The Aaron & Ruth Jungreis Foundation concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish communal life, prioritizing support for yeshivas, synagogues, and Jewish charitable institutions—largely in the New York/Long Island community. Grants also fund emergency/medical volunteer services and Jewish fundraising vehicles, indicating an interest in both religious education and practical community welfare. Many recipients are repeated or locally rooted organizations, suggesting long-term relationships with core institutions.
Aaron & Ruth Jungreis Foundation gives primarily to Orthodox Jewish institutions, with a record that includes a $72,000 grant to Yeshiva Torah Ore in Brooklyn and repeated support for congregational life in Lawrence, New York. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears closely tied to yeshivas, synagogues, and Jewish communal organizations, often backing institutions that serve the same local networks over multiple years. The pattern is not limited to religious education. The foundation also funds Jewish philanthropic intermediaries and practical community service groups, including Keren Hatzedakah in Lakewood, United Hatzalah in New York, and Bike 4 Chai in New York. Those grants point to a mix of education, communal infrastructure, and emergency or charitable support within Orthodox Jewish life. Several recipients recur in the record, including Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence and Keren Hatzedakah in Lakewood, which suggests continued relationships rather than isolated awards. The overall profile is that of a regional Jewish foundation making institution-centered grants to organizations rooted in New York and nearby Orthodox communities.
In Torah education, the foundation backed Yeshivas Mir Yerushalem in Brooklyn with $20,000 in 2024 and Yeshiva Ohr Titzhak in Brooklyn with $3,000 in 2023. It also supported Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett with $5,000 in 2025 and Bnos Menachem in Brooklyn with $5,000 in 2024, showing attention to both boys’ and girls’ educational institutions. For synagogues and congregational life, grants went to Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence in 2023, 2024, and 2025, plus Beth Midrash Mishkan Israel in Sherman Oaks for $25,000 in 2023. The foundation also funded Kehillas Bnai Hayesh Valley Stream for $3,600 in 2024. Its charitable intermediaries include Jewish Community Fund in New York for $10,000 and Keren Hatzedakah in Lakewood in both 2024 and 2025. Emergency and volunteer services appear through United Hatzalah in New York for $24,000.
The typical gift size is modest to mid-sized: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $2,500, and the p75 is $10,000. The recent record also includes several larger institutional grants, but most awards cluster below that upper quartile. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Grantmaking looks relationship-driven: Congregation Beth Shalom and Keren Hatzedakah appear in multiple years, and several yeshivas and local institutions recur across the file. The foundation’s 2025 990 is the latest on file.
$447K
$919K
$107K
$94K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 75% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Aaron & Ruth Jungreis Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 56 | $445K | 98.3% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | $3K |
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Concentrated, relationship-driven giving: a modest number of medium-sized grants focused on religious and community institutions, with several repeat grantees and an emphasis on sustaining local Orthodox communal infrastructure rather than widely distributed small gifts.
Notable grantees: Yeshiva Torah Ore, Congregation Beth Shalom, Keren Hatzedakah, Ohel Bais Ezra, United Hatzalah
Giving is highly concentrated in New York: 75% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and New York is also the top state by grant count. Brooklyn appears repeatedly, including Yeshiva Torah Ore, Yeshivas Mir Yerushalem, and Yeshiva Ohr Titzhak. Lawrence and Hewlett also recur, along with Valley Stream and New York City. Outside the United States, the only recipient country in the recent record is Canada, with one grant to Toronto.
The recent grants show support for Orthodox Jewish yeshivas, synagogues, Jewish charitable intermediaries, and community service organizations. Examples include Yeshiva Torah Ore in Brooklyn, Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence, Keren Hatzedakah in Lakewood, and United Hatzalah in New York.
Yes. 75% of its grants go to recipients in New York, which is also the top state by grant count. Recent New York recipients include Brooklyn, Lawrence, Hewlett, Valley Stream, and New York City organizations.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $2,500, and a p75 of $10,000. The recent list also includes larger institutional grants, such as $72,000 and $36,000.
Yes. Congregation Beth Shalom appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Keren Hatzedakah appears in 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected institutions rather than one-time grants.
Yes, but rarely. The recent grants list shows one Canadian recipient, Yeshiva Yesodei in Toronto, while the rest of the recorded grants go to U.S. organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEREN HATZEDAKAH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $29,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM | LAWRENCE, NY | $19,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE | HEWLETT, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| MANHATTAN JEWISH | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHABAD OF JAPAN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,800 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CHABAD OF THE FIVE TOWNS | CEDARHURST, NY | $770 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| AMIT CHILDREN | NEW YORK, NY | $360 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA TEFERES | BROOKLYN, NY | $180 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF WESTBURY CT | WATERBURY, CT | $50 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| KEREN HATZEDAKAH | LAKEWOOD, NJ | $36,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVAS MIR YERUSHALEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM | LAWRENCE, NY | $18,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BNOS MENACHEM | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| LEON MAYER FUND | HEWLETT, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA TEFERES | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CLARION PROJECT | BEACHWOOD, OH | $3,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| KEHILLAS BNAI HAYESH VALLEY STREAM | VALLEY STREAM, NY | $3,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MANHATTAN JEWISH | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| EMUNAH OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| EZER MIZION | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| AMUDINORG | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BETH HATALMUD BKLYN NY | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BANIM LAMAKOM | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA KTANA | PASSAIC, NJ | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| TCF TWISTED BROOKLYN NY | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| MIRACLE ON THE BOWERY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| ASHEREINU | BROOKLYN, NY | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| KEREN AHAVAS CHESED | FAR ROCKWAY, NY | $250 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| KEREN CHASANIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $100 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION RACHMISTRIVKA | BROOKLYN, NY | $100 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA TORAH ORE | BROOKLYN, NY | $72,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| OHEL BAIS EZRA | BROOKLYN, NY | $35,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BETH MIDRASH MISHKAN ISRAEL | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $24,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| BIKE 4 CHAI | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BET EL YESHIVA CENTER | WOODMERE, NY | $18,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM | LAWRENCE, NY | $13,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| RCCS | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND | LAWRENCE, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| SHELF HELP | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| JHU | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| CHAIMORG | MONROE, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| UJA | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| KGH MIKVEH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,600 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA OHR TITZHAK | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| AMUD AISH MUSEUM | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
| YESHIVA YESODEI | TORONTO | $2,500 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
KEREN HATZEDAKAH
$29,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
$19,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA OF SOUTH SHORE
$5,000CHARITABLE
MANHATTAN JEWISH
$2,500CHARITABLE
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
$2,500CHARITABLE
CHABAD OF JAPAN
$1,800CHARITABLE
CHABAD OF THE FIVE TOWNS
CHARITABLE
AMIT CHILDREN
$360CHARITABLE
YESHIVA TEFERES
$180CHARITABLE
YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF WESTBURY CT
$50CHARITABLE
KEREN HATZEDAKAH
$36,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVAS MIR YERUSHALEM
$20,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
$18,000CHARITABLE
BNOS MENACHEM
$5,000CHARITABLE
LEON MAYER FUND
$5,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA TEFERES
$5,000CHARITABLE
CLARION PROJECT
$3,600CHARITABLE
KEHILLAS BNAI HAYESH VALLEY STREAM
$3,600CHARITABLE
MANHATTAN JEWISH
$2,500CHARITABLE
EMUNAH OF AMERICA
$1,800CHARITABLE
EZER MIZION
$1,800CHARITABLE
AMUDINORG
$1,800CHARITABLE
BETH HATALMUD BKLYN NY
$1,800CHARITABLE
BANIM LAMAKOM
$1,000CHARITABLE
YESHIVA KTANA
$1,000CHARITABLE
TCF TWISTED BROOKLYN NY
$1,000CHARITABLE
MIRACLE ON THE BOWERY
$1,000CHARITABLE
ASHEREINU
$500CHARITABLE
THE PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
$500CHARITABLE
KEREN AHAVAS CHESED
$250CHARITABLE
KEREN CHASANIM
$100CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION RACHMISTRIVKA
$100CHARITABLE
YESHIVA TORAH ORE
$72,000CHARITABLE
OHEL BAIS EZRA
$35,000CHARITABLE
BETH MIDRASH MISHKAN ISRAEL
$25,000CHARITABLE
UNITED HATZALAH
$24,000CHARITABLE
BIKE 4 CHAI
$20,000CHARITABLE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BET EL YESHIVA CENTER
$18,000CHARITABLE
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
$13,000CHARITABLE
JEWISH COMMUNITY FUND
$10,000CHARITABLE
RCCS
$10,000CHARITABLE
DAVIS MEMORIAL FUND
$10,000CHARITABLE
SHELF HELP
$5,000CHARITABLE
JHU
$5,000CHARITABLE
CHAIMORG
$5,000CHARITABLE
UJA
$5,000CHARITABLE
KGH MIKVEH
$3,600CHARITABLE
YESHIVA OHR TITZHAK
$3,000CHARITABLE
AMUD AISH MUSEUM
$2,500CHARITABLE
YESHIVA YESODEI
$2,500CHARITABLE