Mandel Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving. Its mission focuses on supporting a variety of causes, including Jewish community initiatives, health-related charities, civil rights organizations, and educational nonprofits. The foundation provides funding to organizations that promote social justice, community service, and human welfare. It has a notable commitment to addressing food insecurity and affordable housing issues. The foundation primarily supports organizations across various states, with a significant concentration of grants directed towards California and Massachusetts.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize nonprofits (often CA-based but also in other states) whose programs align with the foundation's past giving (community service, Jewish organizations, health, education, civil rights) and that seek modest one-time grants in the $250–$10,000 range.
Good Fit
- • Organization located in California or a state the foundation has funded (MA, NY, DC, CO, TX, etc.).
- • Programmatic fit with prior grantees (Jewish community services, health charities, education, civil rights).
- • Modest funding request sizes consistent with historical grants (mostly under $10K).
- • Introduced or recommended by an existing grantee, community leader, or mutual contact.
- • Clear, narrowly scoped project or scholarship request rather than large capital campaigns.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in 15 states and out-of-state giving exceeded in-state; the footprint is multi-state rather than strictly local.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 56 distinct recipients and the three-year history shows many independent grantees and a roughly balanced mix of returning and new recipients, indicating a broad recipient set for the foundation's size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of many new grantees exists, but the foundation explicitly notes it funds only preselected applicants and there is no public application route, so unfamiliar organizations are unlikely to access funding without being invited or introduced.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
