The Aminoff Philanthropic Trust concentrates its giving on Jewish educational and religious institutions in the North Shore/Great Neck area, favoring day schools, yeshivas and affiliated higher-education institutions. Grants are typically unrestricted or for general operations, suggesting a preference for core support rather than project-specific funding. The foundation appears locally focused and relationship-driven, repeatedly supporting a small set of organizations.
Concentrated giving to a small number of local Jewish institutions, with a few relatively large, unrestricted grants and repeat support for flagship grantees rather than many small or one-off awards.
Aminoff Philanthropic Tr gives in a tightly local pattern centered on Jewish education and religious life in the Great Neck and North Shore area. Its largest recent grants went to North Shore Hebrew Acasemy, including $199,500 in 2025 for general funding and $160,850 in 2023 as an unrestricted grant, showing sustained support for the same institution across multiple years. The trust also backs other school and community institutions, such as Yeshiva Har Torah, Touro University, and Umjca Shaare Rachman, with awards that are mostly framed as general funding, general operations, or general obligations. That language points to core support rather than restricted project grants. The pattern is relationship-driven and narrow in scope: the same recipients appear more than once, and the organizations funded are primarily day schools, yeshivas, congregational institutions, and affiliated Jewish education programs. In the recent grant set, every recipient is in New York, and the trust’s giving is concentrated in organizations serving Orthodox and affiliated Jewish communities.
Jewish day schools and yeshivas make up a central share of the trust’s grantmaking. It gave $49,050 to Yeshiva Har Torah in Bellrose for an unrestricted grant, and later provided $8,500 to the same school for general funding. General support for other educational institutions appears as well, including $32,500 to Touro University in New York for general operations. Congregational and community institutions also receive operating-style support: $27,000 went to Umjca Shaare Rachman in Great Neck for general obligations, and $14,500 went to Kol Yaakov in Brooklyn for general support. The portfolio also reaches girls’ education through a $14,000 grant to Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst for general obligations.
Typical grant size is mid-sized, with a p25 of $30,475, a median of $49,050, and a p75 of $104,950. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across years, including North Shore Hebrew Acasemy and Yeshiva Har Torah, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The trust appears to operate as a private family-style foundation with a local, discretionary grantmaking pattern. The grant descriptions lean heavily toward unrestricted, general funding, general support, and general operations, indicating core operating support rather than project-specific awards.
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Most grants fall between $30K and $105K, with a median of $49K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$49K
75th Percentile
$105K
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Notable grantees: North Shore Hebrew Academy, Yeshiva Har Torah, Touro University, UMJCA Shaare Rachman
Giving is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants set, with 14 grants to recipients in the United States and 100% of grants going to recipients in New York. Great Neck appears frequently, including North Shore Hebrew Acasemy, Umjca Shaare Rachman, and Torah Ohr. Other recipient cities include Bellrose, New York City, Brooklyn, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, and Rockaway, showing a strong concentration in the New York metropolitan area.
The trust focuses on Jewish educational and religious institutions, especially day schools, yeshivas, congregational organizations, and Jewish-affiliated higher education. Recent recipients include schools, a university, and community institutions in Great Neck, Brooklyn, Cedarhurst, Bellrose, and New York City.
Typical grants are in the mid-five-figure range. The distribution provided shows a p25 of $30,475, a median of $49,050, and a p75 of $104,950.
Yes. North Shore Hebrew Acasemy received grants in both 2025 and 2023, and Yeshiva Har Torah appears twice as well, with awards in 2023 and 2025. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than isolated grants.
The grant descriptions are mostly unrestricted or operational in nature. Examples in the recent list include general funding, unrestricted grants, general operations, general obligations, general support, and general funding.
The recent grants are entirely New York-based. The recipient cities include Great Neck, Bellrose, New York, Brooklyn, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, and Rockaway, and 100% of the grants in the recent set went to recipients in New York.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACASEMY | GREAT NECK, NY | $199,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| TOURO UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $32,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| UMJCA SHAARE RACHMAN | GREAT NECK, NY | $27,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS |
| KOL YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $14,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHULAMITH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | CEDARHURST, NY | $14,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS |
| MESCIACH ARTERES YAKKOV | LAWERENCE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TICHON MEIR MOSHE | ROCKAWAY, NY | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OBLIGATIONS |
| YESHIVA HAR TORAH | BELLROSE, NY | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUNDING |
| BNOS YEHUDAH CHARITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OHOLEI TORAH MESIVATH | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACASEMY | GREAT NECK, NY | $160,850 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
| YESHIVA HAR TORAH | BELLROSE, NY | $49,050 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
| TORAH OHR | GREAT NECK, NY | $11,900 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT |
NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACASEMY
$199,500GENERAL FUNDING
TOURO UNIVERSITY
$32,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
UMJCA SHAARE RACHMAN
$27,000GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
KOL YAAKOV
$14,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SHULAMITH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
$14,000GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
MESCIACH ARTERES YAKKOV
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TICHON MEIR MOSHE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
YESHIVA HAR TORAH
$8,500GENERAL FUNDING
BNOS YEHUDAH CHARITY
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
OHOLEI TORAH MESIVATH
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHAI LIFELINE
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NORTH SHORE HEBREW ACASEMY
$160,850UNRESTRICTED GRANT
YESHIVA HAR TORAH
$49,050UNRESTRICTED GRANT
TORAH OHR
$11,900UNRESTRICTED GRANT