The Sutton Family Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of causes, with the majority of funds directed to a Jewish legal/judicial education institution and recurring support for organizations serving children with special needs. Grants are few but substantial relative to the total, suggesting targeted, relationship-driven philanthropy rather than broad, transactional grantmaking. The foundation appears to prioritize sustained support for a primary beneficiary (American Friends of Binyan Av) alongside annual or periodic grants to local special‑needs service providers.
Jane & Sam Sutton Family Foundation C/o Sutton Investment centers a large share of its giving on American Friends of Binyan Av, which received four of the foundation’s largest grants between 2023 and 2026, including $88,800 in 2024 and $70,200 in 2026. That pattern points to sustained support for a judicial study institution rather than short-term project funding. The foundation also gives repeatedly to The Special Children Center in Lakewood, New Jersey, showing a parallel commitment to services for children with special needs and their families. Beyond those two anchors, the grant list includes Jewish congregations, yeshivot, and related communal organizations in Brooklyn, New York; New York City; and nearby New Jersey and Maryland. Several awards are unrestricted, while others are tied to exempt-purpose support or specific program needs. The overall picture is of a family foundation with a narrow set of priorities, recurring relationships, and a mix of institutional support and direct-service funding.
A clear theme is support for Jewish legal and religious study. The foundation gave $88,800 in 2024 to American Friends of Binyan Av to fund a judicial study institution, then continued with $63,752 in 2025 and $70,200 in 2026. It also funded Yeshivat Shaare Rahamim with $10,000 in 2026 and Yeshivat Hechal Shemuel with $3,320 in 2026. Another recurring area is support for children with special needs. In 2024, The Special Children Center received $27,000 for its exempt purpose, followed by $11,000 in 2026 to provide respite and support for families with disabled children. The foundation also makes grants for kidney donor matching, including $3,600 to Refuah Helpline Inc dba Refuah Resources in 2024 and $3,600 to Renewal in 2026. Small grants to congregations and related communal groups appear throughout the list.
Grant sizes are small to mid-sized relative to the foundation’s annual total: the typical grant size runs from a $201 25th percentile to a $501 median and a $1,800 75th percentile. The recent list also shows a handful of much larger awards that shape the year’s giving. The same organizations appear across multiple years, including repeat support for the primary judicial-study beneficiary and for special-needs services, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation rather than a public grantmaker, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. The records provided do not show an application process.
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Most grants fall between $201 and $2K, with a median of $501.
25th Percentile
$201
Median
$501
75th Percentile
$2K
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Concentrated giving: a large share of annual dollars to one primary grantee via multiple grants, with smaller, repeat or annual gifts to a couple of child‑service organizations. Few total grants, relationship-focused and targeted rather than widely dispersed small grants.
Notable grantees: American Friends of Binyan Av, The Special Children Center, The Special Children's Center
Giving is concentrated in the New York–New Jersey area, with 64% of grants going to recipients in New York state and New Jersey listed as the top state by grant count. Brooklyn appears most often in the recent grants, alongside Lakewood, New York City, Baltimore, and Pikesville. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based: 227 grants in the United States. The pattern is regional rather than national or international, with nearby Jewish institutions and service organizations receiving most awards.
Its most repeated areas are Jewish judicial or religious study and support for children with special needs. The largest recurring beneficiary is American Friends of Binyan Av, which received multiple grants from 2023 through 2026, and The Special Children Center in Lakewood, New Jersey also appears more than once.
The grant-size distribution is small: the 25th percentile is $201, the median is $501, and the 75th percentile is $1,800. Even so, the foundation makes some larger awards to a few recurring recipients.
Yes. American Friends of Binyan Av received grants in 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The Special Children Center also appears in both 2023 and 2024, and several congregations and yeshivot recur across years as well.
Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in the Northeast. New York state receives 64% of grants, while New Jersey is the top state by grant count. Brooklyn is the most common recipient city in the recent grants list.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BINYAN AV - PRIVATE FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $70,200 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CONGREGATION SHAARE RAHAMIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,824 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $13,506 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| THE SPECIAL CHILDREN'S CENTER | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $11,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN |
| YESHIVAT SHAARE RAHAMIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CONGREGATION BETH TORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,167 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | TO FIND AND MATCH KIDNEY DONORS FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM VARIOUS FORMS OF KIDNEY DISEASE. |
| YESHIVAT LELUV OF JERUSALEM | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,600 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| YESHIVAT HECHAL SHEMUEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,320 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| IRENE'S HOME ESSENTIALS | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,800 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOL YERUSHALAYIM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,700 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| MAGEN DAVID CONGREGATION OF SURFSIDE INC | SURFSIDE, FL | $2,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| DARCHEI DAVID | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL | DEAL, NJ | $1,663 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| SHORESH | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE WEEKEND/CAMP ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CLASSES TO TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ABOUT THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE |
| NESS 26 INC | SURFSIDE, FL | $1,442 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $1,244 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN |
| PEER HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,200 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| BEIT YAACOV INC | AVENTURA, FL | $1,116 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| BARKAI FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| YAD YOSEF CO DAVID OZEIREY | BROOKLYN, NY | $880 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CONGREGATION OHEL SIMHA | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $750 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CONGREGATION MAGEN DAVID OF WEST DEAL | OCEAN, NJ | $731 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $727 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| AHAVAT HAIM VACHESED | DEAL, NJ | $661 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BIMAD ALON MOREH | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $613 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CONGREGATION TIFERES YAAKOV | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $501 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $501 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| YESHIVAT MORESHET YERUSHALAYIM | NEW YORK, NY | $501 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| HATZALAH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE JERSEY SHORE INC | ELBERON, NJ | $501 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| NETZACH ISRAEL ZICHRON AARON INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| KOLLEL INTERNATIONAL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| MASKEEL EL DAZ SOCIETY | BROOKLYN, NY | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| THE KOBY MANDELL FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CHAYIM VCHESED INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $400 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| MERKAZ HATZEDAKA CORP | MATAWAN, NJ | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| KEREN HATESHIVOT TRUST | BROOKLYN, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| AISHEL SHABBAT | BROOKLYN, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| OR DAVID CORP | NORTH MIAMI, FL | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| AHI EZER CONGREGATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CARMEI HAIR INTERNATIONAL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| IMANU | BROOKLYN, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY DAYANUT PROGRAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| KOLLEL OF JERSEY SHORE | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| ZICHRON MOSHE | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| YESHIVAT LELUV OF JERUSALEM | BALTIMORE, MD | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORA VESIMCHA | LAWRENCE, NY | $360 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
| UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF NY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $301 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS |
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BINYAN AV - PRIVATE FOUNDATION
$70,200UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
CONGREGATION SHAARE RAHAMIM
$15,824UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
TO PROVIDE RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN
YESHIVAT SHAARE RAHAMIM
$10,000UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
CONGREGATION BETH TORAH
$9,167UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
RENEWAL
$3,600TO FIND AND MATCH KIDNEY DONORS FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM VARIOUS FORMS OF KIDNEY DISEASE.
YESHIVAT LELUV OF JERUSALEM
$3,600UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
YESHIVAT HECHAL SHEMUEL
$3,320UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
IRENE'S HOME ESSENTIALS
$2,800UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOL YERUSHALAYIM INC
$2,700UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
MAGEN DAVID CONGREGATION OF SURFSIDE INC
$2,000UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
DARCHEI DAVID
$1,800UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL
$1,663UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
SHORESH
$1,500TO PROVIDE WEEKEND/CAMP ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CLASSES TO TEACH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ABOUT THEIR JEWISH HERITAGE
NESS 26 INC
$1,442UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
TO PROVIDE RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN
PEER HATORAH
$1,200UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
BEIT YAACOV INC
$1,116UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
YAD YOSEF CO DAVID OZEIREY
$880UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
CONGREGATION OHEL SIMHA
$750UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
CONGREGATION MAGEN DAVID OF WEST DEAL
$731UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BIMAD ALON MOREH
$613UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
CONGREGATION TIFERES YAAKOV
$501UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
NETZACH ISRAEL ZICHRON AARON INC
$500UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
KOLLEL INTERNATIONAL
$500UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
MERKAZ HATZEDAKA CORP
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
KEREN HATESHIVOT TRUST
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
AISHEL SHABBAT
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
OR DAVID CORP
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
AHI EZER CONGREGATION
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
CARMEI HAIR INTERNATIONAL INC
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
IMANU
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
KOLLEL OF JERSEY SHORE
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
ZICHRON MOSHE
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
YESHIVAT LELUV OF JERUSALEM
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORA VESIMCHA
$360UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS
UNRESTRICTED USE OF FUNDS