The Etz Chaim Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered and should be avoided.
- The filing states no field of funding or eligibility criteria, and its recorded grants have gone to philanthropic and religious organisations, so check that your work fits those recipient types before anything else.
- If you are invited to apply, a modest request suits its pattern: about 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $3,600 and $1,750,000, and half of its grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
- In the filing, all of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so its giving looks relationship-led and fairly settled.
Overview
The Etz Chaim Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Miami Beach, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not state a specific field of funding or set out eligibility criteria. The trust's recorded grants went to philanthropic organisations and religious organisations. Grant purposes describe unrestricted support for philanthropic organisations and, more often by number of entries, unrestricted support for religious organisations; other entries are described simply as unrestricted grants. The records show support to organisations, but do not establish a broader programme or wider priorities than these recipient and purpose descriptions. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted, so there is no open route for organisations to apply.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 13 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 83% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations The Etz Chaim Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 83% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Donor's Fund · Unrestricted grant tophilanthropic organization$1,325,9412024 tax year
- Amidei Zion · Unrestricted grant to religious organization$400,0002024 tax year
- Yaldai Zion · Unrestricted grant$105,0002024 tax year
- Kollel Zichron Chaim of Bobov · Unrestricted grant to religious organization$80,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Deborah Wolf — Trustee
- Saul Wolf — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,528,438 | $2,113,600 | $44,097,286 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,403,193 | $2,008,500 | $47,486,846 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,724,188 | $1,910,941 | $49,801,413 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Miami Beach, FL