The Firman Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, with a particular focus on wildlife conservation and Jewish community initiatives. It provides funding to organizations that promote environmental protection, such as wildlife sanctuaries, as well as to Jewish organizations like the Jewish National Fund. The foundation's mission reflects a commitment to general purposes that benefit both the environment and the Jewish community. It operates primarily from Miami, Florida, and supports a diverse range of recipients across different states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsized nonprofit with mission alignment to wildlife conservation or Jewish community causes, able to absorb modest unrestricted/general-purpose gifts and with either an existing introduction or documented local/mission credibility.
Good Fit
- • Work clearly tied to wildlife sanctuaries, animal rescue, or environmental conservation.
- • Activities or identity aligned with Jewish community or Israel-related charities.
- • Capacity to make use of unrestricted/general-purpose grants in the $2k–$10k range.
- • A prior or introducer relationship to the named officers or to past grantees.
Geography
Observed grants span multiple states: the latest year included recipients in New York, Florida, and California, and prior years added DC, Tennessee, and Minnesota, indicating a multi-state footprint despite the foundation being FL-based.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 8 distinct recipients in 2022, 7 in 2023 and 4 in 2024, supporting a mix of wildlife sanctuaries, Jewish organizations, and advocacy groups, which shows a moderate variety of independent recipients for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
The filings and default application note no preselection and provide application information plus a mailed contact/phone, and 2023 included several new grantees, but 2024 shows only repeating recipients and giving concentration around a few organizations, so direct evidence of steady newcomer access is mixed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
