Private foundation · EIN 38-6512136 · W Bloomfield, Michigan

Ben N Teitel Charitable Tr

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: 41 grants paid, $358K total, median $2,000. 32% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
41
$358K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in MI
32%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Arava InstituteNewton Centre, MAGeneral support$75K
Jewish Family ServiceWest Bloomfield, MIGeneral support$50K
Avodah - the Jewish Service Corps IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$49K
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral support$35K
Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies IncJenkintown, PAGeneral support$35K
JarcBloomfield Hills, MIGeneral support$22K
Gesher Human ServicesSouthfield, MIGeneral support$15K
Hand in Hand American Friends of Cntr for Jewish Arab Edu in IsraelPortland, ORGeneral support$10K
Tikkun Hayam Repair the Sea IncTampa, FLGeneral support$8,500
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan DetroitBloomfield Hills, MIGeneral support$7,000
American Jewish World ServiceEtna, NHGeneral support$5,000
Yad EzraBerkley, MIGeneral support$5,000
Food GatherersAnn Arbor, MIGeneral support$3,000
Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy NetworkWest Bloomfield, MIGeneral support$3,000
New Israel FundPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$3,000
Boggy Creek Gang IncEustis, FLGeneral support$2,500
Encounter Programs IncNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
American Friends of Jordan River Village FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$2,000
Fjc a Foundation of Philanthropic FundsNew York, NYGeneral support$2,000
Habonim Dror North AmericaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$2,000
Jewish Reconstructionist Camping CorporationWyncote, PAGeneral support$2,000
Long Island UniversityBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$2,000
Maccabi USAPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$2,000
UJA Federation of New YorkNew York, NYGeneral support$2,000
United Way of Southeast MichiganDetroit, MIGeneral support$2,000
Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York, NYGeneral support$1,500
American Society for the Protection of Nature Israel IncNew York, NYGeneral support$1,000
Camp FriendshipBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$1,000
Friends of the Israel Movement for Progressive JudaismPasadena, CAGeneral support$1,000
Hillel Day SchoolFarmington Hills, MIGeneral support$1,000
Holocaust Memorial CenterFarmington Hills, MIGeneral support$1,000
Jewish Senior Life FoundationWest Bloomfield, MIGeneral support$1,000
Keshet IncNewton, MAGeneral support$1,000
American Conference of Cantors IncSchaumberg, ILGeneral support$500
American Friends of Kidum IncEast Brunswick, NJGeneral support$500
Ecpat USA End Child Prostitution Child Pornography & TraffickingBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$500
Jewish Historical Society of MichiganBloomfield Township, MIGeneral support$500
University of Judaism FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$500
Adat Shalom SynagogueFarmington, MIGeneral support$460
Cozihearts FoundationDeerfield, ILGeneral support$250
National Kidney Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$250

By state: Michigan 13 · New York 12 · Massachusetts 2 · Pennsylvania 5 · Florida 2 · Oregon 1

About this foundation

Ben N Teitel Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in W Bloomfield, Michigan, administered in care of Gerald S Cook, tax-exempt since 1987. 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 Ben N Teitel Charitable Tr 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 Ben N Teitel Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $358K across 41 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Ben N Teitel Charitable Tr give?

Michigan (13 grants), New York (12 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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