NonprofitsThe Jewish Federations Of North America Inc

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

The Jewish Federations Of North America Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$702.4M

Total expenses

$616.3M

Net assets

$288.2M

Grants received

$1.6B

1,451 grants

EIN

131624240

Tax year

2023

Mission

See Schedule O

Programs

8 programs

Grants to united israel appeal, inc.: the american jewish joint distribution committee and world ort. Providing immigration and absorption services for jewish identity programs, educational and vocational training, relief and welfare programs around the world and social development programs.

Expenses: $190.1MGrants: $188.3M

Power of the collective: jfna helps federations build flourishing jewish communities. In the fields of caregiving, aging, philanthropy, disability, foreign policy, homeland security and health care, we are thought leaders and advocates.

Expenses: $36.6MGrants: $17.8M

The ukraine crisis

Expenses: $9.8MGrants: $9.6M

Humanitarian assistance

Expenses: $1.9MGrants: $1.5M

Work with Overseas partners

Expenses: $3.0M

U.S. Government Grant Holocaust Survivors Fund

Expenses: $6.1MGrants: $4.5M

Recruiting & developing talent for Federations

Expenses: $4.0M

Fundraising Infrastructure

Expenses: $12.4MGrants: $618K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$679.2M
Program service revenue$18.3M
Investment income$4.3M
Other revenue$688K
Total revenue$702.4M

Expenses

Grants paid$559.9M
Salaries & benefits$23.2M
Fundraising$733K
Other expenses$31.2M
Total expenses$616.3M
Total assets$504.2M
Net assets$288.2M

People

50 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Eric Fingerhut

President & CEO

Board

$691K

50 hrs/wk

Shira Hutt

Executive Vice President

Board

$387K

50 hrs/wk

Pamela A Zaltsman

Senior Advisor,Israel&Overseas

Board

$123K

25 hrs/wk

Evan Hochberg

Deputy Director, Assoc VP IL

Board

$109K

25 hrs/wk

Leslie Dannin Rosenthal

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brett Cohen

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Amy Berger Chafetz

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Matt Bronfman

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Cynthia Janower

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Deborah Brant

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Dennis Bernard

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gita Berk

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brian Katz

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Judith Kaye

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Dana Hirt

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

David J Butler

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ariel Bentata

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

James Heeger

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jacy Grais

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Cindy Finestone

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Stephen Aronson

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sanford Antignas

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Susanna Lachs Adler

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Beth Goldsmith

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

David Golder

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ari Ackerman

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Meridith Goldstein

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sara Gottlieb

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Goldberg

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Suzanne B Grant

Treasurer

Board

20 hrs/wk

Theodore Goldberg

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

J David Heller

Nat. Campaign Chair

Board

20 hrs/wk

Judith Galler

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andrew S Hochberg

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Andy Hodes

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Rachel Hoffer

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

William Freedman

Trustee

Board

1 hrs/wk

Julie B Platt

Chair of the Board

Board

20 hrs/wk

David T Brown

Vice Chair of the Board

Board

20 hrs/wk

Mark Wilf

Past Chair of the Board

Board

1 hrs/wk

Rebecca Caspi

Director General Israel Office

Staff

$340K

50 hrs/wk

Michelle Kravetz

Chief Impact & Growth Officer

Staff

$328K

50 hrs/wk

Amanda Goldstein

VP, Philanthropy & FRD

Staff

$296K

50 hrs/wk

Davi Ellis

Chief Information Officer

Staff

$284K

50 hrs/wk

Sarah Eisenman

Chief Jewish Life Officer

Staff

$278K

50 hrs/wk

Elizabeth Fisher

Chief Talent Officer

Staff

$276K

50 hrs/wk

Adam Teitelbaum

Snr Director Philanthr Initiat

Staff

$264K

50 hrs/wk

Elana Broitman

FORMER SR. VP, PA - THRU 10/23

Staff

$218K

50 hrs/wk

Pamela Kurtzman

Managing Director, Bond Prog

Staff

$178K

50 hrs/wk

Robert Spodek

FORMER CFO- thru 6/23

Staff

$111K

50 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SKDKNICKERBOCKER LLC

Event Consultant

$1.1M

Fifty Thirteen LLC

Event Consultant

$1.0M

HILTON CHICAGO

Accommodation serv

$667K

Concourse Hosting LLC

DONOR MANAGEMENT SYS

$666K

AVFX LLC

Video Production

$405K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 1,451

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.9M
General Support
2024
$1.6M
COLLECTIVE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS SUPPORT
2024
$1.6M
GENERAL
2024
$1.3M
FAIR SHARE, ASSIST J
2024
$1.3M
TO SUPPORT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
2024
$1.2M
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$1.1M
Miscellaneous overseas distributions
2024
$1.0M
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$1.0M
UJF PROGRAM SERVICE GRANT OF $1,021,912
2024
$792K
ISRAEL & OVERSEAS; FAIR SHARE
2024
$675K
SUPPORT OF MISSION
2024
$553K
ASSOCIATION OF RAPE CRISIS CENTERS IN ISRAEL, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ISRAEL ACTION NETWORK, COUNSELING CENTER FOR WOMEN, ISRAEL: GENERAL SUPPORT, KVUTZAT REUT: ANNUAL SUPPORT, HADASSAH ACADEMIC COLLEGE EMERGENCY NEEDS AND SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT, JEWISH PEOPLE POLICY INSTITUTE, SHURAT HADIN FOR LAW CENTER AND LEGAL WAR ROOM, GIL TROY PUBLICATION, TEL-HAI ACADEMIC COLLEGE
2024
$518K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$500K
TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2024
$500K
To sponsor the JFNA Unity Event and the 2024 General Assembly
2024
$500K
TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2024
$500K
To support the LiveSecure program
2024
$400K
SOCIAL SERVICE
2024
$374K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE ACTIVITIES WHICH FALL WITHIN OUR MISSION.
2024
$321K
FURTHER THE MISSION TO MOBILIZE PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
2024
$303K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2024
$282K
ASSIST NEEDY JEWS AN
2024
$244K
SUPPORT ALLOCATION
2024
$216K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$161K
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$153K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$134K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$125K
ENP SPACE (SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT)
2024
$107K
Emergency Relief
2024
$100K
CHARTIABLE PURPOSES
2024
$100K
GENERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT
2024
$100K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$88K
FUNDING FOR ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL
2024
$84K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$65K
SUPPORT MISSION JFNA
2024
$59K
SOCIAL & ADMIN SUPP
2024
$59K
SUPPORT OF JEWISH PROG & CULTURE
2024
$56K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE ACTIVITIES WHICH FALL WITHIN OUR MISSION.
2024
$53K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES SERVING JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND/OR ISRAEL
2024
$50K
To protect and enhance the well-being of Jews worldwide through meaningful contributions to community, Israel and civil society.
2024
$50K
General Humanitarian Support
2024
$45K
SERVICES FOR THE AGING GRANT
2024
$43K
TO SUPPORT DRUZE AREA OF ISRAEL AND HAIFA
2024
$42K
Israel Solidarity Fund
2024
$35K
Israel Overseas Programs
2024
$32K
ENDOWMENT ALLOCATION
2024
$27K
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
2024
$27K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
2024
$27K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$25K
OVERSEAS AND BIRTHRITE ALLOCATION
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$22K
TO FUND DAILY OPERATIONS
2024
$21K
Our mission is to protect and enhance the well-being of Jews worldwide through meaningful contributions to community, Israel and civil society.
2024
$20K
AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS IN ISRAEL
2024
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$18K
TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF JEWS WORLDWIDE THROUGH THE VALUES OF TIKKUN OLAM (REPAIRING THE WORLD), TZEDAKAH (CHARITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE) AND TORAH (JEWISH LEARNING.
2024
$17K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$13K
Support for Israel social services
2024
$10K
Jewish agency that aids Jews throughout the world.
2024
$8K
Hurricane Helene Relief
2024
$7K
HUMAN SERVICE-MULTIPURPOSE/OTHER
2024
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
YEARLY ALLOCATION
2024
$5K
HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2024
$5K
Israel Religious Expression Programs
2024
$5K
2023 Israel Emergency Fund
2024
$4K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$4K
Charitable Donation
2024
$3K
TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM
2024
$98.8M
CARING/JEWISH LIFE/RESPONDING TO CRISES (SEE PART IV SUPPL INFO)
2023
$62.1M
REGULAR CAMPAIGN
2023
$39.7M
GENERAL SUPPORT, EMERGENCY RELIEF, RECOMMENDATION: OHR CHAYA, JEWISH PEOPLE POLICY INSTITUTE, SHEATUFIM FOR YELADENU CHILDRENS INITIATIVE
2023
$33.2M
General Support and Israel Emergency Fund
2023
$20.4M
PROGRAM SUPPLIES/BOOKS SCHOLARSHIPS/STIPENDS GRANT EXPENSE
2023
$15.8M
JAFI TO SUPPORT SHINSHINIM, JAFI PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL, JAFI ETHIOPIAN INTEGRATION, ISRAEL EMERGENCY, JAFI SCHOLARSHIPS, JEWISH PEOPLE POLICY INSTITUTE, REGROW ISRAEL
2023
$15.7M
CARING/JEWISH LIFE/RESPONDING TO CRISES
2023
$11.5M
TO SUPPORT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
2023
$11.4M
ENDOWMENTS, DONOR ADVISED FUNDS (DAFS), RESTRICTED GIFTS, AND STRATEGY AND IMPACT
2023
$10.7M
TO SUPPORT SOCIAL HEALTH AND WELFARE
2023
$10.2M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$7.5M
JFGW COMMUNAL SUPPORT GRANTS
2023
$6.8M
CARING/JEWISH LIFE/RESPONDING TO CRISES
2023
$5.2M
CARING/JEWISH LIFE/RESPONDING TO CRISES
2023
$5.2M
SOCIAL WELFARE &
2023
$4.6M
EMERGENCY FUNDING DUE TO WAR IN ISRAEL
2023
$4.2M
TO SUPPORT LITERACY PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL
2023
$3.5M
Emergency support, various Israel causes
2023
$2.9M
Miscellaneous overseas distributions
2023
$2.7M
GLOBAL
2023
$2.3M
SERVING THE NEEDY
2023
$2.1M
Contribution Funding
2023
$2.1M
GENERAL AND OVERSEA RELIEF SERVICES
2023
$2.1M
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION BY PROVIDING GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$2.0M
FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$2.0M
SUPPORT OF MISSION
2023
$1.9M
CHARITABLE GIVING
2023
$1.8M
UJF PROGRAM SERVICE GRANT
2023
$1.8M
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1.8M
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$1.7M
COLLECTIVE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS SUPPORT
2023
$1.6M
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$1.6M
General Support
2023
$1.5M
GENERAL OPERATIONS & ISRAEL RELIEF
2023
$1.5M
CHARITABLE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS OF THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$1.4M
PUBLIC POLICY AND JEWISH COMMUNAL RESEARCH
2023
$1.4M
ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF JEWISH EDUCATION IN COMMUNITY
2023
$1.2M
GENERAL AND PROGRAM OPERATIONS
2023
$1.1M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1.1M
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1M
ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN
2023
$1M
CONFRONTING ANTI-SEMITISM & THE DELEGITIMIZATION OF ISRAEL
2023
$1M
Swords of Iron Campaign
2023
$1M
LIVESECURE GROWTH PLAN
2023
$1M
Contribution Funding
2023
$961K
GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$959K
ISRAEL & OVERSEAS; FAIR SHARE
2023
$950K
SUPPORT OF THE OTHER
2023
$877K
SOCIAL SERVICE
2023
$873K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$872K
ISRAEL SWORDS OF IRON CAMPAIGN
2023
$871K
FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$842K
PER EXEMPT ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$750K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$691K
SUPPORT THE NATIONAL JEWISH COMMUNITY
2023
$648K
TO SUPPORT, BUILD, ENHANCE AND PERPETUATE JEWISH LIFE AND THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
2023
$628K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$600K
Contribution Funding
2023
$600K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$597K
TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$585K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$542K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$519K
SUPPORT OF JEWISH PROG & CULTURE
2023
$506K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$500K
Contribution Funding
2023
$500K
TO SUPPORT UKRAINE.
2023
$500K
To support the LiveSecure Program.
2023
$500K
for general operations
2023
$500K
TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
2023
$500K
Contribution Funding
2023
$500K
Contribution Funding
2023
$478K
General Support
2023
$475K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$461K
Provides funds to national Jewish non-profit & support the relief from the Oct 7 attack on Israel
2023
$451K
CHARITABLE GRANT TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$448K
ASSIST NEEDY JEWS AN
2023
$397K
JEWISH TEEN EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT FUNDER COLLABORATIVE
2023
$388K
PROGRAM COSTS
2023
$369K
GENERAL /SWORDS IRON
2023
$360K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$346K
CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION
2023
$343K
ISRAEL SOLIDARITY FD
2023
$339K
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2023
$339K
FURTHER THE MISSION TO MOBILIZE PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$338K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$327K
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$324K
SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS
2023
$314K
UKRAINE EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN
2023
$300K
RESILIENCY ROUNDTABLE
2023
$267K
MISC OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTIONS
2023
$256K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250K
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
2023
$250K
General Operating Support
2023

Funded by

$1.6B from 406 funders · 1,451 grants · 2016–2024

United Jewish Appeal-Federation Of

$434.7M · 35 grants · 2017–2023

Jewish United Fund

$200.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Jewish Federation Of Cleveland

$116.0M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc

$87.5M · 13 grants · 2017–2023

Jewish Federation Council Of Greater La

$55.2M · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Jewish Federation Of Greater Pittsburgh

$40.3M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Jewish Federation Of Greater

$37.4M · 12 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN131624240
NTEE codeT700
Subsection03
Ruling date1936-02
Formed1935
Employees190
Volunteers180
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