The Setton Family Foundation concentrates on supporting Orthodox Jewish communal infrastructure and institutions, making a small number of sizable charitable gifts rather than many small grants. Recent awards fund emergency medical services, ritual life facilities, and traditional Jewish education — largely in the New York/New Jersey Jewish community. Their giving appears mission-driven toward sustaining core communal services and institutions.
A $250,000 grant to Hatzoloh of Flatbush stands out in the Setton Family Foundation's recent record and points to the core of its giving: sustaining Orthodox Jewish communal infrastructure in New York and nearby New Jersey. The foundation's largest awards are not broad programmatic bets; they are direct support for institutions that keep daily communal life functioning, from emergency medical response to ritual facilities and schools. Across the recent grants list, the Albert & Cynthia Setton Family Foundation Inc repeatedly backs organizations serving Sephardic and Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn, New York, and Oakhurst. Hatzoloh of Flatbush appears more than once, as do Magen David Yeshivah, Sephardic Bikur Holim, Ahaba Ve Ahva, and Sephardic Food Fund, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation also supports institutions tied to healthcare access and family services, including Renewal, NY Cancer Center, Special Children Center, and A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange. Its giving pattern is institution-focused rather than individual, with charitable grants used to preserve communal capacity, religious education, and volunteer-led services. The result is a portfolio centered on local Orthodox Jewish life, especially where infrastructure and operating support help community organizations remain active.
Orthodox Jewish emergency response is a clear thread in the Albert & Cynthia Setton Family Foundation Inc's grantmaking. It gave $250,000 to Hatzoloh of Flatbush in 2024 and followed with $50,000 in 2025, with additional grants of $36,000 in 2023 to the same organization. Ritual and communal infrastructure is another major area. The foundation awarded $75,000 to Shore Area Mikveh in Oakhurst, NJ in 2025, indicating support for mikveh construction or maintenance and related ritual-life needs. Education is also present. It gave $72,401 to Magen David Yeshivah in 2025, $27,049 in 2024, and $22,652 in 2023, while Yeshivah of Flatbush received $20,840 in 2025. These grants show sustained support for Orthodox day-school and yeshiva institutions. Health and family-support organizations also appear, including $34,000 to NY Cancer Center in 2024 and $18,000 to A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange in 2025.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $26K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$26K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants to local Jewish communal organizations and institutions rather than broad, diversified support.
Notable grantees: Hatzoloh of Flatbush, Shore Area Mikveh, Magen David Yeshivah
The foundation's typical grant size is $2,751 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $26,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent record also includes several much larger awards. The pattern is concentrated rather than diffuse: a few organizations receive repeated support across multiple years, including Hatzoloh of Flatbush, Magen David Yeshivah, Sephardic Bikur Holim, and Sephardic Food Fund. The grants are charitable and appear to be discretionary institutional support rather than individual aid or program-related investments. The latest 990 year on file is 2025.
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 75% of grants by recipient location. Brooklyn is the main city in the recent grants list, with repeated recipients there including Hatzoloh of Flatbush, Magen David Yeshivah, Sephardic Bikur Holim, and Yeshivah of Flatbush. New York City recipients outside Brooklyn also appear, such as NY Cancer Center and Sephardic Food Fund in New York, NY. New Jersey is present through Shore Area Mikveh in Oakhurst, showing a regional reach beyond the foundation's New York core.
The recent grants point to Orthodox Jewish communal infrastructure: emergency medical services, mikveh facilities, yeshivot and day schools, and other community institutions. Examples include Hatzoloh of Flatbush, Shore Area Mikveh, Magen David Yeshivah, and Sephardic Food Fund.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Hatzoloh of Flatbush with grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Magen David Yeshivah in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Sephardic Bikur Holim in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The grant-size distribution is $2,751 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $26,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also show larger strategic gifts, including a $250,000 grant to Hatzoloh of Flatbush and $75,000 to Shore Area Mikveh.
It gives most often in New York, with 75% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Brooklyn is the most common city in the recent grants list, alongside New York, NY and Oakhurst, NJ.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent record reflects charitable grants to institutions and community organizations instead.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORE AREA MIKVEH | OAKHURST, NJ | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $72,401 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,317 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HATZOLOH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AHABA VE AHVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $43,723 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $43,234 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BEER MIRIAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,840 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $19,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,900 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $18,501 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| A TORAH INFERTILITY MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD DAVID INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HATZOLOH OF THE JERSEY SHORE | ELBERON, NJ | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAI LIFELINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SHUVI NAFSHI FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER | EDISON, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF NYC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $7,200 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS 1000 AND UNDER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,360 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| KINGS HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ASSOCIATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $4,400 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION BEIT YOSEF OF DEAL INC | DEAL, NJ | $3,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BET YOSEF FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $2,801 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL YESHIVA | OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ | $1,800 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| HATZOLOH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $47,582 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| AHABA VE AHVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,008 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| NY CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $34,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $28,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $27,049 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,900 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FOUNDATION FOR SEPHARDIC STUDIES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $16,002 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD DAVID INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| A TORAH INFERTILITY MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ARAM SOBA RAANANA INC | SANFORD, NC | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF NYC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BEER MIRIAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,700 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| DSN COMMUNITY CENTER | OAKHURST, NJ | $5,200 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER | EDISON, NJ | $4,300 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAT MORESHET YERUSHALAYIM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ISRAEL MEDICAL FUND | DSOLON, OH | $3,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| KOACH HATORAH INC | FARMINGDALE, NJ | $3,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION BEIT YOSEF OF DEAL INC | DEAL, NJ | $2,001 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| AHI EZER CONGREGATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| LEVAVI ORG INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL YESHIVA | OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEVACH INC | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
SHORE AREA MIKVEH
$75,000CHARITABLE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH
$72,401CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY CENTER
$50,317CHARITABLE
HATZOLOH OF FLATBUSH
$50,000CHARITABLE
AHABA VE AHVA
$43,723CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$43,234CHARITABLE
BEER MIRIAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES INC
$26,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH
$20,840CHARITABLE
SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER
$19,000CHARITABLE
RENEWAL
$18,900CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND
$18,501CHARITABLE
A TORAH INFERTILITY MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE
$18,000CHARITABLE
YAD DAVID INC
$12,000CHARITABLE
HATZOLOH OF THE JERSEY SHORE
$12,000CHARITABLE
CHAI LIFELINE INC
$11,000CHARITABLE
SHUVI NAFSHI FOUNDATION INC
$10,000CHARITABLE
EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000CHARITABLE
THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF NYC
$7,500CHARITABLE
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
$7,200CHARITABLE
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN
$7,000CHARITABLE
VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS 1000 AND UNDER
$5,360CHARITABLE
KINGS HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ASSOCIATION INC
$4,400CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION BEIT YOSEF OF DEAL INC
$3,600CHARITABLE
BET YOSEF FOUNDATION
$2,801CHARITABLE
HILLEL YESHIVA
$1,800CHARITABLE
HATZOLOH OF FLATBUSH
$250,000CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$47,582CHARITABLE
AHABA VE AHVA
$36,008CHARITABLE
NY CANCER CENTER
$34,000CHARITABLE
SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER
$28,000CHARITABLE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH
$27,049CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND
$26,000CHARITABLE
RENEWAL
$18,900CHARITABLE
FOUNDATION FOR SEPHARDIC STUDIES INC
$16,002CHARITABLE
YAD DAVID INC
$12,000CHARITABLE
A TORAH INFERTILITY MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE
$10,000CHARITABLE
ARAM SOBA RAANANA INC
$10,000CHARITABLE
THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF NYC
$7,500CHARITABLE
BEER MIRIAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$5,700CHARITABLE
DSN COMMUNITY CENTER
$5,200CHARITABLE
EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
$4,300CHARITABLE
YESHIVAT MORESHET YERUSHALAYIM INC
$3,600CHARITABLE
ISRAEL MEDICAL FUND
$3,600CHARITABLE
KOACH HATORAH INC
$3,600CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION BEIT YOSEF OF DEAL INC
$2,001CHARITABLE
AHI EZER CONGREGATION
$2,000CHARITABLE
LEVAVI ORG INC
$1,800CHARITABLE
HILLEL YESHIVA
$1,800CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEVACH INC
$1,800CHARITABLE