The Applebaum Foundation
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 its filing records that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations, so a small charity should not send a cold proposal and should look for an introduction through people who already know the foundation.
- Its grants are led by research, including medical schools, hospitals and specialist research organisations, and it also funds Jewish communal, humanitarian, educational and community organisations, so a request fits best where the work sits in one of these areas.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $50,000 and $500,000, with a median of $175,000, so a request towards the lower end of that typical band is the most likely to match its usual giving.
- The filing shows grants mainly in New York and Florida, though no geographic focus is stated, so the foundation's area should not be read as a limit on who may apply.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 96% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests the foundation is relationship-led.
Overview
The Applebaum Foundation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
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 recorded grants are led by research, including grants to medical schools, hospitals and specialist research organisations. Other grants are recorded for special purposes, with recipients including Jewish communal organisations, humanitarian and social-service charities, educational institutions and community organisations. The foundation also makes grants for general operating support and contributions to donor-advised funds. Its grants reach organisations in several states, with the greatest concentration in New York and additional substantial giving in Florida. The available filings do not state a fuller account of the foundation’s funding priorities or who may apply; they record that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and Florida.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% 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 108 grants to organisations were $175,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations The Applebaum Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 24% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 36 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $167k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- UJA-Federation of New York · Special purpose$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Mark Foundation for Cancer Research · Research$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Jewish Communal Fund of New York · Donor advised fund$975,0002024 tax year
- Parkinson's Foundation · Special purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Research$500,0002024 tax year
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · Special purpose$500,0002024 tax year
- Weill Cornell Medicine · Research$357,0472024 tax year
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine · Research$300,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Judy Feder — Director
- Erin R Borger — Director
- Lillian Applebaum — Director
- Rebecca Lieberman — VP, Secretary, Executive Director
- Michael Doppelt — VP & Treasurer
- James Kaufman — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $7,114,627 | $5,820,995 | $190,104,461 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $13,176,963 | $11,278,022 | $203,283,603 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $11,743,297 | $10,086,568 | $211,454,592 | 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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- New York, NY