Lakewood Cheder School Inc
Lakewood, NJ · EIN 22-2137420. Reported 128 grants totalling $3,320,774 to 70 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Lakewood Cheder School Inc, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B240) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 70 distinct organizations, with 19% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $11,450. Half of what it reported fell between $8,100 and $21,000; the smallest was $5,250 and the largest $465,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bais Yaakov of Jackson | Lakewood, NJ | $623,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tomchei Shabbos Dlakewood Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $443,844 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Keren Orah | Brooklyn, NY | $290,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Zichron Moshe Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $205,350 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Congregation Nachlas Shimon | Brooklyn, NY | $169,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chasdie Lev | Brooklyn, NY | $156,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School-Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi Inc | Chicago, IL | $100,800 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Orchos Chaim Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $82,950 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Veromamtanu Inc | Jackson, NJ | $71,125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beth Medrash Govoha | Lakewood, NJ | $70,075 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mesivta of Long Beach | Long Beach, NY | $63,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Congregation Gates of Mercy | Lakewood, NJ | $62,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Congregation Masores Hachinuch Inc | Spring Valley, NY | $45,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bais Mordechai | Lakewood, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Nachlas Bais Yaakov Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $34,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Derech Hachaim Fund | Lakewood, NJ | $33,230 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Services for Children With Hidden Intelligence Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $31,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Shaarei Oorah | Lakewood, NJ | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Gateshead Academy for Torah Studies | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Madraigos Inc | Woodmere, NY | $29,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Congregation Zichrone Binyamin | Lakewood, NJ | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Congregation Ner Yisroel Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forest Glen | Lakewood, NJ | $25,050 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Agudath Israel of Greenspring Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Elkins Park | Elkins Park, PA | $24,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Knesses Bais Levi Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Ktana of Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mesivta of Clifton | Passaic, NJ | $21,600 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Toras Aron Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Ramapo Inc | Monsey, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mesivta Ohr Torah of Lakewood Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shemiras Sedorim Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $18,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bnos Melech of Lakewood Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $18,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tiferes Yisroel Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $18,100 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Congregation Oros Bais Yaakov of Lakewood | Lakewood, NJ | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bais Yaakov Highschool of Chicago Inc | Chicago, IL | $17,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Tiferes Tzvi | Monsey, NY | $17,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Chaye Olom Inc | Spring Valley, NY | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Bmba | Lincolnwood, IL | $17,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | New York, NY | $17,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lakewood Chedar School | Lakewood, NJ | $17,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Ramat Schlomo | Lakewood, NJ | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Brick Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $15,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chicago Mezuzah and Mitzvah Campaign | Chicago, IL | $15,560 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cong Khal Ohr Yisocher-Chodorov | Chicago, IL | $12,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Bnos Yaakov Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $12,200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Zichron Yosef Aryeh | Lakewood, NJ | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Tiferet C/O Lcs | Lakewood, NJ | $11,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshivas Ner Moshe Association | Lakewood, NJ | $11,400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Outreach Congregation | Monsey, NY | $10,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beis Medrash Hadras Hatorah Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $10,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Yad Eliezer Inc | Jackson, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bnei Emunim | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cheder Toras Zev | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesed of Lakewood | Lakewood, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshivath Beth Moshe-the Milton Eisner Yeshiva High School of | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yeshiva Gedola Naos Yaakov Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bais Shaindel | Lakewood, NJ | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Birchas Mordechai | Monsey, NY | $8,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Yashresh Yakov | Woodridge, NY | $7,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Brisker Yeshiva Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Avos Ubonim | Lakewood, NJ | $7,140 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Meiras Bais Yaakov Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tiferes Chaim Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Orchos Tzvi | Lakewood, NJ | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bais Reuven Kamenetz of Lakewood Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Kol Aryeh of Lakewood | Lakewood, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation Zichron Yisroel Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Yeshivath Torah Vodaath | Brooklyn, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Relief Resources Inc | Lakewood, NJ | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
32 of 70 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 49 of 70 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 28 | $582,761 | $11,850 |
| 2021 | 27 | $467,678 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $1,046,730 | $11,500 |
| 2023 | 44 | $1,223,605 | $11,650 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
66% of its giving went to organizations in New Jersey. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $11,450 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New Jersey.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lakewood Cheder School Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 725 Vasser Avenue, Lakewood, NJ, 08701.
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