American Friends of RCT Inc concentrates almost all of its giving on Orthodox Jewish religious institutions, repeatedly funding synagogues, yeshivas, kollel programs and community support organizations. Grants are often designated for religious education and institutional support, with funding directed to both U.S.-based congregations and Israel-focused Torah institutions. The foundation's portfolio is dominated by recurring, sizable awards to a small set of faith-based grantees, indicating long-term relationships with particular communities and networks.
A single theme runs through American Friends of Rct Inc’s largest recent awards: religious education for Orthodox Jewish institutions, with several seven-figure grants going to Brooklyn-based congregations and yeshivas. The biggest grant in the recent record was $3,266,149 to Binyan Yerushalaim in Brooklyn, followed by $1,980,000 to Congregation Bais Shalom and $1,564,000 to Congregatoin Khal Chasidei Skwere, both also in Brooklyn. The pattern extends beyond one year. In 2025, the foundation gave $1,367,210 to Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael and $1,266,000 to Alliance of Divine Love; in 2024, it made similarly large awards to Binyan Yerushalaim, Congregation Ezras Yisroel, and Sar Sholom Inc. The grants are almost uniformly described as support for religious education, and the recipients include congregations, kollels, and community religious institutions. Across the record, American Friends of Rct Inc appears to fund established faith-based organizations rather than individuals or general charitable programs.
Religious education is the clearest theme in the portfolio. American Friends of Rct Inc gave $3,266,149 to Binyan Yerushalaim for religious education, $1,980,000 to Congregation Bais Shalom for the same purpose, and $1,564,000 to Congregatoin Khal Chasidei Skwere for religious education. The funder also supports yeshivas and kollels through large operating-style awards: Kollel Ner Naftali received $995,000 in 2023 and $380,000 in 2024, both for religious education, while Kollel International Inc received $382,700 in 2025. Community-facing religious institutions are another recurring recipient type. Friends of Jerusalem Inc received $318,000 in 2024, and Ahavat Yisroel Humanity received $450,590 in 2024 and $320,000 in 2024, both tagged for religious education.
Grant sizes are highly skewed toward large awards: the p25 is $24,500, the median is $100,000, and the p75 is $296,910. The recent record also shows repeat funding to the same organizations across multiple years, including Binyan Yerushalaim, Congregation Bais Shalom, Congregation Ezras Yisroel, Sar Sholom Inc, Kollel Ner Naftali, and Ahavat Yisroel Humanity. That points to ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-off support. American Friends of Rct Inc is a nonprofit foundation with annual grants of $30,851,129 and total assets of $3,407,433. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$8.5M
$3.4M
$44M
$43.6M
Most grants fall between $25K and $297K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$297K
About 19% of grants go to recipients in NY.
YITSHAK ALTMAN
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for American Friends of Rct.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 117 | $30.7M | 99.2% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Highly concentrated: a small number of large, repeat grants focused on religious education and institutional support. Predominantly restricted/program-designated gifts to faith-based entities rather than broad, diversified philanthropy.
Notable grantees: Binyan Yerushalaim, Congregation Bais Shalom, Congregation Khal Chasidei Skwere, Diaspora Yeshiva Toras Yisrael, Kollel Ner Naftali
Giving is regional, with the highest grant count in New York and 20% of grants going to recipients in New Jersey. Brooklyn, NY appears most often among recent recipients, including several congregations and yeshivas. New Jersey recipients include Elizabeth and Lakewood, while additional recipients appear in Monsey, Monroe, Airmont, and Marshville, NC. Outside the United States, the recipient-country distribution includes 1 grant to Israel.
The distribution is weighted toward larger awards. The p25 grant size is $24,500, the median is $100,000, and the p75 is $296,910.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals.
Recent recipients are mainly Orthodox Jewish congregations, yeshivas, kollels, and related community religious institutions. The grants are typically labeled for religious education.
New York has the highest grant count. New Jersey accounts for 20% of grants, and recent recipient cities include Brooklyn, Elizabeth, Lakewood, Monsey, Monroe, Airmont, and Marshville.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once, including Binyan Yerushalaim, Congregation Bais Shalom, Congregation Ezras Yisroel, Sar Sholom Inc, Kollel Ner Naftali, and Ahavat Yisroel Humanity.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $119K |
0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIASPORA YESHIVA TORAS YISRAEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,367,210 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| ALLIANCE OF DIVINE LOVE | MONSEY, NY | $1,266,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATOIN KHAL CHASIDEI SKWERE | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,074,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| BINYAN YERUSHALAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,043,600 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION EZRAS YISROEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $836,200 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION KEREN HAGEMACH | BROOKLYN, NY | $437,600 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| BAYOM HASHISHI | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $432,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| KOLLEL INTERNATIONAL INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $382,700 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| SHAARE YOSHER YESHIVA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $227,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONG ENKAT ASIR EZRAT ROCHEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $166,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YAD LACHMU ANYU LENITRACH | BROOKLYN, NY | $146,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION MEOR HATFILAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $144,050 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF GAON YACOV INC | MONSEY, NY | $106,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| ZICHRON MENACHEM | MONSEY, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION AHAVAS YISROEL | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| KNESSETH BAIS YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| OHR MENACHEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $54,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONG AHAVAS TZDOKAH VCHESED INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $52,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION BAIS SHALOM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION KNESST SIMCHA | BROOKLYN, NY | $39,320 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| GEMILOS CHASODIM CHASDEI MOSHE | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ZICHRON NECHAMA | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| MIGDAL OZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONG KHAL TZEMACH TZADIK | BROOKLYN, NY | $24,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| ONO FRIENDS INC | HACKENSACK, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LMAN ACHAI INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $14,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF SHEARIM HAMETSUYANIM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $13,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF REFUAH VCHAIM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $13,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION SHEVETH ACHIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $11,200 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| MERKAZ TORANI ORAITA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| TALMUD TORAH CHOCHMAS SHLOMO | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION BAIS MEDRASH KEREM SHLOMO | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YRMS INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $8,600 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION MERKAZ TZEDEK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA BAIS TZVI YAAKOV | NEWARK, NJ | $7,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION DARKEI AVOS SANZ OF BP | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION BAIS SHALOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,980,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATOIN KHAL CHASIDEI SKWERE | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,564,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| BINYAN YERUSHALAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,293,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| SAR SHOLOM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,158,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CONGREGATION EZRAS YISROEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $729,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| REKONECT | ELIZABETH, NJ | $540,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| UNITED MOSDOS TORAH VEYIRAH YERUSHOLYIM | MONROE, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $450,590 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| KOLLEL NER NAFTALI | ELIZABETH, NJ | $380,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $320,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM INC | MARSHVILLE, NC | $318,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| KOLLEL INTERNATIONAL INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $304,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| VARIOUS | BROOKLYN, NY | $296,910 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
DIASPORA YESHIVA TORAS YISRAEL
$1,367,210TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ALLIANCE OF DIVINE LOVE
$1,266,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATOIN KHAL CHASIDEI SKWERE
$1,074,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BINYAN YERUSHALAIM
$1,043,600TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION EZRAS YISROEL
$836,200TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION KEREN HAGEMACH
$437,600TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BAYOM HASHISHI
$432,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
KOLLEL INTERNATIONAL INC
$382,700TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SHAARE YOSHER YESHIVA INC
$227,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY
$200,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONG ENKAT ASIR EZRAT ROCHEL
$166,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
YAD LACHMU ANYU LENITRACH
$146,500TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION MEOR HATFILAH
$144,050TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF GAON YACOV INC
$106,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ZICHRON MENACHEM
$100,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION AHAVAS YISROEL
$100,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
KNESSETH BAIS YAAKOV
$75,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
OHR MENACHEM
$54,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONG AHAVAS TZDOKAH VCHESED INC
$52,500TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION BAIS SHALOM INC
$50,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION KNESST SIMCHA
$39,320TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
GEMILOS CHASODIM CHASDEI MOSHE
$25,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ZICHRON NECHAMA
$25,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
MIGDAL OZ
$25,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONG KHAL TZEMACH TZADIK
$24,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ONO FRIENDS INC
$20,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LMAN ACHAI INC
$14,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF SHEARIM HAMETSUYANIM INC
$13,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF REFUAH VCHAIM INC
$13,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION SHEVETH ACHIM
$11,200TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
MERKAZ TORANI ORAITA INC
$11,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
TALMUD TORAH CHOCHMAS SHLOMO
$10,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION BAIS MEDRASH KEREM SHLOMO
$10,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YRMS INC
$8,600TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION MERKAZ TZEDEK INC
$7,500TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
YESHIVA BAIS TZVI YAAKOV
$7,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION DARKEI AVOS SANZ OF BP
$6,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION BAIS SHALOM
$1,980,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATOIN KHAL CHASIDEI SKWERE
$1,564,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BINYAN YERUSHALAIM
$1,293,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SAR SHOLOM INC
$1,158,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CONGREGATION EZRAS YISROEL
$729,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
REKONECT
$540,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
UNITED MOSDOS TORAH VEYIRAH YERUSHOLYIM
$500,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY
$450,590TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
KOLLEL NER NAFTALI
$380,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY
$320,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM INC
$318,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
KOLLEL INTERNATIONAL INC
$304,000TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
VARIOUS
$296,910TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION