The Jay and Jean Schottenstein Foundation concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish religious life, day-school and Jewish heritage education, and Israel-focused religious/cultural projects. Grants are often large, multi-figure gifts to a small number of mission-aligned institutions — frequently repeated across years — indicating long-term, strategic partnerships rather than one-off support. The foundation favors organizations that build Jewish communal infrastructure (yeshivot, day schools, education networks) and Israel-linked initiatives such as antiquities and veterans' support.
A defining feature of the Jay and Jean Schottenstein Foundation is the size of its gifts to Orthodox Jewish and Israel-linked institutions. In the recent grant list, the largest award is $6,383,681 to Ner L Horeinu Inc for religious purposes, followed by multi-million-dollar support to Gemilos Chasadim Chasdei Moshe and repeated seven-figure gifts to Mesorah Heritage Foundation. That pattern points to a funder that backs a relatively small set of aligned organizations with substantial, repeated commitments. The foundation’s grants also show a steady emphasis on Jewish communal infrastructure. Religious institutions, day-school networks, heritage organizations, and Israel-focused service or cultural groups recur throughout the list. Examples include Hebrew Academy of Miami, National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, Friends of Israel Antiquities Authority, and Yeshiva Toras Yisrael. The presence of both education and religious grants suggests a portfolio built around Jewish learning, observance, and continuity. Ohio-based institutions appear as well, including The Ohio State University Foundation and Congregation Torat Emet, but the overall pattern reaches well beyond the headquarters state. The foundation gives nationally and often supports the same recipients in multiple years, which indicates long-term relationships rather than isolated awards.
Jewish education is a major theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $2,249,000 to Hebrew Academy of Miami for education, $1,916,500 to National Society for Hebrew Day Schools, and $1,601,488 to Mesorah Heritage Foundation in 2025, after earlier support in 2023 and 2024. Religious institutions also receive substantial support. The foundation awarded $6,383,681 to Ner L Horeinu Inc for religious purposes, $3,677,500 in 2024 and $2,916,000 in 2023 to Gemilos Chasadim Chasdei Moshe, and $560,000 to Yeshiva Toras Yisrael in 2025. Its Israel-related grantmaking includes cultural and service organizations. Friends of Israel Antiquities Authority received $1,980,000 in 2023 and $554,416 in 2024, while Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel received $403,246 in 2024. Community-oriented grants also appear, including $1,093,000 to Brothers for Life and $389,672 to Miami Beach Jcc.
$17M
$10.5M
$24.4M
$17.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $122K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$122K
About 23% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small portfolio: multiple large awards (many in seven-figure range) to repeat grantees, indicating multi-year strategic commitments rather than broad, small-dollar distribution.
Notable grantees: Gemilos Chasadim / Chasdei Moshe, Ner l’Horeinu Inc, Mesorah Heritage Foundation, The Ohio State University Foundation, Friends of Israel Antiquities Authority
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $121,500 at the 75th percentile, though the recent list includes many much larger awards. The pattern is recurrent rather than one-time: Gemilos Chasadim Chasdei Moshe, Mesorah Heritage Foundation, The Ohio State University Foundation, Hebrew Academy of Miami, and Friends of Israel Antiquities Authority all appear in multiple years. The foundation is structured as a private grantmaker; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the provided data.
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Florida is the top state by grant count, with 22% of grants going to recipients in Ohio’s headquarters state and many awards landing in Florida cities such as Miami Beach, North Miami, North Miami Beach, and Miami. New York also appears frequently, especially Brooklyn and New York City. Other recurring recipient locations include Chandler, Arizona, and Seattle, Washington, showing a national distribution rather than a single-region footprint.
Recent grants cluster around Orthodox Jewish religious institutions, Jewish day schools and yeshivot, Jewish heritage and continuity groups, and Israel-focused cultural or service organizations. Examples in the data include religious, education, community, and historical conservation grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Gemilos Chasadim Chasdei Moshe in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Mesorah Heritage Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; The Ohio State University Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Hebrew Academy of Miami in 2023 and 2024.
The grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $121,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent awards also include several multi-million-dollar gifts, which shows the foundation gives both smaller and very large grants.
Recipients are all in the United States. Florida is the top state by grant count, and 22% of grants go to recipients in Ohio, the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Brooklyn, Miami Beach, Columbus, Chandler, and North Miami Beach.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments, based on the provided profile data.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NER L HOREINU INC | CHANDLER, AZ | $6,383,681 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,916,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,601,488 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| GEMILOS CHASADIM CHASDEI MOSHE | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,363,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $1,154,544 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BROTHERS FOR LIFE | SEATTLE, WA | $1,093,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| YESHIVA TORAS YISRAEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $560,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NISHMAT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $281,755 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $253,522 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $224,840 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHASDEI YOSEPH | BROOKLYN, NY | $221,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CONGREGATION TORAT EMET | COLUMBUS, OH | $216,500 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| COLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY | COLUMBUS, OH | $194,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION | MIAMI, FL | $101,929 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| HADASSAH | NEW YORK, NY | $101,454 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| SHUVA ISRAEL AVENTURA | NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| CHABAD ON CAMPUS AT OSU | COLUMBUS, OH | $90,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHABAD OF KEY BISCAYNE INC | KEY BISCAYNE, FL | $78,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| COLUMBUS COMMUNITY KOLLEL | COLUMBUS, OH | $73,189 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BELIZE HEART AND STROKE ASSOCIATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $72,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| OAE PINSK KARLIN | BROOKLYN, NY | $72,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OSU CHABAD HOUSE | NEW ALBANY, OH | $60,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| THE ALEPH INSTITUTE FL | MIAMI, FL | $54,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MA'AGALIM | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF S FLORIDA | NORTH MIAMI, FL | $48,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| KHAL B LEV ECHOD | BROOKLYN, NY | $40,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $39,384 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHOFETZ CHAIM HERITAGE FOUNDATION | SUFFERN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| OD YOSEF CHAI | MONSEY, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHASDEI SHIMON | MONSEY, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| TEHILLOT ISRAEL INC | JAMAICA ESTATES, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| UNITED HATZALAH OF ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $34,807 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| US FRIENDS OF BELIZE | JERSEY CITY, NJ | $26,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO | CLEVELAND, OH | $25,354 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| CHAYENU INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OSU HILLEL FOUNDATION | COLUMBUS, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART | COLUMBUS, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| TH KIDS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | COLUMBUS, OH | $25,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL | COLUMBUS, OH | $20,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| OHR CHAIM CONGREGATION INC | MIAMI BEACH, FL | $18,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| CHABAD BERMUDA | NEW YORK, NY | $17,800 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| CHABAD OF BARBADOS INC | BEACHWOOD, OH | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| HATZALAH OF SOUTH FLORIDA | MIAMI, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY |
| MY KEREN HASHLUCHIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| PROCLAIMING JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS INC | FRANKLIN, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MESIVTHA TIFERETH JERUSALEM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CAPE COD CHABAD LUBAVITCH | HYANNIS, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OHR SOMAYACH INERNATIONAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
MESORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$1,601,488EDUCATION
GEMILOS CHASADIM CHASDEI MOSHE
$1,363,000RELIGIOUS
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$1,154,544EDUCATION
BROTHERS FOR LIFE
$1,093,000COMMUNITY
YESHIVA TORAS YISRAEL
$560,000RELIGIOUS
CONGREGATION TORAT EMET
$216,500RELIGIOUS
COLUMBUS TORAH ACADEMY
$194,500EDUCATION
SHUVA ISRAEL AVENTURA
$100,000COMMUNITY
CHABAD ON CAMPUS AT OSU
$90,000EDUCATION
CHABAD OF KEY BISCAYNE INC
$78,000EDUCATION
COLUMBUS COMMUNITY KOLLEL
$73,189EDUCATION
BELIZE HEART AND STROKE ASSOCIATION OF NY
$72,000HEALTHCARE
THE ALEPH INSTITUTE FL
$54,000EDUCATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MA'AGALIM
$50,000COMMUNITY
KHAL B LEV ECHOD
$40,000RELIGIOUS
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$39,384EDUCATION
OD YOSEF CHAI
$36,000EDUCATION
CHASDEI SHIMON
$36,000RELIGIOUS
TEHILLOT ISRAEL INC
$36,000COMMUNITY
UNITED HATZALAH OF ISRAEL
$34,807COMMUNITY
US FRIENDS OF BELIZE
$26,000COMMUNITY
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL OHIO
$25,354COMMUNITY
CHAYENU INC
$25,000RELIGIOUS
OSU HILLEL FOUNDATION
$25,000COMMUNITY
TH KIDS INC
$25,000HEALTHCARE
NATIONWIDE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
$20,000HEALTHCARE
OHR CHAIM CONGREGATION INC
$18,000RELIGIOUS
CHABAD BERMUDA
$17,800COMMUNITY
CHABAD OF BARBADOS INC
$10,000COMMUNITY
HATZALAH OF SOUTH FLORIDA
$10,000COMMUNITY
MY KEREN HASHLUCHIM
$10,000RELIGIOUS
MESIVTHA TIFERETH JERUSALEM
$10,000EDUCATION
CAPE COD CHABAD LUBAVITCH
$10,000RELIGIOUS
FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE
$10,000RELIGIOUS