Harvey Feldman Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The trust makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so it appears relationship-led and a cold application is unlikely to be the way in.
- Its recipients have included organisations in animal welfare, Jewish community life and education, synagogues, schools, Holocaust education, community sports and food assistance, so a charity working in one of these areas may match the kinds of organisations it has supported, though the filing records the purpose simply as donation.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $175,000, with a median of $8,000 and a largest grant of $270,000, so a request near the median sits within its usual pattern, though that band is not a ceiling.
- None of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so a charity should not assume that a past grant will be renewed.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota and New Jersey, which describes where it has given rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Harvey Feldman Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Minnetonka, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 grant record consists of donations to charitable organisations, with identified recipients working in animal welfare, Jewish community life and education, synagogues and schools. Other recorded recipients include a Holocaust education organisation, community sports organisations and a food-assistance charity. These examples describe the kinds of organisations that have received support, rather than a stated set of funding priorities: the filing records the purpose simply as donation. The trust says it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The material reviewed does not describe a broader eligibility policy, a preferred location or an open application process.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota and New Jersey.
How to apply
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 12 grants to organisations were $8,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations Harvey Feldman Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 23% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Animal Humane Society · Donation$270,0002023 tax year
- Minneapolis Jewish Federation · Donation$175,0002023 tax year
- Beth El Synagogue · Donation$125,0002023 tax year
- Helicher Jewish Day School · Donation$100,0002023 tax year
- Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation · Donation$50,0002023 tax year
- Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Donation$10,0002023 tax year
- Washburn High School Foundation · Donation$5,0002023 tax year
- Edison Community Sports Foundation · Donation$5,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ella Hoffman — Treasurer
- Scott Hoffman — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $9,705 | $8,000 | $141,811 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $834,271 | $751,500 | $16,858,038 | Filing for 2023 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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- Minnetonka, MN