Max Brooks Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving, with a strong focus on supporting Jewish organizations and educational initiatives. Its mission reflects a commitment to community service and faith-based activities, primarily serving the Jewish community through various charitable contributions. The foundation has made grants to a range of recipients, including educational institutions and religious organizations, indicating its values of education and community support.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small to mid-sized Jewish, educational, or faith-based community organization in the NY/NJ region with an existing relationship or referral into the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Clear alignment with Jewish community, religious, or education work.
- • Operating presence in New York or New Jersey (regional footprint).
- • Existing relationship, introduction, or recommendation from a trustee, intermediary, or local federation.
- • Asks sized in the small-to-midsize grant range (several thousand up to ~ $18K).
Geography
Grantmaking is regionally concentrated in New York and New Jersey across the observed years, with the latest year’s giving going only to a New York grantee.
Recipient Variety
Across five years the foundation has funded multiple distinct independent recipients in some years (six recipients in 2021, three in 2023) though the latest year shows a single grantee; overall the portfolio is modest in scale but not limited to one organization.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly restricts grants to preselected recipients and the profile lacks a public application route; while some years show multiple new grantees, the declared preselection policy and absence of an open submission path make entry for unfamiliar applicants unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
