The Alex and Frieda Adjmi Foundation concentrates its support on Orthodox Jewish education and communal institutions, primarily funding yeshivas and synagogue-related organizations. Grants skew toward capital and core operating support (including a large building gift) and include both New York–area and small international Jewish community recipients. The foundation makes a small number of sizable awards rather than broad, distributed giving.
Concentrated giving: a handful of relatively large grants (two recipients receive the majority of dollars), mix of capital/building gifts and operating/program support, few total grantees per year.
A $260,000 building fund grant to Yeshivat Magen Abraham is the clearest recent signal of how Alex and Frieda Adjmi Foundation Inc. gives: concentrated support for Orthodox Jewish education and the institutions around it. The foundation’s recent awards include yeshiva capital support, program funding, and operating grants, with most gifts landing in Brooklyn and New York City. That pattern fits a small number of relatively large awards rather than broad, dispersed giving. Among the foundation’s other recent grants, $125,000 went to Magen David Yeshiva for program expenses, showing support that extends beyond construction into day-to-day educational work. Smaller awards also went to communal organizations and religious institutions, including operating support for Simha Organization and Congregation Bnei Yeshiva. The foundation also made a $1,001 operating grant to Chabad Jewish Center of St Barth, indicating that its Jewish communal giving can reach beyond New York while remaining tightly focused. Across the record on file, the foundation funds institutions, not individuals, and its grantmaking reflects a consistent preference for capital, operational, and program support tied to Orthodox Jewish life.
Orthodox Jewish education is the center of the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $125,000 to Magen David Yeshiva for program expenses and $10,000 to Yeshiva Meor Hatorah for program expenses, alongside larger support for facility-related needs at another yeshiva. Operating support is another clear theme. The foundation awarded $26,000 to Simha Organization for operating expenses and $10,000 to Congregation Bnei Yeshiva for operating expenses, pointing to recurring support for institutions with ongoing budgets. Its communal giving also includes outreach-oriented Jewish organizations. A $1,001 grant to Chabad Jewish Center of St Barth for operating expenses shows that the foundation’s support can extend to Jewish centers outside New York, while staying within a tightly defined religious and communal frame.
Typical awards are relatively large: the grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median of $18,000, and a 75th percentile of $100,250. The recent record is shaped by a few high-dollar commitments rather than many small grants. All listed grants are from 2023 in the recent sample, so recurring giving across years cannot be established from the provided data. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking profile is consistent with institutional support tied to capital, operating, and program needs.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Alex and Frieda Adjmi Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 5 | $431K | 83.3% |
| 2 | France |
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Notable grantees: Yeshivat Magen Abraham, Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshiva Meor Hatorah, Congregation Bnei Yeshiva, Chabad Jewish Center of St Barth
Grantmaking is local and concentrated in New York: 100% of grants in the provided record went to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Brooklyn appears repeatedly among recipients, including Yeshivat Magen Abraham, Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshiva Meor Hatorah, and Congregation Bnei Yeshiva. New York, NY also appears through Simha Organization. Outside the United States, one grant went to St Barth in Barthelemy.
The foundation supports Orthodox Jewish educational and communal institutions. Recent grants went to yeshivas, a synagogue-related organization, a general Jewish organization, and a Chabad Jewish center, with purposes including building funds, program expenses, and operating expenses.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in higher-dollar awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $18,000, and p75 is $100,250. That shows a pattern of a small number of substantial institutional grants.
Its giving is local and entirely in New York in the provided record: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is the top state by grant count. Brooklyn is the most common recipient city in the recent grants list.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals, and the recent grants list is entirely made up of organizations.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $260,000 | 2023 | BUILDING FUND |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $125,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| SIMHA ORGANIZATION | NEW YORK, NY | $26,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| YESHIVA MEOR HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM EXPENSES |
| CONGREGATION BNEI YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
| CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF ST BARTH | BARTHELEMY | $1,001 | 2023 | OPERATING EXPENSES |
YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM
$260,000BUILDING FUND
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA
$125,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
SIMHA ORGANIZATION
$26,000OPERATING EXPENSES
YESHIVA MEOR HATORAH
$10,000PROGRAM EXPENSES
CONGREGATION BNEI YESHIVA
$10,000OPERATING EXPENSES
CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF ST BARTH
$1,001OPERATING EXPENSES