The Chaim and Dvora Ostreicher Foundation focuses almost exclusively on Orthodox Jewish religious life and education, directing the majority of its funding to yeshivas and neighborhood synagogues. Grants are charitable gifts supporting institutional operations and program needs rather than broad civic causes, with a strong preference for a small group of organizations in the New York Jewish community. The foundation’s giving signals a commitment to sustaining traditional Jewish learning and communal infrastructure.
A $250,000 grant to American Friends of Bet-el Yeshiva Center is the clearest signal of how the Chaim and Dvora Ostreicher Foundation gives: large, institution-level support aimed at Orthodox Jewish learning and communal life in New York. The foundation’s recent awards cluster around yeshivas, advanced Talmudic study, and neighborhood synagogues, with repeated support for the same core organizations over multiple years. Grants go to organizations such as Yeshiva Chaim V'sholom, Young Israel of Hillcrest, and Cong Ohr Shraga Veretzky, indicating a relationship-based pattern rather than one-off charitable gifts. Its portfolio also includes school and community institutions tied to Queens and nearby Jewish neighborhoods, reinforcing a local focus within Orthodox Jewish education and religious infrastructure. The overall picture is a funder that channels substantial charitable dollars into sustaining institutions that serve traditional Jewish study, worship, and day-school life.
In Orthodox yeshiva support, the foundation backed Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv with $25,000 in 2025, 2024, and 2023, showing repeated support for advanced study. It also gave $75,000 to Yeshiva Chaim V'sholom in 2025 and $61,000 in 2024. For synagogue operations and capital needs, Young Israel of Hillcrest received $80,000 in 2024 and $60,000 in 2025. Congregational support also appears in gifts to Cong Ohr Shraga Veretzky, which received $36,000 in 2025 and the same amount in 2024. In Jewish day and institutional support, Beis Frima Chinuch Center received $18,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, a steady pattern that fits the foundation’s institution-centered approach.
Typical grants fall in a relatively narrow band: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,500, and p75 is $25,000. That said, the foundation also makes occasional much larger commitments, including six-figure awards. The recent record shows repeated gifts to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is not a program-related-investment funder and does not fund individuals. Its giving is locally focused and concentrated in a small cohort of Orthodox Jewish institutions.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Concentrated giving: few, relatively large grants with multiple repeat payments to the same core grantees (one recipient received ~71% of total giving). Funding is targeted and institutionally focused rather than broadly distributed.
Notable grantees: American Friends of Bet-El Yeshiva Center, Young Israel of Hillcrest, Yeshiva Chaim V'Sholom
All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, and every listed recipient is in New York. The strongest recipient concentration is in Brooklyn, including organizations in Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish community such as Yeshiva Chaim V'sholom, Mosdos Munkacs, and United Talmudical Academy. Other New York recipient cities include Woodmere, Flushing, Lawrence, Monsey, Cedarhurst, and New York City. The foundation’s giving is therefore highly localized within New York rather than spread across states or countries.
Its recent grants go mainly to Orthodox yeshivas, synagogues, and Jewish day or community institutions. Examples include advanced study centers, congregations, and schools in Brooklyn, Queens-area neighborhoods, and nearby Long Island communities.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv with $25,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Beis Frima Chinuch Center with $18,000 in each of those same years. That pattern suggests relationship-based giving.
The grant-size distribution is centered on modest institutional awards: p25 is $10,000, median is $12,500, and p75 is $25,000. The recent record also includes larger exceptions, including six-figure grants.
Its giving is local and entirely New York-based in the provided record. The recipient city mix includes Brooklyn, Woodmere, Flushing, Lawrence, Monsey, Cedarhurst, and New York City, with Brooklyn appearing most often.
No. The profile indicates that it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants listed are charitable gifts to institutions.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BET-EL YESHIVA CENTER | WOODMERE, NY | $325,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG OHR SHRAGA VERETZKY | BROOKLYN, NY | $136,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF HILLCREST | FLUSHING, NY | $60,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA CHAIM V'SHOLOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA SHOR YOSHUV | LAWRENCE, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BEIS FRIMA CHINUCH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YODEI BINAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSDOS MUNKACS | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA NER SHLOMO | CEDARHURST, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CHEVRA MEZONOS JERUSALEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TALMUD TORAH TIFERES BUNIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GESHER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| VCHAI ACHICHO | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA AVIR YAAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BET-EL YESHIVA CENTER | WOODMERE, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA CHAIM V'SHOLOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF HILLCREST | FLUSHING, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG OHR SHRAGA VERETZKY | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG YETEV LEV | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA SHOR YOSHUV | LAWRENCE, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMY | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BEIS FRIMA CHINUCH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YODEI BINAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSDOS MUNKACS | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA NER SHLOMO | CEDARHURST, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TALMUD TORAH TIFERES BUNIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHEVRA MEZONOS JERUSALEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GESHER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| TOMCHEI SHABBOS OF YERUSHALAYIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BNOS MENACHEM SCHOOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA AVIR YAAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BET-EL YESHIVA CENTER | WOODMERE, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF HILLCREST | FLUSHING, NY | $80,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA CHAIM V'SHOLOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $61,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG OHR SHRAGA VERETZKY | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA SHOR YOSHUV | LAWRENCE, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BEIS FRIMA CHINUCH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YODEI BINAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSDOS MUNKACS | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| VCHAI ACHICHO | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CHEVRA MEZONOS JERUSALEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA NER SHLOMO | CEDARHURST, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TALMUD TORAH TIFERES BUNIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BNOS MENACHEM SCHOOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
CONG OHR SHRAGA VERETZKY
$136,000CHARITABLE
YOUNG ISRAEL OF HILLCREST
$60,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA CHAIM V'SHOLOM
$50,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA SHOR YOSHUV
$25,000CHARITABLE
BEIS FRIMA CHINUCH CENTER
$18,000CHARITABLE
YODEI BINAH
$15,000CHARITABLE
MOSDOS MUNKACS
$15,000CHARITABLE
OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME
$10,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA NER SHLOMO
$10,000CHARITABLE
CHEVRA MEZONOS JERUSALEM
$10,000CHARITABLE
TALMUD TORAH TIFERES BUNIM
$10,000CHARITABLE
GESHER
$5,000CHARITABLE
VCHAI ACHICHO
$5,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA AVIR YAAKOV
$3,600CHARITABLE
YESHIVA CHAIM V'SHOLOM
$75,000CHARITABLE
YOUNG ISRAEL OF HILLCREST
$60,000CHARITABLE
CONG OHR SHRAGA VERETZKY
$36,000CHARITABLE
CONG YETEV LEV
$25,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA SHOR YOSHUV
$25,000CHARITABLE
UNITED TALMUDICAL ACADEMY
$25,000CHARITABLE
BEIS FRIMA CHINUCH CENTER
$18,000CHARITABLE
YODEI BINAH
$15,000CHARITABLE
MOSDOS MUNKACS
$15,000CHARITABLE
OHEL CHILDREN'S HOME
$10,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA NER SHLOMO
$10,000CHARITABLE
TALMUD TORAH TIFERES BUNIM
$10,000CHARITABLE
CHEVRA MEZONOS JERUSALEM
$10,000CHARITABLE
GESHER
$5,000CHARITABLE
TOMCHEI SHABBOS OF YERUSHALAYIM
$5,000CHARITABLE
BNOS MENACHEM SCHOOL
$3,600CHARITABLE
YESHIVA AVIR YAAKOV
$3,600CHARITABLE
YOUNG ISRAEL OF HILLCREST
$80,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA CHAIM V'SHOLOM
$61,000CHARITABLE
CONG OHR SHRAGA VERETZKY
$36,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA SHOR YOSHUV
$25,000CHARITABLE
BEIS FRIMA CHINUCH CENTER
$18,000CHARITABLE
YODEI BINAH
$15,000CHARITABLE
MOSDOS MUNKACS
$15,000CHARITABLE
VCHAI ACHICHO
$12,500CHARITABLE
CHEVRA MEZONOS JERUSALEM
$10,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA NER SHLOMO
$10,000CHARITABLE
CHAI LIFELINE
$10,000CHARITABLE
TALMUD TORAH TIFERES BUNIM
$10,000CHARITABLE
BNOS MENACHEM SCHOOL
$10,000CHARITABLE