Friends of Mosdot Goor
Friends of Mosdot Goor is a public charity filing Form 990 and based in Brooklyn, New York. The organization states that it was formed in 1980. Its stated work includes supporting Jewish Orthodox educational institutions, helping people in need, and assisting families with children with special needs.
Friends of Mosdot Goor at a glance
In short: Friends of Mosdot Goor gave $2.5M across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $155K), mostly in New Jersey. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,479,110
- +83.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -30.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $154,944
- +163.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,900
- Total assets
- $410,530
- +3.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (7 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (66% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Friends of Mosdot Goor
- Contact
Mailing address: 3611 14Th Avenue 217, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: (718) 435-8989
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Friends of Mosdot Goor funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yeshivas Chosein Yehoshua ($1.6M). Together the top 10 received $2.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
142 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 105 grants of 142 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s stated mission refers to work in the United States, Israel, and other countries. In filing year 2025, 66% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey and 34% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Friends of Mosdot Goor open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 16 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $278K; repeat grants $59K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $34K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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 $1.0M (2020) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yeshivas Chosein Yehoshua Toms River, NJ | General Support | $1,626,055 |
| The Way of Joy Foundation Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $246,350 |
| Kupat Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes Inc Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $225,760 |
| Global Center of Gur Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $70,000 |
| Cong Harav Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $60,000 |
| Friends of Arad Inc Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $57,000 |
| Ahavat Yisroel Humanity Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $46,560 |
| Friends of Bais Yisroel Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $33,500 |
| American Friends of Mosdot Bet Shemesh Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $30,300 |
| Bais Yaakov D Chassidei Gur Brooklyn, NY | General Support | $21,900 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $410,530 | $20,073,693 | $20,053,709 | $2,479,110 | 16 | $7,154 |
| 2024 | $394,947 | $17,043,912 | $16,460,978 | $1,350,415 | 23 | $5,924 |
| 2023 | $397,489 | $20,079,863 | $20,512,360 | $1,789,800 | 36 | $3,895 |
| 2022 | $216,757 | $14,278,381 | $14,864,513 | $2,064,402 | 29 | $-1,204,559 |
| 2021 | $1,038,299 | $11,536,535 | $12,081,965 | $1,993,795 | 38 | $61,172 |
| 2020 | $1,333,729 | $11,133,071 | $10,962,059 | $1,045,188 | 39 | $29,201 |
| 2019 | $1,162,717 | $12,009,823 | $11,878,910 | $1,850,192 | 55 | $16,414 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to advance and support Jewish Orthodox educational institutions in the United States, Israel, and other countries, and to facilitate connections between institutions, students, and teachers in the United States and Mosdot Goor in Israel. It also describes work to support organizations serving needy and indigent people, provide free burial plots to those in need, assist families with children with special needs, and provide subsidized clothing and food to students and large families.
Its program descriptions include promoting Jewish religious and rabbinic education at the college and graduate levels, supporting scholarly work in Torah, Talmud, and Halacha, and funding food and social-service programs such as school lunches, food distribution, and vocational training.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Friends of Mosdot Goor reported 16 grants totaling $2,479,110. Grant amounts ranged from $5,700 to $1,626,055, with a median grant of $31,900. Listed grants were for general support.
The largest listed grant was $1,626,055 to Yeshivas Chosein Yehoshua in Toms River, New Jersey. The grantee describes itself as a post-high-school religious program providing students with a family-oriented environment and ongoing guidance from teachers and mentors. Other large grants included $246,350 to The Way of Joy Foundation and $225,760 to Kupat Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes Inc., both in Brooklyn.
Other 2025 recipients included Global Center of Gur Inc., which received $70,000 and describes its work as distributing funds to Orthodox Jewish synagogues and needy individuals worldwide; Ahavat Yisroel Humanity Inc., which received $46,560 and describes providing grants or interest-free loans to Orthodox Jewish organizations and individuals in financial distress; and Friends of Bais Yisroel, which received $33,500 and describes raising and distributing funds to other exempt nonprofit organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Shimon Weinreich as president; Shlomo Schreiber and Yisroel Lev as directors; and Abraham Brodjik as vice president and office manager.
Friends of Mosdot Goor is led by Shimon Weinreich, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shimon Weinreich
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shlomo Schreiber
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yisroel Lev
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abraham Brodjik
Vice President & Office Manager
Office Manager → Vice President & Office Manager, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $164K (2025)
Former officers (6)
- Former: Yedidya Greensteen (2019–2022) — Manager
- Former: Yosef M. Weizberg (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Fishoff (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Moshe A. Steinberg (2019–2020) — Vp-Treasurer
- Former: Nachman Y. Widislawsky (2019) — Manager
- Former: Yhuda Yoskovitz (2019) — Manager
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $164K, to Abraham Brodjik (Vice President & Office Manager).
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Mosdot Goor
How much does Friends of Mosdot Goor give each year?
Friends of Mosdot Goor gave $2.5M across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 23 grants.
What is Friends of Mosdot Goor's typical grant size?
Friends of Mosdot Goor's median grant in 2025 was $31,900, and its average grant was $154,944, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Friends of Mosdot Goor that year got $278K on average.
Where does Friends of Mosdot Goor give grants?
Friends of Mosdot Goor gives mostly in New Jersey: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (34%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (13 grants).
Does Friends of Mosdot Goor give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Friends of Mosdot Goor's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Friends of Mosdot Goor's largest grantees?
Friends of Mosdot Goor's largest 2025 grantees include Yeshivas Chosein Yehoshua ($1,626,055), The Way of Joy Foundation ($246,350) and Kupat Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes Inc ($225,760), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Friends of Mosdot Goor?
Friends of Mosdot Goor reported $411K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.1M.
What does Friends of Mosdot Goor fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to advance and support Jewish Orthodox educational institutions in the United States, Israel, and other countries, and to facilitate connections between institutions, students, and teachers in the United States and Mosdot Goor in Israel. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Friends of Mosdot Goor?
Friends of Mosdot Goor has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Friends of Mosdot Goor's EIN?
Friends of Mosdot Goor's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3065542. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Friends of Mosdot Goor funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/friends-of-mosdot-goor-morg_cd5a9b9764224198901ad6ef455650aa
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