The Tzedakah Fund concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish communal life in and around Baltimore, providing major charitable support to synagogues, yeshivas, and rabbinical training institutions. Grants are large and institutional in nature, aimed at sustaining day-to-day operations, education, and leadership development within the Orthodox community rather than broad secular charities.
The Tzedakah Fund’s recent grantmaking is marked by a single large gift of $273,080 to Cong Ahavas Tzedakah Vchesed in Brooklyn, a signal of how heavily it supports Orthodox Jewish institutions with operating-style charitable grants. Across the recent grants list, the funder consistently backs synagogues, yeshivas, rabbinical training, and communal organizations tied to Orthodox life, with awards that are often substantial enough to support core programming and institutional continuity. That pattern appears in grants to Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and Rabbinical College Netiv Hadaat, both in Brooklyn, as well as to Baltimore-based groups such as Agudah of Baltimore and Gmach Chesed. The Tzedakah Fund’s giving also reaches schools and related educational institutions serving boys and girls, including Maalot in Lawrence and Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in West Hempstead. The portfolio shows a clear preference for established Jewish communal infrastructure rather than broad, secular philanthropy, and it includes repeated support for many of the same organizations across multiple years.
Orthodox synagogue support is a visible part of the portfolio, with grants such as $77,136 to Cong Ahavas Tzedakah Vchesed in Brooklyn and $25,000 to Greenspring Valley Synagogue in Baltimore. The funder also supports communal advocacy and organizing, including $92,596 and $55,345 to Agudah of Baltimore in separate years. In Jewish education, it backed Maalot with $83,000 and Hebrew Academy of Nassau County with $20,000 in 2023 and another $20,000 in 2025, showing attention to day-school and supplementary education. Rabbinical and advanced Torah study also appears in the recent record through $86,000 to Rabbinical College Netiv Hadaat and $36,000 to American Friends of Migdal Torah.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized for this portfolio, with a p25 of $250, a median of $1,200, and a p75 of $5,725, even as the recent list includes much larger institutional awards. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off: Agudah of Baltimore appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Cong Ahavas Tzedakah Vchesed appears in 2024 and 2025; American Friends of Migdal Torah appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The fund is not described as an operating foundation or a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grants are charitable and institutional in nature.
$564K
$6.2M
$5.9M
$569K
Most grants fall between $250 and $6K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$250
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar institutional grants to a small set of local Orthodox Jewish organizations; few grants overall and focused on sustaining core institutions rather than many small, diverse grantees.
Notable grantees: Cong Ahavas Tzedakah Vchesed, Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Agudah of Baltimore, Rabbinical College Netiv Hadaat, Maalot
The Tzedakah Fund gives nationally, but its awards cluster in a small number of Orthodox Jewish centers. Brooklyn appears repeatedly, along with Baltimore, Monsey, Great Neck, Lakewood, Lawrence, Pikesville, and West Hempstead. Maryland recipients account for 28% of grants, which is separate from the Baltimore headquarters. All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants list centers on Orthodox Jewish institutions: synagogues, yeshivas, rabbinical colleges, communal organizations, and Jewish day-school or supplementary education programs. Examples in the data include synagogue support, mesivta education, rabbinical training, and community advocacy groups.
The typical grant size is relatively small on paper compared with the biggest awards: p25 is $250, median is $1,200, and p75 is $5,725. The recent record also includes much larger institutional grants, such as a $273,080 award and several grants in the tens of thousands.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Agudah of Baltimore in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Cong Ahavas Tzedakah Vchesed in 2024 and 2025; and American Friends of Migdal Torah in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That points to ongoing support rather than isolated awards.
The fund gives nationally, but grant locations cluster in Orthodox Jewish communities in New York and Maryland. Brooklyn shows up often, and Maryland recipients make up 28% of grants. Other recurring places include Monsey, Great Neck, Lakewood, Lawrence, Pikesville, and West Hempstead.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGUDAH OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $114,962 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG ZICHRON YISROEL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG AHAVAS TZDOKA VACHESED | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KEREN ZICHRON HENYA | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $28,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KOL YAAKOV | GREAT NECK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HANC | UNIONDALE, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD YEHUDA OF GREATER WASHINGTON | SILVER SPRINGS, MD | $15,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| FRIENDS OF TOLDOS TZVI | BALTIMORE, MD | $13,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| RABBINICAL ACADEMY MESIVTA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN | BROOKLYN, NY | $13,400 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| GEMACH CHESSED | BALTIMORE, MD | $13,300 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MIGDAL TORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $11,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YESHIVA D'MIR | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| SHALVA HIGH SCHOOL | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YADIR TORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TORAT CHAIM | MONSEY, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LINKS FAMILY INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,200 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BIRKAS YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| HALICHOT HA'ARETZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MENUCHA VYESHUA | NEW YORK, NY | $8,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KEREN KIRYA SEFER INC | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $8,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BETH JACOB HACHSIDI | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TORAH INSTITUTE | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $6,400 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLDINOV | BALTIMORE, MD | $6,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ORTHODOX UNION | NEW YORK, NY | $6,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ZICHRON NECHAMA | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA OF LOMZA | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BAIS HATZEDAKAH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YAD AVRAHAM INSTITUTE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ORTHODOX UNION | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA KNESSES HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $4,900 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG TIFERES YAAKOV | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $4,900 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KEHILATH BNEI TORAH | BALTIMORE, MD | $4,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KEREN HATZEDAKAH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $4,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| OZER DALIM OF LAKEWOOD | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $3,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ZICHRON AVOT | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| LIMUDEI DA'AS INC | MONSEY, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| ETZ HADAAT | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AHAVAS TORAH | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| MINCHAS ASHER FOUNDATION | TEANECK, NJ | $3,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| KOLLEL TIFERES SHLOMO | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| BAIS HAKNESSES OHR HACHAIM | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TALMUDICAL ACADEMY | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA RUACH HATORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| CONG DORG | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| L'AYLAH - TORAH INSTITUTE OF BALTIMORE | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $3,000 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AHAVAS YISROEL | PIKESVILLE, MD | $2,600 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TORAS AVROHOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| TIFERES YAAKOV | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $2,400 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA GEDOLA OF SOUTH MONSEY | AIRMONT, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
| AHAVAT YISROEL | FLUSHING, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | CHARITABLE |
AGUDAH OF BALTIMORE
$114,962CHARITABLE
CONG ZICHRON YISROEL
$50,000CHARITABLE
CONG AHAVAS TZDOKA VACHESED
$36,600CHARITABLE
KEREN ZICHRON HENYA
$28,000CHARITABLE
KOL YAAKOV
$20,000CHARITABLE
HANC
$20,000CHARITABLE
YAD YEHUDA OF GREATER WASHINGTON
CHARITABLE
FRIENDS OF TOLDOS TZVI
$13,800CHARITABLE
RABBINICAL ACADEMY MESIVTA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN
$13,400CHARITABLE
LINKS FAMILY INC
$8,200CHARITABLE
BIRKAS YAAKOV
$8,000CHARITABLE
HALICHOT HA'ARETZ
$8,000CHARITABLE
MENUCHA VYESHUA
$8,000CHARITABLE
BETH JACOB HACHSIDI
$7,000CHARITABLE
TORAH INSTITUTE
$6,400CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF KOLDINOV
$6,000CHARITABLE
ORTHODOX UNION
$6,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ZICHRON NECHAMA
$5,800CHARITABLE
YESHIVA OF LOMZA
$5,500CHARITABLE
BAIS HATZEDAKAH
$5,000CHARITABLE
YAD AVRAHAM INSTITUTE
$5,000CHARITABLE
ORTHODOX UNION
$5,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA KNESSES HATORAH
$4,900CHARITABLE
CONG TIFERES YAAKOV
$4,900CHARITABLE
KEHILATH BNEI TORAH
$4,800CHARITABLE
ZICHRON AVOT
$3,600CHARITABLE
ETZ HADAAT
$3,600CHARITABLE
AHAVAS TORAH
$3,600CHARITABLE
KOLLEL TIFERES SHLOMO
$3,000CHARITABLE
BAIS HAKNESSES OHR HACHAIM
$3,000CHARITABLE
TALMUDICAL ACADEMY
$3,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA RUACH HATORAH
$3,000CHARITABLE
CONG DORG
$3,000CHARITABLE
L'AYLAH - TORAH INSTITUTE OF BALTIMORE
$3,000CHARITABLE
AHAVAS YISROEL
$2,600CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TORAS AVROHOM
$2,500CHARITABLE
TIFERES YAAKOV
$2,400CHARITABLE
YESHIVA GEDOLA OF SOUTH MONSEY
$1,800CHARITABLE
AHAVAT YISROEL
$1,800CHARITABLE