About Pels Tzedek Tirdof
The foundation concentrates its giving almost entirely on building and expanding Jewish youth camp infrastructure, primarily funding Young Judaea’s camps and related capital projects. Grants are capital-focused (new construction and construction) and directed at Zionist/Jewish youth camping programs, with a smaller, one-off philanthropic gift outside that core theme.
Focus Areas
Jewish youth summer camp capital projects (Young Judaea Camp Tel Yehudah)Zionist youth movement camps and program expansion (Young Judaea network)Jewish community charitable initiatives (e.g., Red Tent Fund)
Who They Fund
patients served by Barzalai Hospitalhealthcare workforce / hospital stafflocal community served by Barzalai Hospital
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated and capital-oriented: few large grants totaling most of the portfolio, repeat multi-year or multiple grants to the same primary beneficiary (Young Judaea camps), with occasional single gifts to other Jewish charitable causes.
Funding Style
About Pels Tzedek Tirdof
Pels Tzedek Tirdof Inc’s largest recent grant was a $3,862,832 charitable award to Young Judaea Camp Tel Yehudah in 2025, underscoring a grantmaking pattern centered on Jewish youth camp infrastructure. The foundation has also backed the same camp with major construction and staffing support across multiple years, including $1,331,480 in 2023 for new construction, $688,520 in 2024 for new construction, and $500,000 awards in both 2023 and 2024 for staff positions. That repeated support suggests a long-running commitment to capital projects rather than a broad scatter of small awards. The recent record also shows support for other Young Judaea-linked camp projects, including Young Judaea Sprout Lake Camp in both construction and charitable categories. Outside camp infrastructure, the foundation has made smaller charitable gifts to Jewish communal organizations such as Red Tent Fund. Its grantmaking is private and non-operating, and the recent grants are all to U.S. recipients. The pattern points to a funder that concentrates on physical expansion, program capacity, and select Jewish communal initiatives rather than a wide program portfolio.
What Pels Tzedek Tirdof Funds
Jewish youth camp infrastructure dominates the foundation’s recent giving. In 2025, it awarded $220,000 to Young Judaea Sprout Lake Camp for construction, and in 2024 it gave $41,193 to the same camp for construction as well. That follows the much larger series of grants to Young Judaea Camp Tel Yehudah, which received both new-construction funding and staffing support across 2023 to 2025. Beyond camp facilities, the foundation has supported Jewish communal and humanitarian organizations. It gave $200,000 to Red Tent Fund in 2025 for charitable purposes, and it made $100,000 to Hias Inc in 2023. The recent grants also include awards to Bamah, Agahozo-shalom Youth Village Inc, Jewish Funders Network, American Friends of Natal, and Zaka, showing some activity beyond camp capital work while staying within Jewish and related communal priorities.
How Pels Tzedek Tirdof Gives
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, though the actual recent awards range from $5,000 to multi-million-dollar capital gifts. The pattern is clearly recurring: Young Judaea Camp Tel Yehudah appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and several other recipients reappear in multiple years as well. Pels Tzedek Tirdof Inc is a private non-operating grantmaker, and the data shows no solicitation of unsolicited requests. Recent grants are restricted and project-specific, including construction, new construction, staff positions, and charitable awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$11.1M
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 3% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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