Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation
Invitation OnlyBal Harbour, Florida · EIN 65-6043241 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1.8M
Organizations funded237
Typical grant$600
Total assets$43.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $250 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
95% of grants went outside Florida.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesvita of Greater Boston | Brighton, MA | General | $200,000 |
| Chabad Jewish Center | Needham, MA | General | $180,000 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | General | $106,755 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | General | $105,360 |
| Gann Academy - New Jewish High School | Waltham, MA | General | $100,000 |
| Jewish Community Day School | Watertown, MA | General | $75,000 |
| Solomon Schechter Day School | Newton, MA | General | $75,000 |
| Shaloh House | Brighton, MA | General | $60,200 |
| Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA | General | $55,521 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | General | $52,000 |
| Hebrew College | Newton, MA | General | $40,360 |
| Machne Israel | Brooklyn, NY | General | $26,000 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | General | $22,700 |
| Bais Yaakov of Boston Inc | Brighton, MA | General | $22,600 |
| Torah Academy | Brookline, MA | General | $21,000 |
| Rofeh International | Brookline, MA | General | $20,360 |
| Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Foundation Inc | Peabody, MA | General | $20,000 |
| Jcc's of Greater Boston | Newton, MA | General | $20,000 |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival | Newton, MA | General | $19,300 |
| Colel Chabad | Brooklyn, NY | General | $18,000 |
| Yeshiva Torah Vodaath | Brooklyn, NY | General | $17,000 |
| Beth Menachem Chabad | Newton, MA | General | $16,180 |
| Kollel of Greater Boston Inc | Brighton, MA | General | $16,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Boston, MA | General | $15,000 |
| New England Hebrew Academy | Brookline, MA | General | $15,000 |
| Vilna Center for Jewish Heritage | Boston, MA | General | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Idf | New York, NY | General | $13,000 |
| Walnut Street Shul | Chelsea, MA | General | $13,000 |
| Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel | Newton, MA | General | $12,530 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | General | $11,000 |
| Yiddish Book Center | Amherst, MA | General | $11,000 |
| Wyner Jewish Heritage Center | Boston, MA | General | $10,900 |
| Amit Children | New York, NY | General | $10,500 |
| Jinsa | Washington, DC | General | $10,400 |
| 2 Life Communities | Brighton, MA | General | $10,000 |
| Aish Campus | Brighton, MA | General | $10,000 |
| American Friends of the Israel Intelligence Heritage | Los Angeles, CA | General | $10,000 |
| Boca Raton Kollel | Boca Raton, FL | General | $10,000 |
| Chabad of Downtown Boston | Boston, MA | General | $10,000 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | General | $10,000 |
| Ohr Torah Stone | New York, NY | General | $10,000 |
| Striar Hebrew Academy of Sharon Inc | Sharon, MA | General | $10,000 |
| Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael | Brooklyn, NY | General | $10,000 |
| Jewish Broadcasting Service | New York, NY | General | $9,600 |
| Temple Ner Tamid Community Day School | Peabody, MA | General | $7,500 |
| American Committee for Weizmann Institute of Science | New York, NY | General | $7,000 |
| Amit | New York, NY | General | $6,704 |
| Yad Chessed Fund | Waltham, MA | General | $6,000 |
| Macular Degeneration Research | Clarksburg, MD | General | $5,256 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | General | $5,200 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | General | $5,200 |
| Adams Street Shul | Newton, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Americans for Peace & Tolerance | Watertown, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Beit Sasson - the Sepharic Congregation of Newton | Newton, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Camp Yavneh | Newton Centre, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Chabad of Umass Medical School | Worcester, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Chebra Kadisha of Chelsea | Marblehead, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Congregation Sharei Tefillah | Newton Centre, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Gateways Access to Jewish Education Inc | Newton, MA | General | $5,000 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center | Worcester, MA | General | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 237 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,786,283 | 237 |
| 2024 | $1,878,666 | 286 |
| 2023 | $1,946,031 | 301 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631359349102018
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 65-6043241
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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