Funding search · EIN 116624348 · Brooklyn, NY
The Shemesh Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 46
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- The Donors Fund4 grants · $478,000
- Yeshiva Meor Hatalmud of Lakewood1 grant · $140,000
- Congregation Binyan Yerushalaim1 grant · $100,000
- Scottsdale Torah Center1 grant · $80,000
- Congregation Mishkan Yecheskel3 grants · $70,000
- Congregation Atzei Chaim1 grant · $50,000
- Congregation Beth Medrash Chasidim3 grants · $48,400
- Yeshiva of Kasho4 grants · $40,000
- Congregation Gemach Toras Imecha1 grant · $30,000
- Heritage Foundation for Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries1 grant · $28,350
Giving over time
Grant history
All 46 reported grants, largest first.
- $215,000
The Donors Fund · Lakewood, NJ · 2024
General
- $155,000
The Donors Fund · Lakewood, NJ · 2023
General
- $140,000
Yeshiva Meor Hatalmud of Lakewood · Lakewood, NJ · 2022
General
- $100,000
Congregation Binyan Yerushalaim · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $80,000
Scottsdale Torah Center · Scottsdale, AZ · 2021
General
- $78,000
The Donors Fund · Lakewood, NJ · 2022
General
- $50,000
Congregation Atzei Chaim · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $50,000
Congregation Mishkan Yecheskel · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $30,000
Congregation Beth Medrash Chasidim · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $30,000
Congregation Gemach Toras Imecha · Lakewood, NJ · 2023
General
- $30,000
The Donors Fund · Lakewood, NJ · 2021
General
- $28,350
Heritage Foundation for Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General
- $24,000
Khal Bais Shmiel · Monsey, NY · 2022
General
- $20,000
Yeshiva of Kasho · Bedford Hills, NY · 2022
General
- $19,000
International Brain Research Center · Delray Beach, FL · 2023
General
- $16,000
Congregation Nachlas Yitzchok · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $15,550
Mercaz Hatorah Vehachinuch · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $15,000
Gmach Lev Brucha · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $15,000
Congregation Zichron Chaim · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $14,000
Khal Yirei Hashem · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $13,400
Congregation Keser Torah · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $10,000
Congregation Mishkan Yecheskel · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $10,000
Congregation Beth Medrash Chasidim · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $10,000
Congregation Mishkan Yecheskel · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General
- $10,000
Mifal Ezras Zichron Yehuda · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General
- $10,000
Yeshiva of Kasho · Bedford Hills, NY · 2021
General
- $8,430
Congregation Yetev Lev · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $8,400
Congregation Beth Medrash Chasidim · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $7,200
Khal Yirei Hashem · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $6,845
Mosdos Bobov - 45 · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $6,100
Congregation Yetev Lev · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General
- $5,500
Keren Yagdil Torah · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Yeshiva of Kasho · Bedford Hills, NY · 2024
General
- $5,000
Ahavas Tzdokah V'Chesed · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Congregation Tziyonei Shloima · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Yeshiva of Kasho · Bedford Hills, NY · 2023
General
- $5,000
Congregation Tiferes Avrohom · Lakewood, NJ · 2022
General
- $5,000
Yeshiva Tiferes Elimelech · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General
- $4,600
Kahal Yirei Hashem · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General
- $2,830
Congregation Thilos Ari · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General
- $2,750
Keren Yagdil Torah · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $2,750
Keren Yagdil Torah · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $1,000
Congregation Shaar Hashamyim · Spring Valley, NY · 2021
General
- $800
Yeshiva Torah Vaddath · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General
- $550
Gmach Chemed Shlomo Tenka · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General
- $6
Thru 540 Investor Group Llc · New York, NY · 2023
General
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