OVERVIEW: The A.C. Israel Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, and human services. It also earmarks funds for Jewish and religious causes, the arts, and other select causes.
IP TAKE: The foundation lacks transparency, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. This funder is not very approachable and does not provide a clear way to get in touch, leaving grantseekers with the need to network here.
PROFILE: The A.C. Israel Foundation was established in 1967. It is steered by Thomas C. Israel, chairman and CEO of Ingleside Investors (aka A.C. Israel Enterprises, Inc.), a family holding company specializing in private investments. The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies.
Grants for Higher Education, Jewish Causes, Public Health and Access, and Arts and Culture
Tax filings suggest that the A.C. Israel Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, and human services. It also earmarks funds for Jewish and religious causes, the arts, and other select causes.
Israel supports his alma mater Yale University as well as other Yale outfits like Yale Center for British Art and Yale School of Medicine. Israel is an associate of the Yale Child Study Center and on the dean’s council of the Yale Medical School. He also strongly supports his school Phillips Academy, where he’s been a trustee and treasurer.
Past grantees include Columbia Business School, Montefiore Medical Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Hebrew Free Burial Association, and The Frick Collection.
Important Grant Details
Grants range from $125 to $320,000. In a recent fiscal year, the foundation gave away around $1.3 million. The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited proposals.
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CONTACT:
A.C. Israel Foundation
12 E. 49 St., Fl. 41
New York, NY 10017
