Pechter Foundation
Private foundation · Summit, NJ · EIN 13-3711334 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Pechter Foundation
162grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 162 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $126K 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
1 Magnolia PL
Summit, NJ 07901-4301
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uja Metrowest | Whippany, NJ | $125,000 |
| NJ Pac | Newark, NJ | $120,000 |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $105,000 |
| Emergency Fund for Israel | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | $100,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Slifka Center for Jewish Life | New Haven, CT | $75,000 |
| National Museum of Mathematics | New York, NY | $58,128 |
| Papermill Playhouse | Millburn, NJ | $55,000 |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Overlook Hospital Foundation | Summit, NJ | $50,000 |
| The Jed Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| The Jed Foundation | New York, NY | $35,000 |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital | Memphis, TN | $30,000 |
| Prevent Child Abuse NJ | New Brunswick, NJ | $25,000 |
| Slifka Center for Jewish Life | New Haven, CT | $25,000 |
| Teach for America | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Uja Metrowest | Whippany, NJ | $25,000 |
| Prevent Child Abuse NJ | New Brunswick, NJ | $25,000 |
| Slifka Center for Jewish Life | New Haven, CT | $25,000 |
| The Jed Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Uja Metrowest | Whippany, NJ | $25,000 |
| Prevent Child Abuse NJ | New Brunswick, NJ | $25,000 |
| Temple Sinai | Summit, NJ | $24,500 |
| Bridges Summit | Summit, NJ | $24,000 |
| Temple Sinai | Summit, NJ | $22,060 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $21,000 |
| NJ PBS | Englewood, NJ | $20,000 |
| NJ PBS | Englewood, NJ | $20,000 |
| NJ PBS | Englewood, NJ | $20,000 |
| Fcas | Foxborough, MA | $20,000 |
| Temple Sinai | Summit, NJ | $17,000 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $15,500 |
| Overlook Hospital Foundation | Summit, NJ | $15,000 |
| Overlook Hospital Foundation | Summit, NJ | $15,000 |
| Bridges Summit | Summit, NJ | $12,000 |
| Wbgo | Newark, NJ | $11,203 |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | $10,250 |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | $10,250 |
| Childrens National Hospital | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Community Food Bank of NJ | Hillside, NJ | $10,000 |
| Grace | Summit, NJ | $10,000 |
| Liberty Science Center | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 |
| Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 |
| Sylvia Center | Bronx, NY | $10,000 |
| The Healing Patch | Altoona, PA | $10,000 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Wqxr | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Bridges Summit | Summit, NJ | $10,000 |
| Liberty Science Center | Jersey City, NJ | $10,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| NJ Pac | Newark, NJ | $10,000 |
| Phillips Academy | Andover, MA | $10,000 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Bronxville, NY | $10,000 |
| Summit YMCA | Summit, NJ | $10,000 |
| The Connection | Summit, NJ | $10,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 |
| New York Public Radio | New York, NY | $10,000 |
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