American Friends of Rct Inc
Lakewood, NJ · EIN 13-3503955. Reported 118 grants totalling $30.9M to 68 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For American Friends of Rct Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B58I) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 68 distinct organizations, with 18% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 60% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $74,750. Half of what it reported fell between $21,000 and $268,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $3,266,149. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binyan Yerushlaim | Brooklyn, NY | $5,602,749 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cong Bais Sholom | Brooklyn, NY | $3,315,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congregation Khal Chasidei Skwera Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $2,738,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sar Shalom Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,752,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Toras Yisrael | Brooklyn, NY | $1,668,460 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Ezras Yisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $1,565,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kollel Ner Naftali | Lakewood, NJ | $1,375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alliance of Divine Love Incorporated Affiliate Chapel 1942 | Monsey, NY | $1,266,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ahavat Yisroel Humanity Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,013,090 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Ahavas Tzdokah Vchesed Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $924,906 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kollel International Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $814,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rekonect | Elizabeth, NJ | $725,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Various | Brooklyn, NY | $633,780 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Shaare Yosher Yeshiva Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $512,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Khal Tzemach Tzadik Viznitz | Brooklyn, NY | $511,976 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Mosdos Torah Veyirah Yerusholyim Inc | Monroe, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Jerusalem | Marshville, NC | $468,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bayom Hashishi Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Keren Hagemach | Brooklyn, NY | $437,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keren Hayeshivot Trust | Brooklyn, NY | $432,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cong Enkat Asir Ezras Rochel Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $431,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meged Shomayim | Airmont, NY | $318,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Revach Project | Lakewood, NJ | $305,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Ahavas Yisroel | Spring Valley, NY | $295,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heartbabies Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bnei Torah Movement | New York, NY | $235,800 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Knesseth Bais Yaakov | Brooklyn, NY | $213,137 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ohr Menachem | Brooklyn, NY | $202,018 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gemilos Chasodim Chasdei Moshe | Brooklyn, NY | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oiz Vehuder | Monsey, NY | $161,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yad Lachmu Anyu Lenitzruchin Choq Lyisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $146,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Meor Hatfilah | Brooklyn, NY | $144,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carmei Hair International Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $119,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Knesst Simcha | Brooklyn, NY | $108,320 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Gaon Yacov Inc | Monsey, NY | $106,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshivas Toras Zev Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zichron Menachem Inc | Monsey, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Sheveth Achim Anshei Slonim | Brooklyn, NY | $76,850 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Bais Shabsi | Lakewood, NJ | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Mosdot Goor Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Congregation Bais Shalom Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Lev Simcha | Monsey, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zichron Shlomo Yonason Fund Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Congregation Zichrone Binyamin | Lakewood, NJ | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shaarei Zion Institutions Inc | Forest Hills, NY | $33,333 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Yeshiva Meah Shearim Inc | Flushing, NY | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Zichron Nechama Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Migdal Oz | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zohar Hatorah Inc | New York, NY | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chevrah Lomdei Torah | Lakewood, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ono Friends Inc | Hackensack, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mosdos Zos Lyaakov Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Avnei Kodesh Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Lman Achai Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Refuah Vchaim Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Shearim Hametsuyanim Inc | New York, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merkaz Torani Oraita Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Bais Medrash Kerem Shlomo | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Knesset Yehuda Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mosdos Hatorah Vhachesed of Pnei Menachem Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Talmud Torah Chochmas Shlomo | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Yrms Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $8,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Shay L Yissochor | Suffern, NY | $8,460 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congregation Merkaz Tzedek Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Bais Tzvi Yaakov | Newark, NJ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Darkei Avos Sanz of Bp | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Ner Yisroel Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elizer Brucha | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
30 of 68 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Binyan Yerushalaim
TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 51 of 68 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30 | $5,738,700 | $22,900 |
| 2021 | 26 | $9,467,839 | $150,800 |
| 2022 | 25 | $7,114,610 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $8,529,980 | $52,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
85% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
Down to the city
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $74,750 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Friends of Rct Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 510 Second Street, Lakewood, NJ, 08701.
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