Maryland · Private foundation
The Tzedakah Fund
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $564k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 92
- Grants FY2025
- 82
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,600
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $114,962
- Organizations funded a year
- 82 to 211
- FY2020 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $6.2M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 40% of the organizations The Tzedakah Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $159k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
ReligionPhilanthropyEducationInternationalHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 90 | $564k | 43% |
| FY2024 | 82 | $759k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 86 | $707k | 38% |
| FY2022 | 136 | $790k | 46% |
| FY2021 | 211 | $1.5M | 80% |
| FY2020 | 82 | $412k | n/a |
69% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Religion$2.4MPhilanthropy$435kCommunity Improvement$224kEducation$121kInternational$116kHuman Services$88kHealth$38kFood & Nutrition$25kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
MI
NY
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
MD
NM
TX
FL
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc | $516,996 | 5 | n/a |
| Community Improvement Initiative Inc | $223,700 | 3 | n/a |
| American Friends of Ya'Adir Torah | $172,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin | $117,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College Inc | $102,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Congregation Zichron Yisroel Inc | $99,120 | 4 | n/a |
| Gemach Chessed Inc | $89,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Zichron Avot | $82,900 | 6 | n/a |
| Keren Zichron Henya Inc | $81,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Limudei Da'As Inc | $73,400 | 6 | 1% |
Show all 143 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc | $516,996 | 5 | n/a |
| Community Improvement Initiative Inc | $223,700 | 3 | n/a |
| American Friends of Ya'Adir Torah | $172,000 | 5 | 6% |
| Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin | $117,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College Inc | $102,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Congregation Zichron Yisroel Inc | $99,120 | 4 | n/a |
| Gemach Chessed Inc | $89,000 | 4 | 4% |
| Zichron Avot | $82,900 | 6 | n/a |
| Keren Zichron Henya Inc | $81,000 | 3 | 16% |
| Limudei Da'As Inc | $73,400 | 6 | 1% |
| American Friends of Migdal Torah Inc | $70,000 | 5 | 1% |
| American Friends of Ramat Bet Shemesh Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Friends of Toldos Tzvi Inc | $50,300 | 4 | 3% |
| American Friends of Yeshiva Dmir Inc | $46,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Shuvu Return Inc | $45,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Keren Kiryat Sefer Inc | $44,600 | 5 | 1% |
| American Friends of Thorat Chajm Inc | $43,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Inc | $42,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Hebrew Academy of Nassau County | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ohr Hatorah Inc | $39,500 | 6 | n/a |
| Mosdos Nesivas Shalom Inc | $38,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Talmudical Academy of Baltimore Inc | $30,950 | 2 | n/a |
| Shalva High School Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Yeshivat Kol Yaakov | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshiva of Far Rockaway | $25,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Ahavas Yisroel Fund Inc | $24,255 | 2 | 9% |
| American Friends of Chasdei Yosef | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Camp Extreme D/B/A Project Extreme | $18,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Yeshivas Ohr V'Daas | $18,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Lev L'achim Inc | $17,390 | 6 | n/a |
| Shalom Torah Centers | $16,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Bais Yaakov School for Girls Inc | $15,250 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Kneses Hatorah Inc | $15,100 | 3 | 1% |
| Yad Yehuda of Greater Washington Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Halichot Ha'Aretz | $14,800 | 1 | 8% |
| Rabbinical Academy Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin | $13,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Tomchei Tzedaka Corp | $13,180 | 2 | 0% |
| Kollel Ohr Hatalmud Inc | $12,900 | 5 | 2% |
| Kollel Kodshim America Inc | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| American Friends of Koidenov Inc | $10,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Congregation Tifereth Bnai Torah | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Kehillas Meor Hatorah Inc | $9,460 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Marbeh Torah | $9,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Keren Hatzedaka Inc | $8,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Links Family Inc | $8,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Menucha Inc | $7,600 | 4 | 1% |
| Congregation Yeshiva Yad Moishe | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Peylim Lev Lachim | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Zichron Nechama Inc | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Chayei Olam | $5,700 | 2 | 1% |
| Cong Shomrei Mishmeres Inc | $5,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Bayis Ne Eman | $5,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Alvin S Mintzes Hatzalah of Baltimore Inc | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Ahavas Torah Inc | $5,400 | 4 | 1% |
| In His Image | $5,200 | 3 | 0% |
| Bais Hatzedaka Corp | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Menora Inc | $4,300 | 2 | n/a |
| Chevrah Lomdei Torah | $3,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Laylah Inc | $3,600 | 1 | 3% |
| Minchas Asher Foundation | $3,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Kamenitzer Yeshiva of Jerusalem | $3,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Yeshiva Har Torah | $3,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewels School Inc | $3,300 | 2 | 0% |
| Alumni of the Rabbinical College Knesseth Israel of Slabodka Kowna | $3,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of South Monsey | $3,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Ruach Chaim Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Kollel International Inc | $3,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Jewish Center for Special Education | $3,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Nachlas Bais Yaakov | $2,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Baltimore Bikur Cholim Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Simchas Esther Hachnosas Kalla Fund INC | $2,491 | 4 | 1% |
| Mesivta Neimus Hatorah Inc | $2,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Child Life Society Inc | $2,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Chazak Vematz Congregation Inc | $1,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Belev Echad Inc | $1,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Mikvah of Baltimore Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Shalom Tikvah Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Owings Mills Synagogue Inc | $1,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Chizuk Hatorah Inc | $1,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosdos Shomrei Emunim Inc | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Cong Yeshiva Lomza | $1,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Ahavas Tzedokos Corp | $1,096 | 2 | 0% |
| Gomel Chesed Corp | $1,040 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshivath Beth Moshe-The Milton Eisner Yeshiva High School Of | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Womens Institute of Torah Seminary for Girls | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hakshiva Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tashbar | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rabeinu Ohr Hachaim | $860 | 2 | n/a |
| Yeshiva and Mesiva Torah Temimah Incorporated | $850 | 1 | n/a |
| Shearith Israel Congregation Inc | $750 | 1 | n/a |
| Ezras Yisroel Corp | $730 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Bikur Cholim Ezrat Achim | $720 | 2 | 0% |
| American Friends of Torah Btzfat Inc | $700 | 1 | n/a |
| Sar Shalom Inc | $690 | 1 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Tiferes Elimelech | $650 | 1 | n/a |
| Chai Ahme Inc | $650 | 1 | n/a |
| Ladies Bikur Cholim Dsatmor | $610 | 2 | n/a |
| Kollel Torah Temimah Inc | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Central Fund of Israel | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Bnei Yerushlayim | $600 | 1 | n/a |
| Baltimore Bais Din Inc | $560 | 2 | n/a |
| Friends of Lenefesh Tidreshenu Inc | $540 | 1 | 0% |
| Misaskim of Maryland Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| Merkaz Hatalmud | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ezras Cholim D Satmar Inc | $500 | 1 | 1% |
| American Friends of Kollel Limud Hatorah Inc | $500 | 2 | 0% |
| Maor Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Dressed With Dignity Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Yeshiva Meah Shearim Inc | $450 | 1 | 0% |
| Nefesh Chaim Inc | $400 | 1 | 2% |
| Chesed V Emes a Nj Nonprofit Corporation | $380 | 1 | 0% |
| Ezer Mizion | $380 | 2 | 0% |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Waterbury | $360 | 1 | n/a |
| Mifal Chesed Inc | $360 | 1 | n/a |
| Toras Chaim | $360 | 1 | n/a |
| United Charity of Jerusalem | $300 | 1 | 0% |
| Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh | $272 | 2 | 0% |
| Sarah Dabah School Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Mosdos Boyan | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Chasdei Meshilam | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Summer Learning Kollel INC | $250 | 1 | 0% |
| Ahavas Chesed Fund Inc | $250 | 1 | n/a |
| Mishkan Hachesed Inc | $240 | 1 | 0% |
| Kollel Ohr Yehuda Inc | $225 | 1 | n/a |
| Bais Yisroel | $220 | 1 | n/a |
| Shaarei Chesed of La | $220 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Netivot Horaah | $210 | 1 | 0% |
| Congregation Keren Ecrah Inc | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Chanun Hamarbeh Inc | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Lechem Lasova Inc | $200 | 1 | n/a |
| Chasdei Bentzion Inc | $200 | 1 | 0% |
| Koach Hatorah Inc | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Vaad Harabonim of Queens | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| American Friends of Kahilas Kamenitz | $180 | 1 | 0% |
| Zera Koidesh Inc | $160 | 1 | 0% |
| Mercaz Torah and Tefillah | $150 | 1 | n/a |
| Zichron Menachem Inc | $144 | 1 | n/a |
| Tzedakah Vchesed Inc | $136 | 1 | 0% |
| Bnei Torah Movement | $120 | 1 | n/a |
| Rav Chesed | $120 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwest Citizens Patrol Inc | $72 | 1 | 0% |
| Maor Israel | $72 | 1 | n/a |
| Mirrer Yeshiva Central Institute | $72 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 276 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Tzedakah Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 70.
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.
Associated Jewish Charities of BaltimoreMD76.2× affinity42 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc · Gutman Family Foundation Inc · The Dennis Berman Family Foundation Inc · The Ojc Fund · Zichron Yechiel Mechel Foundation · The Jmg Foundation · Zichron Chaim Charity Fund · Gemsy Zay Foundation Inc · The Basch Family Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About The Tzedakah Fund
- How much does The Tzedakah Fund give?
- The Tzedakah Fund reported 92 grants totaling $564,432 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 82 and 211 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
- What does The Tzedakah Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (55%), Philanthropy (10%), Community Improvement (5%).
- Who are The Tzedakah Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc ($517k), Community Improvement Initiative Inc ($224k), American Friends of Ya'Adir Torah ($172k).
- Does The Tzedakah Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Tzedakah Fund 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 The Tzedakah Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore, Jack Adjmi Family Foundation Inc, Gutman Family Foundation Inc.
- Where is The Tzedakah Fund based?
- The Tzedakah Fund is based in MD.
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