Education Opportunity Funds · For Torah Learning in Eretz Yisroel
A Smarter Way to Support a Ben Torah in Eretz Yisroel
You’re already helping. Now do it the way it deserves to be done — with a tax receipt, a clean structure, and Yeshiva Giving Fund standing behind it.
You’re Already Supporting Torah. We’ll Help You Do It Right.
Maybe it’s a bochur in yeshiva whose family just can’t carry it anymore. Maybe it’s an avreich who wants to keep learning while his family grows. Maybe it’s a talmid chacham who learns, teaches, or writes — and needs a little breathing room to keep doing it.
That’s real tzedakah. That’s what keeps Torah going in Eretz Yisroel.
And when you’re giving real money — regularly, seriously, meaningfully — it makes sense to give it through the right structure.
An Education Opportunity Fund lets you support Torah learning through Yeshiva Giving Fund — tax-deductible, organized, and run for you by BrightLeaf Giving.
What’s an Education Opportunity Fund?
An Education Opportunity Fund — an EOF — is your own named scholarship fund. You create it through Yeshiva Giving Fund, and BrightLeaf Giving runs it for you.
You decide who it’s meant to help. A few examples of what donors set up:
- Bochurim learning in yeshivos in Eretz Yisroel
- Avreichim in kollel with growing families
- Bnei Torah from a specific kehillah or hometown
- Talmidei chachamim heading toward rabbanus, hora’ah, or chinuch
- Scholars learning, teaching, or writing Torah seriously
You set the kind of person the fund is meant to help. When you have someone specific in mind, you recommend him for a scholarship. Yeshiva Giving Fund looks it over and, when it fits the fund’s purpose, approves it and sends the money. Simple as that.
Why Set Up an EOF
For a $100 here and a $200 there, a check is fine. For real, ongoing support, an EOF is the smarter way.
It’s tax-deductible
Your donation goes to Yeshiva Giving Fund — a tax-exempt organization — and YGF sends you a tax receipt. The same money you were already giving suddenly works harder at tax time.
It’s organized
Your fund has a name, a purpose, and a record. No more scrambling at the end of the year to remember what you sent, to whom, and when.
It’s built for the long haul
Community Support Funds and Social Impact Campaigns are made for emergencies. EOFs are made for sustained support of students — for helping a ben Torah stay in learning with dignity, month after month.
We handle the paperwork
BrightLeaf Giving sets up the fund, processes the donation, runs the scholarship application, and tracks every dollar in and out. You don’t touch the back office.
Built for People Who Already Know Whom They Want to Help
Most of our EOF donors aren’t looking for a way to give. They already give. They’re looking for a better way to do it.
The businessman in Lakewood
who’s been helping a bochur in a yeshiva in Yerushalayim for two years — and wants the giving to be tax-deductible and properly tracked.
The family in Brooklyn
who wants to help a young avreich in kollel — an einikel of someone close to them — without it feeling like a personal handout every month.
The quiet supporter
of a talmid chacham in Eretz Yisroel who’s writing, teaching, and giving shiurim — and could use the financial stability to keep going.
The community machers
who want to help bnei Torah from their own kehillah who are learning in Eretz Yisroel and need real support.
Yes — you can support someone you know. The recipient simply discloses the relationship on his application. Yeshiva Giving Fund reviews the grant based on whether it fits the fund’s charitable purpose. Knowing the person is fine. It just isn’t what decides the grant. And the fund itself stays yours — you manage it, you donate to it, you recommend the scholarships.
You Set the Standards. It’s Your Fund.
The best part of an EOF is also the most important: you decide what kind of ben Torah this fund is here to help.
Maybe your fund supports serious Torah learning with real financial need. Maybe it’s specifically for bochurim and avreichim learning in Eretz Yisroel. Maybe it’s for talmidei chachamim heading into rabbanus, hora’ah, or chinuch. Maybe it’s for bnei Torah from your own kehillah or hometown. Maybe it’s for serious Torah writing and scholarship.
Whatever you have in mind, we’ll help you turn it into a clean scholarship framework that Yeshiva Giving Fund can stand behind — and that fits the kind of giving you’re already doing.
How It Works
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You start the fund
Fill out the application below. We’ll help you name your EOF, write up its purpose, and set the criteria for who it’s meant to help.
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You donate to Yeshiva Giving Fund
Send in your donation. YGF receives it and issues your tax receipt.
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You recommend a scholarship
When you have someone you’d like to help, you recommend him for a scholarship grant from your fund.
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He fills out a quick application
The recipient submits his learning status, his need, what the money is for, and any relationship to you. It’s a short form — nothing intimidating.
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Yeshiva Giving Fund reviews it
YGF checks that the grant fits the fund’s purpose. Your recommendation carries real weight; the final approval is YGF’s.
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The money goes out
Once approved, the funds are sent through Yeshiva Giving Fund’s disbursement process. You can see everything in your fund record.
Straightforward Fees
No surprises. Two small fees, both reducible.
4.5%
BrightLeaf platform fee
On donations coming in. Covers the setup, the forms, the records, the administration — everything we handle so you don’t have to.
Bigger gifts get a lower fee automatically, on our standard sliding scale.
1%
Disbursement fee
Charged by YGF’s banking partner, Crowded Banking, when money goes out to the recipient.
You can choose to cover it so the bochur receives the full approved amount — the way you intended.
The Financially Sensible Way to Give
If you’re already supporting Torah learning — and you’re serious about it — an EOF is the smarter way.
You’re not just sending personal checks. You’re making a tax-deductible donation to Yeshiva Giving Fund, with clear criteria, real records, and professional administration behind it.
Better records. Better process. A cleaner giving experience — and at tax time, a real receipt for every dollar.
For business owners, machers, and families who already take tzedakah seriously, that adds up.
Start Your Fund
Set Up Your Education Opportunity Fund
Fill out the form below to get started.
A Better Way to Stand Behind Torah
Torah in Eretz Yisroel runs on the people who quietly hold it up. If that’s you, an Education Opportunity Fund gives your support the home it deserves.
- Help the bnei Torah you already care about.
- Give through Yeshiva Giving Fund.
- Get a tax receipt for every gift.
- Set the standards yourself.
- Let BrightLeaf Giving handle the rest.
That’s a smarter way to support Torah learning in Eretz Yisroel.