Marc And Janet Pfeffer Foundation
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting educational initiatives. Its mission centers around enhancing educational opportunities, particularly within the Jewish community, as evidenced by its funding to various educational institutions and Jewish advocacy groups. The foundation primarily serves educational nonprofits and Jewish organizations, with a commitment to health education through grants to healthcare institutions. It predominantly supports organizations located in New York, reflecting a concentrated geographic focus.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A New York–based educational or Jewish community organization with existing institutional credibility or an existing relationship to the trustees or current grantees.
Good Fit
- • Programs framed as educational purposes.
- • Located in New York (or strong ties to NY institutions).
- • Established institutional profile (hospital, school, federation, synagogue).
- • Existing relationship or introduction from a current grantee or trustee.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York (about 98% of dollars in 2024) with only one other state appearing in the latest year, indicating a narrow, largely in-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded eight distinct recipients in the latest year and 8–11 recipients across observed years, including hospitals, schools, federations, and synagogues, showing a moderate spread of independent recipients despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
The filings explicitly state grants are to preselected recipients, and no public application route exists, but the observed history shows multiple new grantees each year (about half in recent years), so unfamiliar organizations have been added historically but likely via invitation or trustee-led outreach rather than open solicitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
