EIN 13-3807016

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2025-12-01
Description
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous provides financial support to non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust and teaches the history of the Holocaust.
Total revenues
$2,938,851
2025
Total expenses
$2,072,024
2025
Total assets
$14,668,918
2025
Num. employees
2
2025

Program areas at JFR

As of january 1,2025 The Jewish Foundation for The Righteous (jfr) was providing monthly financial support to 73 aged and needy non-jews, Righteous gentiles, who risked their lives to save jews during The holocaust. In 2025, The jfr distributed more than $700,000 usd in direct support of rescuers who live in 10 countries. Funds are distributed three times during The year. Funds are distributed to The rescuers in a safe and efficient manner. Procedures are in place to ensure that The rescuers receive their funds. Procedures and safeguards are also in place to ensure that The rescuers receiving monthly support from The jfr are still alive. The majority of The rescuers receiving financial assistance live in eastern europe, with poland having The largest number of rescuers. Jfr began supporting rescuers in The late 1980s.
The jfr is committed to teaching The history of The holocaust, to addressing antisemitism, and to preserving The legacy of Righteous gentiles. The jfr's national holocaust teacher education program is comprised of four key components: 1) jfr published educational materials; 2) The alfred lerner fellowship program; 3) holocaust centers of excellence program; and 4) educational seminars, institutes, and workshops for teachers and students. The jfr's national teacher training program works with 13 recognized holocaust centers across The united states. These holocaust centers comprise The jfr's holocaust centers of excellence program. The jfr continued to provide support to 13 holocaust centers located across The united states and to their teachers. The jfr continues to support its more than 700 alfred lerner fellows from The united states, poland, croatia, hungary, and lithuania as well as meeting The needs of individual educators and schools across The united states requesting information about The holocaust and how to teach this complex subject in The classroom. In 2024 The jfr launched it's new online holocaust program, "how was it possible? A holocaust curriculum for and by teachers" tm. In 2025, The jfr continued to introduce it's new online holocaust program, "how was it possible? A holocaust curriculum for and by teachers".

Grants made by JFR

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH)To Support the Production of the Book Smigglers Exhibition.$10,000

Who funds Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Louis and Harold Price FoundationGift To the Jewish Foundation of the Righteous$60,000
Jewish Communal Fund (JCF)In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose$46,422
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$45,393
...and 49 more grants received totalling $284,965

Financials for JFR

RevenuesFYE 12/2025
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,803,040
Program services$89,745
Investment income and dividends$368,861
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$677,205
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,938,851
Data update history
July 26, 2026
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from John and Janet Kornreich Charitable Foundation
July 16, 2026
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025
June 20, 2026
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
April 21, 2026
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from The Louis and Harold Price Foundation
January 23, 2026
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Harry and Sadie Lasky Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsHuman service organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman servicesReligionHistory
Characteristics
Legally formed as corporationReligiousChristianJewishOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
80 Main St 380
West Orange, NJ 07052
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Essex County, NJ
Website URL
jfr.org/ 
Phone
(973) 736-1800
Facebook page
the-jewish-foundation-for-the-righteous 
Twitter profile
@jfrdirector 
IRS details
EIN
13-3807016
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P50: Personal Social Services
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - In Process
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
110169
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2026-08-19
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