Funding search · EIN 467292662 · Lawrence, NY

Torah Defenders Fund

Name: Torah Defenders Fund grants, 2022–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

65
grants reported: $373,950
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Yad Eliezer3 grants · $45,500
American Friends of Orchos Chaim3 grants · $38,000
Lev Lachim2 grants · $31,600
Rambam Mesivta2 grants · $30,500
Shuvu3 grants · $30,000
Ahavas Chesed3 grants · $24,000
Jewish Friends of Emirates2 grants · $22,000
Torah Academy for Girls3 grants · $21,000
American Friends Kesher Yehudi2 grants · $19,000
Manhattan High School1 grant · $15,000

Giving over time

$122,900

2022

$91,300

2023

$159,750

2024

Grant history

All 65 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Rambam Mesivta · Lawrence, NY · 2022
Charitable
$22,500
Yad Eliezer · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$21,600
Lev Lachim · Lakewood, NJ · 2024
Charitable
$20,000
American Friends of Orchos Chaim · Northridge, CA · 2024
Charitable
$18,500
Yad Eliezer · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$18,000
Jewish Friends of Emirates · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
$15,000
Manhattan High School · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
$15,000
Yeshiva Ktana Long Island · Inwood, NY · 2024
Charitable
$13,000
American Friends of Orchos Chaim · Northridge, CA · 2023
Charitable
$12,000
Ahavas Chesed · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Shuvu · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
American Friends Kesher Yehudi · Woodmere, NY · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Shuvu · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Lev Lachim · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Shuvu · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
Zichron Menachem · Monsey, NY · 2022
Charitable
$9,000
Ahavas Chesed · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$9,000
American Friends Kesher Yehudi · Woodmere, NY · 2024
Charitable
$8,000
Torah Academy for Girls · Far Rockaway, NY · 2024
Charitable
$7,000
Torah Academy for Girls · Far Rockaway, NY · 2023
Charitable
$6,000
Torah Academy for Girls · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022
Charitable
$5,900
Even Shesiya · Far Rockaway, NY · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Ayelet Hashachar · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Yeshiva Siach Chaim · Great Neck, NY · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Toras Zev · Lakewood, NJ · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Afikim · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
American Friends of Orchos Chaim · Northridge, CA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Yeshiva Ketana Long Island · Inwood, NY · 2022
Charitable
$4,500
Even Shesiya · Far Rockaway, NY · 2022
Charitable
$4,500
Yad Eliezer · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
Cong Shaarey Tefila · Lawrence, NY · 2024
Charitable
$4,000
Jewish Friends of Emirates · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$3,000
Crib Efrat · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$3,000
Ahavas Chesed · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$3,000
Misc · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Cong Shaarey Tefila · Lawrence, NY · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Agudas Achim · Lawrence, NY · 2023
Charitable
$2,000
Crib Efrat · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$1,600
Chasdei Yitzchok · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
Ohr Someach · Lakewood, NJ · 2024
Charitable
$1,200
Ora Zvi · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Chasdei Avoth · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Even Shesiya · Far Rockaway, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Jewish Family Experience · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Shields of Steel · Syosset, NY · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Torah Life Kollel · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Belev Echad · Lakewood, NJ · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Chasdei Avoth · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Tomchei Shabbos · Far Rockaway, NY · 2023
Charitable
$920
Misc · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
$900
Misc · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
$800
Chasdei Yitzchok · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$750
Agudas Achim · Lawrence, NY · 2024
Charitable
$600
Dorshei · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$600
Ora Zvi · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$500
Cong Knesses Israel · Far Rockaway, NY · 2024
Charitable
$500
Rambam Mesivta · Lawrence, NY · 2024
Charitable
$500
Yeshiva Bnei Torah · Far Rockaway, NY · 2024
Charitable
$500
Cong Knesses Israel · Far Rockaway, NY · 2023
Charitable
$500
Jewish Family Experience · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Charitable
$500
Torah Life Kollel · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2023
Charitable
$400
Ytc Aid Fund · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$300
Yad Lachim · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
$200
Am Friends of Bnei Rochel · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
$180
Yad Lachim · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.