Maccabee Task Force
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a cold approach is unlikely to be considered; the filing describes its contributions as restricted to preselected charitable organisations.
- Its giving centres on campus education and Israel trips, with grants going to campus Hillels, Jewish community organisations and student groups, so a request should clearly fall within that work to fit.
- Most grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $11,000 and $155,000, with a median of about $79,500, although its largest grant was about $570,000, so that band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- Repeat funding dominates, with 92% of grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had funded in its two previous filings, so a first-time applicant should expect a relationship-led route and the filing gives no information on how it chooses new grantees.
Overview
Maccabee Task Force is a US private foundation based in Las Vegas, NV.
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's stated aim is to educate the public to counter the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel. It identifies college campuses as a particular focus, supporting efforts to educate students, administrators and faculty about Israel. Its public programme describes immersive Israel trips for influential non-Jewish student leaders, followed by reunion programmes, campus events, coalition-building, mentorship and leadership development. Fellows and trip alumni help organise coalitions, respond to antisemitism and support Jewish students. The filings show grants predominantly for campus education and trips to Israel, going to campus Hillels, Jewish community organisations and student groups. Contributions are restricted to preselected charitable organisations.
Themes
- Campus education
- Israel trips
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York, Illinois, Florida, Massachusetts and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% 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 186 grants to organisations were about $79,500 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: 20%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 30%
- The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Maccabee Task Force had funded in earlier filings.
- 2% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada, France, South Africa, United Kingdom).
- 9% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 47 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $121k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$490,7312024 tax year
- Hillel of San Diego · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$261,2412024 tax year
- Oregon Hillel · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$257,4332024 tax year
- Hillels of Georgia · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$197,9422024 tax year
- Boston University Hillel · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$167,0142024 tax year
- Northeastern University Hillel · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$153,5152024 tax year
- Hillel at the University of Vermont · Campus Education and Trip to Israel$148,1872024 tax year
- North Carolina Hillel Foundation · Campus Education$144,0902024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Miriam Adelson — Director
- David Brog — Executive Director
- Joseph Lieberman-through 324 — Director
- Alan Dershowitz — Director
- Patrick Dumont — Treasurer
- Miriam Adelson — Secretary
- Miriam Adelson — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,388,526 | $5,439,367 | $7,642,161 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $10,471,696 | $5,514,365 | $8,208,695 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $9,882,336 | $5,330,656 | $5,698,157 | 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
Other sources
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