AAK International Relief Inc concentrates almost exclusively on supporting Orthodox Jewish religious life and institutions, with the vast majority of its funding directed to synagogues, yeshivas, and Torah-focused charities in the Lakewood/New Jersey Orthodox community. Giving is largely operational/charitable support (not project-specific), often repeated to the same beneficiaries and occasionally routed to umbrella relief or community organizations. The foundation also funds digital Torah content and traditional yeshiva education, indicating both local community and religious-education priorities.
Aak International Relief Inc’s recent giving is dominated by a single Lakewood synagogue relationship: Congregation Anshei Brick received $3,434,300 in 2024 and another $1,205,525 in 2023, followed by a smaller $66,000 grant in 2025. That repeated support sets the tone for the foundation’s pattern of funding Orthodox Jewish religious institutions and related charities. Across the latest grants, the foundation also backed Ichud Mosdos Gur, Congregation Toldos Ahron, Bais Medrash Hope Chapel, Torah Relief Society, and Torah Anytime Com Inc, showing a consistent link to synagogue operating support, yeshiva networks, and Torah-focused community organizations. The legal name is AAK International Relief Inc, and its leadership is listed as Barry Neustadt. Annual grants totaled $5,256,465, with assets of $4,495,921 on the latest filing. The grant list suggests a mix of very large institutional support and a series of smaller charitable awards, often directed to organizations serving the Lakewood Orthodox community and nearby New Jersey congregations.
In synagogue and religious-institution support, Aak International Relief Inc gave $46,400 to Bais Medrash Hope Chapel in Jackson, NJ and $36,000 to Congregation Tiferes Tzvi in Lakewood, NJ in 2025, alongside additional support to the same congregation in prior years. The foundation also funded Congregation Zichron Refoel in Lakewood, NJ with $10,000 in 2023. In yeshiva-related giving, it awarded $9,640 to Yeshiva Shaagas Aryeh in Lakewood, NJ and $8,000 to Yeshiva of Clifton in Clifton, NJ in 2025. For outreach and Torah media, Torah Anytime Com Inc in Flushing, NY received $18,000 in 2025. Community relief appears as well: Torah Relief Society in Pomona, NY received $30,600 in 2025, after earlier grants of $12,500 in 2023 and $9,500 in 2024.
The grant-size profile is highly uneven: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $11,250, and the 75th percentile jumps to $526,381, reflecting a few very large awards above a smaller cluster of modest grants. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off; Congregation Anshei Brick, Congregation Tiferes Tzvi, and Torah Relief Society all appear in multiple years. The foundation is a grantmaking charity rather than a private operating foundation, with no program-related investments reported and no individual grants. Most grants are charitable support, often without project-specific detail.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $526K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$526K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
BARRY NEUSTADT
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Highly concentrated and repeat-focused: a small number of recipients receive most dollars (one synagogue receives ~90% of total), multiple grants are made to the same organizations, and grants appear to be unrestricted/charitable support rather than diverse project funding.
Notable grantees: Congregation Anshei Brick, Ichud Mosdos Gur, Congregation Tiferes Tzvi, Torah Relief Society, Torah Anytime Com Inc
Grants are concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 67% of recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is also NJ. Lakewood appears repeatedly through Congregation Anshei Brick, Congregation Tiferes Tzvi, Congregation Zichron Refoel, and Yeshiva Shaagas Aryeh. Other New Jersey recipients include Bais Medrash Hope Chapel in Jackson and Yeshiva of Clifton in Clifton. Outside NJ, the foundation gave to Brooklyn’s Congregation Toldos Ahron and Flushing’s Torah Anytime Com Inc, with Torah Relief Society in Pomona, NY also appearing multiple times. All recent grants in the file were to US recipients.
The recent grants point to Orthodox Jewish synagogues, yeshivas, and Torah-focused charities. Examples include Congregation Anshei Brick, Congregation Tiferes Tzvi, Ichud Mosdos Gur, Yeshiva Shaagas Aryeh, Torah Relief Society, and Torah Anytime Com Inc.
The middle of the distribution is around five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $11,250, and the 75th percentile is $526,381. The pattern includes both modest charitable awards and very large institutional grants.
Yes. Congregation Anshei Brick received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Congregation Tiferes Tzvi also appears across multiple years, and Torah Relief Society was funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
New Jersey is the main state of giving, with 67% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Lakewood shows up frequently, along with Jackson and Clifton in New Jersey, while a smaller number of grants go to Brooklyn and Flushing in New York.
The grants are mostly listed as charitable support rather than project-specific awards. The file also shows recurring support to the same recipients and no program-related investments or individual grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGREGATION ANSHEI BRICK | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $66,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION TOLDOS AHRON | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BAIS MEDRASH HOPE CHAPEL | JACKSON, NJ | $46,400 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION TIFERES TZVI | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $36,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TORAH RELIEF SOCIETY | POMONA, NY | $30,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TORAH ANYTIME COM INC | FLUSHING, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA SHAAGAS ARYEH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $9,640 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA OF CLIFTON | CLIFTON, NJ | $8,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION ANSHEI BRICK | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $3,434,300 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ICHUD MOSDOS GUR | — | $300,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION TIFERES TZVI | — | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TORAH RELIEF SOCIETY | POMONA, NY | $9,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION ANSHEI BRICK | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $1,205,525 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| TORAH RELIEF SOCIETY | POMONA, NY | $12,500 | 2023 | — |
| CONGREGATION ZICHRON REFOEL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | — |
| CONGREGATION TIFERES TZVI | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
CONGREGATION ANSHEI BRICK
$66,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION TOLDOS AHRON
$50,000CHARITABLE
BAIS MEDRASH HOPE CHAPEL
$46,400CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION TIFERES TZVI
$36,000CHARITABLE
TORAH RELIEF SOCIETY
$30,600CHARITABLE
TORAH ANYTIME COM INC
$18,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA SHAAGAS ARYEH
CHARITABLE
YESHIVA OF CLIFTON
$8,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION ANSHEI BRICK
$3,434,300CHARITABLE
ICHUD MOSDOS GUR
$300,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION TIFERES TZVI
$10,000CHARITABLE
TORAH RELIEF SOCIETY
$9,500CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION ANSHEI BRICK
$1,205,525CHARITABLE
TORAH RELIEF SOCIETY
$12,500CONGREGATION ZICHRON REFOEL
$10,000CONGREGATION TIFERES TZVI
$10,000CHARITABLE