The Yeshiva Endowment Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost exclusively on Orthodox Jewish higher education in New York, providing substantial institutional support to Yeshiva University and its rabbinical seminary. Grants are large and targeted, aimed at sustaining core educational and theological training programs rather than a broad portfolio of causes. The foundation’s giving underscores a strategic commitment to long-term viability of Rabbinic training and affiliated university operations.
Highly concentrated: very few, large grants directed to a small number of repeat grantees (multi-grant support to the same institutions); focused institutional/endowment-style funding rather than small, diversified grants.
The largest recent grant in the record went to Yeshiva University, with $1,401,554 in 2025, and that pattern is echoed by a second core recipient: Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. Yeshiva Endowment Foundation Inc. gives large, recurring institutional grants tied to Orthodox Jewish higher education in New York, with all recent awards staying within the same local ecosystem. The foundation’s support is not broad-based; it is concentrated on sustaining undergraduate and graduate education at Yeshiva University and rabbinical training at RIETS. Across the recent grants list, the same two institutions appear year after year, which points to a steady funding relationship rather than one-off project giving. The amounts are substantial enough to read as core operating or endowment-style support within those institutions’ education budgets. In that setting, the foundation functions as a focused backer of Jewish academic and theological training, with leadership under Michael Schreiber and assets of $35,148,285.
In higher education, the foundation gave $1,357,845 in 2024 to Yeshiva University for education, following a $1,267,829 grant in 2023 for the same purpose. That repeated support shows sustained underwriting of university-level programs rather than short-term project financing. For rabbinical training, it provided $323,240 in 2025 to Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary for education, alongside $313,159 in 2024. The seminary is the second consistent anchor in the grant record. The foundation’s thematic profile is tightly defined around Orthodox Jewish higher education. Its giving supports both the academic side of the university and the theological training pipeline that prepares rabbinical candidates.
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $315,679, the median is $795,534, and the 75th percentile is $1,335,341. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests an ongoing funding relationship rather than isolated grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The available record points to institutional, restricted support within a very narrow set of recipients.
$1.8M
$35.2M
$1.8M
$2.3M
Most grants fall between $316K and $1.3M, with a median of $796K.
25th Percentile
$316K
Median
$796K
75th Percentile
$1.3M
MICHAEL SCHREIBER
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Notable grantees: Yeshiva University, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Giving is fully local and entirely in New York, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The recent grants stay within New York City institutions: Yeshiva University in New York, NY and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in New York, NY. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 6 grants in the United States.
Its grantmaking is centered on Orthodox Jewish higher education in New York. The recent record shows support for Yeshiva University and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, both in New York, NY, with repeated education grants across multiple years.
The grant-size distribution is high and concentrated: p25 is $315,679, median grant size is $795,534, and p75 is $1,335,341. Recent awards include seven-figure support to Yeshiva University and mid-six-figure support to Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
No. The geographic scope of giving is local, and 100% of grants in the data go to recipients in New York. The recent grants list shows New York, NY recipients only.
Yes. Yeshiva University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary also appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern indicates recurring support rather than one-time giving.
No. The profile shows Funds individuals: False and Makes program-related investments: False. The grant record is institutional, directed to educational organizations rather than people.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,431,687 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $330,190 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,401,554 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $323,240 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,357,845 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $313,159 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,267,829 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $292,399 | 2023 | EDUCATION |