The M & R Horowitz Foundation concentrates its charitable giving on Orthodox Jewish religious institutions in the New York area, providing core operating and program support to synagogues and yeshiva-style schools. Nearly all public grants go to a small set of repeat recipients, indicating a focused, community-oriented philanthropic approach that prioritizes sustaining local religious life and education. The foundation appears to favor traditional religious organizations rather than secular or broadly charitable causes.
Highly concentrated giving: a very small number of relatively large grants directed to repeat grantees, focused on religious institutions; few beneficiaries and repeat payments rather than many small or one-off awards.
M & R Horowitz Foundation Inc gives at a very local, highly concentrated scale, with its largest recent grants going to Orthodox Jewish congregational institutions such as Cong Charaidim. The pattern is not broad or diffuse: the foundation repeatedly supports a small circle of religious organizations, especially synagogues and yeshiva-style schools serving Orthodox Jewish communities in the New York area. Recent grant records show funding for both synagogue life and religious education, with repeated support to the same institutions across multiple years. Cong Charaidim appears more than once in the recent grants list, including a $100,000 grant in 2024 and an $80,000 grant in 2025, while Yeshiva Amod Hatorah received $44,000 in 2023 for religious education. Other recent recipients include Cong Tiferes Elozor, Cong Beer Shmuel, and Chai Lifeline, reinforcing the foundation’s focus on sustaining local Jewish communal infrastructure. The grants are generally modest to mid-sized in the context of the full giving record, but the larger awards show clear support for core institutional needs rather than one-off projects. This is grantmaking centered on continuity within a specific religious community.
The foundation’s giving is most clearly tied to Orthodox synagogue and congregational life. In that area, it awarded $100,000 in 2024 and $80,000 in 2025 to Cong Charaidim, showing a repeated relationship with the same religious institution. It also supported Cong Tiferes Elozor with an $11,000 grant in 2023 and Cong Kehilas Aryeh with $3,000 in 2023. Religious education is another visible theme. Yeshiva Amod Hatorah received $44,000 in 2023, and Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah received $1,800 in 2024. The foundation also supported Mosdos Bobov and Merkos, both tied to religious communal institutions. Community support organizations appear in the record as well. Chai Lifeline received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Hatzalah also appears in multiple years, indicating ongoing support for affiliated local services.
Typical grants are small, with a p25 of $100, a median of $180, and a p75 of $500. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger awards, which suggests a two-tier pattern of modest support for many recipients and larger operating-level grants for select institutions. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Cong Charaidim, Chai Lifeline, Cong Zichron Chaim Bobov, and Hatzalah. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is local and overwhelmingly concentrated in the US, with a strong preference for recurring relationships over one-time awards.
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Most grants fall between $100 and $500, with a median of $180.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$180
75th Percentile
$500
About 87% of grants go to recipients in NJ.
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Notable grantees: Congregation Charaidim, Yeshiva Amod Hatorah
Grantmaking is heavily centered in New York, with 87% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Brooklyn appears repeatedly across the recent grants list, including Cong Charaidim, Cong Beer Shmuel, Chsed Shel Emes, and Hatzalah. Outside Brooklyn, the foundation’s New Jersey activity includes Lakewood recipients such as Cong Zichron Chaim Bobov and Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah. Other New York locations in the record include Spring Valley, Chestnut Ridge, and South Fallsburg. All recorded grants in the recipient-country distribution went to US-based organizations.
The recent grants point to Orthodox Jewish congregations, yeshiva-style schools, and affiliated communal institutions. Examples in the record include Cong Charaidim, Yeshiva Amod Hatorah, Chai Lifeline, Hatzalah, and Merkos.
The record shows repeated support to several organizations across multiple years. Cong Charaidim appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Chai Lifeline appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Hatzalah also appears in multiple years.
The typical grant distribution is small: p25 is $100, median is $180, and p75 is $500. That means many grants are in the low hundreds, even though some select recipients receive much larger awards.
The foundation gives locally, and 87% of grants go to recipients in New York. Brooklyn shows up often, while New Jersey recipients such as Lakewood organizations also appear in the recent grants list.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONG CHARAIDIM | Bklyn, NY | $80,000 | 2025 | Religious |
| CONGREGATION BEER SHMUEL | Brooklyn, NY | $4,420 | 2025 | Religious |
| Chai Lifeline | New York, NY | $2,160 | 2025 | Religious |
| Cong Zichron Chaim Bobov | Lakewood, NJ | $1,892 | 2025 | Religious |
| Hatzolah | Brooklyn, NY | $507 | 2025 | Religious |
| Tomche Shabbos | Brooklyn, NY | $360 | 2025 | Religious |
| Zichron Tzvi | Kiryas Joel, NY | $180 | 2025 | Religious |
| Mesivta Nezer Hatalmud | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 2025 | Religious |
| Relief Resources | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 2025 | Religious |
| Kupat Rambahn | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 2025 | Religious |
| Yeshiva Ch'san Sofer | Brooklyn, NY | $165 | 2025 | Religious |
| Beis Yaakov | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 2025 | Religious |
| AZ House Jerusalem | Jerusalem, NY | $100 | 2025 | Religious |
| Mifal Kupas Chasinim Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 2025 | Religious |
| Keren Zichron Hindy | Brooklyn, NY | $100 | 2025 | Religious |
| Kollel Shomrie Hachomos | Bklyn, NY | $100 | 2025 | Religious |
| Bonei Olam | Brooklyn, NY | $59 | 2025 | Religious |
| Cong Rachmistrivka | Bklyn, NY | $30 | 2025 | Religious |
| CONG CHARAIDIM | Bklyn, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | Religious |
| Cong Beer Shmuel | Brooklyn, NY | $6,090 | 2024 | Religious |
| Chai Lifeline | New York, NY | $2,160 | 2024 | Religious |
| Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah | Lakewood, NJ | $1,800 | 2024 | Religious |
| Con Ohr Hameir Bene Beraq | Bklyn, NY | $1,500 | 2024 | Religious |
| Cong Zichron Chaim Bobov | Lakewood, NJ | $1,300 | 2024 | Religious |
| Merkos | Bklyn, NY | $700 | 2024 | Religious |
| Bonei Olam | Brooklyn, NY | $599 | 2024 | Religious |
| RCCS | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 2024 | Religious |
| Shaare Menachem | Bklyn, NY | $500 | 2024 | Religious |
| Hatzolah | Brooklyn, NY | $432 | 2024 | Religious |
| Relief Resources | Brooklyn, NY | $360 | 2024 | Religious |
| Cong Kollel Kiamisha Lake | Kiamisha Lake, NY | $360 | 2024 | Religious |
| Project Yedid | Pikesville, MD | $360 | 2024 | Religious |
| Tomche Shabbos | Brooklyn, NY | $360 | 2024 | Religious |
| Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim | Lakewood, NJ | $360 | 2024 | Religious |
| Keren Hatzedakah | Lakewood, NJ | $284 | 2024 | Religious |
| Bais Brocha | Brooklyn, NY | $280 | 2024 | Religious |
| The Chabira | Lakkewood, NJ | $200 | 2024 | Religious |
| M'Farnes Brooklyn | Bklyn, NY | $180 | 2024 | Religious |
| Kesher Nafshi | Bklyn, NY | $180 | 2024 | Religious |
| Zichron Shlome | Brooklyn, NY | $180 | 2024 | Religious |
| Twisted Parenting | Bklyn, NY | $180 | 2024 | Religious |
| Kinyan Torah | Bklyn, NY | $180 | 2024 | Religious |
| Yeshiva Ch'san Sofer | Brooklyn, NY | $136 | 2024 | Religious |
| Cong Khal Adath Krasne | Bklyn, NY | $120 | 2024 | Religious |
| Derech Chaim | Bklyn, NY | $100 | 2024 | Religious |
| Jewish Center for Special | bklyn, NY | $100 | 2024 | Religious |
| Kahal Sharei | Bklyn, NY | $100 | 2024 | Religious |
| Our Place | Bklyn, NY | $100 | 2024 | Religious |
| Vaad Lhatzolas Nidchei | Spring Valley, NY | $70 | 2024 | Religious |
| Tzedakah | Lakewood, NJ | $54 | 2024 | Religious |
CONG CHARAIDIM
$80,000Religious
CONGREGATION BEER SHMUEL
$4,420Religious
Chai Lifeline
$2,160Religious
Cong Zichron Chaim Bobov
$1,892Religious
Hatzolah
$507Religious
Tomche Shabbos
$360Religious
Zichron Tzvi
Religious
Mesivta Nezer Hatalmud
$180Religious
Relief Resources
$180Religious
Kupat Rambahn
$180Religious
Yeshiva Ch'san Sofer
$165Religious
Beis Yaakov
$100Religious
AZ House Jerusalem
$100Religious
Mifal Kupas Chasinim Brooklyn
$100Religious
Keren Zichron Hindy
$100Religious
Kollel Shomrie Hachomos
$100Religious
Bonei Olam
$59Religious
Cong Rachmistrivka
$30Religious
CONG CHARAIDIM
$100,000Religious
Cong Beer Shmuel
$6,090Religious
Chai Lifeline
$2,160Religious
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
$1,800Religious
Con Ohr Hameir Bene Beraq
$1,500Religious
Cong Zichron Chaim Bobov
$1,300Religious
Merkos
$700Religious
Bonei Olam
$599Religious
RCCS
$500Religious
Shaare Menachem
$500Religious
Hatzolah
$432Religious
Relief Resources
$360Religious
Cong Kollel Kiamisha Lake
$360Religious
Project Yedid
$360Religious
Tomche Shabbos
$360Religious
Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim
$360Religious
Keren Hatzedakah
$284Religious
Bais Brocha
$280Religious
The Chabira
$200Religious
M'Farnes Brooklyn
$180Religious
Kesher Nafshi
$180Religious
Zichron Shlome
$180Religious
Twisted Parenting
$180Religious
Kinyan Torah
$180Religious
Yeshiva Ch'san Sofer
$136Religious
Cong Khal Adath Krasne
$120Religious
Derech Chaim
$100Religious
Jewish Center for Special
$100Religious
Kahal Sharei
$100Religious
Our Place
$100Religious
Vaad Lhatzolas Nidchei
$70Religious
Tzedakah
$54Religious