The Rivkie and Lance Hirt Foundation concentrates almost exclusively on Orthodox Jewish institutional support, making sizable contributions to Jewish day schools and higher Jewish education in New York. Their giving favors a small set of repeat recipients—both K–12 and postsecondary institutions and rabbinic training programs—and includes targeted support for community emergency/medical Jewish relief efforts.
Highly concentrated: a few large grants to a small cohort of repeat grantees, primarily institutional contributions rather than many small or grassroots awards.
Notable grantees: Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, Yeshiva University, RIETS (Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary), Hatzalah (Jewish emergency/medical response for Ukrainian Jews)
A defining feature of the Rivkie and Lance Hirt Foundation is its steady support for Orthodox Jewish institutions, especially Jewish day schools and higher Jewish education in New York. Among the largest recent commitments, the foundation gave $300,000 to Yeshiva University in 2024 and $195,000 to Hebrew Academy of Long Beach in 2023, followed by another $100,000 to the academy in 2024. That pattern points to a funder that backs both postsecondary and K–12 Jewish education at meaningful scale. Their recent giving also shows repeated support for rabbinic training and affiliated educational institutions. The foundation made a $110,000 contribution to RIETS in 2025 and has also supported Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel, the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education, and Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst. Alongside institutional education grants, the foundation has directed funds to Jewish communal and emergency relief organizations, including Hatzalah-related support. The grant record is concentrated, recurring, and tied closely to Orthodox Jewish community infrastructure.
Jewish education is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $110,000 to RIETS for contribution support, and it also supported the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education with $23,000 in 2024 and $20,000 in 2025. That mix shows interest in both rabbinic formation and broader educational programming. The foundation also backs institutions serving students across different levels. Hebrew Academy of Long Beach received $195,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024, while Yeshiva University received $75,000 in 2023 and $300,000 in 2024. Another recurring recipient, Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel, received $25,000 in both 2023 and 2025. Community and relief-oriented giving appears as well. The foundation gave $35,000 to Friends of United Hatzalah in 2023 and $75,000 to Jaad Hatzalah for Ukrnn Je (UP) in 2023.
Typical grant size clusters in the middle range: p25 is $10,000, median is $20,500, and p75 is $50,000. The record shows repeated giving to the same organizations across multiple years, including Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, Yeshiva University, Harvard Business School, Orthodox Union, Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel, Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education, Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, and Manhattan Jewish Experience Synagogue. The foundation is structured as a private foundation making grants rather than program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. The recent record suggests discretionary, contribution-style support rather than an open application process.
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$530K
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$50K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Rivkie and Lance Hirt Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 45 | $1.6M | 95.7% |
| 2 | Ukraine |
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Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which receives 87% of grants. Recent recipient locations include New York, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Woodmere, Flushing, and Brooklyn, with additional grants to Englewood, New Jersey and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The recipient country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant to Israel and one to Ukraine. That pattern fits a local giving footprint anchored in New York-area Orthodox Jewish institutions.
The foundation supports Orthodox Jewish institutional infrastructure, especially Jewish day schools, higher Jewish education, rabbinic training, and related communal organizations. Recent grants went to Yeshiva University, Hebrew Academy of Long Island, RIETS, the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education, Orthodox Union, and Hatzalah-related relief groups.
Typical awards cluster around the middle of the foundation’s distribution: p25 is $10,000, median is $20,500, and p75 is $50,000. Recent grants range from $10,000 contributions to $300,000 commitments.
Its grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, which accounts for 87% of grants. Recent recipient cities include New York, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Woodmere, Flushing, and Brooklyn, showing a strong New York-area focus.
Yes. The recipient country distribution includes one grant to Israel and one to Ukraine. Recent examples include Yeshivat Hakotel in Israel and Jaad Hatzalah for Ukrnn Je (UP) in Ukraine.
Yes. Several organizations received support in more than one year, including Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, Yeshiva University, Harvard Business School, Orthodox Union, Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel, Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education, Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, and Manhattan Jewish Experience Synagogue.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $75K |
2.1% |
| 3 | Israel | 1 | $15K | 2.1% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIETS | NEW YORK, NY | $110,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH | CEDARHURST, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| ORTHODOX UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST | CEDARHURST, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| OHR TORAH STONE INSTITUTIONS OF ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HALACHA EDUCATIONAL CENTER | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CENTER FOR INITIATIVES IN JEWISH EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVAT HAKOTEL | JE | $15,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| AVIGDORS HELPING HAND | FLUSHING, NY | $11,100 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVA OF CENTRAL QUEENS | FLUSHING, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| THRIVE STUDY ABROAD ISRAEL | TEANECK, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| MINCHAS ASHER FOUNDATION | TEANECK, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| TZOHAR ISRAEL FOUNDATION | WOODMERE, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CONGREGATION AHAVAT SHALOM | TEANECK, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| MANHATTAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CONGREGATION OHR HA TORAH | BERGENFIELD, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| AMER FRIENDS OF ITIM | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| COLEL CHABAD | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,400 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| RCCS | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CAMP HASC | PARKSVILLE, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| ACHIEZER COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | LAWRENCE, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $300,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH | CEDARHURST, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST | CEDARHURST, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CENTER FOR INITIATIVES IN JEWISH EDUCATION | NEW YORK, NY | $23,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CIJE | LAWRENCE, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| MANHATTAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NETIV ARYEH | MONSEY, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| THE CROSS RIVER FOUND | LAWRENCE, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CHASDEI YISROEL INC | CEDARHURST, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| CAMP HASC | PARKSVILLE, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| TAL ACADEMY | ROCKAWAY PARK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH | CEDARHURST, NY | $195,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| JAAD HATZALAH FOR UKRNN JE | UM | $75,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| ORTHODOX UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| OHR TORAH STONE INSTITUTIONS OF ISRAEL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| THRIVE STUDY ABROAD ISRAEL | TEANECK, NJ | $15,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| YAD ELKA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHAALVIM | INWOOD, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION |
HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH
$100,000CONTRIBUTION
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$50,000CONTRIBUTION
ORTHODOX UNION
$35,000CONTRIBUTION
YOUNG ISRAEL OF LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST
$30,000CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTION
HALACHA EDUCATIONAL CENTER
$20,000CONTRIBUTION
CENTER FOR INITIATIVES IN JEWISH EDUCATION
$20,000CONTRIBUTION
YESHIVAT HAKOTEL
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
YESHIVA OF CENTRAL QUEENS
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
THRIVE STUDY ABROAD ISRAEL
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
CONGREGATION AHAVAT SHALOM
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
MANHATTAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE SYNAGOGUE
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
CONGREGATION OHR HA TORAH
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
AMER FRIENDS OF ITIM
$7,500CONTRIBUTION
COLEL CHABAD
$5,400CONTRIBUTION
HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH
$100,000CONTRIBUTION
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$50,000CONTRIBUTION
YOUNG ISRAEL OF LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST
$30,000CONTRIBUTION
CENTER FOR INITIATIVES IN JEWISH EDUCATION
$23,000CONTRIBUTION
CIJE
$18,000CONTRIBUTION
MANHATTAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE SYNAGOGUE
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM INC
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
THE CROSS RIVER FOUND
$10,000CONTRIBUTION
CHASDEI YISROEL INC
$7,500CONTRIBUTION
TAL ACADEMY
$5,000CONTRIBUTION
HEBREW ACADEMY OF LONG BEACH
$195,000CONTRIBUTION
JAAD HATZALAH FOR UKRNN JE
$75,000CONTRIBUTION
ORTHODOX UNION
$50,000CONTRIBUTION
THRIVE STUDY ABROAD ISRAEL
$15,000CONTRIBUTION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHAALVIM
$10,000CONTRIBUTION