2025-11-02 08:05:PM <br/> Tags: #AmericanJewry #organization ![[image-164.png|668x129]] # Crown Family Philanthropies - Crown Family Philanthropies (CFP) is a Chicago based philanthropic organization founded by Jewish Crown Family patriarch [[Henry Crown]]. - Henry Crown was involved in smuggling military material to Israel in 1948. - Henry Crown founded Material Service Corporation, a Chicago building materials manufacturer and supplier, in 1918. - In 1959 Material Service merged with General Dynamics, and the Crown Family became large stakeholders of the defense company. - In 1959, Henry Crown and Co. was founded as an umbrella investment management company. - The Crown Family is worth over $14 billion today. - CFP stems from a 1947 initiative taken by the Crown Family to allocate money to philanthropic causes. - The CFP was originally called the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, named after Henry Crown's Parents. - In 2009, the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial was reconstituted as the Crown Family Philanthropies. - The CFP has ~$1.06 billion in net assets. - The CFP distributed ~$91 million in 2023. #### Contributions *When I note a contribution as "annually," it means the same grant appeared in 2022 and 2023, the two most recent years publicly available. * - [[Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)]] - Annual contribution between $100,000-$499,999 - [[Birthright Israel]] - $1m+ annually - Planned Parenthood - ~$600,000 annually - Abortion Care Network - National Network of Abortion Funds - $8,000-$30,000 annually - [[ACLU]] - "General operating" - [[American Jewish Committee (AJC)]] - $200,000 annually - [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)]] - $200,000 annually - [[ADL]] - $456,600 annually - American Committee for the [[Weizmann Institute]] of Science - $500,000 annually - Adamah INC - $60,000 in 2023 *Adamah is a Jewish climate change organization*. - American Society for Yad Vashem - $100,000 annually *Yad Vashem is Israel's official holocaust institution*. - [[Bend the Arc]] - A Jewish Partnership for Justice - around $50,000 annually *Bend the Arc is a far left Jewish organization.* - [[B'nai B'rith Youth Organization (BBYO)]] - $175,000 annually - Brandeis University - ~$300,000 annually *Brandies University is 35% Jewish, making it the third most Jewish American college.* - [[Brookings Institution]] - $50,000 annually - [[Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA)]] - $50,000 annually - [[Crown Family Foundation]] - Millions annually *The Crown Family Foundation is a separate philanthropic organization operated by the same Crown Family.* - [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]] - $100,000 annually - [[Harold Grinspoon Foundation]] - $200,000 annually - Many [[Hillel International]] chapters - Millions annually - [[Jerusalem Foundation]] - $100,000 annually - [[JewBelong]] - $75,000 annually - [[JCC Association of North America]] - $1m+ annually - [[Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA)]] - $150,000+ annually - [[Jewish Council on Urban Affairs]] - $50,000 annually - [[Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)]] - Millions annually - [[Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA)]] - $25,000 annually - [[Jewish National Fund]] - Very small annual donations, around $3,000 - [[Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS)]] - $50,000 annually - [[Jewish Women International]] - $75,000 annually - [[Middle East Media and Research Institute (MEMRI)]] - $100,000 annually - [[Moishe House]] - $300,000-$900,000+ annually - RefugeeOne - Up to $250,000 *RefugeeOne is a Chicago based third world "refugee" and "asylum seeker"-facilitating organization.* - [[Simon Wiesenthal Center]] - $75,000 annually - [[Jim Joseph Foundation]] - $1.375 million in 2023 - [[UJA-Federation of New York]] - $16,250 in 2023 - [[Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)]] - $230,000 annually - [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)]] - Tens of millions annually[^1][^2] - [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP)]] - $50,000 annually - Women's Refugee Commission - $2,000 in 2023 *The Women's Refugee Commission provides aid to third world refugees in the United States and is currently working to oppose ICE immigration enforcment.* - [[Young Judaea]] - $50,000 annually - The CFP also contributes to most prestigious American colleges in some form. - The CFP also contributes to many individual synagogues and Jewish schools. #### References - Crown Family Philanthropies. “About – Our Roots.” _Crown Family Philanthropies_. [https://crownfamilyphilanthropies.org/about/#:~:text=Our%20Roots](https://crownfamilyphilanthropies.org/about/#:~:text=Our%20Roots). - HIAS. _2023 Annual Report._ HIAS, 2023. [https://hias.org/wp-content/uploads/HIAS-Annual-Report-2023-Digital-Layout-1.pdf](https://hias.org/wp-content/uploads/HIAS-Annual-Report-2023-Digital-Layout-1.pdf) - Birthright Israel Foundation. “Our Supporters.” _Birthright Israel Foundation._ [https://birthrightisrael.foundation/our-supporters/](https://birthrightisrael.foundation/our-supporters/). - Arie and Ida Crown Memorial. “Form 990-PF (2022 filings).” _Nonprofit Explorer, ProPublica._ [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/366076088/202303179349103040/full](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/366076088/202303179349103040/full). - Arie and Ida Crown Memorial. “Full Filing – Tax Year Ending Dec. 2023.” _Nonprofit Explorer_, ProPublica. [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/366076088/202443199349102299/full](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/366076088/202443199349102299/full). [^1]: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, _2020–2021 Annual Report_ (Washington, DC: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2021), [https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/USHMM_2020-21_Annual_Report.pdf](https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/USHMM_2020-21_Annual_Report.pdf). [^2]: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, _2024–2025 Annual Report_ (Washington, DC: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2025), [https://vault.ushmm.org/adaptivemedia/rendition/id_f4d68dd1e8a595e3cd0bd86875ad58b4502d67ec](https://vault.ushmm.org/adaptivemedia/rendition/id_f4d68dd1e8a595e3cd0bd86875ad58b4502d67ec).