Private foundation · EIN 37-6438089 · Highland Park, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The@harriet and George Blank-Bella Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 56 grants paid, $175K total, median $1,000. 30% of grants stayed in New Jersey. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
56
$175K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NJ
30%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.8M

How to apply

In writing with as much detail as possible Contact: George W Blank, 148a Old York Road, New Hope, Pa, 9085261297 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of West Central NjBridgewater, NJCharitable contribution$21K
Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NYCharitable contribution$15K
Mesivtha Tifereth JerusalemNew York, NYCharitable contribution$15K
Jewish Nat'l FundNew York, NYCharitable contribution$13K
Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NYCharitable contribution$10K
Village ChabadEast Setaucket, NYCharitable contribution$9,500
Teach NjTeaneck, NJCharitable contribution$8,900
Joseph Kushner Hebrew AcademyLivingston, NJCharitable contribution$7,500
Ssb JCCBridgewater, NJCharitable contribution$7,500
UJA Federation NyNew York, NYCharitable contribution$6,500
Rza MizrachiNew York, NYCharitable contribution$5,000
Chabad of the ShoreLong Branch, NJCharitable contribution$5,000
The Tikva FundNew York, NYCharitable contribution$3,000
Advancing Israel Education Co JenrightJersey City, NJCharitable contribution$2,500
Central Fund of Israelethics in the FieldCedarhurst, NYCharitable contribution$2,500
Yesh TikvahBeverly Hills, CACharitable contribution$2,500
Amreican Friends of Peace of MindEdison, NJCharitable contribution$2,500
Manhattan Jewish ExperienceNew York, NYCharitable contribution$2,500
SefariaNew York, NYCharitable contribution$2,500
B'nai BrithWashington, DCCharitable contribution$1,800
Halacha Education CenterEnglewood, NJCharitable contribution$1,800
Hatzolah of MetrowestWest Orange, NJCharitable contribution$1,800
Unity WarriorsMemphis, TNCharitable contribution$1,800
CameraBoston, MACharitable contribution$1,500
Chabad of Somerset CountyBasking Ridge, NJCharitable contribution$1,500
Aish GlobalClifton, NJCharitable contribution$1,000
IsraaidBeverly Hills, CACharitable contribution$1,000
JjccajwbNew York, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
Lefell SchoolHartsdale, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
ZakaBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
American Friends of Biale InstituteLos Angeles, CACharitable contribution$1,000
Gush Etzion FoundationTeaneck, NJCharitable contribution$1,000
Meir PanimBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
Pmc Jimmy FundNeedham, MACharitable contribution$1,000
Boy's Town JerusalemNew York, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
US Holocaust MuseumWashington, DCCharitable contribution$1,000
Mayo ClinicRochester, MNCharitable contribution$1,000
Hasbara FellowshipNew York, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
Friendship Circle LifetownLivingston, NJCharitable contribution$1,000
Tunnels to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
Friends of Yad EzrahBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
Agahozo Sholom Youth VillageNew York, NYCharitable contribution$1,000
EmunahBoston, MACharitable contribution$1,000
Ahavas AchimHighland Park, NJCharitable contribution$500
Save a Child's HeartPotomac, MDCharitable contribution$500
Foundation for Defense of DemocraciesWashington, DCCharitable contribution$500
Talmud Torah of AradBronx, NYCharitable contribution$500
Telyas ChabadLebanon, NJCharitable contribution$500
Chai LifelineNew York, NYCharitable contribution$500
Feeding AmericaWashington, DCCharitable contribution$500
National Society of BlackjackMenomonee Falls, WICharitable contribution$500
Chabad of Ulster CountyKingston, NYCharitable contribution$500
American Comm for Shaare TzedekNew York, NYCharitable contribution$500
Ahavas YisroelEdison, NJCharitable contribution$500
TabcTeaneck, NJCharitable contribution$500
Mesorah Heritage FoundationBrooklyn, NYCharitable contribution$250

By state: New York 25 · New Jersey 17 · California 3 · District of Columbia 4 · Massachusetts 3 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

The@harriet and George Blank-Bella Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Highland Park, New Jersey, tax-exempt since 2009. 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 The@harriet and George Blank-Bella Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. In writing with as much detail as possible Deadlines: NONE.

How much does The@harriet and George Blank-Bella Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $175K across 56 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does The@harriet and George Blank-Bella Foundation give?

New York (25 grants), New Jersey (17 grants), California (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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