Ajyw Foundation
Ajyw Foundation is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $46K. Net investment income was $4.
Ajyw Foundation at a glance
In short: Ajyw Foundation gave $46K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New York. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $45,880
- -78.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,823
- -85.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,860
- Total assets
- $21,634
- -68.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (4 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Ajyw Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Talmudical Acadamy ($12K). Together the top 10 received $44K.
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 48 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Ajyw Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 12 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 33% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 74% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2021) to $239K (2023). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $46K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Talmudical Acadamy Brooklyn, NY | Building Fund | $12,000 |
| Cong RAV Chesed Brooklyn, NY | Aid to the Needy | $8,500 |
| Cong Beis Shulem Eliezer Brooklyn, NY | Aid to the Needy | $7,500 |
| Kolel Avreicem Uta Brooklyn, NY | Aid to the Needy | $5,360 |
| Cong Yeshios Moshe Monsey, NY | Aid to the Needy | $4,100 |
| Donations to Charitable Organizations Brooklyn, NY | Aid to the Needy | $2,220 |
| Cong Agudas Shomrei Hadas Staten Island, NY | Aid to the Needy | $1,500 |
| Cong Yetev Lev Brooklyn, NY | Building Fund | $1,200 |
| Cong Bnei Joel Monroe, NY | Aid to the Needy | $1,000 |
| Cong Zlusei D'Shlome Brooklyn, NY | Aid to the Needy | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,634 | $4 | $47,430 | $45,880 | 12 | $45,880 | $4 | $2,279 |
| 2024 | $69,060 | $24 | $215,519 | $214,219 | 8 | $214,219 | $24 | $8,447 |
| 2023 | $284,555 | $66 | $240,080 | $238,980 | 13 | $238,980 | $66 | $1,075 |
| 2022 | $524,569 | $688,004 | $175,146 | $173,961 | 8 | $173,961 | $47 | $13,504 |
| 2021 | $11,711 | $6 | $43,701 | $42,520 | 7 | — | $6 | $114 |
| 2020 | $55,406 | $42 | $116,344 | $115,340 | 13 | — | $42 | $4,991 |
| 2019 | $171,708 | $175 | $105,185 | $104,130 | 15 | — | $175 | $10,947 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ajyw Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ajyw Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Abraham Weiss
Trustee
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy Weiss
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ajyw Foundation
How much does Ajyw Foundation give each year?
Ajyw Foundation gave $46K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $214K across 8 grants.
What is Ajyw Foundation's typical grant size?
Ajyw Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,860, and its average grant was $3,823, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ajyw Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Ajyw Foundation give grants?
Ajyw Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (8 grants).
Does Ajyw Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Ajyw Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Aid to the Needy" (9 grants) and "Building Fund" (3 grants).
Who are Ajyw Foundation's largest grantees?
Ajyw Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Talmudical Acadamy ($12,000), Cong RAV Chesed ($8,500) and Cong Beis Shulem Eliezer ($7,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 61% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ajyw Foundation?
Ajyw Foundation reported $22K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $46K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ajyw Foundation's EIN?
Ajyw Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7171842. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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