Binyan Chesed Foundation concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish communal institutions, making substantial, straightforward grants to support congregation-level operations and charitable relief efforts. With only two grants recorded, the foundation appears focused, local (Brooklyn-area Orthodox community), and oriented toward sustaining established religious and welfare organizations rather than funding many small projects or new initiatives.
Highly concentrated: very few, relatively large grants that are one-off or occasional rather than many small awards; funding targets established religious and communal organizations rather than diverse sectors.
Binyan Chesed Foundation’s recent giving is built around promoting the activities of Orthodox Jewish congregations, yeshivas, and charity societies in New York. The largest recorded grant was $48,000 to Kupat Ezra in Monsey, followed by $45,000 to Cong Minchas Eluzer D Munkatch in Brooklyn, both described as support to promote organizational activities. That pattern continues across a compact 2023 grant list that includes congregation-level institutions, Jewish communal relief groups, and yeshiva-related organizations. The foundation’s grants point to a close connection with established local institutions rather than a broad, multi-issue portfolio. Recipients include Cong Gemilas Chesed of Munkacs, Mount Sinai Jewish Center, Reb Meir Baal Hanas, Yeshiva Ateres Yisroel, and Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid. Several awards go to Brooklyn and Spring Valley organizations, with amounts clustered in the mid-five-figure to low-five-figure range. Taken together, the record shows a funder focused on sustaining Orthodox communal life through direct organizational support.
In communal and religious support, the foundation gave $45,000 to Cong Minchas Eluzer D Munkatch and $18,000 to Mount Sinai Jewish Center, both to promote the activities of the organizations. It also supported other Brooklyn and New York-area institutions with the same purpose, indicating a consistent emphasis on synagogue and communal infrastructure. Jewish education is another visible theme. The foundation awarded $20,000 to Yeshivas Chaim Vloson and $20,000 to Congregation Yeshiva Avir Yakov, each in the Spring Valley area, again framed as support for organizational activities. Relief-oriented giving appears as well: $48,000 went to Kupat Ezra in Monsey, reflecting interest in charity and aid societies within the Orthodox community. The record also includes smaller awards to groups such as Kollel Shabbos and Binyan Yerushlayim, showing attention to a range of established institutions rather than a single program area.
Grant sizes cluster tightly around the mid-teens to low twenties: p25 is $15,000, median is $18,000, and p75 is $20,000. In this record, the foundation makes straightforward organizational-support grants rather than project-specific awards. The 2023 file shows a set of repeated gifts to local Orthodox institutions, but all recorded grants are from the same year, so the data shows a concentrated annual snapshot rather than a multi-year pattern. The foundation is not a funder of individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$192K
$29K
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Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$20K
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Notable grantees: Kupat Ezra, Cong Minchas Eluzer D Munkatch
All recorded grants in the file go to U.S. recipients, and every grant lands in New York State. Brooklyn appears repeatedly, with additional recipients in Monsey, Spring Valley, New York City, and Far Rockaway. The pattern is strongly local: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, even though the top giving locations include both Brooklyn and Rockland County communities such as Monsey and Spring Valley.
The foundation supports Orthodox Jewish congregations, yeshivas, and charitable relief groups. Recent recipients include communal and religious institutions in Brooklyn, Spring Valley, Monsey, New York City, and Far Rockaway, usually with grants described as support to promote organizational activities.
Typical grants are fairly consistent: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $18,000, and the 75th percentile is $20,000. The largest recorded award in the file is $48,000, and the smallest is $2,500.
All recorded grants go to U.S. recipients, and 100% of the grants are to recipients in New York State. The recipient cities include Brooklyn, Monsey, Spring Valley, New York City, and Far Rockaway.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals in the data provided; its recorded giving is to organizations such as congregations, yeshivas, and charity societies.
The grant purposes are consistently described as support to promote the activities of the organization. That phrasing appears across the recorded grants, indicating general organizational support rather than restricted project funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifal Tzeduka Vchesed | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| Bnei Torah Movement | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| Kupat Ezra | Monsey, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| keren Ezra | Monsey, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Yad Yehuda | SILVER SPRING, NY | $13,500 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONGREGATION YESHIVA AVIR YAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $12,500 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| Merkaz Hakolilim | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Toldos Aharon | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | to promote activities of organization |
| YESHIVA ATERES YISROEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| keren Ezra | Monsey, NY | $33,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONG SDEI YAKOV INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Kollel Shabbos | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong shekel kodesh | SpRING VALLEY, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Khal Skvere | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Tomchei Torah Ins | Brooklyn, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| American Torah Relief Center | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONG AHAVAS TZEDUKO V'CHESED | Brooklyn, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Yeshuas Yisroel | Spring Valley, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Yeshivas Chaim Vloson | Spring valley, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Binyan Yerushlayim | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Heichel Habracha | MONROE, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Berzhan | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Yad Yehuda | SILVER SPRING, MD | $2,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Kupat Ezra | Monsey, NY | $48,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONG MINCHAS ELUZER D MUNKATCH | BROOKLYN, NY | $45,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| cong gemilas chesed of munkacs | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| Yeshivas Chaim Vloson | Spring valley, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONGREGATION YESHIVA AVIR YAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| Reb Meir Baal Hanas | Brooklyn, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONG SDEI YAKOV INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| YESHIVA ATERES YISROEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| Mount Sinai Jewish Center | New York, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| Yeshuas Yisroel | Spring Valley, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| Binyan Yerushlayim | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| BEIS MEDRASH HEICHAL DOVID | FAR ROCKAWAY, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
| Kollel Shabbos | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | to promote activities of organization |
Mifal Tzeduka Vchesed
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Bnei Torah Movement
$18,000to promote activities of organization
keren Ezra
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Cong Yad Yehuda
$13,500to promote activities of organization
CONGREGATION YESHIVA AVIR YAKOV
$12,500to promote activities of organization
Merkaz Hakolilim
$2,500to promote activities of organization
Cong Toldos Aharon
$1,000to promote activities of organization
YESHIVA ATERES YISROEL
$40,000to promote activities of organization
keren Ezra
$33,000to promote activities of organization
CONG SDEI YAKOV INC
$30,000to promote activities of organization
Kollel Shabbos
$25,000to promote activities of organization
Cong shekel kodesh
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Cong Khal Skvere
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Tomchei Torah Ins
$18,000to promote activities of organization
American Torah Relief Center
$18,000to promote activities of organization
CONG AHAVAS TZEDUKO V'CHESED
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Yeshuas Yisroel
$15,000to promote activities of organization
Yeshivas Chaim Vloson
$12,500to promote activities of organization
Binyan Yerushlayim
$6,000to promote activities of organization
Cong Heichel Habracha
$5,000to promote activities of organization
Cong Berzhan
$2,500to promote activities of organization
Cong Yad Yehuda
$2,000to promote activities of organization
CONG MINCHAS ELUZER D MUNKATCH
$45,000to promote activities of organization
cong gemilas chesed of munkacs
$25,000to promote activities of organization
Yeshivas Chaim Vloson
$20,000to promote activities of organization
CONGREGATION YESHIVA AVIR YAKOV
$20,000to promote activities of organization
Reb Meir Baal Hanas
$18,000to promote activities of organization
CONG SDEI YAKOV INC
$18,000to promote activities of organization
YESHIVA ATERES YISROEL
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Mount Sinai Jewish Center
$18,000to promote activities of organization
Yeshuas Yisroel
$15,000to promote activities of organization
Binyan Yerushlayim
$6,000to promote activities of organization
BEIS MEDRASH HEICHAL DOVID
$5,000to promote activities of organization
Kollel Shabbos
$2,500to promote activities of organization