The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated priorities are education and economic mobility, Jewish life and support for Israel, and health and science, so check that your work fits one of these before anything else.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected, and the filing gives no steps for seeking preselection, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered.
- Most of its grants to organisations are modest: half of the 24 grants in one earlier filing were $245,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $21,000 and $2,500,000, which is a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was about $11,500,000.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filing shows most grants in New York, New Jersey and Florida, which describes past giving rather than a limit on who may apply.
- The filing gives no deadlines or timing, so none can be planned around.
Overview
The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Greenwich, CT.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (drgconsulting.com, msmc.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation is dedicated to fostering strong and vibrant communities by expanding access to education and economic opportunity, improving public health and health care delivery, and fostering cultural identity and heritage. It focuses its grantmaking in three main portfolios: education and economic mobility, Jewish Life and supporting Israel, and health and science. A partner account describes its focus as including community development and improvement, Jewish life in the United States, pro-Israel causes, medical institutions and research. It also quotes Dan describing the Ochs’ philanthropic efforts as centred around community, education and health care, with a focus on increasing access for those that are underserved.
Themes
- Education and economic mobility
- Jewish Life and Israel
- Health and science
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, New Jersey and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The filing gives no steps for seeking preselection or submitting a request.
Application success factors
- Grant size: In its TY2022 filing, half of its 24 grants to organisations were $245,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It focuses its grantmaking in education and economic mobility, Jewish Life and supporting Israel, and health and science. (as reported in other published sources)
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 40% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 31% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 24 grants in tax year 2022 by size
Median $248k (tax year 2022)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- NewYork-Presbyterian Fund · General Unrestricted$11,306,5602022 tax year
- UJA Federation of NY · General Unrestricted$6,772,7992022 tax year
- Golda Och Academy · General Unrestricted$2,483,5582022 tax year
- Greater Miami Jewish Federation · General Unrestricted$1,350,0002022 tax year
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · General Unrestricted$1,050,0002022 tax year
- Anti-Defamation League · General Unrestricted$1,000,0002022 tax year
- Birthright Israel Foundation · General Unrestricted$1,000,0002022 tax year
- Robin Hood Foundation · General Unrestricted$720,0002022 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jane C Och — Trustee
- Daniel S Och — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $33,180,138 | $28,419,131 | $510,628,712 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $29,223,293 | $26,506,898 | $523,283,742 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $33,727,142 | $30,875,805 | $570,069,664 | 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
Registers and filings
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Contact
- Greenwich, CT