The M D Katz Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on Orthodox Jewish life, with large investments in higher Jewish education, rabbinic and religious education institutions, and support for Israeli communal and medical causes. It funds both major institutional players (universities and national organizations) and local synagogues and day schools, reflecting a blend of strategic large gifts and grassroots community support. The foundation also makes targeted contributions to Israeli hospitals, defense/support organizations, and disability-related services, indicating an interest in Israel-focused philanthropy and Jewish communal welfare.
A $2.5 million grant to Yeshiva University stands out in the M D Katz Foundation Inc's recent giving and reflects the scale of its support for Orthodox Jewish education. The foundation pairs that kind of large institutional commitment with ongoing gifts to rabbinic training, day schools, and synagogue-linked community institutions. In 2025, it also backed American Friends of Bar-Ilan University at $710,000, Orthodox Union at $661,370, and Ohr Torah Stone Institutions at $625,000, showing a strong concentration in Jewish higher education and religious learning. Smaller awards extend that same pattern into local communal life, with grants to congregations, relief groups, and disability-related organizations in New Jersey and nearby states. The grant list also includes support for Israel-connected medical and defense causes, including American Committee for Shaare Zedek and Friends of the IDF. Across the recent record, the foundation gives to both large national intermediaries and local institutions that serve Orthodox Jewish communities.
Education is the clearest thread in the foundation's grantmaking. In 2025 it gave $410,000 to The Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey, and $75,000 to Be'er Hagolah Institutes in Brooklyn for education. It also supported Jewish higher education through $18,000 to Cije and $11,220 to AMIT Children, both listed under education. Religious education appears as a separate but related priority. The foundation awarded $50,000 to the Lamm Legacy Project in Englewood for religious education, $30,000 to Torah in Motion in Teaneck for religious education, and $5,000 to Lamdeinu in Teaneck for religious education. Health and disability-related giving is narrower but present, including $8,000 to the Jewish Institute for the Blind in Hackensack and $5,500 to Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society in Brooklyn.
The recent grant list shows a wide spread in gift size, from $1,500 at the low end to $2.5 million at the high end, with several six-figure awards in between. The foundation is a private foundation, not a program-related investor, and its giving is local, with 100% of grants going to recipients in New Jersey in the data provided. The 2025 record is dominated by one-time grants to a mix of universities, religious organizations, schools, and congregations rather than a single repeated grantee appearing across multiple years in the provided list.
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About 39% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated giving pattern: a few very large multi-hundred-thousand to multi-million dollar gifts to flagship Jewish institutions alongside numerous smaller, recurring grants to synagogues, religious-education programs, and Israel-focused charities; mix of strategic institutional endowments and discretionary community-level support.
Notable grantees: Yeshiva University, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, Orthodox Union, Ohr Torah Stone Institutions, The Frisch School
Grant recipients cluster in New Jersey and nearby New York City-area communities. Teaneck appears multiple times, including grants to Torah in Motion, Etzion Foundation, Daily Giving, and Lamdeinu. Englewood recipients include Lamm Legacy Project, Congregation Ahavath Torah, and Yeshiva Ohr Simcha. Paramus, Brooklyn, Hackensack, and Staten Island also appear in the recent list. All reported grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, and 100% of grants were awarded to organizations in New Jersey.
The foundation supports Orthodox Jewish higher education, rabbinic and religious education, Modern Orthodox day and secondary schools, synagogue and community welfare organizations, and Israel-focused medical and security-related causes. Recent grants include gifts to universities, schools, congregations, relief groups, and medical organizations.
Recent awards range from $1,500 to $2.5 million. The grant list includes several large six-figure gifts and many smaller awards under $50,000, showing a mix of major institutional support and smaller community-based grants.
The grant data shows a strong New Jersey concentration: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Recent New Jersey recipients include organizations in Englewood, Teaneck, Paramus, and Hackensack.
Yes. The recent grant list includes support for Israel-connected organizations such as American Committee for Shaare Zedek and Friends of the IDF, alongside other grants tied to Jewish communal and medical priorities.
Recent grantees include Yeshiva University, American Friends of Bar-Ilan University, Orthodox Union, Ohr Torah Stone Institutions, The Frisch School, American Committee for Shaare Zedek, and Friends of the IDF.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | 2025 | Education |
| American Friends of Bar-Ilan University | New York, NY | $710,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Orthodox Union | New York, NY | $661,370 | 2025 | Religious |
| Ohr Torah Stone Institutions | New York, NY | $625,000 | 2025 | Education |
| The Frisch School | Paramus, NJ | $410,000 | 2025 | Education |
| American Committee for Shaare Zedek | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| Friends of the IDF | New York, NY | $161,850 | 2025 | Education |
| Be'er Hagolah Institutes | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Lamm Legacy Project | Englewood, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Torah in Motion | Teaneck, NJ | $30,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Etzion Foundation | Teaneck, NJ | $30,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Daily Giving | Teaneck, NJ | $25,384 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Congregation Keter Torah | Teaneck, NJ | $21,280 | 2025 | Religious |
| Congregation Beth Yehudah | Staten Island, NY | $20,360 | 2025 | Religious |
| CIJE | New York, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | Education |
| AMIT Children | New York, NY | $11,220 | 2025 | Education |
| American Friends of Nishmat | New York, NY | $10,400 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Congregation Ahavath Torah | Englewood, NJ | $10,252 | 2025 | Religious |
| Everyorg | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Jewish Institute for the Blind | Hackensack, NJ | $8,000 | 2025 | Support for the Blind |
| Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society | Brooklyn, NY | $5,500 | 2025 | Medical |
| Yeshiva Ohr Simcha | Englewood, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | Education |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Bronx, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| JOFA | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Lamdeinu | Teaneck, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Shalhevet High School | Los Angeles, CA | $3,600 | 2025 | Education |
| Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy | Beverly Hills, CA | $3,600 | 2025 | Education |
| Jewish Federation of Northern NJ | Paramus, NJ | $2,500 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Wordwide Friends Foundation | New York, NY | $1,720 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Congregation Sons of Israel | Bronx, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | Religious |
| Congregation Shomrei Emunah | Englewood, NJ | $1,200 | 2025 | Religious |
| Yeshiva Zichron Tzvi Elimelech | Lakewood, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Sinai Schools | Paramus, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | Education |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Teaneck, NJ | $860 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Project Ezrah | Englewood, NJ | $860 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Halachic Organ Donor Society | New York, NY | $750 | 2025 | Education |
| Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen County | Teaneck, NJ | $540 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Emunah of America | New York, NY | $500 | 2025 | Religious |
| Darchai Menachem | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 2025 | Education |
| Congregation Netivot Shalom | Teaneck, NJ | $450 | 2025 | Religious |
| Congregation Bnai Yeshurun | Teaneck, NJ | $380 | 2025 | Religious |
| Smiles for the Kids | Woodmere, NY | $370 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Toras Dovid Community Kollel | Monsey, NY | $370 | 2025 | Religious Education |
| Lubavitch of Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | $360 | 2025 | Religious |
| PEF Israel Endowment | New York, NY | $360 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Beit Rabban Day School | New York, NY | $360 | 2025 | Education |
| Network for Good | Washington, DC | $315 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| Chesed 247 | Spring Valley, NY | $280 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
| One Israel Fund | Cedarhurst, NY | $200 | 2025 | Support for the Needy |
Orthodox Union
$661,370Religious
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions
$625,000Education
American Committee for Shaare Zedek
$250,000Medical Research
Friends of the IDF
$161,850Education
Be'er Hagolah Institutes
$75,000Education
Lamm Legacy Project
$50,000Religious Education
Torah in Motion
$30,000Religious Education
Daily Giving
$25,384Support for the Needy
Congregation Keter Torah
$21,280Religious
Congregation Beth Yehudah
$20,360Religious
CIJE
$18,000Education
Congregation Ahavath Torah
$10,252Religious
Everyorg
$10,000Education
Jewish Institute for the Blind
$8,000Support for the Blind
Yeshiva Ohr Simcha
$5,000Education
JOFA
$5,000Religious Education
Lamdeinu
$5,000Religious Education
Shalhevet High School
$3,600Education
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy
$3,600Education
Jewish Federation of Northern NJ
$2,500Support for the Needy
Wordwide Friends Foundation
$1,720Support for the Needy
Congregation Sons of Israel
$1,500Religious
Congregation Shomrei Emunah
$1,200Religious
Yeshiva Zichron Tzvi Elimelech
$1,000Religious Education
Sinai Schools
$1,000Education
Darchai Menachem
$500Religious Education
Congregation Netivot Shalom
$450Religious
Congregation Bnai Yeshurun
$380Religious
Smiles for the Kids
$370Support for the Needy
Toras Dovid Community Kollel
$370Religious Education
Lubavitch of Cambridge
$360Religious
Network for Good
$315Support for the Needy
Chesed 247
$280Support for the Needy