The Wilf Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Wilf Family Foundation gives only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so unsolicited approaches should not be made.
- Its geographic focus is stated as the United States, Israel and around the world.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 253 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $250,000, and half of its 253 grants were $18,000 or less, so a modest request fits the typical pattern.
- A very large grant of about $8,550,000 went to Jewish Federation Of Greater Metrowest NJ, an organisation it funds every year that regrants to other organisations, but this scale is exceptional rather than typical for other applicants.
- With 91% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had already funded in the two prior filings, this looks like a relationship-led funder that favours established recipients over open applications.
Overview
The Wilf Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Short Hills, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (wilffamilyfoundations.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Wilf Family Foundation is named as one of the entities within the Wilf Family Foundations, a family-led collection. The collection says it supports communities throughout the United States, Israel and around the world, with most support devoted to Jewish causes. Its stated grantmaking includes education, housing, food, health care and other essential and life-saving services. It also describes community collaboration as part of its support for social justice, including voting rights, criminal justice reform and law enforcement reform. The page presents these priorities at collective level rather than assigning them to a single member.
Themes
- Jewish causes
- Education
- Housing
- Food
- Health care
- Social justice
Geographic Focus
Priority: The United States; Israel; around the world. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; the filing describes no further application steps.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% 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 253 grants to organisations were $18,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 4%
- The largest single recipient received 35% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations The Wilf Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 62% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 84 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $16,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Federation Of Greater Metrowest NJ · General operating support$3,035,0082024 tax year
- Jewish Agency for Israel · Program support$2,185,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Agency for Israel · General operating support$1,001,8002024 tax year
- Yeshiva University · Scholarships$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Vanderbilt University · Scholarships$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority · Capital support$500,0002024 tax year
- Park East Synagogue · General operating support$450,0002024 tax year
- American Society for Holocaust Remembrance · General operating support$250,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Beth Wilf — Trustee As Of 01/20/25
- Jane Wilf — Trustee As Of 01/20/25
- Audrey Wilf — Trustee As Of 01/20/25
- Stephanie Wilf — Trustee
- Rachel S Wilf — Trustee
- Halle Wilf — Trustee
- Daniel Wilf — Trustee
- Steven Wilf — Trustee
- Jonathan Wilf — Trustee
- Jason Wilf — Trustee
- Elana Wilf Tanzman — Trustee
- Elizabeth Wilf — Trustee
- Orin Wilf — Treasurer & Trustee
- Mark Wilf — Secretary & Trustee
- Zygmunt Wilf — Vice President & Trustee
- Leonard Wilf — President & Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $12,422,668 | $11,596,100 | $74,508,455 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $18,355,560 | $17,497,297 | $69,974,352 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,110,203 | $13,268,708 | $63,995,334 | 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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- Short Hills, NJ