The Jeff & Bonnie Whitman
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving, primarily supporting Jewish community organizations and initiatives. Its mission reflects a commitment to cultural preservation, community development, and the arts, as evidenced by funding directed towards community centers, museums, and health-related charities. The foundation predominantly serves the Jewish community in Texas, with a significant focus on organizations in the Dallas area. Through its grants, it aims to enhance cultural, educational, and social services within the community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Dallas/Texas-based Jewish, cultural, or community organizations — especially museums, community centers, schools, and arts institutions — that are known locally or connected to regional intermediaries and able to manage mid- to large-sized awards.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Dallas or elsewhere in Texas and serves the local community.
- • Mission aligns with Jewish communal life, museums, arts, education, or community culture.
- • Has an existing relationship or referral from a local federation, past grantee, or regional intermediary.
- • Capacity to use funds in the foundation's observed grant size range (many small grants plus occasional larger gifts).
Geography
Giving is highly localized: about 97% of dollars in the latest year went to Texas, with a heavy concentration in Dallas and only small out-of-state amounts.
Recipient Variety
The latest filing records 37 distinct recipients (37 grants) with 20 new grantees and 17 returning grantees, so the foundation funds a relatively broad set of independent organizations despite dollar concentration in a few large awards.
New Applicants
The foundation added 20 new recipients in 2024, showing that new entrants can be incorporated, but it also marks grants as preselected (invitation-only) and provides no public application portal or contact details; therefore unsolicited applicants have limited practical access without referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
