Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a public charity based in New York, New York. Its 2024 filing describes a university providing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postdoctoral education and training, as well as research and clinical programs. Its 2025 filing reports 10 grants totaling $451,500.
Yeshiva University at a glance
In short: Yeshiva University gave $452K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $451,500
- +81.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $45,150
- -9.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,500
- Total assets
- $1,092,157,341
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Yeshiva University
- Review Cycle
- The 2026–2027 faculty research fund application deadline was July 1, 2026, a past deadline. The announcement stated that awards would be available July 15, 2026, and that awarded funds would expire June 30, 2027.
- Deadline
- The 2026–2027 faculty research fund application deadline was July 1, 2026, a past deadline.
- Contact
Mailing address: 500 West 185Th Street, New York, NY 10033
Phone: (646) 592-4005
Website: https://yu.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Yeshiva University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Innocence Project ($310K). Together the top 10 received $452K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 23 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York. The filing also reports shares of 3% each for New Jersey, Texas, Colorado, and Illinois. Listed recipients were located in additional states, including Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yeshiva University gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (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 $246K (2023) to $452K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $452K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Innocence Project New York, NY | Public Policy | $310,000 |
| Yeshiva University High Schools New York, NY | Education | $29,000 |
| City University of NY Law Foundation Long Island City, NY | Education | $20,000 |
| Torah Academy of Bergen Country Teaneck, NJ | Education | $14,500 |
| Akiba Yavneh Academy Dallas, TX | Education | $14,500 |
| Denver Academy of Torah Denver, CO | Education | $14,500 |
| Ida Crown Jewish Academy Stokie, IL | Education | $14,500 |
| New England Jewish Academy West Hartford, CT | Education | $14,500 |
| Kohelet Jewish Academy Menon, PA | Education | $14,500 |
| Met Black Bar Association New York, NY | Education | $5,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The university’s 2025 filing reports 10 grants; the 2024 and 2023 filings report 5 and 1, respectively.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,092,157,341 | $443,865,833 | $442,317,312 | $451,500 | 10 | $25,732,189 |
| 2024 | $997,185,983 | $394,227,866 | $427,869,613 | $249,500 | 5 | $21,374,980 |
| 2023 | $999,954,345 | $382,447,837 | $390,718,819 | $245,950 | 1 | $39,839,612 |
| 2022 | $958,920,609 | $385,564,431 | $360,166,046 | $353,467 | 4 | $61,936,040 |
| 2021 | $1,047,363,651 | $354,803,319 | $336,722,937 | $373,500 | 3 | $34,955,486 |
| 2020 | $875,469,518 | $313,974,097 | $347,188,571 | $263,458 | 6 | $26,495,165 |
| 2019 | $917,053,743 | $338,809,038 | $333,971,632 | $405,448 | 5 | $51,158,887 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The university’s stated mission is to provide undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postdoctoral education and training, along with research and clinical programs. Its filing describes institutional support, auxiliary services, research, and training. It also states that its endowment supports purposes including scholarships and loans, academic chairs, instruction, educational programs, research, and fellowships.
The 2025 grants included education and public policy purposes. Among the grantees, the Innocence Project describes its mission as freeing people who were wrongly convicted and reforming the criminal justice system. Yeshiva University High Schools says it teaches and perpetuates the values of Torah and secular studies. The City University of New York law foundation says it supports access to legal education for underrepresented groups and prepares graduates for public-interest and public-service practice. Other education grantees describe missions involving Jewish education, Torah and secular studies, and student development.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Yeshiva University reported 10 grants totaling $451,500. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $310,000, with a median of $14,500. The largest grants were $310,000 to the Innocence Project for public policy, $29,000 to Yeshiva University High Schools for education, and $20,000 to the City University of New York law foundation for education. Six other listed education grants were $14,500 each, and the remaining grant was $5,500.
The university’s website also describes an internal Provost Faculty Research Fund for eligible full-time clinical, tenure-track, and tenured faculty. For the 2026–2027 cycle, faculty could apply as principal investigator for one of three awards: a $5,000 AI seed grant, a $7,500 individual research grant, or a $10,000 interdisciplinary collaborative grant. The announcement lists eligible research expenses and excludes, among other items, computer hardware, salary, honoraria, and food or alcohol. This is a faculty research fund, not a grant program for outside applicants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rabbi Dr. Ari D. Berman as trustee and president. Other listed officers include Andrew J. Lauer, VP/secretary/general counsel; Ahron Herring, chief investment officer; Melanie Leslie, dean of Cardozo Law School; Noam Wasserman, dean of Syms Business School; Doron Stern, VP of marketing and communications; Susan Meyers, VP of institutional advancement; Patrick Gallagher, VP of administrative services; Selma Botman, provost and VP of academic affairs; and Danielle Wozniak, VP of global business development.
Yeshiva University is led by Rabbi Dr Ari D. Berman, Trustee - President on every filing since 2019; 14 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rabbi Dr Ari D. Berman
Trustee - President
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$596K (2019) → $992K (2025)
Ira M. Mitzner
Board Chairman & Trustee
Vice Chairman & Trustee → Board Chair & Trustee, 2021
Board Chair & Trustee → Board Chairman & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Herenstein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elliot Gibber
Vice Chairman & Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chairman & Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felix L. Glaubach
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Kressel
Chair Emeritus & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ira Dizengoff
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Philip Rosen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay Schottenstein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua L. Muss
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julius Berman
Trustee -
Trustee → Trustee -, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie Diener Blenden
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Silber
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Wilf
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marvin S. Bienenfeld
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew J. Maryles
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael D. Katz
Vice Chairman & Trustee
Trustee → Vice Chairman & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Gamson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morry J. Weiss
Chair Emeritus & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Moshael J. Straus
Chair Emeritus & Trustee
Board Chairman & Trustee → Chair Emeritus & Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Friedman
Vice Chairman & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shira Yoshor
Treasurer & Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer & Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zygmunt Wilf
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lance Hirt
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David J. Nagel
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Heller
Trustee
Trustee - March → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitchel R. Julius
Trustee
Trustee - Jan → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chella Safra
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henry Rosenberg
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Hod
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Goldberg
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita Zucker
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ahron Herring
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$493K (2019) → $502K (2025)
Andrew J. Lauer
Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$562K (2019) → $475K (2025)
David Rudenstine
Professor
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$385K (2019) → $387K (2025)
Melanie Leslie
Dean - Cardozo Law School
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$414K (2019) → $490K (2025)
Selma Botman
Provost - Vice President Academic Affairs
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$353K (2019) → $463K (2025)
Doron Stern
Vice President Mktng & Communications
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$346K (2020) → $439K (2025)
Noam Wasserman
Dean - Syms Business School
On filings since 2021
35 hrs/week
$451K (2021) → $494K (2025)
Michael Schreiber
Vice President Bus. Affairs & CFO
Vice President Bus. Affairs & CFO - Apr → Vice President Bus. Affairs & CFO, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$369K (2023) → $391K (2025)
Danielle Wozniak
Vice President Global Bus Development
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$381K (2024) → $386K (2025)
Julie Schreier
Vice President & Chief of Staff
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$326K (2024) → $338K (2025)
Patrick Gallagher
Vice President Administrator Services
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$431K (2024) → $437K (2025)
Susan Meyers
Vice President Inst. Advancement
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$342K (2024) → $417K (2025)
Edward Farkas
Founding Dean - Dental
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$393K (2025)
Former officers (30)
- Former: Herbert Dobrinsky (2019–2024) — Vice President University Affairs
- Former: Michael Jesselson (2019–2024) — Trustee -
- Former: Robert M. Beren (2019–2024) — Trustee-
- Former: Marjorie Diener Belnden (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Senator Joseph Lieberman (2021–2024) — Trustee-Deceaed March
- Former: Myriam Gilles (2022–2024) — Professor & Director
- Former: Alan E. Goldberg (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: David S. Gottesman (2019–2023) — Chair Emeritus & Ttee-
- Former: Irwin Shapiro (2019–2023) — Trustee -
- Former: Jacob Harman (2019–2023) — Vice President Bus Affairs & CFO - June
- Former: Ludwig Bravmann (2019–2023) — V Chair Emeritus & Ttee-
- Former: Adam Gerdts (2020–2023) — Vice President Inst. Advancement-Jan
- Former: Michael Burstein (2022–2023) — Professor & Director
- Former: Daniel A. Schwartz (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Naomi Azrieli (2019–2022) — Trustee -
- Former: Richard Joel (2019–2022) — Former President
- Former: Edward D. Stein (2019–2021) — Professor & Director
- Former: Mordecai D. Katz (2019–2021) — Trustee -
- Former: Rabbi Joshua Joseph (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President -
- Former: Sender Z. Cohen (2019–2021) — Trustee -
- Former: Stewart Sterk (2019–2021) — Professor & Director
- Former: Lewis Rubin (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Moses Pava (2019–2020) — Professor & Director
- Former: Alyssa Herman (2019) — Vice President Institutional Advancement
- Former: Daniel Forman (2019) — Former Vice President Development
- Former: Ira Lipman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jack A. Belz (2019) — Trustee -
- Former: Joel M. Schreiber (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Laizer Kornwasser (2019) — Trustee -
- Former: Monroe Price (2019) — Former Professor & Dean
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 $992K, to Rabbi Dr Ari D Berman (Trustee - President). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Yeshiva University
How much does Yeshiva University give each year?
Yeshiva University gave $452K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $250K across 5 grants.
What is Yeshiva University's typical grant size?
Yeshiva University's median grant in 2025 was $14,500, and its average grant was $45,150, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Yeshiva University give grants?
Yeshiva University gives mostly in New York: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Yeshiva University give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Yeshiva University's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (9 grants).
Who are Yeshiva University's largest grantees?
Yeshiva University's largest 2025 grantees include Innocence Project ($310,000), Yeshiva University High Schools ($29,000) and City University of NY Law Foundation ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yeshiva University?
Yeshiva University reported $1.1B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $443.9M.
What does Yeshiva University fund?
The university’s stated mission is to provide undergraduate, graduate, professional, and postdoctoral education and training, along with research and clinical programs. Its filing describes institutional support, auxiliary services, research, and training. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Yeshiva University?
Yeshiva University has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check yu.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Yeshiva University's EIN?
Yeshiva University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-1624225. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 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 May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 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 May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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