The Efron Foundation Inc.

 
The Efron Foundation, Inc. has since the early 1990’s been the philanthropic arm of the firm and Mr. Efron’s other enterprises. For many years, The Efron Foundation has focused on causes for children, education, health, disease prevention and social justice. In different parts of the world the Foundation has sponsored scholarships as well as built classrooms, pre-schools and community centers. Some of the major beneficiaries of the Foundation’s contributions in the past include such recipients as:
 
  • ADL
  • AIEF
  • Aish
  • American Society for Technion
  • Brandeis University – Parents' Fund
  • Cambridge Breast Center
  • CAMERA
  • CANF
  • Carlos Albizu University
  • Chabad of Puerto Rico
  • Chana Goldstein & Samuel Levis Foundation
  • Children's Bereavement Center
  • Children's Home Society
  • Children's Resources
  • Collins Institute
  • Fundación Herencia
  • Fundación Carlos Castañeda
  • Fundación Puertorriqueña del Riñon
  • GMJF
  • Hasbara Fellowships
  • Hogar Ruth, Inc.
  • IEF
  • Jane Stern Dorado Community Library
  • JNF
  • Kristi House
  • Latin Auxiliary Home for the Aged
  • Make A Wish Foundation
  • Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
  • National Conference for Community and Justice
  • Our Little Roses
  • Puerto Ricans Making a Difference
  • Sociedad Americana del Cáncer
  • The Jerusalem Fund
  • The New Jerusalem Foundation
  • UJA
  • Universidad del Turabo – Campaña Capital
  • University of Miami Law School – Burton Young Scholarship Fund
  • Women of Tomorrow
  • Woodrow Wilson Institute


 
One of the Foundation’s newest project is that of drilling water wells in Cambodia, in areas where they are most needed.

 
Cambodian children with their new well. Cambodian children with their new well.
 
 

      “The fact that one in four people who die this year will succumb to AIDS, TB, malaria,
       or infections related to dirty water casts a pall over all our children’s future.”
 
From Bill Clinton’s 2007 book “Giving” chapter on “The Explosion of Private Citizens Doing Public Good”
 

At a time when many non-profits face an uncertain future, the Efron Foundation moves forward with new projects and development of ideas for the public good and general welfare, while continuing to fund our previous commitments.