The Charles and Brenda Saka Family Foundation primarily supports Jewish education and local synagogue/community institutions in the New Jersey Shore/Deal area, with the largest share of funding going to a single Jewish day school. Grants are focused and mission-driven toward sustaining religious schooling and Sephardic community infrastructure rather than broad, secular causes. Repeated, sizable awards to the same institutions indicate long-term relationships with core local organizations.
Concentrated, relatively small portfolio: a few large grants with repeat multi-year support to core local Jewish institutions rather than many small, dispersed gifts.
A defining pattern in The Charles and Brenda Saka Family Foundation C/o Charles Saka’s grantmaking is its repeated support for Hillel Yeshiva, which received $225,000 in 2025 after prior awards of $183,402 in 2024 and $144,901 in 2023. That three-year sequence shows a funder that builds around continuing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation’s giving also extends to Deal Sephardic Network, Congregation Magen David of West Deal, and other Jewish communal institutions tied to the New Jersey Shore and nearby Orthodox Sephardic communities. Its recent grants point to a focused mix of Jewish education and synagogue/community infrastructure, with awards landing in schools, congregations, and communal service organizations. In Brooklyn, the foundation has funded institutions such as Magen David Yeshiva, Sephardic Bikur Holim, and Sephardic Rabbinical College, while in New Jersey it has backed Deal-area congregational and network organizations. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on sustaining specific religious and communal institutions through recurring operating support-style gifts.
Jewish education is a central theme in the foundation’s grants. Hillel Yeshiva received $225,000 in 2025, following awards of $183,402 in 2024 and $144,901 in 2023, and Magen David Yeshiva was funded at $78,000 in 2023 and $14,000 in 2024. Sephardic Rabbinical College also appears repeatedly, with grants of $15,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. A second cluster supports synagogue and communal institutions in Deal and West Deal. Congregation Magen David of West Deal received $99,588 in 2023, $58,285 in 2024, and $58,404 in 2025, while Congregation Rodfeh Zedek received $43,200 in 2023. Deal Sephardic Network was funded at $151,000 in 2024, $26,501 in 2023, and $26,000 in 2025. The foundation also backs welfare and communal support groups such as Sephardic Bikur Holim, which received $19,157 in 2023, $18,000 in 2024, and $19,800 in 2025.
The foundation’s typical grants are relatively compact, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $8,000, and a p75 of $14,050. At the same time, the recent grant list includes a much larger tier of recurring awards, especially to a few schools and congregations. Multiple recipients appear across 2023 through 2025, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is organized as a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent data also suggests an education-and-welfare grant category rather than a broad open-application program, but the grant records provided do not show an application process.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $14K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$14K
About 38% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Hillel Yeshiva, Deal Sephardic Network, Congregation Magen David of West Deal
Grantmaking is regional and concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for the largest share of recipient locations and 36% of grants in the HQ state. Recent gifts cluster in Ocean, Oakhurst, Edison, and Jackson, with additional support going to Brooklyn, New York, and Chicago, Illinois. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 113 grants recorded in the United States. The pattern is centered on New Jersey Shore communities, especially the Deal area, while maintaining a smaller set of out-of-state recipients in Brooklyn and other cities.
The recent grants are concentrated in Jewish education and communal institutions. Named recipients include Hillel Yeshiva, Magen David Yeshiva, Sephardic Rabbinical College, Congregation Magen David of West Deal, Deal Sephardic Network, and Sephardic Bikur Holim.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years. Hillel Yeshiva received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Congregation Magen David of West Deal appears in all three years; Deal Sephardic Network appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Sephardic Rabbinical College received $15,000 in each of those years.
The grant-size distribution is centered on modest awards: p25 is $5,000, median is $8,000, and p75 is $14,050. The recent list also includes larger recurring grants to a small set of institutions, including six-figure awards to Hillel Yeshiva and Deal Sephardic Network.
Most grants go to New Jersey recipients, and 36% of grants are to organizations in the HQ state. Recent New Jersey recipients include Ocean, Oakhurst, Edison, and Jackson, with additional grants to Brooklyn and Chicago.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it makes no program-related investments according to the provided data.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLEL YESHIVA | OCEAN, NJ | $225,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| CONGREGATION MAGEN DAVID OF WEST DEAL | OCEAN, NJ | $58,404 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED LESS THAN 3000 SCHEDULE AVAILABLE | EDISON, NJ | $51,121 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| KEREN HAYESHIVOT TRUST | BROOKLYN, NY | $32,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| DEAL SEPHARDIC NETWORK | OAKHURST, NJ | $26,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| FLATBUSH SHOMRIM PATROL | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $19,800 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| BARKAI YESHIVAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,800 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| BEIT YAAKOV INC - TURNBERRY SYNAGOGUE | JACKSON, NJ | $13,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| OHEL SIMCHA SUPER FUND | OAKHURST, NJ | $13,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION &N WELFARE |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $13,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| MORRIS FRANCO CANCER INSTITUTE | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| BEIT EDMOND SAFRA SYNAGOGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $10,350 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL | DEAL, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC MIKVEH OF MIDWOOD | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| UJA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFAREEDUCATION & WELFARE |
| HATZALAH EMS JERSEY SHORE DIVISION | ELBERON, NJ | $8,200 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| ILAN HIGH SCHOOL | OCEAN, NJ | $7,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| BRIDGE ACADEMY | LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ | $7,200 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| KETER SION TORAH CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,300 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC TORAH CENTER - KOLLEL | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $5,200 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,200 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| JSOR | DEAL, NJ | $5,200 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SAFE FOUNDATION INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,200 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY DAYANUT PROGRAM | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC DIVISION OF CHAIM MEDICAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | NEPTUNE CITY, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SIMHA ORGANIZATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| THE SPECIAL CHILDREN'S CENTER | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| THE KESHER ORGANIZATION | NORTH BERGEN, NJ | $3,600 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| YESHIVAT SHAARE TORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFAREPUBLIC CHARITIES |
| BNOT YISRAEL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $3,600 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| YESHIVAT ATERET TORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| HILLEL YESHIVA | OCEAN, NJ | $183,402 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| DEAL SEPHARDIC NETWORK | OAKHURST, NJ | $151,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED LESS THAN 3000 SCHEDULE AVAILABLE | EDISON, NJ | $90,635 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| CONGREGATION MAGEN DAVID OF WEST DEAL | OCEAN, NJ | $58,285 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| THE JERUSALEM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| FOUNDATION KEREN HAYESHIVOT BEIT ELIYAHU | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| BEIT YAAKOV INC - TURNBERRY SYNAGOGUE | JACKSON, NJ | $17,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA | BROOKLYN, NY | $14,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| KEREN HAYESHIVOT TRUST | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,800 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
| SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL | DEAL, NJ | $12,600 | 2024 | EDUCATION & WELFARE |
HILLEL YESHIVA
$225,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
CONGREGATION MAGEN DAVID OF WEST DEAL
$58,404EDUCATION & WELFARE
ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED LESS THAN 3000 SCHEDULE AVAILABLE
$51,121EDUCATION & WELFARE
FLATBUSH SHOMRIM PATROL
$25,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$19,800EDUCATION & WELFARE
SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE
$15,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
BEIT YAAKOV INC - TURNBERRY SYNAGOGUE
$13,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
OHEL SIMCHA SUPER FUND
$13,000EDUCATION &N WELFARE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA
$13,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
MORRIS FRANCO CANCER INSTITUTE
$12,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
BEIT EDMOND SAFRA SYNAGOGUE
$10,350EDUCATION & WELFARE
SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL
$10,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
BRIDGE ACADEMY
$7,200EDUCATION & WELFARE
KETER SION TORAH CENTER
$7,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
RENEWAL
$5,300EDUCATION & WELFARE
SEPHARDIC TORAH CENTER - KOLLEL
$5,200EDUCATION & WELFARE
YESHIVAT MAGEN ABRAHAM
$5,200EDUCATION & WELFARE
JSOR
$5,200EDUCATION & WELFARE
SEPHARDIC DIVISION OF CHAIM MEDICAL
$5,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$5,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
SEPHARDIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$5,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
BNOT YISRAEL
$3,600EDUCATION & WELFARE
SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER
$3,600EDUCATION & WELFARE
YESHIVAT ATERET TORAH
$3,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
HILLEL YESHIVA
$183,402EDUCATION & WELFARE
DEAL SEPHARDIC NETWORK
$151,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED LESS THAN 3000 SCHEDULE AVAILABLE
$90,635EDUCATION & WELFARE
CONGREGATION MAGEN DAVID OF WEST DEAL
$58,285EDUCATION & WELFARE
FOUNDATION KEREN HAYESHIVOT BEIT ELIYAHU
$20,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
BEIT YAAKOV INC - TURNBERRY SYNAGOGUE
$17,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
SEPHARDIC RABBINICAL COLLEGE
$15,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
MAGEN DAVID YESHIVA
$14,000EDUCATION & WELFARE
SYNAGOGUE OF DEAL
$12,600EDUCATION & WELFARE