Ysf Foundation
This organization is a private foundation focused primarily on supporting educational initiatives. Its mission centers around enhancing educational opportunities, particularly within the Jewish community, as evidenced by its significant funding to institutions such as Yeshiva Gedolah of Bayonne. The foundation serves educational institutions and organizations that promote religious education. While it predominantly supports causes related to education, it also demonstrates a commitment to Jewish community initiatives through its grant-making activities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A religious educational institution (particularly a Jewish yeshiva) in New Jersey or nearby New York with an existing relationship or a credible nomination from a trusted intermediary.
Good Fit
- • Programs explicitly focused on religious or yeshiva-style education.
- • Located in New Jersey or New York (regional proximity to past grantees).
- • An existing connection, endorsement, or nomination from trustees or the primary grantee.
- • Capacity to receive mid-to-large single grants rather than many small payments.
Geography
Giving is regional: recent grants went to New Jersey and New York, with three-quarters of 2024 dollars directed to a New Jersey recipient, indicating a state/regional footprint rather than national reach.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows only two distinct recipients and three years of filings are dominated by one repeat educational grantee, indicating a narrow observed recipient set.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is limited and the foundation explicitly states it only accepts preselected applicants; a single new recipient appeared in 2024, but the combination of a preselection policy and multi-year repeat funding suggests new entrants are unlikely without nomination.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
