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Yad Soffin Foundation Jewish Helping Hands Inc
New York, NY · EIN 203931109 · Form 990 · FY2025 · NTEE M20 · Public Safety & Disaster Relief · Small ($100K-$1M) · jewishhelpinghands.org
revenue
$271K
expenses
$206K
net assets
$218K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

To provide disaster assistance, grants to the needy on an objective need basis and develop and fund self-help projects.

profile · synthesized from sources

Jewish Helping Hands supports humanitarian and self-help initiatives in Israel and the U.S., focusing on vulnerable populations including Ethiopian Israelis, asylum seekers, and communities affected by conflict. The organization funds food programs, educational initiatives, and entrepreneurship projects, often partnering with local groups to provide direct aid and long-term development. It also supports disaster recovery efforts, such as rebuilding homes after Hurricane Sandy.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2025

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $38K
    To provide supplies and assistance so that children can attend school and women can become self sufficient.
  2. #2 $23K
    To give basic support to genocide widows and provide protein for new mothers in Rwanda.
named programs · 7 · from sources

What they call their work

Addis Tasfa – New Hope
Two-year entrepreneurship training and microloan program for Ethiopian Israelis in Rishon LeZion, leading to new and enhanced businesses.
Bonim B’Yachad – Building Together
Rebuilds homes in Union Beach, NJ, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in partnership with Israeli and American volunteers.
Bridges for Hope (B4H) – B’not Mitzvah Celebrations
Provides Bat/Bar Mitzvah celebrations for children from low-income families in Haifa, including preparation, clothing, and festivities.
Formula Livriyut - Formula for Healthy Babies
Provides infant formula to babies in food-insecure families near the Gaza Strip in partnership with Latet, Achdav, and Greater MetroWest Federation.
One2One – Echad Echad
Meets validated needs of poor families in Israeli municipalities, including appliances, dental care, and school supplies, with JHH support expanding services to Rishon LeZion, Ofakim, and Merchavim.
SAHI – Transforming Israel's Youth At-risk through Acts of Giving
Military-style program empowering at-risk teens to secretly support others in need, expanded to Ramat Eliyahu with JHH support.
Yad Elie Schoolchildren's Feeding Program
Provides 120,000 meals annually to schoolchildren in Jerusalem, with expanded support to Muslim children during Ramadan.
activities · 18 groups

What they do

  • Support for Israeli Educational Institutions 2 activities
    • Funding basic needs support for poor families in Israel
      Funds One2One to provide appliances, furniture, and school supplies to poor families in Rishon LeZion, Ofakim, and Merchavim.
    • Funding teen-led community support programs in Israel
      Funded the expansion of SAHI (Transforming Israel's Youth At-risk through Acts of Giving) to establish teen-led community support groups in central Israel, including Ramat Eliyahu.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 2 activities
    • Funding educational and basic needs support for vulnerable children internationally
      Provides financial support for educational expenses including uniforms, books, school supplies, and shoes for children in the Philippines and Cambodia; sponsors school attendance for eight students in Cambodia and six vulnerable children in Rwanda over five years.
    • Supporting orphaned and abandoned children through education in Cambodia
      Provided educational assistance to 14 orphaned and abandoned children in Cambodia in 2022, supported three orphaned students through graduation in 2013 and 2014, operated a middle school in Prek Kroch Village serving 207 students, and funded construction of a five-room school building in Lvea Em, Kandal Province.
  • Jewish Religious Institution Support 1 activity
    • Administering the Tikkun Olam Grant program
      Operates the Tikkun Olam Grant program, launched in 2012, to fund tzedakah, justice, and righteousness initiatives globally.
  • Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
    • Distributing food packages to at-risk children in Jerusalem
      Distributed dry and canned food packages to at-risk children in East Jerusalem during the pandemic and to children formerly served by the Jerusalem African Asylum Seekers Center during its closure.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding community development and humanitarian aid globally
      Funds the purchase and distribution of medical adult diapers to low-income hospice patients in rural Kenya, sturdy new shoes for 300 vulnerable children in Kenya, motorcycle ambulances for expectant mothers in rural Uganda, clean water initiatives in Haiti, medical supplies to Ukraine, food distribution for families in Gaza, and a home foundation in Asheville, North Carolina.
  • Vocational Sewing and Tailoring Training 1 activity
    • Funding vocational training and equipment for youth in Rwanda
      Supplies sewing machines and material supplies ("tool kits") to support vocational training for young people in Rwanda and supports skill-building programs such as MindLeaps’ dance-based curriculum in refugee camps benefiting over 600 children.
  • Digital Literacy Training and Technology Access 1 activity
    • Operating the Jewish Helping Hands Digital Learning Center in Kigali, Rwanda
      Operates a digital learning center in Kigali, Rwanda, established in 2022, featuring 20 laptops, WiFi, and teaching materials including a projector and digital camera, and supports an annual IT/digital skills course for 100 children at the MindLeaps Center.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Providing capacity-building support to grant recipients
      Shares organizational expertise with grant recipients to advance joint mission goals, including supporting vocational training, microloan programs, and professional certification for Ethiopian Israelis and immigrant parents.
  • Direct Financial Assistance to Individuals 1 activity
    • Providing financial and material support to genocide widows in Rwanda
      Provides annual financial assistance to 26 genocide widows in five Kigali neighborhoods to meet basic needs including food, clothing, utilities, solar panels, school fees, and housing repairs.
  • Diaper and Baby Supply Distribution 1 activity
    • Providing infant formula to vulnerable families near the Gaza Strip
      Provided infant formula for 80 babies in vulnerable families near the Gaza Strip in partnership with Latet, Achdav, and Greater MetroWest Federation.
  • Child & Youth Meal Programs 1 activity
    • Providing meals to children in need in Israel and Ethiopia
      Provided over one million meals to Ethiopian Jewish children awaiting aliyah to Israel through the Million Quarter Project, and delivers approximately 100,000 meals annually to 500 children across 10 schools and programs in Israel; distributed 120,000 meals to schoolchildren in Jerusalem during the current school year.
  • Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development 1 activity
    • Providing school supplies and assistance to enable children's education
      Provides supplies and assistance to enable children’s school attendance and supports women’s self-sufficiency.
  • Holocaust Survivor Support Services 1 activity
    • Sponsoring meals for Holocaust survivors in Israel
      Provides meals for Holocaust survivors in Israel through a sponsored food program.
  • Jewish Community Poverty Relief 1 activity
    • Supporting B’not Mitzvah celebrations for children in low-income families in Israel
      Sponsors B’not Mitzvah celebrations for children from low-income and distressed families in Israel, including preparation, clothing, ceremonies, and gifts.
  • Youth Development Programs 1 activity
    • Supporting at-risk teens through hip-hop and extreme sports programs in Israel
      Supports hip-hop and extreme sports programs at the Matnas Community Center in Rishon LeZion, engaging nearly 100 at-risk teens.
  • Youth Development and Support Services 1 activity
    • Supporting at-risk youth education and self-sufficiency
      Supports development of a program to prevent at-risk teens from dropping out of school and turning to drugs and violence.
  • Malnutrition Treatment and Nutrition Support 1 activity
    • Supporting the Protein Project for postpartum care in Rwanda
      Supports the Protein Project, which provides eggs, milk, and baby formula to approximately 6,000 new mothers and 324 newborns annually in Rwanda to support recovery from Caesarean sections.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Organizing home rebuilding projects in the U.S.
      Organized and participated in a week-long home rebuilding project in Union Beach, New Jersey, following Hurricane Sandy, in partnership with the Jewish Agency and Greater MetroWest Federation.
    • Transitioning school operations to government management in Cambodia
      Provided a final grant and donated computers and equipment to School #421 in Cambodia in 2022, transitioning it to government operation.
financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$271K
Contributions & grants$270K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$4840%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$206K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$191K
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$218K
Cash$179K
Investments$23K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$218K
Liquid reserves11.8 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +28.7%
relationships · 31

Who they work with

  • AFYA Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for medical supply shipments to Ukraine.
  • AVEGA – the Association of Genocide Widows Partner — Collaborates with AVEGA to support genocide widows in Rwanda through financial assistance and needs-based support.
  • Achdav Partner — Partnered with JHH to provide infant formula to vulnerable families near the Gaza Strip.
  • Amoun Sleem Partner — Local partner in East Jerusalem.
  • Asheville Habitat for Humanity Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for home construction in North Carolina.
  • Follow Your Dreams / Arun's Kids Partner — Partner organization providing educational support for students in Cambodia.
  • Gateway Church Partner — Local partner in Union Beach, New Jersey, in the Bonim B'Yachad rebuilding project.
  • Global Children Partner — Facility hosting three graduates of the orphan support program in 2014.
  • Greater MetroWest Federation of NJ Partner — Collaborated on the Million Quarter Project and Bonim B'Yachad initiative.
  • Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion Network — Alma mater where Rabbi Soffin studied and was ordained.
  • Hunger Relief International Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for clean water initiatives in Haiti.
  • Jeremy Hockenstein’s Digital Data Divide Partner — Partner organization where two scholarship recipients from the orphan support program are interning.
  • Jewish Agency Partner — Collaborated with JHH and Greater MetroWest Federation on the Bonim B'Yachad rebuilding project in New Jersey.
  • Kibbutz College of Education Partner — Partnered with JHH to support Ethiopian Israeli students in teacher certification and parenting education programs.
  • Kiwanyi Health Centre Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for motorcycle ambulances in Uganda.
  • Latet Partner — Partnered with JHH to provide infant formula to vulnerable families near the Gaza Strip.
  • Light & Hope Initiative Partner — Partner organization implementing the Heshima Kwake project in Kenya.
  • Matnas (Community Center) in Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood of Rishon LeZion Partner — Partnered to support Ethiopian immigrants through vocational training, youth programs, and community development.
  • MindLeaps Partner — Partnered with MindLeaps to support school sponsorships, meals and sanitation, family strengthening, and refugee outreach programs in Rwanda.
  • Mombasa Peace Club Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for the Steps of Hope shoe distribution project in Kenya.
  • Payatas Elementary School Partner — Partner agency serving students supported by Jewish Helping Hands grants.
  • Rabbi Edgar Nof Partner — Collaborated on B'not Mitzvah celebrations and food programs in Haifa through Bridges for Hope.
  • Rambira Women Empowerment Center Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for adult diaper distribution and caregiver education in Kenya.
  • Rebuilding Alliance Partner — Partner organization receiving funding for food distribution in Gaza.
  • Rwanda Partner — Location of the Protein Project benefiting new mothers.
  • Temple Shaari Emeth Partner — Local partner in Union Beach, New Jersey, in the Bonim B'Yachad rebuilding project.
  • Temple Shalom Partner — Rabbi Soffin served as Rabbi and developed social action initiatives there.
  • Tikkun Olam Grant Partner — Provides grants to support efforts aimed at repairing the world.
  • Tikkun Olam Grant program Network — Grant program launched by Jewish Helping Hands to support justice and righteousness initiatives.
  • UNHCR Government — Supported MindLeaps' outreach to refugee camps in Rwanda following an invitation from UNHCR.
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strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Barrier Reduction for Education
    methodology: barrier_reduction_education
    By providing uniforms, bicycles, footwear, and family stipends, the organization increases school attendance and completion among orphaned and vulnerable children because removing material and economic barriers enables sustained educational access.
  • Community-Led Empowerment Model
    methodology: community_led_empowerment
    By involving communities as partners in identifying needs and designing solutions, the organization produces more responsive and sustainable interventions because local knowledge and ownership are central to effective change.
  • Women-Led Economic and Health Empowerment
    methodology: women_led_production
    By training women to produce and distribute reusable sanitary pads, the organization combats period poverty and promotes economic independence because it simultaneously addresses health stigma and creates livelihood opportunities.