The Sorala Foundation
Private foundation · Lakewood, NJ · EIN 20-6186035 · reported 2023–2025
663grants reported
$400median award
$150lower quartile
$5smallest grant
$1.3Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 53 of its 663 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $73K 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
617 Caranetta Dr
Lakewood, NJ 08701-3119
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaviva Foundation | Far Rockaway, NY | $100,000 |
| The Donors Fund | Lakewood, NJ | $96,500 |
| The Donors Fund | Lakewood, NJ | $72,572 |
| Indigent Individuals Short-term emergency assistance grants to indigent individuals who are not disqualified persons with | Lakewood, NJ | $48,236 |
| Torah Links | Lakewood, NJ | $35,010 |
| Keren Avreichim | Lakewood, NJ | $31,500 |
| Indigent Individuals Short-term assistance grants to indigent individuals who are not disqualified persons with respect t | Lakewood, NJ | $25,160 |
| Zichron Menachem | Monsey, NY | $24,000 |
| Khal Nesiv Hatorah | Far Rockaway, NY | $20,000 |
| Gates of Mercy | Lakewood, NJ | $14,000 |
| Yeshiva Darchei Torah | Far Rockaway, NY | $13,900 |
| Congregation Gates of Mercy | Lakewood, NJ | $13,500 |
| Agudas Yisroel of West Lawrence | Far Rockaway, NY | $11,300 |
| Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim | Lakewood, NJ | $11,000 |
| Bmg-Saf | Lakewood, NJ | $10,850 |
| Relief Resources | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 |
| Rutgers Jewish Experience | Highland Park, NJ | $9,750 |
| Khal MacHzikei Torah | Far Rockaway, NY | $9,000 |
| The Donors Fund Yaffa and Ezriel Munk Charitable Fund | Lakewood, NJ | $9,000 |
| Bais Medrash of Arlington | Lakewood, NJ | $8,000 |
| Rabbi Barer Hardship Assistance Grant | Far Rockaway, NY | $7,810 |
| Yeshiva Nesiv Hatalmud | Lakewood, NJ | $7,600 |
| Congregation Chaim V'chessed | Brooklyn, NY | $7,500 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | Lakewood, NJ | $7,500 |
| Gates of Mercy | Lakewood, NJ | $7,450 |
| Indigent Individuals Short-term assistance grants to indigent individuals who are not disqualified persons with respect t | Lakewood, NJ | $7,398 |
| Rabbi Kaufman Hardship Assistance Grant | Lakewood, NJ | $7,000 |
| Zichron Binyomin | Lakewood, NJ | $7,000 |
| Young Israel of Wavecrest | Far Rockaway, NY | $6,716 |
| Achim | Baltimore, MD | $6,500 |
| Keren Avreichim | Lakewood, NJ | $6,500 |
| Rabbi M Katz Hardship Assistance Grant | Lakewood, NJ | $6,400 |
| Rutgers Jewish Experience | Highland Park, NJ | $6,180 |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | Lakewood, NJ | $6,100 |
| Gemach Kerem Shlomo | Lakewood, NJ | $6,000 |
| Gur Aryeh Tomchei Torah | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 |
| Torah Trails | Spring Valley, NY | $6,000 |
| Rabbi Y Oelbaum Hardship Asssistance Grant | Lakewood, NJ | $6,000 |
| Ein Od Milvado | Lakewood, NJ | $5,516 |
| Khal Harfield | Jackson, NJ | $5,500 |
| Yeshiva Nesiv Hatalmud | Lakewood, NJ | $5,360 |
| Oros Bais Yaakov of Lakewood | Lakewood, NJ | $5,200 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok | Lakewood, NJ | $5,100 |
| Yeshiva Ketana | Lakewood, NJ | $5,100 |
| Torah Links | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Yeshiva Ketana | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Yeshiva Maylos Hatorah | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Rabbi Avraham Kaye Hardship Assistance Grant | Far Rockaway, NY | $5,000 |
| Bais Medrash of Arlington | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Ner Mordechai | Kew Gardens, NY | $5,000 |
| Orthodox Jewish Chamber | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Rabbi Miller Hardship Assistance Grant | Far Rockaway, NY | $5,000 |
| Rabbi Rosenthal Hardship Assistance Grant | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Yeshiva Ketana | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Rabbi Heber Hardship Asssistance Grant | Jackson, NJ | $5,000 |
| Toras Ahron | Lakewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Chaim | Far Rockaway, NY | $5,000 |
| Kehilla D'Brookwood Four | Jackson, NJ | $4,900 |
| American Friends of Nachlas BY | Jackson, NJ | $4,865 |
| Oros | Lakewood, NJ | $4,800 |
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