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Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation Inc: 57 grants to organizations, $712,100 (tax year ended December 2025)
Ellen & Ronald Block Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Palm Beach, FL, paid 57 grants to organizations totaling $712,100 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in New York, NY for restricted to the grid disaster rapid response fund.
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- EIN
- 202067790
- Based in
- Palm Beach, FL
- Assets
- $5,556,215
- Grants paid
- $717,100
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202631279349102718. It reported $717,100 in grants paid; 57 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Restricted to the GRID Disaster Rapid Response Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Icivics | Cambridge, MA | Restricted to the K-12 Private i History Detectives curriculum | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | Restricted to support two afterschool arts programs for children in underresourced areas | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Academy Collective | New York, NY | Restricted to Curriculum Development | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices for Children Foundation | Miami, FL | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ladies of Virtue | Chicago, IL | Restricted to staff coaching, development staff support, and LOV program matching funds | $32,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire School | Sheffield, MA | Restricted to annual fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Feeding South Florida | Pembroke Park, FL | Restricted to support food insecure individuals and familes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | Restricted to campus climate initative | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Policy Forum | New York, NY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel On Campus Coalition | Washington, DC | Restricted to Academic Engagement Network Fellowships | Education | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank for Nyc | New York, NY | Restricted to support food insecure individuals and families | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Restricted to support food insecure individuals and families | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Currriculum Services | Berkeley, CA | Restricted to support increasing editorial capacity | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jafco | Sunrise, FL | Restricted to independent living program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resetting the Table | New York, NY | Restricted to Hotline Support for RTT alumni | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ilinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center | Skokie, IL | Restricted to the K-12 Teaching Trunks program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Restricted to support Sanabel Leadership Pilot Program in Israel | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Repair the World | New York, NY | Restricted to support Repair the World Summer 2025 NYC Teen Service Corps | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usc- Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted to the Shoah Foundation Last Chance Testimony Project | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aid To Victims of Domestic Abuse (avda) | Delray Beach, FL | Restricted to victim advocate staff retention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hope Charities | West Palm Beach, FL | Restricted to holiday toy purchase fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Homefront | San Antonio, TX | Restricted to support food insecure individuals and families | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | Restricted to medical and hygiene products for women in Ukraine | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyu Langone - Faces | New York, NY | Restricted to FACES | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Appeal of Conscience Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Rescue Us | Stamford, CT | Restricted to Food Rescue South Florida | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of South East and North Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Projectcamp | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted to emergency response support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts University - Friedman School | Boston, MA | Restricted to Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago Medicine | Chicago, IL | Restricted to forefront fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University - Institute for Global Health | Evanston, IL | Restricted to support three IGH medical student rotations | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Social science | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Hearing & Communication | New York, NY | Restricted to pediatrics | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Free Root Operation | Chicago, IL | Restricted to support food insecure individuals and families | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Swipe Out Hunger | Covina, CA | Restricted to supporting campus food pantries | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | Restricted to underwriting fundraising event decor | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Making Headway | Chappaqua, NY | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Promise Fund of Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Health Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Restricted to the Kaplan Leadership initiative | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Restricted to the Jewish Women's Foundation | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Restricted to elderly programing | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels of Palm Beaches | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Health care | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University - Graduate School of Business | Stanford, CT | Restricted to GSB Women's Initiative/Women in Leadership | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way | Palm Beach, FL | Restricted to support AVDA | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 8, 2025, IRS object ID 202541289349102029. It reported $1,327,942 in grants paid; 62 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cats2 Foundation | Sunnyvale, CA | Restricted to owl project | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Restricted to the Global Response Innovative Development (GRID) Disaster Rapid Response Fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Restricted to Hibuki Trauma Therapy in Israel | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Academy Collective | New York, NY | Restricted to Curriculum Development | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices for Children Foundation | Miami, FL | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Academy Collective | New York, NY | Restricted to Summer Teacher Training program | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | Restricted to support two afterschool arts program sites | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | Restricted to hillel campus climate initative | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Council for Public Affairs | New York, NY | Restricted to Resetting the Table College Administrators Intensive Pilot Program | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ladies of Virtue | Chicago, IL | Restricted to elementary school LOV clubs, mental health programming, and emergency fund | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire School | Sheffield, MA | Restricted to annual fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel On Campus Coalition | Washington, DC | Restricted to Academic Engagement Network (AEN) Director of Member Engagement hire | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Israel Policy Forum | New York, NY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | Restricted to Holocaust Education School Partnership Part 3 Pilot Program and evaluation | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nyu Langone - Hassenfeld Children's Hospital | New York, NY | Restricted to Department of Pediatrics | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Restricted to support trauma training in ukraine | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jafco | Sunrise, FL | Restricted to independent living program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago - Israel Emergency Fund | Chicago, IL | Restricted to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum mental health treatment for victims and extended family in Israel | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midwest Access Project | Berwyn, IL | Restricted to the Learner's Expense Fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Repair the World | New York, NY | Restricted to support Repair the World Summer NYC Teen Service Corps | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Restricted to support sanabel leadership pilot program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Military Family Association | Alexandria, VA | Restricted to operation purple camp summer camp for military children | Public and societal benefit | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Israel Museum | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aid To Victims of Domestic Abuse | Delray Beach, FL | Restricted to victim advocate staff retention | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Facing History and Ourselves | New York, NY | Restricted to CAI teacher training and resources | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago - Israel Emergency Fund | Chicago, IL | Restricted to support Hasharon national help hotline for mental health professionals | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hope Charities | West Palm Beach, FL | Restricted to holiday toy purchase fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | Restricted to medical and hygiene products for women and teens in Ukraine | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riverdale Country School | Bronx, NY | Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women Moving Millions | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nyu Langone - Faces | NRW York, NY | Unrestricted | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading and Writing Ventures Foundation | Greenfield, MA | Restricted to support the Reading Riders Program in Rwanda and Tanzania | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beit T'shuvah | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted to the harriet rossetto scholarship fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding South Florida | Pembroke Park, FL | Restricted to emergency response support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago - Israel Emergency Fund | Chicago, IL | Restricted to support United Hatzalah Volunteer Medic Training in Israel | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of South East and North Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Projectcamp | Los Angeles, CA | Restricted to emergency response support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada | Toronto, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Swipe Out Hunger | Covina, CA | Restricted to Student Leadership Advisory Council | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thresholds | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Boston, MA | Restricted to the Tufts Marathon Campaign | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago Medicine | Chicago, IL | Restricted to forefront fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University -Global Health Initiative | Evanston, IL | Restricted to support three medical student rotations | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Appeal of Conscience Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Social science | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Hearing & Communication | New York, NY | Restricted to pediatrics | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | Philadelphia, PA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Moving Millions | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,692 | apps.irs.gov |
| Making Headway | Chappaqua, NY | Unrestricted | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JDC- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | Restricted to First Aid Response in Israel | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Health Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cox Science Center and Aquarium | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels of Palm Beaches | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Armory Art Center | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $771,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $155,750 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $101,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $57,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $56,250 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $45,000 |
| Human services | $29,192 |
| Public and societal benefit | $12,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $609,942 |
| California | $554,500 |
| Florida | $389,750 |
| Illinois | $223,850 |
| District of Columbia | $119,000 |
| Massachusetts | $107,500 |
| Virginia | $12,500 |
| Texas | $10,000 |
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Updated May 7, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.