Foundation To Combat Anti-Semitism Inc.

The Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc. — now operating publicly as the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate — is best understood as a high-profile operating foundation rather than a traditional grantmaker. Founded in 2019 by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at 1 Patriot Place in Foxborough, MA, the organization runs its own large-scale media campaigns, technology infrastructure, and advocacy programs rather than distributing the bulk of its funds to external organizations.

In FY2023, the foundation reported $32.8 million in total giving but only $850,000 in grants actually paid to outside organizations — less than 3% of total expenditures. The remainder covered the 'Stand Up to Jewish Hate' TV and digital campaigns (reaching 120M+ Americans), a Command Center monitoring 300 million social media sites for hate speech, and sports and entertainment partnerships. This structure means most prospective grantees are approaching the wrong vehicle; what this organization funds externally is strategic coalition partnerships, not competitive grant rounds.

The three known FY2023 grantees reveal the pattern clearly. International March of the Living ($500,000) delivers Holocaust education through experiential travel programs. The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund ($250,000) — founded by Jay-Z — supports underrepresented students attending HBCUs and other colleges. NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc. ($100,000) is the country's oldest and most prominent Black civil rights organization. None of these are Jewish advocacy organizations. All three give FCAS credible reach into communities that are not traditionally engaged on antisemitism, which is precisely the population the foundation says it is targeting.

First-time outreach should come through relationship channels, not application portals. The Kraft family — Robert, Jonathan, Joshua, and Daniel all hold board positions — controls decision-making. The foundation's sports and entertainment network (tied to the Patriots and the broader Kraft Group empire) is the most accessible entry point. The newly named Chief Philanthropy Officer, Maya Buki Dabby, and Chief Partnership Officer, Tara Levine, are the appropriate contacts for any prospective partner. Organizations that can demonstrate meaningful, measurable reach among 'unengaged Americans' on hate issues — and that can credibly adopt the Blue Square symbol as part of an allyship campaign — are the most realistic candidates for partnership discussions.

The Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc. has one of the most unusual financial profiles in the advocacy sector: massive asset growth, enormous revenue from contributions, but almost no external grantmaking relative to total program spending.

Asset trajectory: $2.4M (FY2019) → $4.8M (FY2020) → $8.8M (FY2021) → $16M (FY2022) → $135.8M (FY2023) → $211M (current declared assets). This represents 88x growth in six years, driven by escalating contributions from Robert Kraft and, most recently, the $200M commitment from the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation matched by Kraft.

Revenue and contributions: FY2023 revenue of $159.5 million included $148.9 million in contributions received — indicating this is almost entirely a contributed-income organization with no meaningful investment or program revenue. Net investment income was $10.6 million in FY2023.

External grants paid (the key figure for applicants): - FY2023: $850,000 (3 grants; avg $283,333; range $100,000–$500,000) - FY2022: $0 - FY2021: $282,300 - FY2020: $0 - FY2019: $0

The irregular pattern — grants in some years, zero in others — confirms that external grantmaking is episodic and strategically driven, not part of a programmatic annual cycle. Organizations should not expect predictable annual grant rounds.

Documented grant breakdown (FY2023): - International March of the Living (NY): $500,000 — 59% of grant dollars - Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (NJ): $250,000 — 29% - NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc. (MD): $100,000 — 12%

Geographic spread: NY, NJ, MD — east coast concentration but no evidence of a geographic restriction; the foundation's national campaign focus suggests geography is not a primary criterion.

Grant size expectations: The documented range of $100,000–$500,000 provides the most reliable calibration. First-time partners should likely anchor requests in the $100,000–$250,000 range. There is no evidence of small grants (under $50K) or institutional endowment-size grants (over $1M) in the external portfolio.

Among advocacy foundations in the NTEE 'R' (Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy) category, the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism Inc. (Blue Square Alliance Against Hate) is dramatically larger than its closest categorical peers by asset size and annual revenue.

FCAS/Blue Square Alliance holds assets 5x larger than its nearest advocacy peer (Jerome Levy Foundation at $43.6M) and 47x larger than the smallest (Southern Reconstruction Fund at $4.4M). This gap reflects not a comparable peer set but the reality that Kraft's organization is funded more like a major public charity than a traditional private foundation. The Anti-Discrimination Center Inc. is the most thematically adjacent peer — it specifically targets discrimination and civil rights — but operates at 2% of FCAS's asset base. Prospective grantees should think of the Blue Square Alliance less as a peer of the organizations above and more as an operating nonprofit that occasionally makes strategic partnership grants; the comparison point is not other foundations but large operating charities like the Anti-Defamation League or NAACP itself.

The defining event of 2025 is the formal rebrand from Foundation to Combat Antisemitism to Blue Square Alliance Against Hate. The organization's website — formerly fcas.org — now 301-redirects to bluesquarealliance.org, and the new name and visual identity have been adopted across all platforms. Robert Kraft retained the title of Founder & Chairman while Adam Katz was named the organization's first professional President, indicating a shift toward institutional management as the budget and staff have grown substantially.

Tara Levine, listed in IRS filings as 'President' with $176,923 in compensation, moved to the title of Chief Partnership Officer under the new structure. The leadership team now includes a Chief Philanthropy Officer (Maya Buki Dabby) and senior leaders in data, technology, marketing, and partnerships — reflecting the organization's growing operational complexity.

The $200 million matching commitment — $100M from the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation and $100M from Kraft — was the most significant financial event since the organization's founding. This capital positions the Blue Square Alliance for sustained multi-year spending.

The IRS filing for FY2023 (the most recent in the database) documented $850,000 in external grants to three organizations — the largest single year of external grantmaking in the foundation's history, up from $282,300 in FY2021 and $0 in FY2022. This uptick may reflect the beginning of a more consistent external partnership strategy as the budget scales.

Approaching the Blue Square Alliance Against Hate (formerly Foundation to Combat Antisemitism) requires accepting that there is no public grants program. The organization has no application portal, no disclosed LOI format, no annual deadline cycle, and the database record explicitly flags `application_instructions: '__none__'`. Every external indicator confirms decisions are made by Kraft family leadership and the new professional management team based on strategic fit, not competitive application review.

Who has a realistic shot: The three documented FY2023 grantees set the template. Your organization should (1) serve a non-Jewish community that experiences hate — Black, Latino, LGBTQ+, immigrant, or interfaith populations; (2) have national or major-metro scale; (3) be able to credibly engage your audience on antisemitism and the Blue Square message; and (4) represent a genuine bridge — not just a funding recipient but an ambassador for the coalition.

Entry through relationship: Cold outreach to a foundation with this profile rarely works. Map your organization's network to the Kraft ecosystem — New England Patriots partners, NAACP leadership, Shawn Carter Foundation alumni, sports and entertainment figures involved in hate-prevention work. A warm introduction from any of these vectors dramatically increases the odds of a conversation.

Direct contacts: Chief Philanthropy Officer Maya Buki Dabby and Chief Partnership Officer Tara Levine are the functional gatekeepers for external partnerships. Reach out through bluesquarealliance.org's contact channels with a concise, specific pitch — two to three sentences on your organization's audience, your reach metrics, and exactly how your work extends the Blue Square campaign's impact to new communities.

Language to use: 'Unengaged Americans' is the foundation's stated target population — people who oppose hate generally but haven't engaged on Jewish issues. Frame your work around activating that population. Cite concrete reach numbers. The foundation measures its campaigns in the hundreds of millions; show you can move audiences at meaningful scale.

Timing: With the $200M commitment secured and Adam Katz newly installed as President, 2025-2026 is likely the highest-opportunity window for new coalition partnerships. The rebrand signals an openness to a broader partner set. Act now rather than waiting for a formalized grant program that may never materialize.