The EGL Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 27-3667312 · since 2011eglcf.org/foundation·United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$18.8M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$1,250 to $1.4M
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$150k
Typical grant (median)
31 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • This New York, NY based foundation funds across the United States and generally limits its awards to Jewish charities, so charities outside that focus are unlikely to fit.
  • Typical grants to organisations range from $1,250 to $1,400,000, with about 8 in 10 falling in that band and a median of around $125,000, so a request in that region is realistic for most applicants; one exceptional grant of about $10,000,000 went to Jewish Communal Fund, an organisation it funds every year and which regrants to others, so this is not a guide for a typical applicant.
  • Giving is heavily weighted towards organisations it already knows, with 97% of its grant dollars going to organisations also funded in the two previous filings, so this looks like a relationship-led funder where new applicants should expect to be one among many repeat recipients.
  • The IRS filing gives no deadlines; the approach is a letter setting out the charity's background, the amount requested and the proposed use of funds, and its recorded organisational grants are for general support.
  • Alongside its charitable grantmaking, the foundation also runs its own postdoctoral research fellowship for Israeli scientists in biomedical postdoctoral positions at institutions in the United States, which is a distinct programme rather than an open grant round.

Overview

The EGL Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation says its giving continues a family tradition of Jewish philanthropy, and its filing says awards are generally limited to Jewish charities. Charities seeking an organisational grant are asked to describe their background, the amount requested and the proposed use of the funds. Alongside this charitable grantmaking, the foundation runs the Gruss Lipper Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, providing financial support to outstanding Israeli scientists offered biomedical postdoctoral positions at leading institutions in the United States. It frames the programme as a way to promote collaboration between American and Israeli scientists. Its recorded organisational grants are categorised as general support.

Themes

  • Jewish charities
  • Biomedical research

Geographic Focus

United States.

How to apply

Charities should submit a letter giving the charity's background, the amount requested and the proposed use of the funds.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 97% 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 78 grants to organisations were about $125,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The foundation generally limits its awards to Jewish charities.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York78%
Massachusetts10%
District of Columbia4%
New Jersey3%
California1%
Pennsylvania<1%

2 other states: <1%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 5%

  • The largest single recipient received 32% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 97% of grant dollars went to organisations The EGL Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • 5% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Israel).
  • 38% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

31 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $150k

How much do they typically give?

Share of 31 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k3%
$1k–$2.5k10%
$2.5k–$5k3%
$5k–$10k10%
$10k–$25k3%
$25k–$50k3%
$50k–$100k13%
$100k–$250k13%
$250k–$500k19%
$500k–$1M6%
$1M and over16%

Median $150k (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • Rockefeller University · General support
    $5,660,0002024 tax year
  • Massachusetts General Hospital · General support
    $3,897,0282024 tax year
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine · General support
    $2,185,0002024 tax year
  • PEF Israel Endowment Funds · General support
    $1,389,5192024 tax year
  • Weill Cornell Medicine · General support
    $1,100,0002024 tax year
  • Goshen - Hebrew University · General support
    $850,0002024 tax year
  • Chevra Hatzalah · General support
    $500,0002024 tax year
  • B'nai Jeshurun · General support
    $468,2002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • David Zislin — Treasurer
  • Daniella Lipper Coules — Executive Director
  • Evelyn Lipper — President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$20,090,667$17,710,759$142,314,280Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$16,313,278$14,360,682$148,173,038Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$20,662,114$18,761,402$148,907,757Filing 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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