New York · Private foundation
Orah Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $107k
- Granted FY2023
- 11
- Grants FY2023
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 73%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $757
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 73% of the organizations Orah Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 80% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 20% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 11 | $107k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $108k | 80% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $57k | 78% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $76k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 13 | $215k | 85% |
| FY2018 | 13 | $167k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khal Bnei Matisyohi Inc | $90,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Khal Bnei Mada Inc | $72,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Ohr Simcha of Englewood Inc | $55,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Yetev Lev Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tov Vchesed | $20,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Noam E Lizensk | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Toras Emes | $13,170 | 3 | n/a |
| Congregation Tiferes Torah Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reb Shayalas Kitchen | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of Mosdos Montreal Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khal Bnei Matisyohi Inc | $90,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Khal Bnei Mada Inc | $72,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Ohr Simcha of Englewood Inc | $55,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Yetev Lev Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tov Vchesed | $20,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Noam E Lizensk | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Toras Emes | $13,170 | 3 | n/a |
| Congregation Tiferes Torah Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Reb Shayalas Kitchen | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of Mosdos Montreal Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Toldos Yehuda Inc | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hebrew Academy of Nassau County | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Tiferes Yisroel | $4,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Reb Shayele | $3,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosdos Bnos Frima | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Gan Yisroel | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yad Yisroel | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 38 recipients with no EIN on record ($366k), not named here.
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 Ojc Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · Rachem Bechasdecha Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Orah Foundation
- How much does Orah Foundation give?
- Orah Foundation reported 11 grants totaling $107,100 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Orah Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Religion (62%), International (4%), Health (3%).
- Who are Orah Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: Khal Bnei Matisyohi Inc ($91k), Khal Bnei Mada Inc ($72k), Yeshiva Ohr Simcha of Englewood Inc ($56k).
- Does Orah Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 73% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Orah Foundation 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 Orah Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Ojc Fund, Jewish Communal Fund, Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is Orah Foundation based?
- Orah Foundation is based in NY.
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