Sarah Shamah Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Brooklyn, NY · EIN 81-1772356 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Sarah Shamah Foundation Inc
28grants reported
$17Kmedian award
$4,956lower quartile
$2,026smallest grant
$570Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 28 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $173K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Co Steven Shamah 1425 37TH Street
Brooklyn, NY 11218-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva of Flatbush CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $61,100 |
| Beth Torah Congregation UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $52,291 |
| Beth Torah Congregation CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $50,565 |
| Sephardic Bikur Holim UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $37,501 |
| A Giving Hand UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | West Long Branch, NJ | $36,600 |
| Sephardic Bikur Holim UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $36,000 |
| Yeshiva of Flatbush UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $30,600 |
| Yeshiva of Flatbush UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $27,800 |
| Kol Yaakov UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $27,302 |
| Berit Shalom UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | New York, NY | $26,526 |
| Sephardic Bikur Holim CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $26,360 |
| Berit Shalom CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $25,200 |
| Shaare Zion Congregation UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $21,000 |
| Teach Nys CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $18,200 |
| Beth Torah Congregation UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $15,500 |
| 3 Congregation Magen David of West Deal UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Ocean, NJ | $15,000 |
| Teach Nys UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| Shaare Zion Congregation UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $11,000 |
| Shaare Zion Congregation CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 |
| Ujafederation CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | New York, NY | $5,200 |
| Ujafederation UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | New York, NY | $5,200 |
| Cong Ohel Yishak UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $4,956 |
| Young Israel of Scarsdale CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $3,154 |
| Young Israel of Scarsdale UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $3,154 |
| Barkai Yeshivah CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $2,600 |
| Sephardic Community Alliance CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $2,600 |
| Barkai Yeshivah UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $2,600 |
| Cong Ohel Yishak CHARITABLE & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES | Brooklyn, NY | $2,026 |
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