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SUNDHEIMER FOUNDATION

VALLEY STREAM, NY · EIN 133857970 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T20J · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$157K
expenses
$28K
net assets
$707K
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

SUNDHEIMER FOUNDATION is a private foundation based in Valley Stream, NY, focused on philanthropy and grantmaking. It provides financial support to organizations serving Jewish communities, with grants directed toward education, health, social services, civil liberties, and Holocaust remembrance. The foundation funds both religious and secular nonprofits across the United States.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Civil Liberties and Holocaust Remembrance
Support for civil rights advocacy, antisemitism prevention, and Holocaust education and memorialization
Community and Social Services
Grants to support supplementary education, job training, teen dropout prevention, and social programming in Jewish communities
Health and Medical Research
Funding for medical education, cancer treatment assistance, and vision-related healthcare and rehabilitation services
Jewish Educational Enhancement
Support for technology and program upgrades in Jewish day schools and yeshivas across the U.S.
Special Education Support
Funding for the Rabenstein Learning Center to operate a yeshiva-based resource room for children with learning challenges
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Support for Israeli Educational Institutions 3 activities
    • Funding educational support for special needs students in yeshiva settings
      Funds the Rabenstein Learning Center to support the first yeshiva-based resource room addressing learning challenges of special children.
    • Funding environmental and Israel education initiatives
      Funds the Jewish National Fund to support tree planting, infrastructure development, and environmental and Israel education for students.
    • Funding technology and program enhancements in Jewish day schools and yeshivot
      Funds the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education to upgrade technology and programs for Jewish day schools and yeshivot.
  • Jewish Life and Security Support 2 activities
    • Funding Holocaust remembrance and education
      Funds the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to further efforts honoring the memory of Holocaust victims.
    • Funding advocacy against antisemitism and for civil rights
      Funds the Anti-Defamation League to support programs combating defamation of the Jewish people and promoting justice and fair treatment.
  • Jewish Religious Institution Support 2 activities
    • Funding Orthodox Jewish communal and educational programming
      Funds K'hal Lev Avos to support a vibrant kehilla with daily minyanim and diverse educational and communal programming.
    • Funding higher education at Yeshiva University
      Funds Yeshiva University to support its mission as a private Orthodox Jewish university.
  • Cancer Research Funding 1 activity
    • Funding cancer treatment and care affordability initiatives
      Funds RCCS to support cancer treatment and insurance premiums, reducing financial burden and increasing affordability of care.
  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 1 activity
    • Funding civil liberties advocacy
      Funds the American Civil Liberties Union to support civil liberties advocacy.
  • Municipal and Community General Support 1 activity
    • Funding community programs in education, job training, health, and social services
      Funds the Community Center of the Rockaway Peninsula to support programs in supplementary education, job training, dropout prevention, community health, sports, and social services.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding healthcare, rehabilitation, and educational services for people with disabilities
      Funds Lighthouse Guild International to support healthcare, long-term care, rehabilitation, and educational services.
  • Hospital and Medical Center Support 1 activity
    • Funding medical and scientific education and research in ophthalmology and otology
      Funds Manhattan Eye Ear Hospital for medical and scientific education and research programs.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$157K
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$33K21%
Other revenue$138K
expenses
Total expenses$28K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$6K
Grants paid out$93K
balance sheet
Total assets$707K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$707K
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -42.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
BENJAMIN FRENKEL Vice President 0 $3K
RUTH H WEICHSEL President 0 $3K
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant to fund civil liberties advocacy.
  • ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant to combat defamation of the Jewish people and promote justice.
  • CENTER FOR INITIATIVES IN JEWISH ED Partner — Recipient of $10,000 grant to upgrade technology and programs in Jewish day schools and yeshivas.
  • COMMUNITY CTR OF THE ROCKAWAY PENIN Partner — Recipient of $18,000 grant to support education, job training, health, and social services programs.
  • JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant for tree planting, infrastructure, and Israel/environmental education.
  • K'HAL LEV AVOS Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant to support communal and educational programming within a high-energy kehilla.
  • LIGHTHOUSE GUILD INTERNATIONAL Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant for healthcare, long-term care, rehabilitation, and education services.
  • MANHATTAN EYE EAR HOSPITAL Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant for medical and scientific education and research programs.
  • RABENSTEIN LEARNING CENTER Partner — Recipient of $18,000 grant to support a yeshiva-based resource room for special children.
  • RCCS Partner — Recipient of $2,500 grant to fund cancer treatment and insurance premiums.
  • US HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant to honor the memory of Holocaust victims.
  • YESHIVA UNIVERSITY Partner — Recipient of $5,000 grant to support a private Orthodox Jewish university.