Dirshu International directs almost all of its giving to Orthodox Jewish religious life, primarily funding yeshivas, seminaries, girls’ schools, synagogues, and programs that reward or administer intensive Talmud study. The foundation makes one very large investment in a central Talmudic study initiative while also distributing many smaller awards to local congregations and educational institutions in the Lakewood/New Jersey–area Orthodox ecosystem. Grants emphasize direct support for religious education, individual study awards, and synagogue/programmatic operating needs.
A single $442,395 award to Chaburah Study Group anchors Dirshu International Inc.'s recent giving and shows how the foundation supports intensive Talmud study at scale. Most of its grants sit inside Lakewood and the wider New Jersey Orthodox ecosystem, where it backs religious education, synagogue operating needs, and study-based award programs. The pattern is especially clear in grants to Bais Leah, Yeshivas Stolin Karlin, Yeshiva Ohr Moshe, and Talmud Torah Bais Avrohom, all of which received support in 2025 for religious education. Other awards reach congregations and affiliated groups such as Keren Yakov, Congregation Ginzei Yosef, and Ezras Yisrael, indicating a mix of institutional support and community-level religious services. The foundation’s giving is tightly focused rather than broad, and its recent grants show repeated support for Orthodox educational institutions, prayer communities, and Talmud-centered incentive structures within the same regional network.
Dirshu International Inc. gives primarily to Orthodox Jewish education and religious practice. In girls’ religious schooling, it awarded $27,205 to Bais Leah for religious education and $9,000 to Bais Rochel for the same purpose. In boys’ and advanced study settings, it gave $25,000 to Yeshivas Stolin Karlin, $18,600 to Yeshiva Ohr Moshe, and $4,800 to Mesivta Shevet Halevi, each for religious education. The foundation also supports synagogue and communal religious life: Keren Yakov received $7,000 for religious services, while Congregation Pre Ahron received $4,000 for religious services. A smaller grant to Camp Arugath Habosem, for $3,475, extends that pattern into programmatic religious support.
The recent grant list shows a very uneven distribution, with one $442,395 grant far larger than the rest and many awards clustered between roughly $750 and $27,205. The foundation is a private foundation, and its available record shows 2025 grants only. Recipients do appear across multiple organizational types—schools, yeshivas, congregations, and study programs—but the pattern is concentrated in a single local network rather than spread across states or countries. Every listed grant went to a recipient in the United States, and all recorded giving in the available data went to New Jersey recipients in the broader Lakewood area and nearby communities.
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Highly concentrated around one dominant, programmatic recipient (major Chaburah awards) combined with many small, locally focused grants; mix of large single-purpose grant(s) and repeated, modest support for multiple neighborhood institutions.
Notable grantees: Chaburah Study Group, Bais Leah, Yeshivas Stolin Karlin, Meoros Bais Yaakov, Congregation Ginzei Yosef
Dirshu International Inc. gives locally, and every recorded grant in the available data went to US recipients. Lakewood, NJ appears most often, including grants to Chaburah Study Group, Bais Leah, Yeshivas Stolin Karlin, and Yeshiva Ohr Moshe. Other New Jersey recipients include Edison, Airmont is in New York, and Brooklyn accounts for several recipients such as The NY Seminary, Congregation Ginzei Yosef, Ezras Yisrael, Kupat Ha'ir, Mesivta Bais Yisroel, and A Time. The grant record does not show any non-US recipient countries.
It supports Orthodox Jewish religious education and communal religious life. In the recent record, grants went to yeshivas, girls’ schools, seminaries, congregations, and programs connected to intensive Talmud study, along with some community service-oriented religious organizations.
Yes. All recorded grants in the available data went to recipients in the United States, and the top state by grant count is New Jersey. Lakewood, NJ appears repeatedly across schools, study groups, and congregations.
The pattern is highly uneven. One grant was $442,395, while many others were much smaller, including several in the $1,000 to $10,000 range and a few larger education grants such as $27,205 and $25,000.
Yes. The recent grants include religious education awards to schools and yeshivas, plus religious services support to congregations and similar organizations. That mix shows support for both study institutions and the prayer/community side of Orthodox life.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaburah Study Group | Lakewood, NJ | $442,395 | 2025 | Individual awards forTalmudic group-researchachievement |
| Bais Leah | Lakewood, NJ | $27,205 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Yeshivas Stolin Karlin | Lakewood, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Yeshiva Ohr Moshe | Lakewood, NJ | $18,600 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Yeshiva Keren Orah | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Talmud Torah Bais Avrohom | Lakewood, NJ | $9,500 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Bais Rochel | Lakewood, NJ | $9,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Keren Yakov | Edison, NJ | $7,000 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| The NY Seminary | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Meoros Bais Yaakov | Lakewood, NJ | $6,500 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Other American Grants | Lakewood, NJ | $6,350 | 2025 | Individual awards foradministering Talmudicstudies |
| Congregation Ginzei Yosef | Brooklyn, NY | $6,100 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Ezras Yisrael | Brooklyn, NY | $5,250 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Mesivta Shevet Halevi | Lakewood, NJ | $4,800 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Congregation Pre Ahron | Lakewood, NJ | $4,000 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Camp Arugath Habosem | South Fallsburg, NY | $3,475 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Kupat Ha'ir | Brooklyn, NY | $1,600 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Machne Yakov Yosef Skver | Swan Lake, NY | $1,475 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Bais Elazar | Lakewood, NJ | $1,400 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Mesivta Bais Yisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $1,200 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Ein Od Milvado | Lakewood, NJ | $1,200 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Ezras Achim | Airmont, NY | $1,092 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| A Time | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Tzur Foundation | Lakewood, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Bnos Bina | Lakewood, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Bais Elimelech | Lakewood, NJ | $900 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Keren Asher | Lakewood, NJ | $895 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Cong Stolin | Lakewood, NJ | $890 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Congregation Melrose Court | Lakewood, NJ | $800 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Likras Shabbos | Lakewood, NJ | $750 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Kehilas Yakov | Lakewood, NJ | $700 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Chasam Sofer | Lakewood, NJ | $700 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Yeshiva Cheshkas Hatorah | Lakewood, NJ | $688 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Camp Baiseinu | Ferndale, NY | $600 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| American Friends of Keren Toras Chessed | Lakewood, NJ | $572 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Bnos Melech | Lakewood, NJ | $500 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Chomesh- Kollel International | Lakewood, NJ | $368 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Yeshiva Mekor Chaim | Lakewood, NJ | $360 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Shaarei Tefilah | Lakewood, NJ | $180 | 2025 | Religous Services |
| Bais Medrash of Brick | Brick, NJ | $125 | 2025 | Religious Services |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Waterbury | Waterbury, CT | $100 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Chaburah Study Group | Lakewood, NJ | $272,284 | 2024 | Individual awards forTalmudic group-researchachievement |
| Yeshiva Keren Orah | Lakewood, NJ | $21,500 | 2024 | Religious Education |
| Bais Leah | Lakewood, NJ | $10,800 | 2024 | Religious Education |
| Shiras Chaim | Lakewood, NJ | $10,580 | 2024 | Religious Education |
| Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Yerachmiel | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 2024 | Religious Education |
| Congregation Ginzei Yosef | Brooklyn, NY | $7,800 | 2024 | Religious Services |
| American Friends of Keren Toras Chessed | Lakewood, NJ | $7,560 | 2024 | Religious Services |
| Other American Grants | Lakewood, NJ | $7,414 | 2024 | Individual awards foradministering Talmudicstudies |
| Bais Rochel | Lakewood, NJ | $6,800 | 2024 | Religious Education |
Chaburah Study Group
$442,395Individual awards forTalmudic group-researchachievement
Bais Leah
$27,205Religious Education
Yeshivas Stolin Karlin
$25,000Religious Education
Yeshiva Ohr Moshe
$18,600Religious Education
Yeshiva Keren Orah
$10,000Religious Education
Talmud Torah Bais Avrohom
$9,500Religious Education
Bais Rochel
$9,000Religious Education
Keren Yakov
$7,000Religious Services
The NY Seminary
$7,000Religious Education
Meoros Bais Yaakov
$6,500Religious Education
Other American Grants
$6,350Individual awards foradministering Talmudicstudies
Congregation Ginzei Yosef
$6,100Religious Services
Ezras Yisrael
$5,250Religious Services
Mesivta Shevet Halevi
$4,800Religious Education
Congregation Pre Ahron
$4,000Religious Services
Camp Arugath Habosem
$3,475Religious Services
Kupat Ha'ir
$1,600Religious Services
Machne Yakov Yosef Skver
$1,475Religious Services
Bais Elazar
$1,400Religious Services
Mesivta Bais Yisroel
$1,200Religious Education
Ein Od Milvado
$1,200Religious Services
Ezras Achim
$1,092Religious Services
A Time
$1,000Religious Services
Tzur Foundation
$1,000Religious Services
Bnos Bina
$1,000Religious Education
Bais Elimelech
$900Religious Services
Keren Asher
$895Religious Services
Cong Stolin
$890Religious Services
Congregation Melrose Court
$800Religious Services
Likras Shabbos
$750Religious Services
Kehilas Yakov
$700Religious Services
Chasam Sofer
$700Religious Services
Yeshiva Cheshkas Hatorah
$688Religious Education
Camp Baiseinu
$600Religious Services
American Friends of Keren Toras Chessed
$572Religious Services
Bnos Melech
$500Religious Education
Chomesh- Kollel International
$368Religious Services
Yeshiva Mekor Chaim
$360Religious Education
Shaarei Tefilah
$180Religous Services
Bais Medrash of Brick
$125Religious Services
Yeshiva Gedolah of Waterbury
$100Religious Education
Chaburah Study Group
$272,284Individual awards forTalmudic group-researchachievement
Yeshiva Keren Orah
$21,500Religious Education
Bais Leah
$10,800Religious Education
Shiras Chaim
$10,580Religious Education
Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Yerachmiel
$10,000Religious Education
Congregation Ginzei Yosef
$7,800Religious Services
American Friends of Keren Toras Chessed
$7,560Religious Services
Other American Grants
$7,414Individual awards foradministering Talmudicstudies
Bais Rochel
$6,800Religious Education