Lillian & Jerome Brawer
The Lillian Jerome Brawer Memorial is a private foundation dedicated to supporting individuals with physical disabilities. Its mission focuses on providing assistance through scholarships, healthcare support, and various educational initiatives aimed at disabled individuals. The foundation funds a range of services, including disabled athletics, general education, and research related to disabilities. It primarily serves the disabled community, with a strong emphasis on educational opportunities and healthcare support. The foundation operates from New York and has a notable commitment to organizations that assist disabled individuals.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small nonprofit or an individual scholarship applicant focused on services for people with physical disabilities, preferably with a New York connection or established relationship to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • Work or programming serving people with physical disabilities.
- • Requests for modest, project-level or scholarship support (typically under $10,000).
- • A clear New York presence or a demonstrated connection to the New York disability community.
- • An existing relationship or prior contact with the foundation or its listed officers.
- • Scholarship requests using a college form and meeting the August 1 deadline.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in New York—about 75% of dollars—but grants also reach recipients in several other states, producing a mainly in-state focus with some multi-state distribution.
Recipient Variety
Sixteen distinct recipients were funded in the latest year across a range of purposes (scholarships, healthcare, disability services and education), indicating a fairly broad recipient set for a micro foundation despite some dollar concentration in the top five grants.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes application guidance (a scholarship deadline, eligibility restriction and a mailed contact with phone) and accepted at least one new recipient in the latest year, but the portfolio is largely recurring (15 of 16 recipients returned), so new entrants are possible but appear limited.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
