Our Story
Lev Lev Educational Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Great Neck, New York. We provide confidential, needs-based tuition assistance grants to families of Jewish day school students who need help affording the cost of a Jewish education.
The name Lev Lev — Hebrew for "heart to heart" — reflects our belief that this work must be done with deep sensitivity. Every family that reaches out to us does so with courage. We honor that trust with strict confidentiality and a process built on dignity.
We provide needs-based tuition assistance grants exclusively for Jewish day school students through 5th grade, disbursed directly to the school so families never need to handle the funds themselves. No child should have to leave their school because of financial hardship.
All applications and grants are handled with complete privacy.
Every grant is determined through a fair, holistic financial review.
Funds go directly to the school — never through families.
Every application is personally reviewed by Lev Lev board members.
"No Jewish child should have to leave because their family can't afford it. That belief is the foundation of everything we do at Lev Lev."— Lev Lev Educational Fund Board
Our Commitment
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Applications are read only by board members. Your financial circumstances are never shared with your school, synagogue, or community. Because grants are paid straight to the school, its business office knows a grant was applied — but never why, and never anything about your finances.
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We consider household income, necessary expenses, family size, and the gap between what a family can contribute and the actual tuition cost — holistically, not by formula.
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All approved grants are paid directly to the partner school and applied to the family's tuition account. Families maintain their dignity throughout the entire process.
Lev Lev Educational Fund · 501(c)(3)
Tax deductible