The Esther Rose Packer Foundation primarily funds Orthodox Jewish religious education and synagogue life, making multi-thousand-dollar grants to day schools, yeshivas, and congregations in the U.S. and Israel. Grants are purpose-driven toward sustaining religious education rather than broad secular causes, and the foundation shows a clear denominational focus on Orthodox institutions.
Concentrated, modest-number giving: a small portfolio of relatively sizable grants focused on a few repeat grantees and like-minded Orthodox Jewish educational and congregational organizations (both U.S. and Israel).
A defining pattern in The Esther Rose Packer Foundation Inc % Dr Allen Packer’s recent giving is its sustained support for Orthodox Jewish institutions across schools, seminaries, synagogues, and camp life. The largest recent grant on file was $28,500 to Yeshiva University for religious education, followed by $24,200 to Friends of Michlalah Yerushalayim T for the same purpose. That combination points to a funder that supports both higher education and girls’ religious study in Israel, while also funding congregational life in the U.S. The foundation’s grantmaking also reaches secondary schools such as Valley Torah High School and Phoenix Hebrew Academy, along with congregations including Young Israel Congregation and Shul of Bal Harbor. Most of the listed awards are purpose-driven support for religious education rather than unrestricted general grants. A small number of grants also extend to Jewish communal service organizations such as Chai Lifeline and the Bureau of Jewish Education. The recent record includes one animal-care grant, showing a narrow but present exception outside the core faith-education pattern.
Orthodox Jewish education is the clearest throughline. In 2025, the foundation gave $18,000 to Young Israel Congregation for religious education and $10,000 to Shul of Bal Harbor for the same purpose, showing support for synagogue-based learning as well as congregational life. It also funded school-based instruction, including $11,500 to Valley Torah High School in 2023 and $6,000 to Phoenix Hebrew Academy in 2023. Girls’ seminary education appears as another recurring area through a $24,200 grant to Friends of Michlalah Yerushalayim T in 2024. The foundation also supported communal education infrastructure with $3,000 to Bureau of Jewish Education in 2024. Beyond formal schooling, it gave $7,000 to Camp Matziv in 2025, linking its giving to youth religious programming.
Typical grants are in the low-thousands: the 25th percentile is $1,800, the median is $3,864, and the 75th percentile is $9,625. The recent record includes repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Yeshiva University, Young Israel Congregation, Valley Torah High School, Chabad of Westlake, Chabad of Oak Park, Chai Lifeline, and Bureau of Jewish Education. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation appears to be a private family foundation given the named legal structure and its modest asset base of $661,803 relative to annual grants of $212,391. The listed grants are programmatic and direct-service oriented, with religious education as the dominant stated purpose.
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$662K
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Most grants fall between $2K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 17% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Yeshiva University, Young Israel Congregation, Friends of Michlalah Yerushalayim, Valley Torah High School
The foundation gives most often in Florida, and only 10% of grants in the recent record went to recipients in its HQ state of Florida. Recent recipients are spread across several U.S. hubs, especially New York City and its suburbs, Los Angeles-area communities, and Arizona. Named recipient locations include New York, NY; Surfside, FL; Valley Village, CA; Phoenix, AZ; Monsey, NY; and Oak Park, CA. All listed grants in the file went to U.S. recipients, with no non-U.S. countries appearing in the recipient distribution.
Its recent grants center on Orthodox Jewish religious education and synagogue life. Named recipients include Yeshiva University, Friends of Michlalah Yerushalayim T, Valley Torah High School, Young Israel Congregation, Shul of Bal Harbor, and Bureau of Jewish Education, with most awards labeled for religious education.
Yes. The recent list shows multiple-year support for several recipients, including Yeshiva University in 2023 and 2024, Young Israel Congregation in 2023 and 2025, Valley Torah High School in 2023 and 2024, and Chabad of Westlake, Chabad of Oak Park, Chai Lifeline, and Bureau of Jewish Education across more than one year.
Typical grants are in the low-thousands. The 25th percentile is $1,800, the median is $3,864, and the 75th percentile is $9,625. The recent record also includes larger awards such as $28,500 to Yeshiva University and $24,200 to Friends of Michlalah Yerushalayim T.
Florida is the top state by grant count, but only 10% of grants in the file go to recipients in Florida. Other recipient locations include New York, California, Arizona, Michigan, and Georgia, with multiple grants to New York, NY; Surfside, FL; Valley Village, CA; and Phoenix, AZ.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG ISRAEL CONGREGATION | SURFSIDE, FL | $18,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| SHUL OF BAL HARBOR | SURFSIDE, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CAMP MATZIV | CASSOPOLIS, MI | $7,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| SURFSIDE MINYAN | SURFSIDE, FL | $5,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CHABAD OF OAK PARK | OAK PARK, CA | $5,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CHABAD OF WESTLAKE | WESTLAKE, CA | $5,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| ATLANTA HEBREW ACADEMY | ATLANTA, GA | $5,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW ROCHELLE | NEW ROCHELLE, NY | $5,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| GREYSTONE JEWISH CENTER | YONKERS, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $28,500 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| FRIENDS OF MICHLALAH YERUSHALAYIM T | MONSEY, NY | $24,200 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| VALLEY TORAH HIGH SCHOOL | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $9,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL OF PHOENIX | PHOENIX, AZ | $5,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $3,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| PELICAN HARBOR SEABIRD STATION | MIAMI, FL | $364 | 2024 | INJURED ANIMAL CARE |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $14,500 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL CONGREGATION | SURFSIDE, FL | $14,400 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| VALLEY TORAH HIGH SCHOOL | VALLEY VILLAGE, CA | $11,500 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| PHOENIX HEBREW ACADEMY | PHOENIX, AZ | $6,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CHABAD OF WESTLAKE | WESTLAKE, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA NETIV A | MONSEY, NY | $4,127 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| EMEK HEBREW ACADEMY | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $3,600 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CHABAD OF OAK PARK | OAK PARK, CA | $3,600 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CHAI LIFELINE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YULA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,800 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| YULA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,800 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| CALABASAS SHUL | CALABASAS, CA | $1,800 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $1,000 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
| ARIZONA KOSHER PANTRY | PHOENIX, AZ | $500 | 2023 | RELIGIOUS EDUCATION |
YOUNG ISRAEL CONGREGATION
$18,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SHUL OF BAL HARBOR
$10,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CAMP MATZIV
$7,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SURFSIDE MINYAN
$5,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CHABAD OF OAK PARK
$5,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CHABAD OF WESTLAKE
$5,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ATLANTA HEBREW ACADEMY
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NEW ROCHELLE
$5,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
GREYSTONE JEWISH CENTER
$3,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
FRIENDS OF MICHLALAH YERUSHALAYIM T
$24,200RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
VALLEY TORAH HIGH SCHOOL
$9,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL OF PHOENIX
$5,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION
$3,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
YOUNG ISRAEL CONGREGATION
$14,400RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
VALLEY TORAH HIGH SCHOOL
$11,500RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PHOENIX HEBREW ACADEMY
$6,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CHABAD OF WESTLAKE
$5,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
EMEK HEBREW ACADEMY
$3,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CHABAD OF OAK PARK
$3,600RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CALABASAS SHUL
$1,800RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION
$1,000RELIGIOUS EDUCATION