Parkwood maintains a close relationship with The Mandel Foundation, founded in 1953 by the same partners who founded Parkwood. The primary mission of the Mandel Foundation is to help provide outstanding leadership for the nonprofit world. The Foundation supports leadership education programs in its own institutions and at selected universities and organizations. The areas of priority for the Mandel Foundation include:

    • Leadership and management of nonprofit organizations

    • Higher education

    • Jewish education and continuity

    • Urban neighborhood renewal