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Moriah Fund Inc

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 311129589

Moriah Fund Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.2 million in 52 grants; the typical grant was $40,000 and the largest $395,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $3.4 million the year before.

44% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3.4 million64$67.5 million
2024$3.2 million52$66.7 million

How to apply

ContactGideon Stein
57 Warren Street Floor 3, New York, NY 10007
Phone or email(646) 373-3888, gstein@moriahfund.org
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsTo find application and process go to moriahfund.org

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Moriah Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York21$2.1 million
District of Columbia16$691,565
California4$210,000
Massachusetts3$123,000
Colorado1$25,000
Pennsylvania1$20,000
Maine1$15,000
Idaho1$10,000
Maryland1$10,000
North Carolina1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 52 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Israel Fund
New York, NY
General support$395,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc
New York, NY
Project support$380,000
Civic News Company
New York, NY
General support$227,556
Civics Unplugged Inc
New York, NY
General support$150,000
New Classrooms
New York, NY
General support$150,000
Teach for All
New York, NY
General support$150,000
Narrative 4 Inc
New York, NY
General support$125,000
Citytutor DC
Wasington, DC
General support$100,000
Eagle Hill School
Hardwick, MA
General support$100,000
Fund for Global Human Rights
Washington, DC
General support$100,000
Imentor
New York, NY
General support$100,000
Social Impact Fund
Los Angeles, CA
General support$100,000
Civic Nation
Washington, DC
General support$75,000
New Leaders Inc
New York, NY
For the national aspiring principals fellowship$75,000
Voto Latino
Washington, DC
General support$75,000
Common Defense Education Fund Inc
New York, NY
General support$55,000
Change Summer
New York, NY
General support$50,000
DC Abortion Fund
Washington, DC
General support$50,000
Education Leaders of Color
Los Angeles, CA
For reconstruction us$50,000
Fair Elections Center
Washington, DC
General support$50,000
Jewish Home Lifecare Manhattan
San Francisco, CA
For its geriatrics career development (gcd) young adult program$50,000
Nat'l Partnership for Women and Families
Washington, DC
General support$50,000
Pioneer Works Art Foundation
Brooklyn, NY
General support$50,000
Rock the Vote
Washington, DC
General support$50,000
The Center for Black Educator Development
Brooklyn, NY
General support$50,000
Govern for America Inc
Washington, DC
General support$40,000
Our American Future Foundation
Washington, DC
General support$40,000
Literacy Design Collaborative Inc
New York, NY
General support$37,500
The Century Foundation
New York, NY
General support$35,000
Black Voices for Black Justice Fund
New York, NY
General support$25,000
Education Reform Now
New York, NY
3rd payment of a five-year $500,000 grant$25,000
Hopewell Fund-Civic (Re)solve Education Fund
Denver, CO
General support$25,000
Mayday Medicines Inc
New York, NY
General support$20,000
School of Leadership-Afghanistan Inc
Boston, MA
General support$20,000
The Voter Project Fund
Philadelphia, PA
General support$20,000
The Telos Group
Washington, DC
General support$15,565
Dumbarton Concertsinner City-Inner Child
Washington, DC
For the inspired child program$15,000
Pregnancy Justice Aka National Advocates for Pregnant Women Inc
Portland, ME
General support$15,000
Fund for Education Excellence Inc
Baltimore, MD
General support$10,000
Little Sisters Fund Inc
Hailey, ID
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Moriah Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: To find application and process go to moriahfund.org.

How much does Moriah Fund Inc give?

$3.2 million in tax year 2024, across 52 grants, with a typical grant of $40,000.

Who runs Moriah Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Judith Lichtman (Vice President), Dorothy Stein (Secretary), Alice Cain (Executive Director) and Gideon Stein (President) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Moriah Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, community development and international.

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