Private foundation · EIN 20-5596536 · Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Rachel and Moshe Porat Fund

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 47 grants paid, $119K total, median $300. 36% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
47
$119K
Median grant
$300
Stays in PA
36%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.4M

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chabad of the Main LineMerion Station, PAProgram service$41K
Israeli American Council of PhiladeWynnewood, PAProgram service$20K
Lankenau Medical Center FoundationRadnor, PAProgram service$10K
Jewish Emergency Preparedness ProjeWynnewood, PAProgram service$10K
Jewish Federation of Greater PhilaPhiladelphia, PAProgram service$5,630
Har Zion TemplePenn Valley, PAProgram service$5,327
American Jewish CommitteeNew York, NYProgram service$3,800
Israeli American CouncilWoodland Hills, CAProgram service$2,710
Anti Defamation LeaguePhiladelphia, PAProgram service$2,500
Shirat Hayam SynagogueVentnor, NJProgram service$2,352
Lubavitch of Bucks CountyNewtown, PAProgram service$2,000
Americans for Ben-Gurion UniversityNew York, NYProgram service$1,800
Israeli Film FestivalPenn Valley, PAProgram service$1,200
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYProgram service$1,100
Friends of the Israel Defense ForceNew York, NYProgram service$1,000
Reut USAWoodland Hills, CAProgram service$1,000
Childrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAProgram service$1,000
Interfaith Taskforce for America and IsrCherry Hill, NJProgram service$1,000
The Michael Levin Lone Soldier FoundatioMelville, NYProgram service$613
Stand With USPhiladelphia, PAProgram service$550
Chabad at Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAProgram service$540
Weitzman National Museum of AmericaPhiladelphia, PAProgram service$500
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYProgram service$360
Chabad at the ShoreVentnor, NJProgram service$300
National Jewish HealthDenver, COProgram service$250
St Jude Children's HospitalMemphis, TNProgram service$250
The Leukemia Lymphoma SocietyWashington, DCProgram service$180
World Jewish CongressNew York, NYProgram service$150
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FLProgram service$100
The Tikvah FundNew York, NYProgram service$100
Hillel InternationalWashington, DCProgram service$100
The International Fellowship of ChristiaChicago, ILProgram service$100
Magen David AdomNew York, NYProgram service$100
Lower Merion Township Police PensionArdmore, PAProgram service$100
US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DCProgram service$75
Disabled Veterans National FoundatiLanham, MDProgram service$75
Eastern Regional High SchoolVoorhees Township, NJProgram service$57
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILProgram service$50
Muscular Dystrophy AssociationChicago, ILProgram service$50
Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CAProgram service$50
Eldernet of Lower MerionBryn Mawr, PAProgram service$50
Messianic Jewish Alliance of AmericaSpringfield, PAProgram service$50
The Disabled American VeteransCincinnati, OHProgram service$50
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MDProgram service$50
The Neighborhood Club of Bala CynwydBala Cynwyd, PAProgram service$50
Alzheimers Disease ResearchClarksburg, MDProgram service$25
American Zionist MovementNew York, NYProgram service$5

By state: Pennsylvania 17 · New York 10 · California 3 · New Jersey 4 · District of Columbia 3 · Colorado 1

About this foundation

Rachel and Moshe Porat Fund is a private grantmaking foundation in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, administered in care of Lowell H Dubrow, tax-exempt since 2006. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Rachel and Moshe Porat Fund accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Rachel and Moshe Porat Fund give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $119K across 47 grants, a median of $300.

Where does Rachel and Moshe Porat Fund give?

Pennsylvania (17 grants), New York (10 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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