Paul E. Singer Foundation

The Paul E. Singer Foundation (EIN: 27-2009342) is a 501(c)(3) private grantmaking foundation established in 2008 by Paul Singer, founder and president of Elliott Management Corporation. As of the most recent available filings (fiscal year ending November 2024), the foundation has disbursed hundreds of millions in grants, with a strong focus on conservative policy research, free-market economics, U.S. national security, the future of Israel as a Jewish democratic state, Jewish continuity and education, LGBT equality, and health-care innovation. The foundation is one of the funders of A Wider Bridge, an Israeli LGBT rights group which has been accused of 'pinkwashing' Israel's international image.

Mission

The foundation's website describes its objectives as follows:

The mission of The Paul E. Singer Foundation is to support innovative and effective organizations that work to strengthen our American democracy and democracies around the world. The PESF’s work to date has focused on supporting research and scholars in the areas of free-market economics, the rule of law, U.S. national security, and the future of Israel, as well as LGBT equality efforts and health-care delivery innovation.

Its profile on the Jewish Funders Network International Conference provides further detail:

The mission of The Paul E. Singer Foundation is to ensure Israel’s survival as an independent and vibrant Jewish state by increasing and broadening support for Israel.

The PESF takes a targeted, results-oriented approach to philanthropy, seeking measurable outcomes of its work in the medium to long term. In addition, The PESF prides itself on its ability to pivot as new challenges present themselves. Currently, the tactics PESF uses include:

Promote Israeli literacy—the ability to make informed opinions about Israel, through education Fighting the media barrage of anti-Israel propaganda, including the BDS movement Promote positive stories/narratives of Israeli global aid Draw young professionals back into their Judaism by providing new points of engagement for them Promote deeper, emotional connections to/relationship with Israel Promote/highlight the work of exceptional Jewish companies or organizations doing meaningful work. Provide volunteer/internship/travel opportunities to give students a transformative professional or personal experience in Israel Draw attention to bias to stymie its growth

Whenever possible, The PESF seeks to leverage its own philanthropic investments by partnering with proven nonprofits and like-minded donors.

In addition, The Paul E. Singer Foundation is a core funder for The Shabbat Project, the Philos Project, and Start-Up Nation Central.

Stand Up for Heroes

In November 2010 the Bob Woodruff Foundation announced that the Paul E. Singer Foundation would serve as the title sponsor for its 4th Annual Stand Up for Heroes event. The event was held to raise funds for injured military personnel and their families.

Grants

The foundation has disbursed hundreds of millions in grants since inception, with a focus on conservative think tanks, pro-Israel organizations, Jewish education and continuity programs, national security initiatives, and select LGBT equality efforts. Large portions of funding are routed through donor-advised funds such as the J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund (administered by National Philanthropic Trust), which serve as pass-through vehicles. Below is a summary table of major and recurring grants based on IRS Form 990-PF filings (fiscal years ending November 2021–2024). Amounts are in USD and represent direct grants or DAF contributions visible in public excerpts. Full exhaustive lists are available in the complete 990-PF PDFs on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 27-2009342).

Grants from the Paul E. Singer Foundation ($)

Grantee	2010	2011	2012	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total donations ($)
Aish HaTorah	250,000	75,000	75,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	400,000
America-Israel Friendship League	50,000	50,000	160,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	260,000
American Enterprise Institute	500,000	712,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,212,000
American Friends of Yahad in Unum	—	50,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50,000
American Israel Education Foundation	500,000	1,000,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,500,000
Artadia	20,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20,000
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization	200,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	200,000
Birthright Israel	500,000	1,000,000	—	—	1,162,500	—	1,145,000	—	—	3,807,500
Claremont Institute	50,000	50,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100,000
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston	—	250,000	600,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	850,000
Council on Foreign Relations	370,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	370,000
Donors Trust	—	1,155,605	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,155,605
Ethics and Public Policy Center	220,000	138,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	358,000
Facing History and Ourselves	150,000	100,000	150,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	400,000
Friends of the European Foundation	500,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	500,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces	36,000	36,000	40,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	112,000
Grace After Fire	250,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	250,000
Human Rights Campaign Foundation	—	—	500,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	500,000
Imagination Productions	—	—	150,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	150,000
Israel Independence Fund	50,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50,000
Israel Project	500,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	500,000
Jewish Agency for Israel NA Council	400,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400,000
Jewish Funders Network	—	25,000	10,000	—	125,000	—	1,360,000	—	—	1,520,000
Manhattan Institute	325,000	600,000	500,000	—	2,735,000	—	2,075,000	1,800,000	—	8,035,000
Middle East Media Research Institute	—	275,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	275,000
Military Families United	500,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	500,000
PeacePlayers International	—	—	75,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	75,000
Philanthropy Roundtable	25,000	25,000	25,000	—	—	—	—	—	—	75,000
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund (via National Philanthropic Trust)	—	—	—	—	46,000,000	68,000,000	161,500,000	—	—	275,500,000+
Singer Family Charitable Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25,000,000	—	25,000,000
Onward Israel USA Inc	—	—	—	—	260,000	—	—	—	—	260,000
Hebrew Language Charter Schools	—	—	—	—	250,000	—	260,000	—	—	510,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	—	—	—	—	250,000	—	500,000	—	—	750,000
Success Academies	—	—	—	—	300,000	—	300,000	700,000	—	1,300,000
Tamid Israel Investment Group	—	—	—	—	635,000	—	175,000	700,000	—	1,510,000
Congregation Beth Elohim	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	260,000	—	—	360,000
Jewish Heritage Programs	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	—	—	—	100,000
Jewish Community Center in Manhattan	—	—	—	—	75,000	—	75,000	—	—	150,000
Artis Contemporary Israeli Art Fund Inc	—	—	—	—	75,000	—	—	—	—	75,000
Kehilat Romemu	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	50,000	—	—	100,000
Trustees of the Congregation Shearith Israel	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	150,000	—	—	200,000
The Areivim Philanthropic Group	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	150,000	1,445,000	—	1,645,000
The Children's Museum of NYC	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	50,000	—	—	100,000
Jewish Braille Institute of America	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	25,000	—	—	50,000
The Jewish Museum	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	—	150,000	—	175,000
Harlem Children's Zone	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	25,000	—	—	50,000
Police Athletic League Inc	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	25,000	—	—	50,000
Jewish Funders Network	—	—	—	—	125,000	—	1,360,000	—	—	1,485,000
Israel America Academic Exchange	—	—	—	—	300,000	—	300,000	—	—	600,000
Boundless Israel	—	—	—	—	125,000	—	—	—	—	125,000
iTrek Inc	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	200,000	175,000	—	425,000
Prizm Center for Jewish Day Schools Inc	—	—	—	—	11,800	—	—	—	—	11,800
American Friends of the Hebrew University	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	—	—	—	50,000
Aspen Jewish Community Center	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	50,000	—	—	100,000
BBYO Inc	—	—	—	—	175,000	100,000	206,000	150,000	—	631,000
Jewish Community Relations Council of NY	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	300,000	—	—	350,000
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County	—	—	—	—	40,000	40,000	10,000	—	—	90,000
Food Bank of Northern Nevada	—	—	—	—	5,000	—	—	—	—	5,000
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America	—	—	—	—	5,000	5,000	250,000	—	—	260,000
Riverdell High School	—	—	—	—	5,000	—	—	—	—	5,000
Shed NYC Inc	—	—	—	—	2,500	—	—	—	—	2,500
Island Harvest	—	—	—	—	2,500	—	—	—	—	2,500
MV Youth Inc	—	—	—	—	1,795	—	—	—	—	1,795
Camp Ramah in New England Inc	—	—	—	—	720	—	—	—	—	720
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum	—	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	—	—	25,000
Washington University in St. Louis	—	—	—	—	—	330,000	460,000	—	—	790,000
Central Park Conservancy	—	—	—	—	—	50,000	534,500	—	—	584,500
Chabad of Martha's Vineyard	—	—	—	—	—	103,700	575,000	—	—	678,700
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida	—	—	—	—	—	50,000	25,000	—	—	75,000
Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	—	—	50,000
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	10,000	—	—	—	10,000
National Italian American Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	—	—	50,000
New York Historical Society	—	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	—	—	25,000
Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue	—	—	—	—	—	150,000	—	399,000	—	549,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	15,000	—	—	—	15,000
Abraham Joshua Heschel School	—	—	—	—	—	—	200,000	100,000	—	300,000
America Gives Inc	—	—	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	—	50,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom	—	—	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	—	100,000
American Jewish Committee	—	—	—	—	—	—	90,000	—	—	90,000
Chabad on Campus International Inc	—	—	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	—	100,000
FMW Nonprofit Solutions	—	—	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	—	100,000
Friends of United Synagogue Youth	—	—	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	—	100,000
IsraAID (US) Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc	—	—	—	—	—	—	50,000	—	—	50,000
Jewish Book Council	—	—	—	—	—	—	55,000	—	—	55,000
Jewish Federations of North America	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,000,000	—	—	1,000,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society	—	—	—	—	—	—	15,000	—	—	15,000
The Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors	—	—	—	—	—	—	10,000	—	—	10,000
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy Corp	—	—	—	—	—	—	20,000	—	—	20,000
Young Judaea Global	—	—	—	—	—	—	250,000	—	—	250,000
Blair House Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	—	1,000,000	—	—	1,000,000
Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester	—	—	—	—	—	—	10,000	—	—	10,000
New York City Police Foundation	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	200,000	—	200,000
Palm Beach Opera	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,000	—	5,000
Pink Aid	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10,000	—	10,000
Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	25,000
Sefaria Inc	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25,000	—	25,000
AFNSC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	300,000	—	300,000
Congregation Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5,000	—	5,000
Hudson Institute	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	100,000	—	100,000
Jewish Leadership Academy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	400,000	—	400,000
HelpUsAdopt.org	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7,500	—	7,500
Additional smaller grants (remaining entries; est. dozens per year)	~5–8M (est.)	~5–10M (est.)	~10–20M (est.)	~10–30M (est.)	—	~30–68M+ (2021–2024 combined est.)
Approximate Total Grants/Disbursements	~58.5M (est. range)	~75.8–83.6M	~122.9–135M	~200M+	—	~457–477M+ (2021–2024 combined est.)