The Zahava & Moshael J Straus Family FO
Private foundation · Englewood Cliffs, NJ · EIN 13-3913229 · reported 2023–2025
28grants reported
$50Kmedian award
$25Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$5.4Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 28 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $580K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yeshiva University STRAUS CENTER FOR TORAH AND WESTERN THOUGHT. | New York, NY | $1,214,286 |
| Yeshiva University STRAUS CENTER FOR TORAH AND WESTERN THOUGHT. | New York, NY | $1,214,286 |
| The Moriah School OF Englewood EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Englewood, NJ | $712,369 |
| Jewish Book Trust INC KOREN MIKRAOT HADOROT | Chicago, IL | $400,000 |
| Yeshiva University GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $350,000 |
| Friends OF United Hatzalah OF Israel PHILANTHROPY | New York, NY | $318,000 |
| The Moriah School OF Englewood EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Englewood, NJ | $237,631 |
| Yeshiva University GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Yeshiva University GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| East Hill Synagogue Chesed Fund EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN FIDF; EMERGENCY FUND SULAMOT | Englewood, NJ | $100,000 |
| UC Davis Foundation RESEARCH | Davis, CA | $75,000 |
| The Moriah School OF Englewood EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Englewood, NJ | $50,000 |
| Englewood Hospital & Medical Center TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE | Englewood, NJ | $50,000 |
| Bergen Hatzalah GENERAL DONATION | Englewood, NJ | $50,000 |
| Siach Emuna Congregation Yeshiva Yad Moishe DONATION CONGREGATION YESHIVA | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| Friends OF United Hatzalah OF Israel PHILANTHROPY | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Ohr Torah Stone GENERAL DONATION | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| UC Davis Foundation RESEARCH | Davis, CA | $44,000 |
| Bergen Hatzalah Emergency Medical Services INC GENERAL DONATION | Englewood, NJ | $36,000 |
| Sefaria BUILDER GIVING CIRCLE | New York, NY | $36,000 |
| Amit Children INC | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation OF Norhtern NJ FOOD PANTRY | Paramus, NJ | $25,000 |
| Amit Children INC | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| The Moriah School OF Englewood GENERAL DONATION | Englewood, NJ | $18,000 |
| American Friends OF Eretz Hemdah GENERAL DONATION | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Project Ezrah Needs INC GENERAL CAMPAIGN | Englewood, NJ | $10,000 |
| Congregation Ahavath Torah FEINTUCH GEMILAS CHESED FUND | Englewood, NJ | $5,000 |
| Sinai Schools GENERAL DONATION | Paramus, NJ | $5,000 |
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