The Light of Chaim Foundation primarily funds Orthodox Jewish religious institutions and community services in and around Monsey, NY, with a mix of synagogue/yeshiva support, girls' educational programs, and ritual infrastructure. Giving is focused on small-to-midsize local charities and congregations, with occasional larger gifts to key community institutions. The foundation appears driven by denominational, community-preservation, and Torah-study priorities rather than secular or broad-based social services.
The Light of Chaim Foundation’s largest recent grant, $86,572 to Machne Bnos Aquare, points to a clear priority: Orthodox Jewish education and community institutions centered in the Monsey–Spring Valley area. The foundation’s 2025 grant list is heavily weighted toward synagogues, kollels, yeshivas, girls’ education, and ritual-community infrastructure, with many awards going to small local charities and congregations rather than broad social-service groups. That pattern is visible in grants such as $15,000 to Cong Sdei Yakov Inc and $14,640 to Mosdot Torat Aaron, both in Spring Valley, alongside support for other religious and community organizations. The giving profile suggests a funder oriented toward denominational continuity and day-to-day communal life. Recent recipients include congregations, Torah-study institutions, and organizations tied to religious practice and welfare, indicating a concentrated commitment to the institutions that sustain Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods. The recurring presence of Spring Valley recipients and other nearby communities shows a place-based approach to Jewish communal support, with one especially large award standing out above a broad field of much smaller grants.
Girls’ and women’s Jewish education is a visible theme in the portfolio. The foundation gave $86,572 to Machne Bnos Aquare for charity and $9,000 to Bnos Yaakov for charitable support, both of which point to investment in girls’ learning and related community programming. Religious institutions are another core area. Grants of $15,000 to Cong Sdei Yakov Inc and $10,000 to Cong Yeshuos Yisroel support congregational life in Spring Valley. The foundation also backed ritual infrastructure with $5,800 to Mikvah Yisroel. Torah study and rabbinic training appear through grants such as $14,640 to Mosdot Torat Aaron, $3,980 to Yeshivas Toras Zev Inc, and $1,300 to Kolel Rachmistrivka Monsey. These awards show a portfolio that includes both formal study settings and neighborhood religious institutions.
The grant size profile is sharply skewed: the median award is $1,000, with the 25th percentile at $396 and the 75th percentile at $6,500. That means many awards are small, while a few much larger grants anchor the year’s total. The 2025 list also shows a high concentration of one-year grants rather than a clearly recurring award pattern from the data provided. The foundation is structured as a private foundation, not a pass-through vehicle for individual support, and it does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the available data.
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Highly local and relationship-driven: many small grants across numerous congregations and institutions with a few larger, concentrated gifts to flagship community organizations; mostly repeat thematic support within Orthodox Jewish communal life.
Notable grantees: MACHNE BNOS AQUARE, CONG SDEI YAKOV INC, MOSDOT TORAT AARON, MIKVAH YISROEL, YESHIVAS TORAS ZEV INC
Giving is concentrated in a tight Northeast footprint. Spring Valley, NY appears most often among recent recipients, including congregations, educational groups, and community charities. Other repeated recipient locations include Brooklyn, NY; Monsey, NY; and nearby New Jersey communities such as Lakewood, Toms River, and Jackson. The grant list is entirely domestic, with 54 grants and 100.0% going to U.S. recipients. That pattern aligns with a local Orthodox Jewish funding network centered around Rockland County and adjacent communities.
Recent grants go to Orthodox Jewish synagogues, yeshivas, kollels, girls’ education programs, mikvah and other ritual infrastructure, and local Jewish charity organizations. The recipient list includes congregations, study institutions, and community welfare groups rather than individuals.
The grant-size distribution is small on the lower end, with a median award of $1,000 and a 25th percentile of $396. The 75th percentile is $6,500, showing that most grants are modest, even though one much larger award appears in the recent list.
Spring Valley, NY is the most common recipient location in the recent grant list. Other frequent recipient cities include Brooklyn, Monsey, Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson, Kiryas Joel, and Monroe, all within the U.S.
The recipient country distribution shows 54 grants, or 100.0%, going to U.S. organizations. The recent grant list includes only U.S. recipient locations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACHNE BNOS AQUARE | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $86,572 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG SDEI YAKOV INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MOSDOT TORAT AARON | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $14,640 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| SHEKEL HAKODESH | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $11,400 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG YESHUOS YISROEL | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BNOS YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MIKVAH YISROEL | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $5,800 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| YESHIVAS TORAS ZEV INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $3,980 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG OF KIRYAS SKVER | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $3,336 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG SHIVTEI YISROEL | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $3,150 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MERCAZ HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,870 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG YISROEL KEDOSHIM | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $2,665 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG KUPAT SKVER | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $2,415 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MERKAZ HAKOLLILIM | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $2,255 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG TIFERES BAIS ZWEHIL | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MECHON NESIVOS | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,800 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KOLEL RACHMISTRIVKA MONSEY | MONSEY, NY | $1,300 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| TOLDOS YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,005 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| AB CHARITY INC | MONSEY, NY | $921 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BEIS CHINUCH GEVOAH | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $900 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| RCCS | BROOKLYN, NY | $800 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG HALICHUS HACHAIM | NEW SQUARE, NY | $500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MIFAL MAYUNES INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $474 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MAAMAR MORDECHAI INC | TOMS TIVER, NJ | $450 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| YAD LACHIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $396 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG TOMCHEI SHABBOS | KIRYAS JOEL, NY | $380 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG BEER YAKOV | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $360 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| GEMACH HATZOLAH | MONROE, NY | $332 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG BEIS MEDRASH OF ROBIN ESTATES | JACKSON, NJ | $330 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| TOIREM | BROOKLYN, NY | $251 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KESHER NAFSHI INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $186 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| LIKRAS SHABBOS INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $180 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG BARNEV INC | MONSEY, NY | $120 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| YAD LTALMID INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $111 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| YL HEARTS | BROOKLYN, NY | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KOLEL CHIBAS JERUSALEM | MONSEY, NY | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BNOS CHANA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| YESHIVA TZION YOSEF PUPA INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| TZIDKAS OHR YESHAYE | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG IMREI SHEFER | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| SANZ KLAUSENBERG INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $94 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BONEI OLAM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $88 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG OHEL TORAH | MONSEY, NY | $86 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG ZICHRON MENASHE CHAIM | MONSEY, NY | $70 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KUPATH CHASANIM | NEW SQUARE, NY | $65 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| VYAZREIM | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $60 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KEREN CHASANIM OHR TORAH | MONSEY, NY | $50 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CONG BEIS KOSOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $45 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| OHR VDAAS | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $36 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| KOLLEL AVREICHIM DSATMAR MONSEY | MONSEY, NY | $36 | 2025 | CHARITY |
MACHNE BNOS AQUARE
$86,572CHARITY
CONG SDEI YAKOV INC
$15,000CHARITY
MOSDOT TORAT AARON
$14,640CHARITABLE
SHEKEL HAKODESH
$11,400CHARITY
CONG YESHUOS YISROEL
$10,000CHARITABLE
BNOS YAAKOV
$9,000CHARITABLE
MIKVAH YISROEL
CHARITY
YESHIVAS TORAS ZEV INC
$3,980CHARITY
CONG OF KIRYAS SKVER
$3,336CHARITY
CONG SHIVTEI YISROEL
$3,150CHARITABLE
MERCAZ HATORAH
$2,870CHARITY
CONG YISROEL KEDOSHIM
$2,665CHARITY
CONG KUPAT SKVER
$2,415CHARITY
MERKAZ HAKOLLILIM
$2,255CHARITABLE
CONG TIFERES BAIS ZWEHIL
$2,000CHARITY
MECHON NESIVOS
$1,800CHARITY
KOLEL RACHMISTRIVKA MONSEY
$1,300CHARITY
TOLDOS YAAKOV
$1,005CHARITY
AB CHARITY INC
$921CHARITY
BEIS CHINUCH GEVOAH
$900CHARITABLE
CONG HALICHUS HACHAIM
$500CHARITY
MAAMAR MORDECHAI INC
$450CHARITY
YAD LACHIM
$396CHARITY
CONG TOMCHEI SHABBOS
$380CHARITY
CONG BEER YAKOV
$360CHARITABLE
GEMACH HATZOLAH
$332CHARITY
CONG BEIS MEDRASH OF ROBIN ESTATES
$330CHARITY
TOIREM
$251CHARITY
KESHER NAFSHI INC
$186CHARITY
LIKRAS SHABBOS INC
$180CHARITY
CONG BARNEV INC
$120CHARITY
YAD LTALMID INC
$111CHARITY
YL HEARTS
$100CHARITY
KOLEL CHIBAS JERUSALEM
$100CHARITY
BNOS CHANA INC
$100CHARITY
YESHIVA TZION YOSEF PUPA INC
$100CHARITY
TZIDKAS OHR YESHAYE
$100CHARITY
CONG IMREI SHEFER
$100CHARITY
SANZ KLAUSENBERG INC
$94CHARITY
CONG OHEL TORAH
$86CHARITY
CONG ZICHRON MENASHE CHAIM
$70CHARITY
KUPATH CHASANIM
$65CHARITY
KEREN CHASANIM OHR TORAH
$50CHARITY
CONG BEIS KOSOV
$45CHARITY
OHR VDAAS
$36CHARITY
KOLLEL AVREICHIM DSATMAR MONSEY
$36CHARITY