jeshurun SYNAGOGUE LOCATED ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| America-Israel Friendship League STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMERICANS & ISRAELIS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Manhattan Jewish Experience COMMUNITY WHERE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN CAN EXPLORE JEWISH LIFE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene TO CELEBRATE THE YIDDISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Kivunim TO INSPIRE ITS STUDENTS TO FORGE A LIFELONG RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE THROUGH O | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Manhattan Jewish Experience COMMUNITY WHERE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN CAN EXPLORE JEWISH LIFE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE IN NEW YORK CITY | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| B'nai Jeshurun SYNAGOGUE LOCATED ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| Camp Ramah in the Berkshires Inc CAMP RAMAH IN THE BERKSHIRES IS A VIBRANT SUMMER CAMP COMMUNITY, WHERE CHILDREN GROW IN A BEAUTIFUL | Englewood, NJ | $33,000 |
| AM Yisrael Foundation | Fair Lawn, NJ | $30,000 |
| America-Israel Friendship League STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMERICANS & ISRAELIS | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| America-Israel Friendship League STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AMERICANS & ISRAELIS | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Manhattan Jewish Experience COMMUNITY WHERE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN CAN EXPLORE JEWISH LIFE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Brotherhood Sister Sol TO CHALLENGE INEQUITY AND CHAMPION OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Abraham Initiatives TO FULFILL THE ISRAELI DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE'S PROMISE OF "FULL AND EQUAL CITIZENSHIP" FOR ALL | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Elem Youth in Distress in Israel TREATING AND TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF TROUBLED YOUTH | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Elem Youth in Distress in Israel TREATING AND TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF TROUBLED YOUTH | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Abraham Initiatives | New York, NY | $18,000 |
| Uja Federation JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Edlavitch TO PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN JEWISH IDENTITY, HERITAGE, TRADITION, AND VALUES THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY O | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| AM Yisrael Foundation | Fair Lawn, NJ | $15,000 |
| Isef Foundation EMPOWER EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS OF UNDERSERVED BACKGROUNDS AND TOP ACADEMIC MERIT TO REACH THEIR H | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Isef Foundation EMPOWER EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS OF UNDERSERVED BACKGROUNDS AND TOP ACADEMIC MERIT TO REACH THEIR H | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Uja Federation JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Lincoln Center Theatre | New York, NY | $9,000 |
| Lincoln Center Theatre | New York, NY | $7,750 |
| Jewish Museum DEDICATED TO THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND PRESERVATION OF THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Jewish Museum DEDICATED TO THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND PRESERVATION OF THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Jewish Museum DEDICATED TO THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND PRESERVATION OF THE ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF | New York, NY | $7,500 |
| Metropolitan Opera TO BRING THRILLING PRODUCTIONS TO OPERA LOVERS WORLDWIDE. | New York, NY | $5,680 |
| Metropolitan Opera TO BRING THRILLING PRODUCTIONS TO OPERA LOVERS WORLDWIDE. | New York, NY | $5,500 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE IN NEW YORK CITY | New York, NY | $5,390 |
| Alzheimers Association ALZHEIMER'S CARE, SUPPORT AND RESEARCH | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club PRODUCE INNOVATIVE THEATRE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY BY AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Manhattan Theatre Club PRODUCE INNOVATIVE THEATRE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY BY AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Chamber Music Society ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PERFORMANCE AND PROMOTION OF CHAMBER MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Uja Federation JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Chamber Music Society ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PERFORMANCE AND PROMOTION OF CHAMBER MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Hias | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Glimmerglass Opera NON-PROFIT SUMMER OPERA COMPANY | Cooperstown, NY | $1,500 |
| The Door TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVIC | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Glimmerglass Opera NON-PROFIT SUMMER OPERA COMPANY | Cooperstown, NY | $530 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic TO BRING THE JOY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC TO OVER 30,000 CHILDREN IN ISRAEL EACH YEAR, WHILE PROMOTING TOL | New York, NY | $500 |
| Upper East Side Hatzolah TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND AMBULANCE SERVICES, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. | New York, NY | $500 |
| Wqxr - New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA GLOBAL FIRST RESPONDERS TO EMERGENCIES, EPIDEMICS, AND NATURAL DISASTERS | New York, NY | $360 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $360 |
| Habitat for Humanity TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES BY BUILDING AND PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. | New York, NY | $330 |
| New York Philharmonic | New York, NY | $250 |
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