The Scaba Family Foundation primarily funds Orthodox and Sephardic Jewish communal life, concentrating on synagogues, rabbinical support, and youth programming in the New York/New Jersey shore community. It also makes material gifts to disability and special‑needs services for children, indicating an interest in both religious continuity and social services for vulnerable populations. Grants are sizable and targeted rather than widely distributed, often supporting operating or general charitable needs of community institutions.
A defining feature of The Scaba Family Foundation Inc is its concentration on Orthodox and Sephardic Jewish communal life, especially synagogues, rabbinical support, and youth programming in the New York and New Jersey shore communities. Its recent grants show a pattern of targeted gifts to religious institutions and affiliated communal organizations rather than broad, generalized philanthropy. In 2024, the largest grant on file went to The Special Children Center Inc in Lakewood, NJ for general charitable purpose, underscoring attention to special-needs services alongside religious giving. Other sizable awards include Chabad of the Shore in Long Branch, NJ and Congregation Magen Abraham in West Long Branch, NY, both of which reflect the foundation’s support for community institutions serving Sephardic and Orthodox families. The grant list also includes support for individual rabbis and named religious leaders, which points to a funding approach that extends beyond institutions to personnel connected with communal life. Across the recent record, the foundation appears to favor practical support for organizations embedded in specific local networks.
One clear theme is synagogue and congregational support. The foundation gave $62,703 to Congregation Magen Abraham for charitable purposes and later awarded the same congregation $28,501 for general charitable purpose. It also supported Congregation Tiferet Shaul with $41,100 in 2024, showing repeated backing for worship and community institutions. Another focus is rabbinical and clergy support: Rabbi Katz received $37,500 in 2023 and another $15,000 in 2024, with the later grant labeled rabbinical support. Youth-oriented and educational work also appears in the record, including $32,000 to Deal Sephardic Youth Center and $29,800 to Yeshiva Nachlas Tzvi D' Krula. The foundation additionally made grants tied to special-needs services, including The Special Children Center Inc in Lakewood.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized rather than large institutional awards, with a p25 of $3,176, a median of $5,400, and a p75 of $12,300. The recent record includes both one-time gifts and repeat support: Congregation Magen Abraham and Rabbi Katz each appear more than once across 2023 and 2024, and Sephardic Medical Resources also received multiple grants. The foundation gives as a private family foundation and does not make program-related investments. It funds individuals as well as organizations, with several grants directed to named rabbis and rabbinical support. No application process is shown in the provided data.
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$134K
$282K
Most grants fall between $3K and $12K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$12K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Scaba Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 85 | $1M | 98.8% |
| 2 | Israel | 1 |
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Concentrated, moderate-size grants to a small set of religious and community organizations in a focused geographic area; recurring theme of supporting operating/general charitable needs rather than many small project-specific grants.
Notable grantees: The Special Children Center Inc, Chabad of the Shore, Deal Sephardic Youth Center, Congregation Magen Abraham, Rabbi Katz
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in the New York/New Jersey area, with 75% of grants going to recipients in New York. New Jersey is the top state by grant count, reflecting frequent support in places such as Lakewood, Long Branch, and Oakhurst. Brooklyn appears often as a recipient city, alongside West Long Branch and Monsey. Outside the United States, the recipient country distribution includes one grant to Israel. The pattern is regional rather than national, with most awards landing in a small cluster of Northeast Jewish communities.
Its recent grants go mainly to Orthodox and Sephardic Jewish institutions, including congregations, yeshivas, youth centers, rabbinical support, and special-needs services for children. The record also includes grants to general charitable-purpose recipients within those community networks.
Yes. The grant list includes payments to named rabbis and rabbinical leaders, such as Rabbi Katz, Rabbi Moshe Peretz, and Friends of Ahavat Shalom (rabbi Hillel), showing that the foundation funds people as well as organizations.
Its grant sizes are relatively modest: the 25th percentile is $3,176, the median is $5,400, and the 75th percentile is $12,300. Recent awards range from smaller five-figure gifts to larger six-figure support for selected community organizations.
Yes. Congregation Magen Abraham appears twice across 2023 and 2024, Rabbi Katz appears twice with separate grants, and Sephardic Medical Resources also received multiple awards. That pattern suggests some continuing relationships rather than only one-time gifts.
Most grants go to recipients in New York, which accounts for 75% of the grants in the dataset. New Jersey is the top state by grant count, with frequent recipients in Lakewood, Long Branch, and Oakhurst.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
| $10K |
1.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $86,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CONGREGATION TIFERET SHAUL | BROOKLYN, NY | $41,100 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MY SOLIDER | GREAT NECK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CONGREGATION MAGEN ABRAHAM | WEST LONG BRANCH, NY | $28,501 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| RABBI KATZ | MONSEY, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | RABBINICAL SUPPORT |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES (MADRAG) | BROOKLYN, NY | $13,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YAD DAVID (DAVID YOSEF) | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| OHR YOSEF INC (RABBI YEHUDA ATTIYEH) | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,600 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| LEVAVI | NEW YORK, NY | $5,200 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| LEOVDEI HASHEM INC (MOSHE HADDAD) | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YESHIVAT MEKOR HAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HILLEL YESHIVA | OCEAN, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| HKY KOL YAAKOB (NOURI JARADEH) | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YESHIVAT KIRYAT YEHUDA | BROOKLYN, NY | $4,500 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| TALMUDIC RESEARCH CENTER OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY | PASSAIC, NJ | $3,600 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| JBN FOUNDATION | DOBBS FERRY, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SLC KOL ELIYAHU (ELLIOT ROMANO) | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,002 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| CHABAD OF THE SHORE | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $78,650 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION MAGEN ABRAHAM | WEST LONG BRANCH, NY | $62,703 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF AHAVAT SHALOM (RABBI HILLEL) | NEW YORK, NY | $45,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| RABBI KATZ | MONSEY, NY | $37,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SHUVI NAFSHI FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| DEAL SEPHARDIC YOUTH CENTER | OAKHURST, NJ | $32,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA NACHLAS TZVI D' KRULA | BROOKLYN, NY | $29,800 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| THE SPECIAL CHILDREN CENTER INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $28,160 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD DAVID (DAVID YOSEF) | BROOKLYN, NY | $27,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| QUENTIN ROAD SYNAGOGUE -TIFERET SHAUL | BROOKLYN, NY | $24,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| RENEWAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,700 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YDE SCHOOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SLC KOL ELIYAHU (ELLIOT ROMANO) | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAT NOAM EZRA | LINCOLNWOOD, IL | $15,300 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CARMEI HA'IR INTERNATIONAL INC (RABBI AZRAD) | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES (MADRAG) | BROOKLYN, NY | $13,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAT MEKOR HAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| LEOVDEI HASHEM INC (MOSHE HADDAD) | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| PORAT YOSEPH FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| RABBI MOSHE PERETZ | LONG BRANCH, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SHAARE SHALOM CONGREGATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| MAOR YESHIVA (RABBI SEMACH) | WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HECHAL EZRA | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAT ELIAHOU | KIRIAT SHARET, HO | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| OR HACHAYIM | FLUSHING, NY | $8,600 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SBH SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,733 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| GESHARIM INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $7,600 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| MASKEEL EL DAL SOCIETY INC (YAAKOV BENHAIM) | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| FLATBUSH HATZOLOH | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| MOSDOT BETH YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
CONGREGATION TIFERET SHAUL
$41,100GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MY SOLIDER
$30,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CONGREGATION MAGEN ABRAHAM
$28,501GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
RABBI KATZ
$15,000RABBINICAL SUPPORT
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES (MADRAG)
$13,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHEHEBAR SEPHARDIC CENTER
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
OHR YOSEF INC (RABBI YEHUDA ATTIYEH)
$6,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YESHIVAH OF FLATBUSH INC
$5,600GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
LEVAVI
$5,200GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
LEOVDEI HASHEM INC (MOSHE HADDAD)
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YESHIVAT MEKOR HAIM
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
HILLEL YESHIVA
$5,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YESHIVAT KIRYAT YEHUDA
$4,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
TALMUDIC RESEARCH CENTER OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
$3,600GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
JBN FOUNDATION
$1,800GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SLC KOL ELIYAHU (ELLIOT ROMANO)
$1,002GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
MITZVAH MAN FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
CHABAD OF THE SHORE
$78,650CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION MAGEN ABRAHAM
$62,703CHARITABLE
RABBI KATZ
$37,500CHARITABLE
YESHIVA NACHLAS TZVI D' KRULA
$29,800CHARITABLE
QUENTIN ROAD SYNAGOGUE -TIFERET SHAUL
$24,000CHARITABLE
YDE SCHOOL
$18,000CHARITABLE
SLC KOL ELIYAHU (ELLIOT ROMANO)
$18,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAT NOAM EZRA
$15,300CHARITABLE
CARMEI HA'IR INTERNATIONAL INC (RABBI AZRAD)
$15,000CHARITABLE
SEPHARDIC MEDICAL RESOURCES (MADRAG)
$13,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAT MEKOR HAIM
$10,200CHARITABLE
LEOVDEI HASHEM INC (MOSHE HADDAD)
$10,000CHARITABLE
PORAT YOSEPH FOUNDATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
RABBI MOSHE PERETZ
$10,000CHARITABLE
SHAARE SHALOM CONGREGATION
$10,000CHARITABLE
MAOR YESHIVA (RABBI SEMACH)
$10,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVAT HECHAL EZRA
$10,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAT ELIAHOU
$10,000CHARITABLE
OR HACHAYIM
$8,600CHARITABLE
SBH SEPHARDIC BIKUR HOLIM
$7,733CHARITABLE
GESHARIM INC
$7,600CHARITABLE