The Cabasso Family Foundation focuses its giving heavily on Jewish communal institutions, directing very large, targeted gifts to local synagogue life and charitable/chesed activities. Nearly all recorded giving supports a small number of Jewish organizations, suggesting a preference for deep investments in institutions that serve their immediate community and faith traditions.
Highly concentrated giving: very few grants but large dollar amounts, repeat support to the same organizations rather than broad diversified funding.
Avenue O Synagogue received the Cabasso Family Foundation’s largest recent grant, $1.2 million in 2025 for general support, which captures the foundation’s pattern of making large, targeted gifts to Jewish communal institutions. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly backs synagogues, yeshivas, and Jewish charitable funds rather than a broad mix of secular causes. Cabasso Family Foundation’s giving is organized around organizational stability and core operating support. Several recipients appear more than once across 2023 to 2025, including Avenue O Synagogue, Ahavat Shalom Chesed Fund, Yad Yosef, and Kollel of Jersey Shore, indicating ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The grantees are concentrated in New York and nearby New Jersey communities, with Brooklyn, Deal, Edison, and Lakewood recurring as recipient locations. The foundation’s recent awards also show support for institutions serving religious life, Torah study, chesed, food assistance, medical services, and community infrastructure within Jewish neighborhoods.
Jewish communal life is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s grants. It gave $1,200,000 to Avenue O Synagogue for general support and later added $160,708 to the same institution, showing sustained backing for synagogue operations. Charitable and social-welfare work within the Jewish community is another recurring area. Ahavat Shalom Chesed Fund received $211,100 in 2023 and $77,500 in 2025, both for general support. The foundation also supported Sephardic Food Fund with $18,000 for general support, linking its giving to food assistance. Education and religious study appear in several awards as well. Yeshivat Yagdil Torah received $42,400 in 2023 and $36,950 in 2024, while Yeshivat Magen Abraham was awarded $26,000 in 2025. Other grants, such as $20,000 to Chinuch Support and $18,000 to Sephardic Community Dayanut Program Inc, point to support for educational and religious infrastructure.
Typical grants are modest, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $2,000, and a p75 of $5,000, even though the recent grants list also includes much larger awards to core institutions. The pattern suggests a small number of substantial operating grants alongside many lower-dollar gifts. Recipients recur across multiple years: Avenue O Synagogue, Ahavat Shalom Chesed Fund, Yad Yosef, Kollel of Jersey Shore, and Hechal Hatorah each appear in more than one grant year. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments, pointing to a straightforward nonprofit grantmaking structure. All listed grants are for general support.
$810K
$32K
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$810K
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Notable grantees: Avenue O Synagogue, Ahavat Shalom Chesed Fund
Grantmaking is regional and overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 100% of recorded grants going to U.S. recipients. New York is the top state by grant count, and 59% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Brooklyn appears repeatedly, along with Deal, Edison, Lakewood, Toms River, and Elberon in New York and New Jersey. The pattern shows a strong New York–New Jersey corridor, especially in Jewish neighborhoods and institutional hubs.
The recent grants list centers on Jewish communal institutions: synagogues, yeshivas, chesed funds, food assistance, and related community services. Examples include Avenue O Synagogue, Ahavat Shalom Chesed Fund, Yeshivat Yagdil Torah, Sephardic Food Fund, and Kollel of Jersey Shore, almost always with general support attached.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Avenue O Synagogue, Ahavat Shalom Chesed Fund, Yad Yosef, Kollel of Jersey Shore, and Hechal Hatorah. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time grants only.
The foundation’s typical grants are small: p25 is $1,000, median is $2,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent grants also include larger operating gifts, but the central distribution stays in the low-thousands for many awards.
New York is the top state by grant count, and 59% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recipient cities that recur include Brooklyn and New York in New York, plus Deal, Edison, Lakewood, Toms River, and Elberon in New Jersey.
The listed grants are all marked general support, which points to unrestricted or core operating support rather than project-only funding. Recent awards include support for synagogue operations, chesed funds, yeshivas, and community service organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVENUE O SYNAGOGUE | BROOKLYN, NY | $552,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AHAVAT SHALOM CHESED FUND | EDISON, NJ | $76,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HECHAL HATORAH | DEAL, NJ | $24,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLLEL OF JERSEY SHORE | DEAL, NJ | $24,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEV AMERICA TORAH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OHEL SIMHA SUPER FUND | ELBERON, NJ | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLLEL OHR HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TZEDOKOH V'CHESED | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DSN COMMUNITY CENTER | OAKHURST, NJ | $6,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HATZALAH EMS OF THE JERSEY SHORE | ELBERON, NJ | $5,200 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION ZICHRON LEYMA | UNION, NJ | $4,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OHEL YAACOB CONGREGATION | DEAL, NJ | $4,350 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED | DEAL, NJ | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION GATES OF MERCY | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $4,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION EZRA SHALOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ZICHRON MOSHE | DEAL, NJ | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHABAD OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK | NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ | $2,800 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,600 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEPHARDIC DIVISION OF CHAIM MEDICAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,600 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MABAS | DEAL, NJ | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM DEAL | OAKHURST, NJ | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASKEEL EL DAL SOCIETY | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAIS MEDRASH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BAIS MEDRASH KEREM SHLOMO | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHASDEI LEV | BROOKLYN, NJ | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION OF PINE RIVER VILLAGE | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $1,800 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEV AVI | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELEV ECHAD | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OHR CHADASH | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BNOS LEAH PROSPECT PARK YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AFO SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION LEV AHARON | EATONTOWN, NJ | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WIDOWS AND HESED | NORWOOD, NJ | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAMCHAINU | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JERUSALEM CENTER FOR RESEARCH | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KEREN TZLACH BRIDAL FUND | BROOKLYN, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE KADDISH FOUNDATION | OAK PARK, MI | $250 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AVENUE O SYNAGOGUE | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AHAVAT SHALOM CHESED FUND | EDISON, NJ | $77,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $26,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLLEL OF JERSEY SHORE | DEAL, NJ | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HECHAL HATORAH | DEAL, NJ | $24,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL SERVICES | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEV AMERICA TORAH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLLEL OR HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OHEL SIMHA SUPER FUND | ELBERON, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
AVENUE O SYNAGOGUE
$552,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AHAVAT SHALOM CHESED FUND
$76,500GENERAL SUPPORT
HECHAL HATORAH
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLLEL OF JERSEY SHORE
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEV AMERICA TORAH CENTER
$18,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OHEL SIMHA SUPER FUND
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLLEL OHR HATORAH
GENERAL SUPPORT
TZEDOKOH V'CHESED
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$5,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION ZICHRON LEYMA
$4,500GENERAL SUPPORT
OHEL YAACOB CONGREGATION
$4,350GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION GATES OF MERCY
$4,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION EZRA SHALOM
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ZICHRON MOSHE
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM
$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHABAD OF SOUTH BRUNSWICK
$2,800GENERAL SUPPORT
RENEWAL
$2,600GENERAL SUPPORT
SEPHARDIC DIVISION OF CHAIM MEDICAL
$2,600GENERAL SUPPORT
MABAS
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM DEAL
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASKEEL EL DAL SOCIETY
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BAIS MEDRASH OF FLATBUSH
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BAIS MEDRASH KEREM SHLOMO
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHASDEI LEV
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION OF PINE RIVER VILLAGE
$1,800GENERAL SUPPORT
LEV AVI
$1,800GENERAL SUPPORT
OHR CHADASH
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BNOS LEAH PROSPECT PARK YESHIVA
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AFO SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION LEV AHARON
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WIDOWS AND HESED
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAMCHAINU
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JERUSALEM CENTER FOR RESEARCH
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KEREN TZLACH BRIDAL FUND
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
THE KADDISH FOUNDATION
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
AVENUE O SYNAGOGUE
$1,200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AHAVAT SHALOM CHESED FUND
$77,500GENERAL SUPPORT
YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM
$26,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLLEL OF JERSEY SHORE
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HECHAL HATORAH
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL SERVICES
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEV AMERICA TORAH CENTER
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLLEL OR HATORAH
$11,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OHEL SIMHA SUPER FUND
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT