The Star Foundation

Westlawn Foundation

Brooklyn, NY

Westlawn Foundation supports religious activities and congregations, education, and charitable assistance for people in need, with 2024 grants going to recipients in New York. Its 57 grants ranged from $360 to $277,500, with a median of $3,600. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The United Elenar Foundation

Brooklyn, NY

The United Elenar Foundation supports congregations, schools, welfare organizations, and medical assistance, with all reported 2024 grants going to New York recipients. Its 13 grants totaled $228,570, with a median award of $1,800, though grants ranged from $300 to $145,900. The filing lists a letter request as application material and does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.

Rachels Foundation

Spring Valley, NY

Rachels Foundation supports charitable organizations, with 2024 grants ranging from $1,621 to $28,297 and a median grant of $12,754. Its reported 2024 giving went entirely to recipients in New York. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Mendel and Zlata Hoffman Foundation

Monsey, NY

Klein Family Foundation

Brooklyn, NY

The Fishoff Family Foundation

Flushing, NY

The Fishoff Family Foundation supports charities helping families in need and educational institutions, with most of its giving in New York and some in New Jersey and other states. Its 2024 grants had a median of $1,000, though awards ranged from $25 to $300,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

B&M Steinmetz Foundation

Spring Valley, NY

The B&M Steinmetz Foundation primarily funds religious organizations and other organizations’ activities, with awards restricted to religious organizations or applicants recommended by one. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $277,300, with a median of $5,000, and nearly all funding went to New York, with a small share going to New Jersey. The filing says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations; it lists no special application materials, and directs applicants to contact Abraham Weingarten.

Park Charitable Trust

Brooklyn, NY

The trust funds religious activities, education, schools, and charitable work, with all reported 2024 grants going to New York recipients. Its 20 grants totaled $470,400, ranging from $500 to $205,000, with a median of $2,850. It accepts letter requests by contacting Efraim Landau; the filing states there are no award restrictions and no deadline.

Friends of Mosdot Goor

Brooklyn, NY

Friends of Mosdot Goor supports Orthodox Jewish education and religious scholarship, as well as food, social services, and assistance for people and families in need, with stated reach in the United States, Israel, and other countries. In 2025 it awarded 16 grants, ranging from $5,700 to $1,626,055, with a median grant of $31,900; most grant dollars went to New Jersey and the rest to New York. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Ford Foundation

New York, NY

The Ford Foundation funds organizations, individuals, and ideas working to reduce inequality and advance social justice, including work in areas such as immigrant justice, criminal justice reform, gender equity, and arts and culture, through grants around the world. Its 2024 grants had a median of $100,000, with amounts ranging from $45 to $15 million; it does not accept unsolicited requests by mail, email, or phone.

The New York Community Trust

New York, NY

The New York Community Trust funds projects in areas including arts, education, health, human services, community development, and the environment, primarily in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, with some opportunities elsewhere. Its 2024 median grant was $20,000, though awards varied widely. It accepts applications through its open competitive grants program and selected RFPs or letters of interest; donor-advised funds do not accept proposals.