The Snider Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish religious institutions and educational centers, primarily supporting congregations, yeshivas, and related community welfare programs. Grants are sizable and directed to a small set of repeat recipients, funding general religious and educational operations as well as assistance for economically disadvantaged community members. Their pattern suggests a focus on sustaining core communal institutions rather than broad, secular causes.
Mordechai and Ruth Snider Charitable Foundation Inc. gives some of its largest recent grants to Orthodox Jewish congregations and yeshivas, including $500,000 to Congregation Kahal Chassidim in Baltimore and $366,699 to the same congregation the following year. The foundation’s record shows sustained support for religious institutions that handle educational, congregational, and welfare functions, with multiple grants earmarked for various educational and religious purposes. It also backs community institutions outside Maryland, such as Yeshivas Klausenberg in Jerusalem and Mosdos Oheiv Israel Kopishnitz in Brooklyn. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is not broad general philanthropy but repeated support for a defined religious community and its core organizations. Several awards are directed to institutions tied to advanced Jewish learning, while others support rent, assistance for economically disadvantaged individuals, and charitable projects within Orthodox communities. The foundation also appears to fund individuals, and the grant list includes smaller awards to rabbinical-study fellowships and local Jewish organizations. The recurring structure of the grants suggests a funder working through established communal institutions rather than one-off, open-ended causes.
The foundation supports Orthodox Jewish religious education at several levels. It gave $93,600 in 2023 and $87,200 in 2024 to Yeshivas Klausenberg in Jerusalem for various educational and religious purposes, and $15,000 to American Friends of Biala Yeshiva Inc. for fellowship of rabbinical studies. Community assistance is another visible line of giving. Mosdos Oheiv Israel Kopishnitz in Brooklyn received $84,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for assistance for economically disadvantaged individuals, while Ahavas Yisroel Charity Fund in Baltimore received $5,400 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports local congregational operations and related needs. Congregation Kedushas Yisroel Inc. in Baltimore received $58,217 in 2023 and $49,739 in 2024 for rent, showing practical support for a congregation’s day-to-day obligations.
The typical grant size is modest for the median recipient and much larger at the upper end: p25 is $1,500, median is $3,000, and p75 is $39,378. That spread fits a pattern of many small awards alongside a few large institutional grants. The recent record also shows repetition. Several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Congregation Kahal Chassidim, Shomer Yisroel Inc., Yeshivas Klausenberg, Mosdos Oheiv Israel Kopishnitz, Congregation Kedushas Yisroel Inc., and Aviezer Shapira. The foundation does not make program-related investments and is listed as funding individuals. The grant list points to a family charitable foundation making direct grants rather than operating through an application process that is described in the data.
$588K
$2.3M
$615K
$715K
Most grants fall between $2K and $39K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$39K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Mordechai and Ruth Snider Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 40 | $2M | 80.0% |
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Concentrated giving: relatively few, large grants made repeatedly to a small cohort of grantees (multi-grant relationships), focused on sustaining institutional operations and programmatic needs.
Notable grantees: Congregation Kahal Chassidim, Shomer Yisroel Inc, Yeshivas Klausenberg, Mosdos Oheiv Israel Kopishnitz
Most grants land in the United States, with 85.0% of listed recent grants going there and 15.0% going to Israel. Baltimore appears frequently, including grants to Congregation Kahal Chassidim, Shomer Yisroel Inc., Congregation Kedushas Yisroel Inc., Ahavas Yisroel Charity Fund, Mesivta Kesser Torah of Baltimore, Bnos Yisroel, Hatzalah of Baltimore, and Chabad Jewish Center. Brooklyn is another major recipient city, with awards to Mosdos Oheiv Israel Kopishnitz, American Friends of Biala Yeshiva Inc., Congregation Darkei Tshivo of Dinov, Ohr Somayach Int, Yeshiva Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical College, Yeshiva Beth Joseph Dushinsky, and American Friends of Mosdos Koidinov.
Its recent grants go mainly to Orthodox Jewish congregations, yeshivas, and related charitable organizations. Examples include congregational operating support, religious and educational purposes, fellowship of rabbinical studies, assistance for economically disadvantaged individuals, rent, and medical support.
Yes. Multiple recipients appear in more than one year, including Congregation Kahal Chassidim, Shomer Yisroel Inc., Yeshivas Klausenberg, Mosdos Oheiv Israel Kopishnitz, Congregation Kedushas Yisroel Inc., and Aviezer Shapira.
The grant-size distribution is centered on small awards, with p25 at $1,500, median at $3,000, and p75 at $39,378. The recent list also includes several much larger institutional grants, which widen the spread above the median.
By recipient location, the largest share of grants goes to the United States, and within that, Baltimore and Brooklyn appear repeatedly. The country distribution shows 85.0% of grants to U.S. recipients and 15.0% to recipients in Israel.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, and the recent grants list includes assistance-oriented awards, such as grants for economically disadvantaged individuals and fellowships of rabbinical studies.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $385K |
18.0% |
| 3 | Poland | 1 | $5K | 2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGREGATION KAHAL CHASSIDIM | BALTIMORE, MD | $180,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| SHOMER YISROEL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $141,850 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| YESHIVAS KLAUSENBERG | JERUSALEM, JE | $96,400 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| MOSDOS OHEIV ISRAEL KOPISHNITZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $85,400 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| CONGREGATION KEDUSHAS YISROEL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $49,353 | 2025 | RENT |
| AVIEZER SHAPIRA | JERUSALEM, JE | $23,400 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| CHABAD OF KRAKOW | KRAKOW, KR | $5,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| CHAIM BUKSTEIN | BETTAR, BE | $4,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| MISCELLANEOUS | BALTIMORE, MD | $2,005 | 2025 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS |
| AHAVAS YISROEL CHARITY FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| CONGREGATION KAHAL CHASSIDIM | BALTIMORE, MD | $366,699 | 2024 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| SHOMER YISROEL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $153,929 | 2024 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| YESHIVAS KLAUSENBERG | JERUSALEM | $87,200 | 2024 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| MOSDOS OHEIV ISRAEL KOPISHNITZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $84,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| CONGREGATION KEDUSHAS YISROEL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $49,739 | 2024 | RENT |
| AVIEZER SHAPIRA | JERUSALEM | $21,600 | 2024 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| MISCELLANEOUS | BALTIMORE, MD | $20,019 | 2024 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS |
| AGUDATH ISRAEL OF MARYLAND | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| CONGREGATION KAHAL CHASSIDIM | BALTIMORE, MD | $500,000 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| SHOMER YISROEL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $139,680 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| YESHIVAS KLAUSENBERG | JERUSALEM | $93,600 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| MOSDOS OHEIV ISRAEL KOPISHNITZ | BROOKLYN, NY | $84,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| CONGREGATION KEDUSHAS YISROEL INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $58,217 | 2023 | RENT |
| KEREN TZROR HAMEOR | JERUSALEM | $35,925 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| AVIEZER SHAPIRA | JERUSALEM | $21,600 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| KOLLELL NER NAFTALI | ELIZABETH, NJ | $15,000 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES |
| CONGREGATION DARKEI TSHIVO OF DINOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BIALA YESHIVA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES |
| MESIVTA TIFERETH ISRAEL OF RIZHIN | NEW YORK, NY | $10,200 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| AHAVAS YISROEL CHARITY FUND | BALTIMORE, MD | $5,400 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| OHR SOMAYACH INT | BROOKLYN, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| TORAH INSTITUTE | OWINGS MILLS, MD | $3,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| BNOS YISROEL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MESIVTA KESSER TORAH OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADATH RABBINICAL COLLEGE | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,700 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES |
| YESHIVA BETH JOSEPH DUSHINSKY | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,160 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES |
| CHABAD JEWISH CENTER | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,500 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| CHABAD OF PENN STATE INC | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $1,500 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MOSDOS KOIDINOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| BALTIMORE COMMUNITY KOLLEL | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,500 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES |
| HAKEHILLA HACHASIDIT ELAD | ELAD | $1,500 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| MOISDOS SANZ STROPKOV | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
| KOBY MANDELL FOUNDATION | CEDARHURST, NY | $1,500 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| HATZALAH OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,500 | 2023 | MEDICAL |
| MISCELLANEOUS | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,393 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS |
| ETZ CHAIM CENTER INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,080 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESEDUCATION |
| SHOMREI EMUNAH | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| CONGREGATION CHERNOBYL | LAWRENCE, NY | $1,000 | 2023 | VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES |
| SHOMRIM OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $900 | 2023 | SECURITY |
| KNAFAYIM WINGS OF HOPE | BROOKLYN, NY | $180 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS |
CONGREGATION KAHAL CHASSIDIM
$180,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
SHOMER YISROEL INC
$141,850VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
YESHIVAS KLAUSENBERG
$96,400VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
MOSDOS OHEIV ISRAEL KOPISHNITZ
$85,400ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
CONGREGATION KEDUSHAS YISROEL INC
$49,353RENT
AVIEZER SHAPIRA
$23,400VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
CHABAD OF KRAKOW
$5,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
CHAIM BUKSTEIN
$4,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
MISCELLANEOUS
$2,005VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS
AHAVAS YISROEL CHARITY FUND
$1,000ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
CONGREGATION KAHAL CHASSIDIM
$366,699VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
SHOMER YISROEL INC
$153,929VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
YESHIVAS KLAUSENBERG
$87,200VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
MOSDOS OHEIV ISRAEL KOPISHNITZ
$84,000ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
CONGREGATION KEDUSHAS YISROEL INC
$49,739RENT
AVIEZER SHAPIRA
$21,600VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
MISCELLANEOUS
$20,019VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS
AGUDATH ISRAEL OF MARYLAND
$1,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
CONGREGATION KAHAL CHASSIDIM
$500,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
SHOMER YISROEL INC
$139,680VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
YESHIVAS KLAUSENBERG
$93,600VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
MOSDOS OHEIV ISRAEL KOPISHNITZ
$84,000ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
CONGREGATION KEDUSHAS YISROEL INC
$58,217RENT
KEREN TZROR HAMEOR
$35,925VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
AVIEZER SHAPIRA
$21,600VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
CONGREGATION DARKEI TSHIVO OF DINOV
$15,000FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF BIALA YESHIVA INC
$15,000FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES
MESIVTA TIFERETH ISRAEL OF RIZHIN
$10,200EDUCATION
AHAVAS YISROEL CHARITY FUND
$5,400ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
OHR SOMAYACH INT
$3,000EDUCATION
TORAH INSTITUTE
$3,000EDUCATION
BNOS YISROEL
$3,000EDUCATION
YESHIVA MACHZIKEI HADATH RABBINICAL COLLEGE
$2,700FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES
YESHIVA BETH JOSEPH DUSHINSKY
$2,160FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES
CHABAD JEWISH CENTER
$1,500VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
CHABAD OF PENN STATE INC
$1,500VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MOSDOS KOIDINOV
$1,500ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY KOLLEL
$1,500FELLOWSHIP OF RABBINICAL STUDIES
HAKEHILLA HACHASIDIT ELAD
$1,500VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
MOISDOS SANZ STROPKOV
$1,500ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS
HATZALAH OF BALTIMORE
$1,500MEDICAL
MISCELLANEOUS
$1,393VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESVARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS
ETZ CHAIM CENTER INC
$1,080VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSESEDUCATION
SHOMREI EMUNAH
$1,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
CONGREGATION CHERNOBYL
$1,000VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL,RELIGIOUS PURPOSES
SHOMRIM OF BALTIMORE
$900SECURITY
KNAFAYIM WINGS OF HOPE
$180ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS