Tzedakah Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 25-1752556

Foundation Overview

Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Tzedakah Foundation has awarded 217 grants totaling $253,627 to organizations in Pennsylvania, New York and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $25 to $30,360, with a median award of $350.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$253,627
Total Assets
$1,751,952
Median Grant (all grants)
$350

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
31
Median Grant
$500
% Median Grant Growth
+25% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 35%

11 of 31 recipients (35%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Pennsylvania

62% of grants are awarded in Pennsylvania, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Pennsylvania, funding concentrates in Pittsburgh (96%), Duquesne (4%).

Funding Trajectory
+263%

Strong 263% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Tzedakah Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Eruv Fund $350 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Hillel Academy Of Pittsburgh $30,360 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish Agency For Israel $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish Association On Aging $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish Cemetery And Burial Assoc $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
National Conf Of Synagogue Youth $750 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Rodef Shalom Congregation $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
United Institutions Of Karlin Stoli $250 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Zionist Organization Of America $200 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
World Jewish Congress American $500 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Ohr Menachem $400 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Wiesenthal Center $500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Aleph Institute $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Anti Defamation League $1,500 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh $350 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Chasdei Avos $300 Flushing, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Congregation Poale Zedeck $3,365 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Film Pittsburgh $2,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
The Frick Pittsburgh $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Rauh Jewish Archives $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Humane Animal Rescue $2,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish Assistance Fund $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish Family And Community Svcs $1,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish National Fund $1,000 Rockville Center, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Lev Malka $200 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Ner Israel Rabbinical College $400 Baltimore, MD, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Phipps Conservatory $125 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Shaarei Torah Congregation $1,180 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
United Jewish Federation Of Pgh $17,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Aleph Institute $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Organization's General Charitable Purposes 2022
Anti Defamation League $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh $350 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Classrooms Without Borders $400 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Friends Of Mogen Dovid Edom $250 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Womens Foundation $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Eruv Fund $150 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Chesdel Avos $300 Passaic, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Leket Israel $500 Teaneck, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish National Fund $1,000 Rockville Center, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Frick $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Congregation Paole Zedeck $5,835 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ner Israel Rabbinical College $400 Baltimore, MD, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Film Pittsburgh $3,600 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Humane Animal Rescue $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Middle Eastern Media Research Insti $100 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
United Jewish Fedn Of Pittsburgh $8,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Shaarei Torah Congregation $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank $100 Duquesne, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Assistance Fund $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rauh Jewish Archives $1,800 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Vegetarians $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Cemetary And Burial Assoc $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Family And Community Svs $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lev Malka $150 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Univ Of Pgh Israel Heritage Rm $180 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Phipps Conservatory $125 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wesa $200 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
World Jewish Congress American $150 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ohr Menachem $375 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Planned Parenthood $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wiesenthal Center $500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $100 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Yad Eliezer $250 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Yivo Institute Of Jewish Research $100 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Aleph Institute $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Organization's General Charitable Purposes 2022
Anti Defamation League $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh $350 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Classrooms Without Borders $400 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Friends Of Mogen Dovid Edom $250 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Womens Foundation $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Eruv Fund $150 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Chesdel Avos $300 Passaic, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Leket Israel $500 Teaneck, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish National Fund $1,000 Rockville Center, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Frick $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Congregation Paole Zedeck $5,835 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ner Israel Rabbinical College $400 Baltimore, MD, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Film Pittsburgh $3,600 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Humane Animal Rescue $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Middle Eastern Media Research Insti $100 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
United Jewish Fedn Of Pittsburgh $8,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Shaarei Torah Congregation $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank $100 Duquesne, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Assistance Fund $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rauh Jewish Archives $1,800 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Vegetarians $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Cemetary And Burial Assoc $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Family And Community Svs $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lev Malka $150 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Univ Of Pgh Israel Heritage Rm $180 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Phipps Conservatory $125 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wesa $200 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
World Jewish Congress American $150 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ohr Menachem $375 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Planned Parenthood $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wiesenthal Center $500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $100 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Yad Eliezer $250 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Yivo Institute Of Jewish Research $100 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Aleph Institute $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US Organization's General Charitable Purposes 2022
Anti Defamation League $1,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh $350 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Classrooms Without Borders $400 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Friends Of Mogen Dovid Edom $250 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Womens Foundation $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Eruv Fund $150 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Chesdel Avos $300 Passaic, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Leket Israel $500 Teaneck, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish National Fund $1,000 Rockville Center, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Frick $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Congregation Paole Zedeck $5,835 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ner Israel Rabbinical College $400 Baltimore, MD, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Film Pittsburgh $3,600 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Humane Animal Rescue $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Middle Eastern Media Research Insti $100 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
United Jewish Fedn Of Pittsburgh $8,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Shaarei Torah Congregation $3,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank $100 Duquesne, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Assistance Fund $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rauh Jewish Archives $1,800 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Vegetarians $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Cemetary And Burial Assoc $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Family And Community Svs $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lev Malka $150 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Univ Of Pgh Israel Heritage Rm $180 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Phipps Conservatory $125 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wesa $200 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
World Jewish Congress American $150 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ohr Menachem $375 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Planned Parenthood $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wiesenthal Center $500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $100 Montgomery, AL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Yad Eliezer $250 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Yivo Institute Of Jewish Research $100 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Aleph Institute $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Anti Defamation League $100 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Alzheimer's Association $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Beth El Congregation $50 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish Womens Foundation $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh $400 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Pittsburgh Eruv Fund $225 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Chesdel Avos $250 Passaic, NJ, US General Purpose 2021
Flame $100 Berkeley, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish National Fund $550 Rockville Center, NY, US General Purpose 2021
The Frick $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Congregation Paole Zedeck $3,390 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Ner Israel Rabbinical College $400 Baltimore, MD, US General Purpose 2021
Film Pittsburgh $2,600 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Humane Animal Rescue $750 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Birthright Israel Foundation $200 Hicksville, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish Residential Services $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
United Jewish Fedn Of Pittsburgh $14,700 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Shaarei Torah Congregation $1,360 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank $50 Duquesne, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish Assistance Fund $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
United Inst Of Karlin Stolin $250 Brooklyn, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish Vegetarians $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish Cemetary And Burial Assoc $150 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Jewish Family And Community Svs $500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Lev Malka $120 Brooklyn, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Nat'l Conference Of Synagogue Youth $750 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum $200 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2021
Phipps Conservatory $125 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Wesa $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
World Jewish Congress American $150 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Ohr Menachem $350 Brooklyn, NY, US General Purpose 2021
Planned Parenthood $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Rodef Shalom Congregation $1,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2021
Southern Poverty Law Center $100 Montgomery, AL, US General Purpose 2021
World Wildlife Fund $25 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2021
Alzheimer's Association $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Women's Foundation $2,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh $350 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Pittsburgh Eruv Fund $150 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Chesdel Avos $250 Passaic, NJ, US General Purpose 2020
American Civil Liberties Union $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co $50 Bethany Beach, DE, US General Purpose 2020
The Frick $250 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Congregation Poale Zedeck $2,192 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Holocaust Center Of Pittsburgh $180 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Ner Israel Rabbinical College $400 Baltimore, MD, US General Purpose 2020
Film Pittsburgh $2,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Humane Animal Rescue $750 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Birthright Israel Foundation $100 Hicksville, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Yad Eliezer $200 Brooklyn, NY, US General Purpose 2020
United Jewish Fed Of Pittsburgh $8,500 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Shaarei Torah Congregation $1,300 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank $50 Duquesne, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Assistance Fund $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
United Inst Of Karlin Stolin $250 Brooklyn, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Chronicle Of Pittsburgh $75 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Cemetary And Burial Assoc $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Jewish Family And Childrens Svc $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Us Holocaust Mem Museum $150 Washington, DC, US General Purpose 2020
Phipps Conservatory $125 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Wesa $205 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
World Jewish Congress American $150 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2020
Zionist Organization Of America $100 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Purpose 2020
Westchester Hadassah $180 Delray Beach, FL, US General Purpose 2020
Yivo Institute For Jewish Research $100 Manhattan, NY, US General Purpose 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 25-1752556
Website N/A
Address 5851 PHILLIPS AVE Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2119

Key People (2)

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Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.