Private foundation · EIN 26-2294829 · Brooklyn, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Birchas Mordechai Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 32 grants paid, $1.1M total, median $4,750. 75% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
32
$1.1M
Median grant
$4,750
Stays in NY
75%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.1M

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Mosdot GoorBrooklyn, NYCharitable$370K
Cong Talmud Torah Imrei Emes Keren HabinyanBrooklyn, NYCharitable$200K
Bm CenterBrooklyn, NYCharitable$100K
Ahavat Yisroel HumanityBrooklyn, NYCharitable$100K
Kollel Bais YisroelBrooklyn, NYCharitable$60K
Asei TovBrooklyn, NYCharitable$34K
Ahavas TzedokosLakewood, NJCharitable$30K
Cong Bais BerlinerBrooklyn, NYCharitable$30K
Cong Zichron ShlomoPassaic, NJCharitable$25K
Congregation Chasidei Gur of MidwoodBrooklyn, NYCharitable$20K
Chaim Medical ResourceMonroe, NYCharitable$18K
Kollel Chasidei GurBrooklyn, NYCharitable$12K
Keren Hatzolas DorosLondon, UKCharitable$10K
World Hope International IncAlexandria, VACharitable$10K
Congregation AvrichemBrooklyn, NYCharitable$5,000
Cong Simcha VnachasMonroe, NYCharitable$5,000
Likras ShabbosBrooklyn, NYCharitable$4,500
Friends of HarimBrooklyn, NYCharitable$3,000
Tehillat Naava Shlach LachmechaBrooklyn, NYCharitable$3,000
V'yazreimSpring Valley, NYCharitable$2,300
Kole ShemaBrooklyn, NYCharitable$2,000
Ahi Ezer YeshivaBrooklyn, NYCharitable$1,800
Chasdei Chashi L'kallahBrooklyn, NYCharitable$1,500
Giving BasketPlaya Vista, CACharitable$1,000
KochavimBrooklyn, NYCharitable$1,000
Lenefesh TidreshenBrooklyn, NYCharitable$500
Cong Ohr YechezkelLakewood, NJCharitable$500
Mekor HachinuchLakewood, NJCharitable$500
Tzidkas Eretz HakodeshBrooklyn, NYCharitable$500
Yeshivas NovominskBrooklyn, NYCharitable$500
RccsBrooklyn, NYCharitable$250
Lev With LoveLakewood, NJCharitable$200

By state: New York 24 · New Jersey 5 · INTL 1 · Virginia 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Birchas Mordechai Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Brooklyn, New York, administered in care of Bracha Weits, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Birchas Mordechai Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Birchas Mordechai Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.1M across 32 grants, a median of $4,750.

Where does Birchas Mordechai Charitable Foundation give?

New York (24 grants), New Jersey (5 grants), INTL (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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