Grants for jewish organizations

3,162 jewish nonprofit organizations received at least $774.5 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 6,515 grants made from 2,481 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 2,481 foundations, 56% made just a single grant to jewish orgs, and 15% made grants to four or more jewish orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$774,529,147
Total grant dollars given to jewish organizations
6,515
Number of grants made annually to jewish organizations
2,481
Number of grantmakers funding jewish organizations
$1,000
Median grant size to jewish organizations

Foundations that support jewish nonprofit organizations

Out of all grants made to jewish organizations, 87% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 85% of the dollar-value of grants to jewish orgs. Foundations funding jewish orgs also made grants to religious organizations, christian organizations, multiservice human service organizations, and cancer organizations.

Foundation size

Foundation size Number of grantmakers
Small
 
2,162
Medium
 
183
Large
 
136
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type Number of grantmakers
Community
 
31
Private
 
2,228
Corporate
 
82
Other
 
140

Grants made

Grants made to jewish orgs Number of grantmakers
1
 
1,410
2-3
 
676
4-10
 
319
11+
 
76

Top 10 foundations supporting jewish nonprofit organizations

Grantmaker State Geographic focus Percent of grant dollars to jewish orgs Number of grants made to jewish orgs Median grant size
Ani Mamin Foundation NY Metro 9.0% 212 $120
A&E Hauer Family Foundation NY Metro 18.9% 80 $100
Madanim Foundation NY Metro 42.0% 72 $275
Ralph J Harary Foundation NY Metro 2.9% 70 $500
Blum Foundation NY Metro 30.4% 57 $100
DJ Charitable Foundation NY Metro 15.6% 51 $750
The Dennis Berman Family Foundation MD Metro 3.1% 42 $800
Yes Ben Dovid Foundation NJ Metro 1.7% 36 $197
YR Foundation NY Metro 13.2% 32 $43
MI Rosenthal Foundation NY Metro 26.5% 32 $75

Jewish nonprofit organizations grantees

Jewish organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 96% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 47% of all jewish orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant Number of grants
<$10k
 
6,466
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
49

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue Median grant size
<$100k
 
$1,000
$100k-$500k
 
$1,000
$500k-$1M
 
$1,000
$1M-$5M
 
$1,000
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of grantee Number of grants
New York
 
3,477
California
 
474
New Jersey
 
429
Florida
 
406
Other
 
1,729

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee Number of grants
New York City
 
3,616
Miami
 
335
Los Angeles
 
311
Chicago
 
223
Other
 
1,944

Top 25 grants made to jewish organizations

Grantee Grant size Purpose Grantmaker
United Israel Appeal $168,577,117 See Part Iv The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)
United Israel Appeal $168,577,117 Grant The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)
JFMC Facilities Corporation $111,245,000 Outstanding Debt & Loan Guarantee Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) $41,280,354 To Support A Range of Nonprofit Organizations Which Address Humanitarian, Health and Welfare Needs. Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore $14,103,389 General Support Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit $14,081,756 Cash Transaction United Jewish Foundation
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit $14,081,756 To Support the Jewish Community United Jewish Foundation
Israeli American Council (IAC) $12,000,000 General Charitable Purposes Adelson Family Foundation
The Jewish Community Foundation $11,350,000 Public Support of Organization Mission Dart-L Foundation / Jacob Feidman Ttee
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $9,674,703 Book Value Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) $9,118,500 Book Value Crown Family Philanthropies (CFP)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) $9,118,500 Capital Campaign, Covid-19 Emergency Fund, Jewish Community Centers-Ezra, Council for Jewish Elderly, Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern, Fund for the Future Endowment, Israel Education Center, Israel Studies on Campus, and Jbaby Crown Family Philanthropies (CFP)
JCC Chicago $8,769,449 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants - Operating Support Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $8,415,000 Cash Crown Family Philanthropies (CFP)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $8,415,000 Fellowship and Equipment, Physician Fellowships, Israel Poverty Initiative, Family Plus, Leadership Programs, Medical Simulation Center, Lotus Code Training, Mayo Fellowships, Start-Up Your Career, Translational Stem Cell Research, Hydrologist, and Post-Trauma Training Crown Family Philanthropies (CFP)
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago $7,902,641 Grants From Donor Advised Funds - Operating Support Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) $7,766,316 Actual Anti-Defamation League Foundation
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) $7,766,316 General Purposes Anti-Defamation League Foundation
Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) $7,750,000 Food and Humanitarian Assistance Fsu IFCJ The Fellowship
Jewish Federation Council of Greater LA $6,671,000 FMV Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation $6,365,572 Fair Market Value Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation $6,365,572 Fair Market Value Youngstown Area Jewish Foundation
Chabad NP $6,000,000 Synagogue and Preschool Capital Campaign Levine-Lent Family Foundation
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC) $5,617,401 Annual Allocation, Icnext, Jhub, Jewish Education, Segula, Scholarships, General Support Jewish Federation of Cleveland
JFMC Facilities Corporation $5,573,164 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Grants - Operating Support Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF)
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Jewish organizations" category for this page is determined by the "X30: Jewish" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.