The Aouni Faks Foundation concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish communal life in Brooklyn and the surrounding New York area, primarily supporting yeshivas and synagogue operations. Grants are focused on sustaining Jewish day schools, advanced Talmudic study institutions, and congregational budgets, indicating a priority on religious education and communal infrastructure. The foundation repeatedly funds the same handful of institutions, suggesting long-term relationships with core local organizations.
Aouni Faks Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish institutions, especially yeshivas and synagogue budgets. The pattern is not broad or experimental: it centers on a small circle of local organizations that receive funds more than once, including Magen David Yeshiva and Yeshivat Darche Eres, alongside synagogue support for Sephardic Lebanese Congregation Inc. and others. That mix points to a foundation focused on sustaining religious education, congregational operations, and community infrastructure in New York. The largest recent grant in the file went to Magen David Yeshiva, which received $101,990 in 2024 and $77,800 in 2025 for educational activities. Yeshivat Darche Eres also appears in consecutive years, with $40,200 in 2024 and $36,000 in 2025. Synagogue-related support shows up as well, with grants labeled to help a synagogue with its budget. The foundation also made a tuition-assistance grant, showing that individual educational aid sits within the same local giving pattern.
Educational institutions are the clearest focus. Aouni Faks Foundation gave $26,900 in 2025 and $26,300 in 2024 to Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Suffern, both described as funds for educational institutions and their activities. It also supported Yeshivat Magen Avraham with $7,500 in 2025 and Tutoring in Tough Times with $1,000 in 2025 under the same general purpose. Synagogue operating support is another recurring theme. The foundation granted $25,902 in 2025 to Sephardic Lebanese Congregation Inc. in Brooklyn and $9,444 in 2025 to Cong Bnei Helmatz, both to help with synagogue budgets. Congregation Shaare Zion and The Edmond J Safra Synagogue also received budget support in 2025. Tuition assistance appears in the grant list too, through a $9,742 award to Liu Brooklyn in 2025.
Aouni Faks Foundation’s grant sizes cluster in the low tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $26,300, the median is $33,175, and the 75th percentile is $40,200. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshivat Darche Eres Inc, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah, and Sephardic Lebanese Congregation Inc., suggesting repeat support rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a private grantmaker with annual grants of $417,618 and total assets of $907,293 on the latest 990 year on file. It also funds individuals, as shown by a tuition-assistance grant to Liu Brooklyn.
$208K
$907K
$170K
$208K
Most grants fall between $26K and $40K, with a median of $33K.
25th Percentile
$26K
Median
$33K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Concentrated, relatively large grants directed to a small set of repeat grantees; funding appears targeted to core institutional operating support rather than one-off projects.
Notable grantees: Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshivat Darche Eres Inc, Sephardic Lebanese Congregation Inc, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah
The foundation’s giving is entirely in the United States, and 100% of grants go to recipients in New York. Brooklyn is the main recipient city, appearing across yeshivas, congregations, and tuition assistance awards. A smaller share goes outside Brooklyn but still within the state, including Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Suffern and Yad Rachel in Lakewood, NJ as a nearby out-of-state recipient. The geographic footprint is local and tightly clustered around the New York Orthodox Jewish community.
It mainly supports Orthodox Jewish educational and congregational institutions. Recent grants went to yeshivas for educational activities, to synagogues for budget support, and once to a recipient for tuition assistance. The pattern centers on religious education and communal operations in Brooklyn and nearby New York communities.
Yes. Several organizations appear in consecutive years, including Magen David Yeshiva, Yeshivat Darche Eres Inc, Yeshiva Shaarei Torah, and Sephardic Lebanese Congregation Inc. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships with core local institutions.
The grant-size distribution is fairly tight. The 25th percentile is $26,300, the median is $33,175, and the 75th percentile is $40,200. Recent awards also include larger six-figure support, such as $101,990 to a Brooklyn yeshiva in 2024.
All of the listed grants go to recipients in New York, and Brooklyn appears most often. Other New York locations in the recent grants include Suffern, while the recipient country distribution is 100% U.S.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $77,800 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVAT DARCHE ERES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA SHAAREI TORAH | SUFFERN, NY | $26,900 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| SEPHARDIC LEBANESE CONGREGATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,902 | 2025 | HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET |
| LIU BROOKLYN | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,742 | 2025 | GRANT FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE |
| CONG BNEI HELMATZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,444 | 2025 | HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET |
| CONGREGATION SHAARE ZION | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,914 | 2025 | HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET |
| YESHIVAT MAGEN AVRAHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| YAD RACHEL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET |
| TUTORING IN TOUGH TIMES | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| THE EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE | BROOKLYN, NY | $501 | 2025 | HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $101,990 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVAT DARCHE ERES INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $40,200 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA SHAAREI TORAH | SUFFERN, NY | $26,300 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
| SEPHARDIC LEBANESE CONGREGATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $33,175 | 2023 | HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET |
| YESHIVAT SHMUEL HECHEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,250 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES |
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA
$77,800FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
YESHIVAT DARCHE ERES INC
$36,000FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA SHAAREI TORAH
$26,900FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
SEPHARDIC LEBANESE CONGREGATION INC
$25,902HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET
LIU BROOKLYN
$9,742GRANT FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE
CONG BNEI HELMATZ
$9,444HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET
CONGREGATION SHAARE ZION
$7,914HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET
YESHIVAT MAGEN AVRAHAM
$7,500FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
YAD RACHEL
$5,000HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET
TUTORING IN TOUGH TIMES
$1,000FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
THE EDMOND J SAFRA SYNAGOGUE
$501HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA
$101,990FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
YESHIVAT DARCHE ERES INC
$40,200FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA SHAAREI TORAH
$26,300FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
SEPHARDIC LEBANESE CONGREGATION INC
$33,175HELP A SYNAGOGUE WITH ITS BUDGET
YESHIVAT SHMUEL HECHEL
$8,250FUNDS FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES