Murray and Laura Huberfeld

SOURCE OF WEALTH: Platinum Partners, Centurion Credit Management

JEWISH FUNDING AREAS: Jewish causes, Education, Health

OVERVIEW: Murray and Laura Huberfeld and family conduct their philanthropy through the Huberfeld Family Foundation. According to available tax filings, the foundation awarded around $750,000 in grants in 2017. The family strongly supports Jewish organizations in New York City and beyond, including Israel. Education is another interest. In 2019, Huberfeld was convicted of wirefraud conspiracy in connection with bribery. In the wake of legal trouble, it is unclear what direction this family's giving will take.

BACKGROUND: Murray Huberfeld attended Brooklyn College. He founded Centurion Credit Management LP in 2005 and has been involved with such companies as Platinum Partners.

ISSUES:

JEWISH CAUSES:  Huberfeld and familyare steady supporters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. They have supported a range of Chabads around the country including Chabad at Purdue, Chabad in the Hills in California, and Chabad of Boca Raton. The family has also given significant support to Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah V’Chesed in Brooklyn, as well as places like Rabbinical Academy of Venice. Huberfeld was part of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) delegation that met with Pope Benedict XVI last decade. The Huberfelds have supported SWC, as well as American Committee for Shaare Zedek.

EDUCATION: Apart from several Jewish schools, the family has supported Manhattan High School.

HEALTH: Grantees have included Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mt. Sinai Diabetes Center, and American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

LOOKING FORWARD: Huberfeld has been mired in legal trouble, with Platinum's main hedge fund being forced to close, among other developments. It is unclear what impact this will have on the family's giving.

CONTACT:

The Huberfeld Family Foundation does not provide a clear avenue of contact, but below is an address:

Huberfeld Family Foundation
15 Manor Lane
Lawrence, NY 11559
Telephone: (917) 384-2400