Private foundation · EIN 65-6043241 · Bal Harbour, Florida

Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation

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: 237 grants paid, $1.8M total, median $600. 4% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
237
$1.8M
Median grant
$600
Stays in FL
4%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$17M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 237 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mesvita of Greater BostonBrighton, MAGeneral$200K
Chabad Jewish CenterNeedham, MAGeneral$180K
Fidelity CharitableCincinnati, OHGeneral$107K
Combined Jewish PhilanthropiesBoston, MAGeneral$105K
Gann Academy - New Jewish High SchoolWaltham, MAGeneral$100K
Jewish Community Day SchoolWatertown, MAGeneral$75K
Solomon Schechter Day SchoolNewton, MAGeneral$75K
Shaloh HouseBrighton, MAGeneral$60K
Temple EmanuelNewton, MAGeneral$56K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYGeneral$52K
Hebrew CollegeNewton, MAGeneral$40K
Machne IsraelBrooklyn, NYGeneral$26K
CameraBoston, MAGeneral$23K
Bais Yaakov of Boston IncBrighton, MAGeneral$23K
Torah AcademyBrookline, MAGeneral$21K
Rofeh InternationalBrookline, MAGeneral$20K
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Foundation IncPeabody, MAGeneral$20K
Jcc's of Greater BostonNewton, MAGeneral$20K
Boston Jewish Film FestivalNewton, MAGeneral$19K
Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NYGeneral$18K
Yeshiva Torah VodaathBrooklyn, NYGeneral$17K
Beth Menachem ChabadNewton, MAGeneral$16K
Kollel of Greater Boston IncBrighton, MAGeneral$16K
Hebrew Senior LifeBoston, MAGeneral$15K
New England Hebrew AcademyBrookline, MAGeneral$15K
Vilna Center for Jewish HeritageBoston, MAGeneral$15K
Friends of the IdfNew York, NYGeneral$13K
Walnut Street ShulChelsea, MAGeneral$13K
Congregation Beth El-Atereth IsraelNewton, MAGeneral$13K
American Friends of Magen David AdomNew York, NYGeneral$11K
Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MAGeneral$11K
Wyner Jewish Heritage CenterBoston, MAGeneral$11K
Amit ChildrenNew York, NYGeneral$11K
JinsaWashington, DCGeneral$10K
2 Life CommunitiesBrighton, MAGeneral$10K
Aish CampusBrighton, MAGeneral$10K
American Friends of the Israel Intelligence HeritageLos Angeles, CAGeneral$10K
Boca Raton KollelBoca Raton, FLGeneral$10K
Chabad of Downtown BostonBoston, MAGeneral$10K
Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Ohr Torah StoneNew York, NYGeneral$10K
Striar Hebrew Academy of Sharon IncSharon, MAGeneral$10K
Yeshiva Ohr YisraelBrooklyn, NYGeneral$10K
Jewish Broadcasting ServiceNew York, NYGeneral$9,600
Temple Ner Tamid Community Day SchoolPeabody, MAGeneral$7,500
American Committee for Weizmann Institute of ScienceNew York, NYGeneral$7,000
AmitNew York, NYGeneral$6,704
Yad Chessed FundWaltham, MAGeneral$6,000
Macular Degeneration ResearchClarksburg, MDGeneral$5,256
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAGeneral$5,200
HadassahNew York, NYGeneral$5,200
Adams Street ShulNewton, MAGeneral$5,000
Americans for Peace & ToleranceWatertown, MAGeneral$5,000
Beit Sasson - the Sepharic Congregation of NewtonNewton, MAGeneral$5,000
Camp YavnehNewton Centre, MAGeneral$5,000
Chabad of Umass Medical SchoolWorcester, MAGeneral$5,000
Chebra Kadisha of ChelseaMarblehead, MAGeneral$5,000
Congregation Sharei TefillahNewton Centre, MAGeneral$5,000
Gateways Access to Jewish Education IncNewton, MAGeneral$5,000
Jewish Healthcare CenterWorcester, MAGeneral$5,000

By state: Massachusetts 108 · New York 60 · Ohio 1 · District of Columbia 12 · Florida 10 · California 4

About this foundation

Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Bal Harbour, Florida, tax-exempt since 1991. 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 Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation 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 Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.8M across 237 grants, a median of $600.

Where does Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation give?

Massachusetts (108 grants), New York (60 grants), Ohio (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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