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.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATZOLOH OF THE JERSEY SHORE | ELBERON, NJ | $167,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $71,273 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $52,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HATZOLOH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $37,334 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AHABA VE AHVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,172 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $36,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BEER MIRIAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SHORE AREA MIKVEH | OAKHURST, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC FOOD FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $23,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,900 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| A TORAH INFERTILITY MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAT MORESHET YERUSHALAYIM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,363 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHABAD ON BAYVIEW INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD DAVID INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF NYC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $7,200 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ISRAEL MEDICAL FUND | DSOLON, OH | $5,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS 1000 AND UNDER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,511 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| DONATE YOUR TIME INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,200 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MIDRASH ZION CORP | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $4,561 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SHUVI NAFSHI FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,744 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION BEIT YOSEF OF DEAL INC | DEAL, NJ | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OF S Z INC | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SMILING SOULS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER | EDISON, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HILLEL YESHIVA | OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ | $1,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| NY CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,050 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AHI EZER CONGREGATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ZERA SHIMSHON FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| 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 |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BEER MIRIAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 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 |
| HATZOLOH OF THE JERSEY SHORE | ELBERON, NJ | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD DAVID INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAI LIFELINE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER | EDISON, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
HATZOLOH OF THE JERSEY SHORE
$167,000CHARITABLE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH
$71,273CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES INC
$52,000CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$37,334CHARITABLE
AHABA VE AHVA
$36,172CHARITABLE
SHORE AREA MIKVEH
$25,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH
$20,600CHARITABLE
RENEWAL
$18,900CHARITABLE
SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER
$18,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHABAD ON BAYVIEW INC
$10,000CHARITABLE
THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY COALITION OF NYC
$7,500CHARITABLE
VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS 1000 AND UNDER
$5,511CHARITABLE
DONATE YOUR TIME INC
$5,200CHARITABLE
MIDRASH ZION CORP
$5,000CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY CENTER
$4,561CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION BEIT YOSEF OF DEAL INC
$3,600CHARITABLE
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OF S Z INC
$3,600CHARITABLE
SMILING SOULS INC
$2,600CHARITABLE
EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
$2,500CHARITABLE
HILLEL YESHIVA
$1,800CHARITABLE
NY CANCER CENTER
$1,050CHARITABLE
AHI EZER CONGREGATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
ZERA SHIMSHON FOUNDATION
$1,000CHARITABLE
SHORE AREA MIKVEH
$75,000CHARITABLE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVAH
$72,401CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY CENTER
$50,317CHARITABLE
AHABA VE AHVA
$43,723CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$43,234CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES INC
$26,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH
$20,840CHARITABLE
SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER
$19,000CHARITABLE
RENEWAL
$18,900CHARITABLE
HATZOLOH OF THE JERSEY SHORE
$12,000CHARITABLE
EDISON MUSLIM COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,000CHARITABLE