The Scharf Family Charitable Foundation concentrates support on Orthodox Jewish religious institutions and community organizations in New York City, providing substantial unrestricted/general support for synagogue operations and related communal activities. A smaller stream of funding goes to educational institutions, demonstrated by a sizable grant to NYU, suggesting interest in Jewish education or local higher-education partnerships alongside faith-based giving.
Small, concentrated portfolio of relatively large single grants (six grants totaling $291k) focused on a narrow set of religious and community organizations in NYC; donor makes few, sizable unrestricted awards rather than many small grants or broad geographic distribution.
A clear pattern in the Y David and Cheryl Scharf Family Charitable Foundation’s recent giving is repeated support for Orthodox Jewish institutions, especially synagogues, kollels, and related community organizations in New York City. The foundation’s largest recent grant in the record, $61,000 to Amidei Zion of Bobov in Brooklyn, sits within a broader stream of charitable-activities support for faith-based communal life. Other sizeable awards show similar priorities: $50,000 went to Khalal Chasidim in Brooklyn, and another $50,000 went to Congregation Tomchei Shabbos Inc in Lakewood. The foundation also backs Jewish educational and institutional settings. Recent grants include $50,000 to New York University, $8,700 to Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan, and $1,800 to Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Its portfolio includes organizations serving communal needs beyond formal schooling as well, such as Our Place in New York Inc and Ezer Mizion. Across the recent record, the foundation’s giving reads as local, religiously rooted, and institution-focused, with support directed to organizations carrying out charitable activities rather than to individuals.
One clear cause area is synagogue and congregational support. The foundation gave $50,000 to West Side Institutional in New York and $3,600 to Congregation Ahavath Chesed in Jacksonville, both listed for support of organization charitable activities. A second thread is Jewish education. Recent grants include $8,700 to Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan, $3,600 to Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, and $1,800 to Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. These awards point to support for schools and yeshiva institutions rather than individual students. The foundation also funds broader Jewish communal and relief-oriented organizations. It gave $15,600 to Our Place in New York Inc, $3,600 to Ezer Mizion, and $2,500 to Agudath Israel Emergnew NY. A smaller set of grants reaches outside New York City, including $18,000 to Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Inc and $3,600 to Jgive - Friends of Asor Fund USA in Jerusalem.
Typical grants are modest in size, with a p25 of $1,800, a median of $3,600, and a p75 of $14,200, even though the record also includes larger awards such as $61,000 and multiple $50,000 grants. The pattern shows repeat giving to some recipients across years: Kahal Toldos Tzvi Dspinka appears in 2024 and 2025, Our Place in New York Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Congregation Ahavath Chesed appears in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a private family charitable foundation and does not fund individuals. The listed grants are described as support of organization charitable activities, which aligns with general operating or unrestricted support.
$186K
$1.5M
$445K
$194K
Most grants fall between $2K and $14K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$14K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Y David and Cheryl Scharf Family Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 38 | $442K | 97.4% |
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Notable grantees: Amidei Zion of Bobov, Congregation Tomchei Shabbos Inc, Khalal Chasidim, West Side Institutional, New York University
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in New York, with 85% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. New York City and Brooklyn appear repeatedly, including awards to Amidei Zion of Bobov, Khalal Chasidim, West Side Institutional, Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan, and New York University. Outside New York, the record includes Lakewood and Monsey in New Jersey, Jacksonville in Florida, and one grant in Jerusalem. Florida is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in New York.
The recent record centers on Orthodox Jewish religious institutions and community organizations, especially synagogues, kollels, and yeshivas. Grants also go to Jewish communal and relief-oriented groups, along with a smaller number of educational institutions such as New York University and several yeshivas.
The grant-size distribution is small to moderate: p25 is $1,800, median is $3,600, and p75 is $14,200. That distribution sits alongside a few larger grants, including $50,000 and $61,000 awards.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Our Place in New York Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Kahal Toldos Tzvi Dspinka in 2024 and 2025; and Congregation Ahavath Chesed in 2024 and 2025.
The foundation gives mainly in New York, with 85% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Brooklyn and New York City account for many of the named recipients, while New Jersey, Florida, and Jerusalem also appear in the recent grants list.
Outside New York, the recent record includes recipients in Lakewood and Monsey in New Jersey, Jacksonville in Florida, and Jerusalem. Most of the grant count still stays in New York, but the list shows a limited set of out-of-state and international awards.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $4K |
2.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIR COMMITTEE | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| OUR PLACE IN NEW YORK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $23,600 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| AMIDEI ZION OF BOBOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| EZER MIZION | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| KAHAL TOLDOS TZVI DSPINKA | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA OHAVEI TORAH OF RIVERDALE INC | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| ISREAEL HERITAGE FOUNDATION | GROVE CITY, OH | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL | MAMARONECK, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| MESIVTA YESHIVA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| HATZOLAH AIR | MONGAUP VALLEY, NY | $3,400 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL | OXFORD, OH | $2,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CONGREGATION KHAL SHAAREI ZION | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE | PIKESVILLE, MD | $1,800 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| HFPJC - AVOYSEINU-M | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,250 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| BIKUR CHOLIM OF MANHATTAN INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST M | WASHINGTON DC, WA | $1,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH | FAR ROCKAWAY, NY | $750 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| KOLLEL TORAH TEMIMAH INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA MERCAZ HATORAH OF WHITE OAK | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CONGREGATION BIRCHAS CHA | BROOKLYN, NY | $500 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALV | NEW YORK, NY | $360 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| SHALOM ACADEMY FOR TORAH | EAST WINDSOR, NJ | $250 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVAS MEKOR CHAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $250 | 2026 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| WEST SIDE INSTITUTIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| KAHAL TOLDOS TZVI DSPINKA | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| KEREN YISOCHER DOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| OUR PLACE IN NEW YORK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA MERCAZ HATORAH OF BELLE HARBOR | ROCKAWAY PARK, NY | $3,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CONGREGATION AHAVATH CHESED | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $3,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| JGIVE - FRIENDS OF ASOR FUND USA | JERUSALEM | $3,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| WEST SIDE KOLLEL COMMUNITY TORAH CENTER | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA RABBI SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE | PIKESVILLE, MD | $1,800 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| HFPJC - AVOYSEINU-M | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,150 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CONGREGATION ZICHRON MORDECHAI SHLOMO | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $750 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| AMIDEI ZION OF BOBOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $61,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| KHALAL CHASIDIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| OUR PLACE IN NEW YORK INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| KAHAL TOLDOS TZVI DSPINKA | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| FRIENDS OF IDF | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| YESHIVA KETANA OF MANHATTAN | NEW YORK, NY | $8,700 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CONGREGATION AHAVATH CHESED | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $3,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| MESIVTA YESHIVA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| EZER MIZION | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,600 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
| CONGREGATION MIKDASH DOVID | MONSEY, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES |
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
AMIDEI ZION OF BOBOV
$18,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
EZER MIZION
$10,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
KAHAL TOLDOS TZVI DSPINKA
$10,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
ISREAEL HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$5,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
WESTCHESTER DAY SCHOOL
$5,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
MESIVTA YESHIVA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
HATZOLAH AIR
$3,400SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HILLEL
$2,500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATION KHAL SHAAREI ZION
$2,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE
$1,800SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
$1,800SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
HFPJC - AVOYSEINU-M
$1,250SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
BIKUR CHOLIM OF MANHATTAN INC
$1,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST M
$1,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA DARCHEI TORAH
$750SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
KOLLEL TORAH TEMIMAH INC
$500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA MERCAZ HATORAH OF WHITE OAK
$500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATION BIRCHAS CHA
$500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SHALV
$360SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
SHALOM ACADEMY FOR TORAH
$250SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
YESHIVAS MEKOR CHAIM
$250SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
WEST SIDE INSTITUTIONAL
$50,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
KAHAL TOLDOS TZVI DSPINKA
$10,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
KEREN YISOCHER DOV
$10,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA MERCAZ HATORAH OF BELLE HARBOR
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATION AHAVATH CHESED
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
JGIVE - FRIENDS OF ASOR FUND USA
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
WEST SIDE KOLLEL COMMUNITY TORAH CENTER
$2,500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA RABBI SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH
$1,800SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
$1,800SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE
$1,800SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
HFPJC - AVOYSEINU-M
$1,150SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATION ZICHRON MORDECHAI SHLOMO
$750SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
AMIDEI ZION OF BOBOV
$61,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
KHALAL CHASIDIM
$50,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
KAHAL TOLDOS TZVI DSPINKA
$10,000SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
YESHIVA KETANA OF MANHATTAN
$8,700SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATION AHAVATH CHESED
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
MESIVTA YESHIVA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
EZER MIZION
$3,600SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF NY
$2,500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
CONGREGATION MIKDASH DOVID
$2,500SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES