New York · Public charity
Meged Shomayim
The organization's primary purpose is to provide financial assistance to various religious institutions of higher learning, and the funding of important hebrew writings and judaica books. The funds may be distributed to institutions organized exclusively for religious, charitable and educational purposes in the united states and/or…
- $2.9M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $764k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $43,625
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $715,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $313k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Meged Shomayim funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $26k 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 | 3 | $764k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $26k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $55k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $70k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $373k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Zavat Chalav Inc | $725,000 | 2 | 8% |
| Vaad Harabbanim L'Inyanei Tzeduka Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American Friends of Bais Medrash Taharos | $69,231 | 2 | 1% |
| Keser Malka | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Kol Yerushalayim | $5,829 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($398k), not named here.
About Meged Shomayim
- How much does Meged Shomayim give?
- Meged Shomayim reported 3 itemized grants totaling $764,454, out of $2,901,818 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Meged Shomayim fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (95%).
- Who are Meged Shomayim's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Friends of Zavat Chalav Inc ($725k), Vaad Harabbanim L'Inyanei Tzeduka Inc ($75k), American Friends of Bais Medrash Taharos ($69k).
- Does Meged Shomayim fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Meged Shomayim based?
- Meged Shomayim is based in NY.
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