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The Tzedakah Foundation

Preselected recipients only Staten Island, New York · EIN 456594230

The Tzedakah Foundation is a private foundation in Staten Island, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $80,850 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $4,600 and the largest $36,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $108,350 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$232,93213$328,261
2024$108,3506$294,297
2025$80,8506$294,598

How to apply

The Tzedakah Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Tzedakah Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$75,400
New Jersey2$5,450

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Manhattan High School for Girls
New York, NY
To promote religious causes$36,000
The Ojc Fund
Brooklyn, NY
To promote religious causes$34,000
Oros Bais Yaakov
Lakewood, NJ
To promote religious causes$5,000
American Friends of Bnei Torah
Brooklyn, NY
To promote religious causes$4,200
Cong Madrich Bunim
Monsey, NY
To promote religious causes$1,200
Adopt A Kollel
Lakewood, NJ
To promote religious causes$450

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Tzedakah Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Tzedakah Foundation give?

$80,850 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $4,600.

Who runs The Tzedakah Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Zacharia Waxler (Trustee) and Breindy Waxler (Trustee).

What does The Tzedakah Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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