Sephardic Home for the Aged Foundation Dba the Sephardic Foundation on Aging

Historical Funder

New York, New York · EIN 11-1694718 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$3.4M

Organizations funded61

Typical grant$25,000

Total assets$70.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $18,000 and $50,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	SEPHARDIC HOME FOR THE AGED FOUNDAT
Address	3 COLUMBUS CIRCLE 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Phone	6468549975
Email	JHOFFMAN@SFOA.ORG
Form and materials	APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS CREATE AN ACCOUNT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A LETTER OF INQUIRY (LOI) FORM VIA THE GRANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. LOI'S ARE THEN REVIEWED BY STAFF AND PRESENTED FOR REVIEW TO THE GRANTS COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. THE GRANTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE LOIS AND SELECTED APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A FULL APPLICATION. FULL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND PRESENTED TO GRANTS COMMITTEE, WHO THEN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD. THE FULL BOARD THEN REVIEWS THE APPLICATIONS AND VOTES ON THE GRANTS COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
Deadlines	N/A
Restrictions	N/A

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Human Services16
Faith-Based2
Health2
Arts & Culture1
Children & Youth1
Housing1

Where it gives

63% of grants went outside New York.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Pef Israel Endowment Funds	New York, NY	Grant	$513,000
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council	New York, NY	Grant	$345,000
Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry	New York, NY	Grant	$300,000
American Friends of Turkish Jewry	Tenafly, NJ	Grant	$255,000
Fjc	New York, NY	Grant	$195,000
Kavod - Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors	Denver, CO	Grant	$150,000
American Jewish Committee	New York, NY	Grant	$100,000
Jewish Home of Rochester	Rochester, NY	Grant	$85,000
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Inc	Rockville, MD	Grant	$85,000
Am Yisrael Foundation	Fair Lawn, NJ	Grant	$50,000
American Friends of Ezrat Avot	Fairhaven, NJ	Grant	$50,000
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center	New York, NY	Grant	$50,000
Association of Jewish Aging Services	Rockville, MD	Grant	$50,000
2Life Communities Inc	Brighton, MA	Grant	$50,000
Dorot Inc	New York, NY	Grant	$50,000
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center	Scarsdale, NY	Grant	$50,000
Deal Sephardic Youth Center	Oakhurst, NJ	Grant	$50,000
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County Inc	Margate, NJ	Grant	$50,000
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty	New York, NY	Grant	$50,000
Selfhelp Community Services Inc	New York, NY	Grant	$40,000
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc	New York, NY	Grant	$40,000
Project Kesher	New York, NY	Grant	$37,500
Shalom Park	Aurora, CO	Grant	$35,000
Allied Housing Inc	Fremont, CA	Grant	$35,000
Baker Senior Center Naples	Naples, FL	Grant	$35,000
Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center Inc	Plainview, NY	Grant	$35,000
Friends of Yad Lakashish	Englewood, NJ	Grant	$35,000
Jewish Museum	New York, NY	Grant	$30,000
Colel Chabad	Brooklyn, NY	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland	Pepper Pike, OH	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Family Services of Delaware	Wilmington, DE	Grant	$25,000
New Orleans Jewish Community Center	New Orleans, LA	Grant	$25,000
Project Guardianship Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Grant	$25,000
American Friends of Reuth	New York, NY	Grant	$25,000
National Council of Jewish Women New York	New York, NY	Grant	$25,000
International Sephardic Educational and Cultural Center	Los Angeles, CA	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County Inc	Ann Arbor, MI	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit	West Bloomfield, MI	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington Inc	Rockville, MD	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Family and Children's Services of the Suncoast	Sarasota, FL	Grant	$25,000
Chayim Aruchim Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Grant	$25,000
Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC	Oceanside, NY	Grant	$25,000
American Friends of Jewish Community of Vladivostok	Brooklyn, NY	Grant	$25,000
Jewish Family Service Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	Grant	$25,000
Tucson Jewish Community Center Inc	Tucson, AZ	Grant	$19,000
Jfs of Somerset Hunterdon and Warren Counties	Somerville, NJ	Grant	$18,000
Jewish Family Service of San Diego	San Diego, CA	Grant	$15,000
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Grant	$12,250
Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta	Dunwoody, GA	Grant	$11,000
Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services	Boca Raton, FL	Grant	$10,000
Jewish Community Services of S Florida	North Miami, FL	Grant	$10,000
Stanley and Pearl Goodman Jfs of Broward County Inc	Davie, FL	Grant	$10,000
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services	Clearwater, FL	Grant	$10,000
Alpert Jewish Family & Children's Service	West Palm Bch, FL	Grant	$10,000
Jewish Family Service of Seattle	Seattle, WA	Grant	$7,500
Jewish Family Service Agency of Central Nj	Elizabeth, NJ	Grant	$7,500
Jewish Family Service of Colorado	Denver, CO	Grant	$5,000
Jewish Family Service of Dallas	Dallas, TX	Grant	$5,000
Jewish Social Service Agency	Rockville, MD	Grant	$5,000
Jewish Family Service Houston	Houston, TX	Grant	$5,000

Showing the 60 largest of 61 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$3,412,750	61
2023	$4,570,600	81

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 21, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202522949349100007
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-1694718
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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