298 private foundations reported religion grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 298 private foundations reported 1,160 grants for religion totaling $73,635,943 to 1,028 organizations in New York. The most-funded New York communities were Brooklyn, New York, Monsey. The James & Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc reported the most religion giving — $20,267,123 across 9 grants. The median grant was $3,639.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| The James & Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc | 9 | $20,267,123 |
| The Steve Tisch Family Foundation | 4 | $9,960,497 |
| The Litwin Foundation Inc | 1 | $4,365,661 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | 24 | $3,346,800 |
| Allison and Roberto Mignone Family Foundation | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| JAY and Jean Schottenstein Foundation | 10 | $2,347,000 |
| Vhiv Inc | 1 | $2,089,251 |
| The Pary & Abdulrahim Levian Charitable Foundation | 1 | $2,036,000 |
| The Shimon BEN Joseph Foundation DBA JIM Joseph Foundation | 12 | $1,565,386 |
| Huberfeld Family Foundation | 14 | $1,520,000 |
| Roseking Family Foundation | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| The Ezrah Charitable Trust | 1 | $1,050,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund | 4 | $30,424,786 |
| NYU Langone Medical Center | 1 | $3,000,000 |
| Legacy Heritage Project Accelerate | 1 | $2,089,251 |
| Umjca | 1 | $2,036,000 |
| Gemilos Chasadim Chasdei Moshe | 1 | $1,363,000 |
| The Marcos and Adina Katz Family Fund | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| American Jewish World Service Inc | 1 | $1,050,000 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | 4 | $990,897 |
| Harbelco Programming III LLC and Programming II LLC | 1 | $765,084 |
| Board of Jewish Education Inc | 1 | $750,000 |
| Leading Edge Alliance Inc | 1 | $750,000 |
| American Society for YAD Vashem | 1 | $600,000 |
| Yeshiva Toras Yisrael | 1 | $560,000 |
| Legacy Heritage Teacher Leader Fellowship Program | 1 | $542,181 |
| Jewish Funders Network | 7 | $536,800 |
298 private foundations reported religion grants in New York on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $73,635,943. The largest by reported dollars were The James & Merryl Tisch Foundation Inc, The Steve Tisch Family Foundation, The Litwin Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
1,028 distinct organizations appear as recipients in New York, led by Jewish Communal Fund, NYU Langone Medical Center, Legacy Heritage Project Accelerate. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported religion grant in New York was $3,639, and the largest single reported grant was $19,805,123. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
