The Jeffrey Farber Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused on providing unrestricted charitable gifts to various causes. Its mission centers on supporting the Jewish community and enhancing human services, including food banks and community empowerment programs. The foundation primarily serves charitable organizations, with a notable emphasis on Jewish organizations and local community services. It operates mainly within Michigan, where it has made significant contributions to local charities and initiatives aimed at improving community welfare.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established Michigan-based organizations—particularly Jewish community institutions or community service nonprofits—known to local philanthropic networks and capable of managing grants ranging from small operational awards to large, unrestricted gifts.
Good Fit
- • Located in Michigan or serving Michigan communities.
- • Mission aligned with Jewish community support or local human/community services.
- • Existing relationship or visibility with local Jewish Federation or similar intermediaries.
- • Capacity to absorb multi-thousand to multi-hundred-thousand dollar unrestricted grants.
- • Track record of local impact and credibility within the regional nonprofit ecosystem.
Geography
Grant dollars are heavily concentrated in Michigan (about 97% in 2023), with only minor giving to Illinois and Pennsylvania, indicating a locally focused geographic footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows ten distinct recipients (all new that year), so the foundation funds multiple independent organizations, but dollars are concentrated among a few large recipients and the sample is limited to two years.
New Applicants
The foundation indicates grants are by preselection/invitation and there is no public application route or contact information; while new recipients were added in 2023, the observed pattern and explicit 'preselected only' statement make unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
