Elkes Foundation Iii
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving across various sectors. Its mission focuses on supporting education, literacy programs, arts and culture, community development, and environmental conservation. The foundation provides funding to a diverse range of organizations, including those that promote youth development, health initiatives, and services for the Jewish community. While it primarily supports recipients in New York, its funding also extends to organizations in other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits working in arts/culture, literacy, youth development, or regional conservation — especially organizations with programs or projects in New York — seeking project or program support in the typical grant size bands observed.
Good Fit
- • Organization based in New York or with significant program activity there.
- • Work in arts, literacy, youth development, community programs, or local conservation.
- • Requests for project- or program-focused grants in the small- to mid-sized range (many grants fall in the $5k–$50k band).
- • Existing relationships or introductions from current grantees or local philanthropic intermediaries.
- • A track record of managing similar sized grants and clear, concise proposals.
Geography
Grants appear nationwide in reach (recipients in 17 states) but are strongly concentrated in New York, which received about 57% of dollars in the latest year.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 80 distinct recipients with a large number of newcomers (43) alongside returning grantees, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Behavior shows substantial new grantees in the latest year, but the foundation publicly states it only funds preselected applicants and no public application channel is visible, so newcomer access appears possible but not via an open public process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
