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Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation: 74 grants to organizations, $70,838 (tax year ended December 2025)
Marla & Joseph Shafran Foundation, a private foundation in Cleveland, OH, paid 74 grants to organizations totaling $70,838 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 24, 2026. The largest was $24,290 to Fuchs Mizrachi Schools in Beachwood, OH for educational programs.
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- EIN
- 341613094
- Based in
- Cleveland, OH
- Assets
- $526,486
- Grants paid
- $70,838
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 24, 2026, IRS object ID 202642059349100204. It reported $70,838 in grants paid; 74 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuchs Mizrachi Schools | Beachwood, OH | Educational programs | $24,290 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Road Synagogue | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $17,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Academy of Torah | Denver, CO | General operating support | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bikur Cholim of Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland | Pepper Pike, OH | General operating support | $1,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Jewish Community Center | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lakeview Community Mikvah | University Heights, OH | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Park Synagogue | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Negev Foundation | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beachwood Kehilla | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | Religion-related | $495 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Sacred Society of Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $360 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $325 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Bnei Akiva Yeshivot in Israel Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Botanical Gardens | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kollel Yad Chaim Mordechai | University Heights, OH | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad On Campus International Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | Religion-related | $280 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middle East Forum | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hotsey Scholarship Program | Bay Village, OH | General operating support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Yeshivat Sha'alvim | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital | New York, NY | General operating support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shaare Zedek Medical Center | New York, NY | General operating support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Torah Community Fund Inc | Passaic, NJ | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Education | $180 | apps.irs.gov |
| Livnot U'lehihanot | Boca Raton, FL | Geneeral operating support | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amit Children | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $175 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $175 | apps.irs.gov |
| Matan Bsayser of Cleveland Inc | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $172 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Zoology Society | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $159 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Cleveland | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Ignatius | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $139 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | General operating support | $118 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | New York, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish Committee | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Join Distribution Committee | New York, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arza | American Fork, UT | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beachwood Library | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ben-Gurion University | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad Lubavitch | Rochester, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Khal Yereim | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Yad Sarah Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Health care | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel at Univ of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inmotion | Woodmere, OH | General operating support | Health care | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Macular Degeneration Association | Sarasota, FL | General operating support | Medical research | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milestones Autism Organization | Shaker Heights, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | Generla operating support | Health care | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uso Foundation | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| VFW National Headquarters | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wviz - Ideastream | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | General operating support | $75 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation B'nai Amoona | Creve Coeur, MO | General operating support | $72 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Education Center of Cleveland - Segula | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $72 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails To Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | General operating support | Environment | $60 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orthodox Union | New York, NY | General operating support | $54 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Education | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ellis Island Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mesifta Beth Shraga | Monsey, NY | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Planetary Society | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | New York, NY | General operating support | $36 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | General operating support | $36 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Washington DC, DC | General operating support | $35 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 2, 2025, IRS object ID 202542759349100704. It reported $72,741 in grants paid; 74 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuchs Mizrachi Schools | Beachwood, OH | Educational programs | $22,557 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Road Synagogue | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $18,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Academy of Torah | Denver, CO | General operating support | Education | $8,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lakeview Community Mikvah | University Heights, OH | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $1,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr | New York, NY | General operating support | Youth development | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland | Pepper Pike, OH | General operating support | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bikur Cholim of Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Csu Foundation | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Negev Foundation | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Circle Inc | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Denver Kehillah | Denver, CO | General operating support | Religion-related | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Hillel | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Museum of Natural History | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Yeshivat Sha'alvim | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amit Women Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $477 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $325 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Bnei Akiva Yeshivot in Israel Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Botanical Gardens | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kiryat Sanz Laniado Hospital | New York, NY | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kollel Yad Chaim Mordechai | University Heights, OH | General operating support | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle East Forum | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $230 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimers Association | New York, NY | General operating support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Torah Community Fund Inc | Passaic, NJ | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad On Campus International Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | Religion-related | $180 | apps.irs.gov |
| Livnot U'lehihanot | Boca Raton, FL | Geneeral operating support | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Israel of Holliswood | Holliswood, NY | General operating support | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jewish Museum | New York, NY | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $175 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Eruv Society | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $150 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Zoology Society | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $139 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Lakes Science Center | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $139 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Hillel | Ann Arbor, MI | General operating support | $118 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of Shalva | New York, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beachwood Library | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ben-Gurion University | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chabad Lubavitch | Rochester, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Kosher Food Pantry | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Orchestra | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Khal Yereim | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Yad Sarah Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | Health care | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Circle of Cleveland | Pepper Pike, OH | General operating support | Religion-related | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel at Univ of Pa | Philadelphia, PA | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Macular Degeneration Association | Sarasota, FL | General operating support | Medical research | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Matan Bsayser of Cleveland Inc | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | Generla operating support | Health care | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Park Synagogue | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shaare Zedek Medical Center | New York, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uso Foundation | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wviz - Ideastream | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yad Vashem | New York, NY | General operating support | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | General operating support | $75 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Education Center of Cleveland - Segula | Cleveland Heights, OH | General operating support | $72 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Music Settlement | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $65 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Matz Museum of Jewish Heritage | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $64 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails To Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | General operating support | Environment | $60 | apps.irs.gov |
| Agudath Israel of America | New York, NY | General operating support | $54 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Orthodox Union | New York, NY | General operating support | $54 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beachwood 100 | Beachwood, OH | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | Education | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ellis Island Foundation | New York, NY | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mesifta Beth Shraga | Monsey, NY | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Planetary Society | Pasadena, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fraternal Order of Police | Cleveland, OH | General operating support | $40 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | New York, NY | General operating support | $36 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | General operating support | $36 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Washington DC, DC | General operating support | $35 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $17,030 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $7,805 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,750 |
| Religion-related | $1,655 |
| Youth development | $1,200 |
| Health care | $500 |
| Medical research | $200 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Ohio | $111,443 |
| Colorado | $17,550 |
| New York | $11,228 |
| Pennsylvania | $700 |
| District of Columbia | $690 |
| Florida | $560 |
| New Jersey | $400 |
| Michigan | $236 |
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Updated July 24, 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.