Funding search · EIN 116478782 · Boca Raton, FL
Melly & Rochelle Lifshitz
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 76
- grants reported
- $769,251
- total given
- 2020–2023
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- Friends of the Idf1 grant · $134,680
- Chevra Shaas and Mishnayoth4 grants · $82,900
- Mikvah USA3 grants · $55,000
- Ydt Elementary1 grant · $50,000
- Maalot1 grant · $50,000
- Fidf1 grant · $41,571
- Chabad Jewish Center of Gilbert1 grant · $39,000
- Avigdors Helping Hand3 grants · $33,000
- Lapid Yeshiva1 grant · $25,000
- Gateways Organization1 grant · $19,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 76 reported grants, largest first.
- $134,680
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2022
Charity
- $50,000
Ydt Elementary · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022
Education
- $50,000
Maalot · Cedarhurst, NY · 2020
Education
- $41,571
Fidf · New York, NY · 2022
Charity
- $39,000
Chabad Jewish Center of Gilbert · Gilbert, AZ · 2020
Religious
- $35,000
Mikvah USA · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Religious
- $25,000
Lapid Yeshiva · Lawrence, NY · 2022
Education
- $23,500
Chevra Shaas and Mishnayoth · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Education
- $23,000
Avigdors Helping Hand · Flushing, NY · 2022
Charity
- $22,000
Chevra Shaas and Mishnayoth · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Education
- $20,000
Chevra Shaas and Mishnayoth · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Education
- $19,500
Gateways Organization · Montebello, NY · 2023
Charity
- $18,000
A Time · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Health & welfare
- $17,400
Chevra Shaas and Mishnayoth · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Education
- $15,000
Mikvah USA · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
American Friends of Yeshivas Tifere · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Congregation Chonen V'Nosen · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
Maayan Academy · Jackson Township, NJ · 2022
Education
- $10,000
Ydt Rabbi'S Fund · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022
Charity
- $10,000
Bais Yaakov Academy · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Education
- $10,000
Jep of Long Island · Lawrence, NY · 2020
Education
- $10,000
Our Place · New York, NY · 2020
Education
- $8,500
Boca Jewish Center · Boca Raton, FL · 2020
Religious
- $7,200
Keren Hatzedaka · Lakewood, NJ · 2023
Charity
- $6,800
Ny Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
Synagogue
- $5,500
Mentorah · Fallsburg, NY · 2023
Education
- $5,500
Mentorah · Fallsburg, NY · 2022
Education
- $5,500
Mentorah · Fallsburg, NY · 2021
Education
- $5,000
Avigdors Helping Hand · Flushing, NY · 2023
Charity
- $5,000
Maayan Academy · Jackson Township, NJ · 2023
Education
- $5,000
Mikvah USA · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charity
- $5,000
Aish Global · Clifton, NJ · 2022
Education
- $5,000
American Friends of Netiv Aryeh · Monsey, NY · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Anchor Mentoring · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022
Education
- $5,000
Merkaz Hatorah Community Kollel · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
- $5,000
American Friends of Netiv Aryeh · Monsey, NY · 2021
Education
- $5,000
Yeshiva Imrei Bina · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Education
- $5,000
Avigdors Helping Hand · Flushing, NY · 2020
Health and welfare
- $5,000
Chaim Berlin · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Education
- $5,000
Congregation Minchas Yehuda · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Religious
- $5,000
Hallandale Hebrew Club · Hallandale Beach, FL · 2020
Religious
- $5,000
Pesach Tikva · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Health and welfare
- $5,000
Refuah Resources · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Health and welfare
- $4,600
Yilc · Cedarhurst, NY · 2020
Religious
- $3,600
Yeshiva of South Shore · Hewlett, NY · 2022
Education
- $3,600
Young Israel Lawrence Cedarhurst · Cedarhurst, NY · 2022
Synagogue
- $3,600
Chabad at Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Religious
- $3,600
Ydt Rabbis Fund · Far Rockaway, NY · 2021
Health & welfare
- $3,600
Yilc · Cedarhurst, NY · 2021
Religious
- $2,800
Tomchei Shabbos · Far Rockaway, NY · 2020
Health and welfare
- $2,000
Chesed Fund Aleph Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charity
- $1,800
Amudim · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
- $1,800
American Friends of Herzog Hospital · New York, NY · 2022
Charity
- $1,800
Congregation Chasdei Lev · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charity
- $1,800
Davis Memorial Fund · Lawrence, NY · 2022
Charity
- $1,800
Chabad at Harvard · Cambridge, MA · 2020
Religious
- $1,200
Central Fund of Israel · Cedarhurst, NY · 2020
Religious
- $1,000
Achiezer · Lawrence, NY · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Give Fund · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
Charity
- $1,000
Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
Synagogue
- $1,000
Amudim · New York, NY · 2022
Charity
- $1,000
Keren Aniyem · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charity
- $1,000
Our Place · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $1,000
New York Synagogue · New York, NY · 2021
Religious
- $1,000
Our Place · New York, NY · 2021
Education
- $1,000
Bostoner Bais Medrash of Lawrence · Lawrence, NY · 2020
Religious
- $1,000
Davis Memorial Fund · Lawrence, NY · 2020
Health and welfare
- $500
Shuvu Return · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charity
- $500
American Friends of Michlol · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $500
Renewal · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charity
- $500
Tomchei Shabbos · Far Rockaway, NY · 2021
Health and welfare
- $500
Keren Yad L'Chaim · Brooklyn, NY · 2020
Health and welfare
- $500
Mentorah · Fallsburg, NY · 2020
Education
- $500
Seattle Kollel · Seattle, WA · 2020
Education
- $400
West Side Kollel · New York, NY · 2022
Education
- $100
Boca Jewish Center · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
Synagogue
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