Harry Kramer Memorial Fund

About the Foundation Harry A. Kramer created the Harry Kramer Memorial Fund under a trust agreement dated November 16, 1976. Mr. Kramer was a resident of Miami, Florida for 44 years prior to his death on September 12, 1980. At the young age of 14, Mr. Kramer immigrated to the United States. He made the journey alone and arrived on Ellis Island full of hope and promise. He served in the United States Army in 1918 and became a successful entrepreneur. Initially, he was an owner of a few small bakeries in the Northeast United States. Later, he became a real estate owner and developer in Miami, Florida. The class of charitable beneficiaries that Mr. Kramer selected in the trust document is a reflection of the charitable causes most important to him. Mission To support U.S. charitable organizations which represent and/or assist organizations, institutions, and individuals in the State of Israel for the general welfare of the people of Israel; which are primarily engaged in the care of the sick or the aged; which are primarily engaged in the education of individuals in the South Florida area; and organizations who receive significant or substantial support or assistance from religious organizations of any denomination.