The BYI Foundation concentrates its giving on Orthodox Jewish religious life and local community philanthropy in Brooklyn, providing sizable gifts to synagogues and Jewish charitable vehicles. Grants are targeted rather than broad, supporting congregation operations, religious infrastructure, and community-directed charitable funds that serve the local Jewish population.
Highly concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants focused on religious institutions and one charitable fund, indicating targeted support for core local Jewish organizations rather than many small or diversified awards.
The Byi Foundation Inc. directs much of its recent giving to Orthodox Jewish congregational life in Brooklyn, with its largest 2024 grant going to Congregation Rachmistrivka for religious support. The pattern is highly local and highly specific: grants go to synagogues, yeshivas, and Jewish charitable vehicles that serve the same community. In 2024, that included support for Congregation Meoirois Nusan, Binyan Yerushlaim, and Congregation Meor Hatfilah, alongside a charitable grant to The Ojc Fund. The funding profile suggests a foundation that works through faith-based institutions rather than individuals or broad public programs. Most grants are framed as religious support, with charitable support appearing as a secondary but still present category. The recipient list is concentrated in Brooklyn, with one smaller grant to Tov Vchesed in Monsey, indicating a local Jewish philanthropy footprint centered in New York. The overall picture is of a foundation that uses targeted institutional grants to sustain worship, religious education, and community-serving Jewish organizations.
A central theme in the foundation’s giving is synagogue support. In 2024, it gave $100,000 to Congregation Rachmistrivka for religious support, and $25,000 to Congregation Meoirois Nusan for the same purpose. Religious education also appears through a $5,000 grant to Yeshiva Birchas Moshe, showing support for institutions tied to faith formation. Community philanthropy is another visible strand: The Ojc Fund received $75,000 for charitable purposes, and Tov Vchesed received $320 in the same category. The foundation also backed religious infrastructure through grants such as $30,000 to Binyan Yerushlaim and $10,000 to Maalah Int Inc, both marked religious support. Across these gifts, the emphasis stays on local Jewish institutions that serve congregational and communal needs.
Typical grant size sits at $6,250 at the 25th percentile, $12,500 at the median, and $28,750 at the 75th percentile. That spread sits alongside a year of much larger outliers, including a $100,000 grant and a $75,000 grant. The foundation’s 2024 giving appears to be single-year and place-based rather than spread across multiple regions. It funds organizations, not individuals, and the grant list shows program-related investments are not part of its structure. The recent grants are mostly operating- or religious-support style awards rather than open-ended philanthropy, with charitable grants appearing alongside synagogue and institutional support.
$272K
$2K
$54K
$272K
Most grants fall between $6K and $29K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$29K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: CONGREGATION RACHMISTRIVKA, BINYAN YERUSHLAIM, The Ojc Fund
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York, with 100% of grants in the HQ state and the top giving state also New York. The city pattern is tightly clustered: nearly every recent recipient is in Brooklyn, including Congregation Rachmistrivka, The Ojc Fund, Binyan Yerushlaim, and Congregation Meor Hatfilah. Outside Brooklyn, one recent grant went to Tov Vchesed in Monsey, NY. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 10 grants to U.S. organizations.
Its recent grants go to Orthodox Jewish congregations, a yeshiva, and Jewish charitable vehicles. Examples include grants for religious support to congregations, a charitable grant to The Ojc Fund, and support for Yeshiva Birchas Moshe. The pattern points to faith-based institutions serving the local Jewish community.
Typical grant size is $6,250 at the 25th percentile, $12,500 at the median, and $28,750 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $100,000 and $75,000, showing a range that extends above the median.
The grants are concentrated in New York, and 100% of the recent grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Most recipients are in Brooklyn, with one recent grant to Tov Vchesed in Monsey, NY.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals; its grants go to organizations such as congregations, a yeshiva, and charitable funds.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONGREGATION RACHMISTRIVKA | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| The Ojc Fund | BROOKLYN, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| BINYAN YERUSHLAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| Congregation Meoirois Nusan | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| Elef Hamugien | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| Maalah Int Inc | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| Cong Pinas Yikras | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| Yeshiva Birchas Moshe | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| Congregation Meor Hatfilah | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,800 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS SUPPORT |
| TOV VCHESED | Monsey, NY | $320 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
CONGREGATION RACHMISTRIVKA
$100,000RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
The Ojc Fund
$75,000CHARITABLE
BINYAN YERUSHLAIM
$30,000RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
Congregation Meoirois Nusan
$25,000RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
Elef Hamugien
$15,000RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
Maalah Int Inc
$10,000RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
Cong Pinas Yikras
RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
Yeshiva Birchas Moshe
$5,000RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
Congregation Meor Hatfilah
$1,800RELIGIOUS SUPPORT
TOV VCHESED
$320CHARITABLE