The Moshe And Frady Kalter Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable initiatives, primarily focused on helping the needy. Its mission emphasizes providing assistance to impoverished individuals and families, as well as supporting religious and educational institutions within the Jewish community. The foundation's grants are directed towards organizations that address social welfare, community service, and religious needs, reflecting its commitment to faith-based initiatives. It predominantly serves recipients in the Jewish community, with a significant number of grants allocated to organizations in New York and New Jersey.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small‑to‑mid sized Jewish religious or community service organization in the NY/NJ region that provides direct assistance to needy individuals and has a local relationship or referral to the foundation or its trustees.
Good Fit
- • Organization is a synagogue, yeshiva, or Jewish community service group.
- • Works primarily in New York or New Jersey (regional presence).
- • Programs explicitly serve needy or impoverished individuals/families.
- • Has an existing introduction or relationship with trustees or community leaders.
- • Requests fit typical grant sizes observed (small to mid-sized operating grants).
Geography
Recent grants were paid to recipients in four states, but the latest year shows strong regional concentration: about 58% of dollars to New York and the remainder largely to New Jersey, indicating a regional (state-level) footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded dozens of independent recipients (45 distinct grantees in the latest year and over 100 in prior years); despite some dollar concentration among top recipients, the observed portfolio is broadly distributed across many organizations.
New Applicants
The publicly reported application posture is invitation/preselection only, and the filing explicitly marks grants as preselected; while 19 new recipients appeared in the latest year, that turnover appears to occur via curated selection rather than an open public application route, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to enter without direct introductions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
