Maryland · Private foundation
Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $111k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 100
- Grants FY2024
- 111
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 36%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $225
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $26,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 93 to 151
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 13
- Total assets, FY2024
- $92k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 36% of the organizations Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 99 | $111k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 111 | $175k | 36% |
| FY2022 | 93 | $144k | 25% |
| FY2021 | 151 | $103k | 27% |
| FY2020 | 93 | $129k | 58% |
| FY2019 | 112 | $104k | 35% |
| FY2018 | 93 | $87k | 34% |
| FY2017 | 125 | $71k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agudath Israel of Greenspring Inc | $84,849 | 6 | n/a |
| Agudath Israel of Baltimore Inc | $27,242 | 7 | n/a |
| American Friends of Koidenov Inc | $22,998 | 4 | 2% |
| New England Rabbinical College Inc | $18,295 | 6 | n/a |
| Child Life Society Inc | $17,200 | 8 | 1% |
| Yad Malka Inc | $9,700 | 7 | n/a |
| Mifal Chesed Inc | $9,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College Inc | $9,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Inc | $8,375 | 4 | n/a |
| Yad Ezra | $7,301 | 4 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agudath Israel of Greenspring Inc | $84,849 | 6 | n/a |
| Agudath Israel of Baltimore Inc | $27,242 | 7 | n/a |
| American Friends of Koidenov Inc | $22,998 | 4 | 2% |
| New England Rabbinical College Inc | $18,295 | 6 | n/a |
| Child Life Society Inc | $17,200 | 8 | 1% |
| Yad Malka Inc | $9,700 | 7 | n/a |
| Mifal Chesed Inc | $9,500 | 7 | n/a |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College Inc | $9,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Inc | $8,375 | 4 | n/a |
| Yad Ezra | $7,301 | 4 | 0% |
| Bais Yaakov School for Girls Inc | $5,359 | 6 | n/a |
| Friends of Bikur Cholim Ezrat Achim | $5,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Kollel D Baltimore Inc | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Dorg | $4,950 | 4 | 0% |
| Mosdot Botoshan Inc | $4,365 | 5 | n/a |
| Mesivta Neimus Hatorah Inc | $4,150 | 4 | n/a |
| Institute for Dayanim | $3,860 | 8 | 0% |
| Tiferes Yaakov Inc | $3,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Alvin S Mintzes Hatzalah of Baltimore Inc | $3,663 | 5 | 0% |
| Mosdos Shomrei Emunim Inc | $3,385 | 6 | 0% |
| Shuvu Return Inc | $3,101 | 7 | 0% |
| Rabbinical Seminary of America | $2,745 | 6 | n/a |
| Tikva Ledoros Inc | $2,627 | 4 | 1% |
| Beis Yosef Chaim Inc | $2,625 | 3 | 0% |
| Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore Inc | $2,310 | 4 | n/a |
| Jewels School Inc | $2,032 | 2 | 0% |
| Mosdos Beth Yosef Zvi | $1,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Kneset Mordechai | $1,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Shaar Hashamayim | $1,542 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Lavreichim Metzuyanim Inc | $1,400 | 6 | 0% |
| Congregation Darchei Tzedek Inc | $1,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation | $1,306 | 8 | 0% |
| Missouri Torah Institute | $1,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Alumni of the Rabbinical College Knesseth Israel of Slabodka Kowna | $1,265 | 7 | 0% |
| Chai Lifeline Inc | $1,208 | 8 | 0% |
| Keren Hashviis Inc | $1,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Chayei Olam | $1,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Kedushas Pinchas Inc | $1,050 | 4 | 0% |
| Project Genesis Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bonei Olam Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Oasis Retreat | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Torah Btzfat Inc | $946 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of Chaverim | $900 | 1 | n/a |
| Haverim Inc | $800 | 1 | 2% |
| Rav Chesed | $800 | 2 | n/a |
| Ezras Yisroel | $720 | 2 | n/a |
| Shinun Vchazarah Inc | $700 | 2 | 0% |
| Sar Shalom Inc | $675 | 2 | n/a |
| Tomchei Tzedaka Corp | $672 | 3 | 0% |
| Bayis Ne Eman | $625 | 2 | n/a |
| Ohel Yisroel | $610 | 2 | n/a |
| Vaad Harabbanim L'Inyanei Tzeduka Inc | $561 | 2 | 0% |
| Chevrah Lomdei Torah | $560 | 1 | n/a |
| Scranton Community Kollel | $500 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Pischei Shearim Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Kollel Torah Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Scranton Hebrew Day School | $475 | 3 | 0% |
| Menucha Inc | $450 | 4 | 0% |
| Binyan Yerushlaim | $426 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Elementary School - Milwaukee Inc | $416 | 2 | 0% |
| The Eruv of Baltimore Inc | $375 | 3 | 0% |
| Sephardic Gan Torat Emet Inc | $365 | 4 | 0% |
| Yagdil Torah Inc | $350 | 2 | 0% |
| Friends of Hatzolah Ashdod Darom | $301 | 2 | 0% |
| Congregation Adas Yereim | $301 | 2 | n/a |
| Keren Ahavas Chesed | $300 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshivat Mekor Chaim Inc | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Baltimore Bais Din Inc | $280 | 1 | n/a |
| Simchas Esther Hachnosas Kalla Fund INC | $256 | 2 | 0% |
| Lev Aryeh Inc | $255 | 2 | n/a |
| Ahavas Chesed | $251 | 2 | n/a |
| Bais Aharon | $251 | 2 | n/a |
| Noam Elimelech | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Keser Dovidinc | $250 | 2 | 0% |
| Arachim Inc | $225 | 1 | n/a |
| Shor Yoshuv | $208 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshivas Darchei Torah | $201 | 3 | n/a |
| Ohr Simcha | $201 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Knesst Simcha | $201 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Yeshivas Rashi Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Yeshiva Nesivos Hatorah Inc | $200 | 2 | 0% |
| Bais Chuna | $175 | 1 | n/a |
| Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc | $151 | 2 | n/a |
| American Friends of Emek Beracha In | $150 | 2 | 0% |
| Yeshivas Toras Simcha Inc | $137 | 2 | n/a |
| Yeshivath Torah Vodaath | $126 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshivas D'Var Torah Inc | $125 | 1 | 0% |
| Mjya Foundation Inc | $103 | 1 | n/a |
| Od Yosef Chai Inc | $101 | 2 | n/a |
| Keren Torah Vchesed | $101 | 2 | 0% |
| Cheder Chabad Inc | $100 | 1 | n/a |
| Oorah Inc | $90 | 3 | 0% |
| Mishkan Yitzchok Corporation | $72 | 1 | 0% |
| National Council of Young Israel | $56 | 2 | n/a |
| Texas Torah Institute | $50 | 1 | n/a |
| Ahavas Chaim Inc | $50 | 1 | n/a |
| Noam Shabbos Inc | $50 | 1 | 0% |
| Yeshiva of Spring Valley Inc | $50 | 1 | n/a |
| Congregation Yeshiva Yad Moishe | $36 | 1 | n/a |
| Zaka | $36 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple B'Nai Israel | $25 | 1 | n/a |
| Tzeduka V Chesed | $21 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Ohev Shalom | $21 | 1 | n/a |
| Chizuk Hatorah Inc | $20 | 1 | n/a |
| Chazkeinu | $19 | 1 | 0% |
| Mosdos Kehal Chassidim Inc | $19 | 1 | n/a |
| Sulam Inc | $18 | 1 | 0% |
| Mesoras Hatorah Inc | $10 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 286 recipients with no EIN on record ($612k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Dennis Berman Family Foundation Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · The Ojc Fund · Gutman Family Foundation Inc · Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · The Tzedakah Fund · Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation · The Jimmy and Berta Khezrie Charitable Foundation · The Jmg Foundation · Zichron Chaim Charity Fund · The Sorala Foundation · The Zev and Susan Munk Family Foundation
How this is measured
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About Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc
- How much does Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc give?
- Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc reported 100 grants totaling $111,250 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 93 and 151 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (71%), Education (11%), International (3%).
- Who are Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Agudath Israel of Greenspring Inc ($85k), Agudath Israel of Baltimore Inc ($27k), American Friends of Koidenov Inc ($23k).
- Does Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 36% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Dennis Berman Family Foundation Inc, Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore, The Ojc Fund.
- Where is Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc based?
- Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc is based in MD.
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