The Aaron & Sonia Fishman Foundation for Yiddish Culture is a small, mission-focused funder dedicated to sustaining Yiddish language, arts, and youth continuity programs—primarily in the New York area. They fund performance and educational initiatives that promote Yiddish cultural transmission, with an emphasis on youth engagement and community-focused activities. Their grants support both grassroots organizations and established cultural institutions producing Yiddish programming.
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Most grants fall between $2K and $3K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 80% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Aaron & Sonia Fishman Foundation for Yiddish Culture.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 5 | $15K | 83.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1 |
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Concentrated, modest-sized grants to a small set of repeat grantees; funding is targeted to programmatic support for cultural continuity rather than large institutional endowments. Grants are relatively small (several thousand dollars) and focused on direct program delivery and youth engagement.
Notable grantees: Yiddish Language Nest, Yugntfruf / Yugntfruf–Youth for Yiddish, Inc., The Educational Alliance, Yiddish Cafe Trust
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $2K |
16.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | PROD OF MUSICAL PLAY IN YIDDISH |
| YUGNTRUF | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | YIDDISH PROG FOR YOUTH |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RUSSIAN JEWIISH | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | PUB, RUSSIAN -YIDDDISH DICTIONARY |
| YIDDISH LANGUAGE NEST | BRONX, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | YIDDISH EDUCATION |
| YUGNTRUF-YOUTH FOR YIDDISH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,700 | 2023 | YIDDISH CONTINUITY-CAMP |
| YIDDISH CAFE TRUST P TOMLINSON | SHEFFIELD S ILR | $2,300 | 2023 | YIDDISH CONTINUITY |
THE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE
$3,000PROD OF MUSICAL PLAY IN YIDDISH
YUGNTRUF
$3,000YIDDISH PROG FOR YOUTH
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RUSSIAN JEWIISH
$1,000PUB, RUSSIAN -YIDDDISH DICTIONARY
YIDDISH LANGUAGE NEST
$5,000YIDDISH EDUCATION
YUGNTRUF-YOUTH FOR YIDDISH INC
$2,700YIDDISH CONTINUITY-CAMP
YIDDISH CAFE TRUST P TOMLINSON
$2,300YIDDISH CONTINUITY