Yad Yosef Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting religious initiatives, particularly within Jewish communities. Its mission is inferred from its funding patterns, which primarily focus on grants to synagogues and religious organizations in New Jersey. The foundation aims to foster religious activities and provide financial assistance to faith-based organizations, reflecting its commitment to the promotion of religious values and community support.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small, New Jersey-based faith organization or synagogue seeking a modest single-year grant and able to apply by letter or phone.
Good Fit
- • An NJ synagogue or faith-based nonprofit with operations or programs in Lakewood/Howell area
- • Request size in the low-thousands (roughly $500–$6,000) for religious programming or congregation support
- • Clear, concise written explanation of the organization and specific use of funds
- • Local presence or local leadership connections and the ability to communicate by phone or mailed letter
- • Willingness to use an informal application route (rolling, written or verbal)
Geography
All observed grants across the available years were made to recipients in New Jersey, concentrated in Lakewood/Howell; no out-of-state giving was recorded.
Recipient Variety
Over three years the foundation funded only a handful of small, independent religious congregations; the absolute number of distinct recipients is small and the mission focus is narrow.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is limited but the filings show different small congregations funded in different years; additionally a rolling application route with a named contact and phone/address is provided, suggesting new applicants can plausibly apply even though the process is informal.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
