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# Tepper Foundation
- The Tepper Foundation is the philanthropic and political contribution vehicle for Jewish hedge fund billionaire [[David Tepper]].
- Formed in 1996.
- The foundation has given over $400 million since 1996.
- The foundation has contributed to:
- [[American Jewish Committee (AJC)]]
- [[Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC)]]
- [[American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)]]
- [[Hillel International]] ~$12 million "security fund" after [[October 7th]]. (The security fund also funds various Jewish centers/synagogues)
- [[Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)]] - $17.75 million in 2024 and 2025.
- [[Israel Bonds]]
- [[ADL]]
- [[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)]]
- Shine A Light on Antisemitism - formed by a coalition of ~175 Jewish groups with all the typical hallmarks of "fighting antisemitism."
- Shine a light teaches Jews to pressure their employers, schools, online platforms into submission.
- [[Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)]]
- The foundation has partnered with/has connection to:
- [[Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation]] through Blue Meridian Partners
- [[Steve Ballmer]] through Blue Meridian Partners
- [[Harold Grinspoon Foundation]] through its Jewish PJ Library in NYC
- [[Sergey Brin]]
### References
- Tepper Foundation. https://tepperfoundation.org/
- Blue Meridian Partners. “Our Partners.” _Blue Meridian Partners_. https://www.bluemeridian.org/our-partners/. Accessed August 12.
Jewish Federations of North America. “Tepper Foundation Grants $9M to Jewish Federations to Protect Spaces, Promote Interfaith Unity.” _JFNA_, July 10, 2024. https://www.jewishfederations.org/blog/all/tepper-foundation-grants-9m-to-jewish-federations-to-protect-spaces-promote-interfaith-unity-471301.
- The Tepper Foundation. “The Tepper Foundation’s 2024 Annual Report.” _Tepper Foundation_, 2024. https://tepperfoundation.org/annual-report-2024.
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. “Tepper Foundation.” _ProPublica_. [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/223500313](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/223500313).