Ray Omid Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting charitable missions, particularly those aligned with religious and faith-based initiatives. Its mission focuses on providing financial assistance to ministries and educational nonprofits, reflecting a commitment to both spiritual and educational development. The foundation primarily serves religious organizations and educational institutions, demonstrating a strong inclination towards supporting the ministry and related causes. While its operations are based in New York, its funding extends to various states across the country.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-mid sized religious or ministry-focused organization or an education nonprofit whose work aligns with ministry support and can make effective use of modest, invitation-driven grants.
Good Fit
- • A clear faith-based or ministry mission that matches past grantees.
- • Comfort with relatively small awards (historical grants range roughly $1k–$15k).
- • Local or personal introductions to the foundation’s leadership or trustees.
- • Geographic presence in states the foundation has funded (examples include NY, GA, LA, FL, NC).
Geography
Observed grants have been distributed across multiple states (one year was NY-only, another year included four different states, and the latest year included FL and NC), indicating multi-state but not national breadth.
Recipient Variety
Each year the foundation funded a small set of independent recipients (1 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 2 in 2024) and there were no repeat grantees across the observed years, showing moderate variety for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
Filings and the default application indicate the funder operates by preselection rather than an open application process, and no public contact route or website was found; while new recipients have appeared year-to-year, the declared invitation-only practice makes unsolicited entry unlikely.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
