Chai Corp predominantly funds Orthodox Jewish religious life and education, focusing on synagogues, yeshivas/kollels, and traditional girls’ schools (Bais Yaakov) primarily in the New York/Monsey Jewish community with some support for Israel-linked institutions. Grants are overwhelmingly general operating or program support for congregational and educational institutions, reflecting an emphasis on sustaining day‑to‑day religious and communal infrastructure rather than project-based philanthropy.
Chai Corp’s recent giving is defined by support for Orthodox Jewish religious and educational institutions, with repeated funding for synagogues, yeshivas, kollels, and girls’ schools across New York and nearby New Jersey. The largest grant in the recent list went to Cong Torah Utfilla in Chestnut Ridge for $172,200 to promote activities of the organization, followed by another grant to the same recipient for $62,803 in 2025. That pattern points to sustained support for congregational life rather than one-time project funding. The foundation also backed Yeshiva Darchei Torah with two sizeable grants in 2024 and 2025, including $48,250 and $41,050, both tied to organizational support or promotion of activities. Alongside formal religious institutions, the grants include community service organizations such as Chasdei Lev and Refuah Resources, showing that the portfolio extends to practical communal needs. Several recipients are in Monsey, Lakewood, Brooklyn, and other New York Jewish communities, with some support going to institutions connected to Israel and American friends organizations.
A major thread in Chai Corp’s grantmaking is synagogue and congregational support. For example, it gave $25,000 to Cong Binyan Yerushalayim in Brooklyn and $15,000 to Kehillas Ahavas Yisroel in Cedarhurst, both to promote activities of the organization. Education is another clear focus. The foundation funded Bais Yaakov Chofetz Chaim in Pomona with $19,175 and Ahavas Bais Yaakov in Spring Valley with $16,580, both described as support for organizational activities. It also supported advanced Torah study through Kollel Toras Mishpat in Spring Valley with $12,000 and American Friends of Kollel Shaarei Simcha in Lakewood with $13,000. Community-oriented institutions appear as well, including Chasdei Lev in Brooklyn and Refuah Resources in Brooklyn.
Typical grants cluster in the low five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $8,000, the median is $12,000, and the 75th percentile is $18,875. The recent record shows repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including Cong Torah Utfilla, Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Tag, Yeshiva Ohr Reuvan, Bais Yaakov Drav Hirsch, and others. Chai Corp is a public charity, not a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant descriptions most often emphasize support for activities, organizational promotion, or general support rather than restricted project grants.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $19K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$19K
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Concentrated faith-based giving: a small number of recipients receive repeated, often multi-thousand-dollar grants (top grantees account for a large share of total giving). Most awards are unrestricted or “promote activities of organization” operating support rather than one-off program grants, with an emphasis on sustaining long-standing communal institutions.
Notable grantees: Cong Torah Uffila, Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Yeshiva Bais Mikroh, Bais Yaakov network schools (e.g., Ahavas Bais Yaakov / Bais Yaakov Drav Hirsch), Chasdei Lev
Chai Corp gives primarily in New York, which accounts for 76% of its grants. Recent recipients are concentrated in Chestnut Ridge, Far Rockaway, Brooklyn, Monsey, Spring Valley, and Suffern, with additional grants in Cedarhurst, Pomona, and Richmond Hill. New Jersey also appears through Lakewood recipients. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants list.
Chai Corp funds Orthodox Jewish religious and educational institutions, including synagogues, yeshivas, kollels, and Bais Yaakov girls’ schools. The recent grants also include Jewish social welfare and community service organizations such as Chasdei Lev and Refuah Resources.
The middle of Chai Corp’s grant distribution sits at $12,000. The 25th percentile is $8,000 and the 75th percentile is $18,875, so many grants fall in a low five-figure range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Cong Torah Utfilla, Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Tag, Yeshiva Ohr Reuvan, and Bais Yaakov Drav Hirsch. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than purely one-time awards.
New York receives 76% of the grants in the recent dataset. Recent recipient locations include Chestnut Ridge, Far Rockaway, Brooklyn, Monsey, Spring Valley, Suffern, Cedarhurst, Pomona, and Richmond Hill.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONG TORAH UTFILLA | CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY | $62,803 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH | FAR ROCKAWAY, NY | $48,250 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Chasdei Lev | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,750 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| TAG | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $28,875 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Ashar | MONSEY, NY | $26,163 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Cong Binyan Yerushalayim | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| BAIS YAAKOV CHOFETZ CHAIM | POMONA, NY | $19,175 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| AHAVAS BAIS YAAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $16,580 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Ksav Sofer Research Institute | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Kehillas Ahavas Yisroel | CEDARHURST, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| American Friends of Kollel Shaarei Simcha | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $13,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| KOLLEL TORAS MISHPAT | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| MERCAZ HACHINUCH OF MONSEY | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $11,900 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONG OTZAR DAAT | BROOKLYN, NY | $11,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| YESHIVA OHR REUVAN | SUFFERN, NY | $10,180 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| BAIS YAAKOV DRAV HIRSCH | MONSEY, NY | $10,180 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| YESHIVA SPRING VALLEY | MONSEY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| DONORS FUND - AMRAM CHASIDA | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| REGESH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $8,700 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Various | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $7,648 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Tiferes Yaakov | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $7,500 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| Yeshiva Eitz Chaim | AIRMONT, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| YAD MORDECHAI | MONSEY, NY | $5,500 | 2025 | to promote activities of organization |
| CONG TORAH UTFILLA | CHESTNUT RIDGE, NY | $172,200 | 2024 | to promote activities of organization |
| YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH | FAR ROCKAWAY, NY | $41,050 | 2024 | to promote activities of organization SUPPORT |
| AF OF RCT | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $28,800 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA BAIS MIKROH | MONSEY, NY | $27,075 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| TAG | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,875 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| REFUAH RESOURCES | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA OHR REUVAN | SUFFERN, NY | $14,050 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| BAIS MEDRASH GOVOHA | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $13,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND | LAWRENCE, NY | $12,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| SHA'AR HATORAH | RICHMOND HILL, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| BAIS YAAKOV DRAV HIRSCH | MONSEY, NY | $9,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| DERECH EMES OF WELSELY HILLS | MONSEY, NY | $8,100 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| AF OF YESHIVAS TORAS MOSHE | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| ATERES BNOS YERUSHALAYIM | PASSAIC, NJ | $7,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| EITZ CHAIM | PASSAIC, NJ | $7,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| CONG CHAIM V'CHESED | MONSEY, NY | $6,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| AHAVAS BAIS YAAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $5,060 | 2024 | SUPPORT |
| CONG NOAM E LIZENSK | NANUET, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA SPRING VALLEY | MONSEY, NY | $10,300 | 2023 | SUPPORT SUPPORT |
| AF OF RCT | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $7,301 | 2023 | SUPPORT |
CONG TORAH UTFILLA
$62,803to promote activities of organization
YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH
$48,250to promote activities of organization
Chasdei Lev
$30,750to promote activities of organization
TAG
$28,875to promote activities of organization
Ashar
$26,163to promote activities of organization
Cong Binyan Yerushalayim
$25,000to promote activities of organization
BAIS YAAKOV CHOFETZ CHAIM
$19,175to promote activities of organization
AHAVAS BAIS YAAKOV
$16,580to promote activities of organization
Ksav Sofer Research Institute
$15,000to promote activities of organization
Kehillas Ahavas Yisroel
$15,000to promote activities of organization
to promote activities of organization
KOLLEL TORAS MISHPAT
$12,000to promote activities of organization
CONG OTZAR DAAT
$11,000to promote activities of organization
YESHIVA OHR REUVAN
$10,180to promote activities of organization
BAIS YAAKOV DRAV HIRSCH
$10,180to promote activities of organization
YESHIVA SPRING VALLEY
$10,000to promote activities of organization
REGESH
$8,700to promote activities of organization
Various
$7,648to promote activities of organization
Tiferes Yaakov
$7,500to promote activities of organization
Yeshiva Eitz Chaim
$7,000to promote activities of organization
YAD MORDECHAI
$5,500to promote activities of organization
CONG TORAH UTFILLA
$172,200to promote activities of organization
YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH
$41,050to promote activities of organization SUPPORT
YESHIVA BAIS MIKROH
$27,075SUPPORT
TAG
$18,875SUPPORT
REFUAH RESOURCES
$18,000SUPPORT
YESHIVA OHR REUVAN
$14,050SUPPORT
BAIS MEDRASH GOVOHA
$13,000SUPPORT
SHA'AR HATORAH
$10,000SUPPORT
BAIS YAAKOV DRAV HIRSCH
$9,000SUPPORT
DERECH EMES OF WELSELY HILLS
$8,100SUPPORT
AF OF YESHIVAS TORAS MOSHE
$8,000SUPPORT
ATERES BNOS YERUSHALAYIM
$7,500SUPPORT
EITZ CHAIM
$7,000SUPPORT
CONG CHAIM V'CHESED
$6,600SUPPORT
AHAVAS BAIS YAAKOV
$5,060SUPPORT
CONG NOAM E LIZENSK
$50,000SUPPORT
YESHIVA SPRING VALLEY
$10,300SUPPORT SUPPORT