Koret Foundation

• This is an invitation-only foundation, so grant writers should not send unsolicited proposals and should instead look for ways to build a relationship, for example through shared connections to its funded fields.
• Its work centres on the Bay Area, Israel and Poland, covering Jewish community work, higher education, K–12 education, arts and culture, food programmes, veterans support and civic projects, so only organisations working in these areas and places are a sensible fit.
• Funding is highly relationship-led: 96% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded in the two previous filings, so new applicants face a steep climb and should expect this to be a long game rather than a one-off ask.
• A realistic request size sits around the median grant of $25,000, as half of its grants were $25,000 or less, though grants have ranged from $4,900 up to $300,000 and occasionally much higher.
• There is no stated deadline or timing guidance, so approach should be guided by securing an introduction rather than by a calendar.

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

• American Friends of Tel Aviv University · The koret international school collaborative, a partnership between tel aviv university and anumuseum of the jewish people
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• American Israel Education Foundation · Outreach, education, and engagement programs for aief fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025
  $1,500,0002024 tax year
• American Israel Education Foundation · Outreach, education, and engagement programs for aief fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025
  $1,500,0002024 tax year
• Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · National and bay area core programs and growth strategies
  $1,312,5002024 tax year
• Shalom Hartman Institute of North America · National and bay area core programs and growth strategies
  $1,312,5002024 tax year
• Jewish Family and Children's Services · Jewish youth initiative for fy24-fy26
  $1,250,0002024 tax year
• Jewish Family and Children's Services · Jewish youth initiative for fy24-fy26
  $1,250,0002024 tax year
• University of California San Francisco Foundation · Vision clinic at the center for vision neuroscience capital campaign
  $1,000,0002024 tax year

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

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.