Zecher Avrohom Inc is a faith-based funder that concentrates on Orthodox Jewish communal life, with the bulk of support going to yeshivas, kollels, synagogues, and charity/welfare arms of Hasidic networks. Their giving heavily favors a small set of networked institutions (many Pnei Menachem–affiliated entities, congregations, and Torah education organizations), including both U.S.-based congregations in Brooklyn and U.S. friends groups that support overseas institutions. Grants routinely support operating/program needs rather than experimental projects, indicating core support for religious education, clergy/kollel stipends, and community social services.
Zecher Avrohom Inc channels most of its giving to Orthodox Jewish communal institutions, with repeated support for yeshivas, kollels, synagogues, and welfare organizations tied to Hasidic and Pnei Menachem–affiliated networks. Its recent grants show a clear preference for general support rather than restricted project funding, and the same institutions often reappear across multiple years. The largest recent award on the record is $398,000 to American Friends of Pnei Menachem Inc for general support, followed by $133,979 to Medrash Emek Hatorah Inc for general support. Other substantial grants include $132,270 to Mosdos Hatorah Vhaschesed of Pnei Menahcem Inc and $111,559 to American Friends of Sfath Emeth, both also for general support. The foundation’s portfolio points to a funder focused on continuity for religious education and communal infrastructure. Grants regularly support institutions such as kolel and yeshiva organizations, as well as congregations serving Brooklyn, Monsey, Spring Valley, Suffern, and Lakewood. The pattern suggests core support for established religious organizations rather than one-time experimentation, with many awards concentrated in a relatively small network of recipients.
A major thread in Zecher Avrohom Inc’s giving is support for Pnei Menachem–linked institutions. That includes $398,000 to American Friends of Pnei Menachem Inc for general support, $132,270 to Mosdos Hatorah Vhaschesed of Pnei Menahcem Inc for general support, and $93,362 to Kolel Pnei Menachem for general support. The foundation also backs Torah study and rabbinic learning institutions outside that network. It gave $108,300 to Shefa Chaim for general support and $74,795 to Mechon Maharal Tzinitz for general support, with additional awards to the same grantees in later years. Congregational support is another visible line of work. Grants such as $105,860 to Congregation Rachmistrivka Inc, $68,730 to Congregation Lev Simcha, and $65,000 to Congregation Darkei Tshivo of Dinov all point to recurring operating support for synagogue and community life.
Zecher Avrohom Inc’s recent grant sizes cluster around a modest-to-midrange core, with a p25 of $8,450, a median of $14,810, and a p75 of $41,000. The reported awards above that range show a narrower set of larger general-support grants to established institutions. The same recipients appear more than once, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated gifts. Medrash Emek Hatorah Inc, Mechon Maharal Tzinitz, Congregation Lev Simcha, Shefa Chaim, and American Friends of Sfath Emeth each received multiple grants across different years. The organization is a public charity, not a private family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$956K
$1.5M
$3.2M
$2.6M
Most grants fall between $8K and $41K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$41K
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Concentrated, repeat giving to a modest set of core grantees and affiliated organizations; grant sizes are moderate to large (many ~$50k–$400k) and frequently issued multiple times to the same institutions, indicating sustained operating support rather than one-off or broad diffuse giving.
Notable grantees: American Friends of Pnei Menachem Inc, Mechon Maharal Tzinitz, Mosdos Pnei Menachem / Mosdos Hatorah v’Hachesed of Pnei Menahcem, Shefa Chaim, Congregation Lev Simcha
Grant activity is overwhelmingly local: 88% of grants go to recipients in New York, and all recorded recipient-country activity is in the US. Brooklyn is the most frequent city in the recent-grants list, with additional awards in New York, Monsey, Spring Valley, Suffern, and Lakewood. The pattern reflects a New York-centered network of Orthodox Jewish institutions, with some support reaching nearby New Jersey.
Recent grants go to yeshivas, kollels, synagogues, and community welfare organizations. Named recipients include Orthodox Jewish communal institutions such as congregations, Torah education groups, and charity or chessed funds, with many awards described as general support.
The grant descriptions are overwhelmingly general support. That points to ongoing operating or institutional support rather than narrow project grants, especially because many of the same recipients receive funding in more than one year.
The distribution shows a p25 of $8,450, a median of $14,810, and a p75 of $41,000. The recent-grants list also includes larger awards, but the center of activity sits in the mid-five-figure range and below.
New York receives 88% of grants by recipient location, and Brooklyn appears most often among recent recipients. Other New York locations include Monsey, Spring Valley, Suffern, and New York City, with Lakewood, New Jersey also appearing in the recent-grants list.
Yes. Medrash Emek Hatorah Inc, Mechon Maharal Tzinitz, Congregation Lev Simcha, Shefa Chaim, and American Friends of Sfath Emeth each appear more than once, which indicates repeated support across years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDRASH EMEK HATORAH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $133,979 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLEL PNEI MENACHEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $93,362 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE TELCOM FOUNDATION TRUST | BROOKLYN, NY | $62,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONG & KOLEL OHEL YESOCHOR DCHASEDI BELZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MECHON MAHARAL TZINITZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $52,018 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KUPAT EIZER NISUIN BAIS YISROEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION PNEI MENACHEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $34,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DERECH EMUNAH CONGREGATION INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YAD LACHMU ANYU LENITZRUCHIN CHOQ LYISROEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION ACHDUT | BROOKLYN, NY | $27,650 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOV LKOL | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION MEOR HATEFILLAH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA YAGDIL TORAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $22,784 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BAIS HACHINUCH INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $22,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION OAK & VINE A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $22,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOSDOS PNEI MENACHEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,843 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELYON COLLEGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $18,260 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION KEREN SHIVIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $17,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DODI LI FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHMOL INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $14,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONG KOLLEL OHR HATORAH | AIRMONT, NY | $14,400 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AVNEI PINCHOS | MONSEY, NY | $14,050 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA KTANA INC | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $13,260 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION GER-STATEN ISLAND INC | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $12,705 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION HAKSHIVAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $12,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| YESHIVA TIFERES SHMUEL | SUFFERN, NY | $11,350 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION NOTZER CHESED INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GEMACH CHASDI YOEL OF WILLIAMSBURG | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,901 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AHAVAT YISROEL HUMANITY INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $9,725 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMUNAS BAIS YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KESHER INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION BETH TALMUD VEHORAAH | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,800 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION CHASDEI AVOS | MONROE, NY | $6,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION CHABAD INREACH ALIYA | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONG KHAL TZEMACH TZADIK WIZNITZ 16TH AVENUE | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HISACHDIS HATALMIDIM DKEREN SHMIEL | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NESIVOS BAIS YAAKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KEREN ZICHRON GEDALYAHU INC DBA BEIS MEDRASH NEZER GEDALYAHU | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,977 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OIZ VEHUDER | MONSEY, NY | $5,451 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BNOS PEREL | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,320 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PNEI MENACHEM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $398,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SFATH EMETH | BROOKLYN, NY | $111,559 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OHR HACHAIM HAKADOSH | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $105,300 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONG MACHNE CHAIM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEDRASH EMEK HATORAH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $83,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOSDOS HATORAH VHACHESED OF PNEI MENAHCEM INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $81,650 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION DARKEI TSHIVO OF DINOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $65,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONGREGATION KEREN SHIVIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $62,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOSDOS PNEI MENACHEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,387 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MECHON MAHARAL TZINITZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $55,420 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
MEDRASH EMEK HATORAH INC
$133,979GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLEL PNEI MENACHEM
$93,362GENERAL SUPPORT
THE TELCOM FOUNDATION TRUST
$62,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONG & KOLEL OHEL YESOCHOR DCHASEDI BELZ
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MECHON MAHARAL TZINITZ
$52,018GENERAL SUPPORT
KUPAT EIZER NISUIN BAIS YISROEL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION PNEI MENACHEM
$34,500GENERAL SUPPORT
DERECH EMUNAH CONGREGATION INC
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YAD LACHMU ANYU LENITZRUCHIN CHOQ LYISROEL
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION ACHDUT
$27,650GENERAL SUPPORT
TOV LKOL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION MEOR HATEFILLAH
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
YESHIVA YAGDIL TORAH
$22,784GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BAIS HACHINUCH INC
$22,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION OAK & VINE A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION
$22,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ELYON COLLEGE
$18,260GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION KEREN SHIVIM
$17,500GENERAL SUPPORT
DODI LI FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHMOL INC
$14,700GENERAL SUPPORT
CONG KOLLEL OHR HATORAH
$14,400GENERAL SUPPORT
AVNEI PINCHOS
$14,050GENERAL SUPPORT
YESHIVA KTANA INC
$13,260GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION GER-STATEN ISLAND INC
$12,705GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION HAKSHIVAH
$12,250GENERAL SUPPORT
YESHIVA TIFERES SHMUEL
$11,350GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION NOTZER CHESED INC
$10,600GENERAL SUPPORT
GEMACH CHASDI YOEL OF WILLIAMSBURG
$9,901GENERAL SUPPORT
EMUNAS BAIS YAAKOV
$8,500GENERAL SUPPORT
KESHER INC
$8,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION BETH TALMUD VEHORAAH
$7,800GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION CHASDEI AVOS
$6,700GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION CHABAD INREACH ALIYA
$6,600GENERAL SUPPORT
CONG KHAL TZEMACH TZADIK WIZNITZ 16TH AVENUE
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HISACHDIS HATALMIDIM DKEREN SHMIEL
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NESIVOS BAIS YAAKOV
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KEREN ZICHRON GEDALYAHU INC DBA BEIS MEDRASH NEZER GEDALYAHU
$5,977GENERAL SUPPORT
OIZ VEHUDER
$5,451GENERAL SUPPORT
BNOS PEREL
$5,320GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF PNEI MENACHEM INC
$398,000GENERAL SUPPORT
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF SFATH EMETH
$111,559GENERAL SUPPORT
OHR HACHAIM HAKADOSH
$105,300GENERAL SUPPORT
CONG MACHNE CHAIM INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEDRASH EMEK HATORAH INC
$83,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION DARKEI TSHIVO OF DINOV
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONGREGATION KEREN SHIVIM
$62,500GENERAL SUPPORT
MECHON MAHARAL TZINITZ
$55,420GENERAL SUPPORT