· Public charity
Rabbi Shmuel Alter Foundation Inc
To publish Jewish literature and support the work of local and national charitable organizations.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k6 grants · $43k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $108k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Beth Medrash Govoha | $36,000 |
| Mesivta Torah Vodaath | $20,000 |
| Mosdos Belz Israel | $15,000 |
| Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim | $15,000 |
| Machzekei Hadas | $12,000 |
| Yeshiva Chaim Berlin | $10,000 |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Central | $8,500 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Passaic | $8,000 |
| Nitra Yeshiva | $7,000 |
| Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College Inc | $7,000 |
| Beth Jacob of Boro Park | $6,000 |
| Tiferes Yonah | $6,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY25–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 71% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
4 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 4 of the 12 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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