Torah Defenders Fund

LAWRENCE, NY EIN: 46-7292662

Torah Defenders Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAWRENCE, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 27 grants totaling $160K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$160K

+75.0% YoY

Grant Count

27

+12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+55.5% YoY

About Torah Defenders Fund

Based on IRS filings

Torah Defenders Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in LAWRENCE, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 27 grants totaling $160K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BROOKLYNCLEVELANDCLEVELAND HEIGHTSCLEVELAND HIGHTSFAR ROCKAWAYGREAT NECKINWOODLAKEWOODLAWRENCELOS ANGELESMONSEYNEW YORKNORTHRIDGESYOSSETWOODMERE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$40K$80K$120K$160K18 grants202114 grants202224 grants202327 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

YAD ELIEZER$23KLEV LACHIM$22KAMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORCH…$20KMANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL$15KYESHIVA KTANA LONG ISLAND$15KSHUVU$10KAHAVAS CHESED$9KAMERICAN FRIENDS KESHER …$9KTORAH ACADEMY FOR GIRLS$8KAYELET HASHACHAR$5K

Grant Size Distribution

83 grants across all recorded years

83<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MICHAEL BERNSTEIN MDPRESIDENT1
ROSE BERNSTEINTREASURER0.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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