Birchas Mordechai Charitable Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to charitable giving, primarily focusing on supporting Jewish community organizations and initiatives. Its mission reflects a commitment to faith-based charitable work, with a significant emphasis on human services. The foundation serves various charitable causes, particularly those that benefit the Jewish community, including religious institutions and social service organizations. While it primarily operates in New York, it also extends support to organizations in New Jersey and a few other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A New York–based Jewish or faith‑based community organization with existing ties or introductions into the foundation’s network and a funding need matching the foundation’s past award sizes.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in New York, especially Brooklyn.
- • Mission is Jewish community, synagogue, yeshiva, or related human services.
- • Has an existing relationship or an introduction from a current or prior grantee or trustee.
- • Requests align with prior award sizes (from small operating grants to six‑figure gifts).
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in New York (about 94% of dollars in 2024) despite grants recorded in four states, indicating a primarily local footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 31 distinct recipients (with 17 newly funded that year) and similar counts in prior years, demonstrating a broad set of independent grantees even if missionally focused.
New Applicants
The foundation declares it funds only preselected recipients and no public submission route or contact details were found; although many new grantees appear each year, entry appears to depend on being identified through the foundation’s network rather than unsolicited applications.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
