Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life

United States foundation (IRS EIN 13-3731980), also recorded as The Steinhardt Foundation For Jewish Life

Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
Type	501(c)(3) private foundation
Registration ID	IRS EIN 13-3731980
Location	New York, New York, United States
Website	https://steinhardtfoundation.org/

The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life is a United States foundation. The official website, at https://steinhardtfoundation.org/, uses the heading The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life. Official Internal Revenue Service records list the organisation as The Steinhardt Foundation For Jewish Life. The official name-forms are stated as the sources give them and are not collapsed.

The official homepage states: “The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life was founded in 1994 by Michael H. Steinhardt to strengthen and transform American Jewish life so that it may flourish in a fully integrated, free society.” An official homepage letter dated 3 October 2025, headed “Michael Steinhardt Announces the Wind-Down of The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life through 2028,” states: “The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life was launched in 1995 with the aim of addressing the weaknesses of spirit, knowledge, and pride in the Jewish community.” The same letter states: “Moving forward, the Foundation will fulfill all its prior commitments through 2028 but will no longer be undertaking new ones.” It further states that Birthright Israel, “which I envisioned together with my dear friend Charles Bronfman and in partnership with the State of Israel,” was “Launched in 1999.” The official name-forms Michael H. Steinhardt and Michael Steinhardt, the official 1994 founding wording, the official 1995 “launched” wording, the official 3 October 2025 wind-down letter, and the official 2028 wording are stated as the official pages give them and are not collapsed with one another, with the official Internal Revenue Service tax-exemption date and fiscal year-end figures recorded below, or with the official Internal Revenue Service officer titles recorded below. Michael Steinhardt is an existing live Powerbase page.

The official About Us page names Rabbi David Gedzelman as “President Emeritus of The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life and Senior Philanthropic Advisor to the Steinhardt family,” and names Sara Bloom as “the Vice Chair of the Board of The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life.” Those official titles and name-forms are stated as the official page gives them and are not collapsed with the official Internal Revenue Service titles recorded below.

Official Internal Revenue Service records compiled by ProPublica list the organisation as The Steinhardt Foundation For Jewish Life, of New York, New York, with employer identification number 13-3731980, a tax exemption issued in August 1994, designation as a 501(c)(3) organisation, and a Form 990-PF filing status, in the category Religion-Related, Spiritual Development / Jewish (NTEE X30). The official legal name-form and the August 1994 tax-exemption date are stated as the compilation gives them and are not collapsed with the official 1994 founding and official 1995 “launched” wordings recorded above.

For the fiscal year ending August 2025, filed on 24 December 2025, the official Form 990-PF extract records revenue of $2,146,414, expenses of $2,181,996, contributions received of $2,128,919, total assets of $513,155, total liabilities of $141,465 and net assets of $371,690. The same extract names David Gedzelman as President & Treasurer, with compensation of $445,490 and other compensation of $101,566, Michael Steinhardt as Chair, with compensation of $0, and Sara Bloom as Vice Chair, with compensation of $0. For the fiscal year ending August 2024, filed on 24 February 2025, the extract records revenue of $1,742,232, expenses of $1,486,489, contributions received of $1,719,225, total assets of $569,169, total liabilities of $161,897 and net assets of $407,272. Those official titles, name-forms, dates and figures, including the official Internal Revenue Service title President & Treasurer for David Gedzelman, are stated as the extracts give them and are not collapsed with the official About Us title President Emeritus for Rabbi David Gedzelman recorded above.