Founded in 1922, Agudath Israel of America serves as the arm and voice of American Orthodox Jewry, advocating for religious and civil rights, strengthening Torah life, and providing social, educational, legal, and youth services to Orthodox Jewish communities.
Founded in 1922, Agudath Israel of America operates as the arm and voice of American Orthodox Jewry, and its recent grants show that mission translated into support for Orthodox community institutions, education, and welfare services. The largest award in the recent list was $4,363,670 to Tikva Corp - Dba Tikva Childrens' Home in West Caldwell, New Jersey, followed by a $3,020,000 grant to the same organization. Other major grants went to the American Committee for the Education & Welfare of Jews in New York and Yad Yisroel in Brooklyn, indicating substantial support for organizations serving Jewish communities and children. The foundation also backed the Sephardic Heritage Museum, American Friends Jewish Campus Berlin Inc, and American Friends of the Kiev Jewish Community, showing that its giving includes cultural preservation and community support organizations. Across the recent grants, the stated purposes are broadly charitable rather than narrowly project-based, with repeated use of general charitable purposes language. That pattern fits a funder that combines advocacy, education, legal and public affairs, youth services, and community assistance under one umbrella.
Jewish education and youth services appear repeatedly in the recent grants. Agudath Israel of America gave $4,363,670 to Tikva Corp - Dba Tikva Childrens' Home in West Caldwell, New Jersey, and later another $3,020,000 to the same organization, both for general charitable purposes. The foundation also awarded $568,559 to American Friends Jewish Campus Berlin Inc in Brooklyn and $337,475 to American Friends of Ya-adir Torah. Community support is another visible thread. It gave $2,426,054 to Yad Yisroel in Brooklyn and $200,000 to American Friends of Yad Eliezer, alongside $100,000 to Kupat Givat Hamitvar and $75,000 to Friends of Yad Sarah. Cultural and communal heritage also shows up in grants to The Sephardic Heritage Museum, which received $896,834 and $225,000. The overall picture is broad support for institutions tied to Orthodox Jewish life, education, and welfare.
Typical grants range from $11,250 at the 25th percentile to a median of $45,500 and $103,750 at the 75th percentile. The recent list includes both very large awards and smaller support grants, which suggests a mix of major institutional funding and broader distribution across recipients. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants table, including Tikva Corp - Dba Tikva Childrens' Home, Yad Yisroel, The Sephardic Heritage Museum, American Friends Jewish Campus Berlin Inc, and Federation of Jewish Communities of Cis. Agudath Israel of America is a regular funder and does not fund individuals. The listed programs indicate some open, application-based initiatives, including New York Non-Profit Security Equipment and the federal security grant program.
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Most grants fall between $11K and $104K, with a median of $46K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$46K
75th Percentile
$104K
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Grant recipients are concentrated in New York State, which accounts for 69% of grants, and the most frequent recipient cities include New York, Brooklyn, and West Caldwell. Brooklyn appears several times in the recent grants list, including Yad Yisroel, American Friends Jewish Campus Berlin Inc, Chabad Lubavitch, and American Friends of Kesher Yehudi. New York City recipients include the American Committee for the Education & Welfare of Jews, The Sephardic Heritage Museum, and Federation of Jewish Communities of Cis. Outside New York, recent grants also reached West Caldwell, New Jersey; Chicago, Illinois; Lakewood, New Jersey; Sarasota, Florida; and Suffern, New York.
Recent grants show support for Orthodox Jewish community institutions, including educational and welfare organizations, cultural groups, and community service providers. Examples in the recent list include Tikva Corp - Dba Tikva Childrens' Home, Yad Yisroel, The Sephardic Heritage Museum, and American Friends Jewish Campus Berlin Inc.
The grant-size distribution is $11,250 at the 25th percentile, $45,500 at the median, and $103,750 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range far above that median, including multimillion-dollar grants and smaller four- and five-figure awards.
Yes. While 69% of grants go to recipients in New York State, recent grants also reached New Jersey, Illinois, Florida, and several federal or international-facing Jewish organizations through U.S.-based recipients.
The active programs point to security equipment and personnel funding, scholarships, disaster relief, burial support, and federal nonprofit security grants. The recent grants table also shows general charitable support for education, youth services, heritage, and community welfare organizations.
No. The foundation is classified as not funding individuals, and the recent grants list consists of awards to organizations rather than people.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Agudath Israel of America that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For yeshivos and day schools, particularly schools within the nearly 30 states where Yeshiva Services is active. The service helps schools access government funds but does not itself appear to award Agudath Israel grants.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESHIVAS TORAS CHAIM TORAS EMES | — | $1,262,435 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| TORAH ACADEMY OF BOCA RATON | — | $520,606 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| MAOR INC | — | $350,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Bais Yaakov of Florida | — | $209,470 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| OHR HATORAH YESHIVA | — | $205,815 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| ORLANDO TORAH ACADEMY INC | — | $205,298 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| PIN PON LEARNING DAYCARE | — | $155,150 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| SHAAREI BINA TORAH ACADEMY | — | $135,111 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| TIKVA CORP - DBA TIKVA CHILDRENS' HOME | WEST CALDWELL, NJ | $105,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| YESHIVA ELEMTARY INC | — | $87,775 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Chabad Cheder | BROOKLYN, NY | $78,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Agudath Israel of Ohio | — | $75,540 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer | — | $75,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Congregation Kollel Tiferes Shlomo Inc | — | $60,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| SEGULOS YAAKOV | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $30,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Agudath Israel of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $26,938 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Adopt- A -Kollel | — | $23,467 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTY | — | $18,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| KEREN AHAVS CHESED | — | $15,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| YESHIVA CAMP STATEN ISLAND | — | $10,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Yad Yisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Congregation Chasdei Yisroel | — | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| VAAD L'HATZOLAS NIDCHEI | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| SHAAREI CHESED | ST LOUIS, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Kollel America | — | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Comm for Education | — | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Thorat | — | $5,000 | 2026 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Ya-adir Torah | — | $337,475 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Lev L'Achim | — | $202,120 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer | — | $200,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| TIKVA CORP - DBA TIKVA CHILDRENS' HOME | WEST CALDWELL, NJ | $105,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Migdal Ohr | — | $100,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Kupat Givat Hamitvar | — | $100,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Friends of Yad Sarah | — | $75,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Zichron Eliezer | — | $75,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Congregation Shivisi Hahem | — | $74,508 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Agudath Israel of Ohio | — | $67,500 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Sulamot | — | $50,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Mosdot Beth Shemesh | — | $43,500 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Adopt- A -Kollel | — | $23,850 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Our People | — | $10,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Agudath Israel of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $9,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| VAAD L'HATZOLAS NIDCHEI | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Congregation Chasdei Yisroel | — | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Friends of Thorat | — | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Yad Yisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Congregation Sheves Achim | — | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Kollel America | — | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| Pirchei of Rockland | — | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
| American Comm for Education | — | $5,000 | 2025 | to support general charitable purposes |
YESHIVAS TORAS CHAIM TORAS EMES
$1,262,435to support general charitable purposes
TORAH ACADEMY OF BOCA RATON
$520,606to support general charitable purposes
MAOR INC
$350,000to support general charitable purposes
Bais Yaakov of Florida
$209,470to support general charitable purposes
OHR HATORAH YESHIVA
$205,815to support general charitable purposes
ORLANDO TORAH ACADEMY INC
$205,298to support general charitable purposes
PIN PON LEARNING DAYCARE
$155,150to support general charitable purposes
SHAAREI BINA TORAH ACADEMY
$135,111to support general charitable purposes
to support general charitable purposes
YESHIVA ELEMTARY INC
$87,775to support general charitable purposes
Chabad Cheder
$78,000to support general charitable purposes
Agudath Israel of Ohio
$75,540to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Yad Eliezer
$75,000to support general charitable purposes
Congregation Kollel Tiferes Shlomo Inc
$60,000to support general charitable purposes
SEGULOS YAAKOV
$30,000to support general charitable purposes
Adopt- A -Kollel
$23,467to support general charitable purposes
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTY
$18,000to support general charitable purposes
KEREN AHAVS CHESED
$15,000to support general charitable purposes
YESHIVA CAMP STATEN ISLAND
$10,000to support general charitable purposes
Yad Yisroel
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Congregation Chasdei Yisroel
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
VAAD L'HATZOLAS NIDCHEI
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
SHAAREI CHESED
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Kollel America
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
American Comm for Education
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Thorat
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Ya-adir Torah
$337,475to support general charitable purposes
Lev L'Achim
$202,120to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Yad Eliezer
$200,000to support general charitable purposes
to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Migdal Ohr
$100,000to support general charitable purposes
Kupat Givat Hamitvar
$100,000to support general charitable purposes
Friends of Yad Sarah
$75,000to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Zichron Eliezer
$75,000to support general charitable purposes
Congregation Shivisi Hahem
$74,508to support general charitable purposes
Agudath Israel of Ohio
$67,500to support general charitable purposes
Sulamot
$50,000to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Mosdot Beth Shemesh
$43,500to support general charitable purposes
Adopt- A -Kollel
$23,850to support general charitable purposes
Our People
$10,000to support general charitable purposes
VAAD L'HATZOLAS NIDCHEI
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Congregation Chasdei Yisroel
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
American Friends of Thorat
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Yad Yisroel
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Congregation Sheves Achim
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Kollel America
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
Pirchei of Rockland
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
American Comm for Education
$5,000to support general charitable purposes
