Idelson Family Foundation Trust Dtd 7-1-11
Private foundation · Fort Myers, FL · EIN 45-2741117 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Idelson Family Foundation Trust
39grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,250lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$289Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 39 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $68K 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
PO Box 61532
Fort Myers, FL 33906-1532
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way | Ft Myers, FL | $45,250 |
| United Way | Ft Myers, FL | $34,750 |
| Canterbury School | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| Canterbury School | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| Chabad of Downtown Roswell Inc | Rosswell, GA | $25,000 |
| Temple Beth EL | Fort Myers, FL | $15,000 |
| Congregation Bethel | LA Jolla, CA | $14,000 |
| Lee Bia | Fort Myers, FL | $10,000 |
| United Way | Ft Myers, FL | $10,000 |
| Home Front Heroes Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $10,000 |
| Lee Bia | Fort Myers, FL | $10,000 |
| Chapters Health System CHARITABLE CONTRIBUITION | Tamps, FL | $5,000 |
| Swfl Community Prayer Breakfast | Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties | Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation | Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 |
| Congregation Bethel | LA Jolla, CA | $5,000 |
| Congregation Bethel | LA Jolla, CA | $4,500 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center | Fort Myers, FL | $3,240 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Chabad of Cape Coral | Cape Coral, FL | $2,500 |
| Chabad of Cape Coral | Cape Coral, FL | $2,500 |
| Southwest Florida Community Prayer Breakfast | Fort Myers, FL | $2,500 |
| Temple Judea | Fort Myers, FL | $2,500 |
| Ronald McDonald House | Fort Myers, FL | $2,000 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Sarasota, FL | $1,800 |
| Temple Beth EL | Fort Myers, FL | $1,500 |
| Temple Judea | Fort Myers, FL | $1,500 |
| Temple Beth EL | Fort Myers, FL | $1,500 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Fort Myers, FL | $1,500 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Sarasota, FL | $1,500 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Sarasota, FL | $1,250 |
| Temple Judea | Fort Myers, FL | $1,250 |
| Alliance of the Arts | Fort Myers, FL | $1,000 |
| Rady Children's Hospital | San Diego, CA | $1,000 |
| Duke Gioblastoma & Brain Cancer Treatment Center CHARITABLE CONNTRIBUTION | Durham, NC | $1,000 |
| Chabad of Downtown Roswell Inc | Rosswell, GA | $1,000 |
| American Heart Association | Estero, FL | $1,000 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $900 |
| Chabad of Coronado | Coronado, CA | $500 |
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