BJH Foundation for Senior Services, publicly known as Carolina Foundation for Jewish Seniors (CFJS), is a private foundation based in Greensboro, North Carolina. The foundation was established in 2005 and grew out of The Blumenthal Jewish Home for the Aged, a nursing facility established in 1962 in Clemmons, North Carolina. In the late 1990s, the Board of Directors expanded its mission by selling the physical facility and using the proceeds along with an existing endowment to create a grantmaking foundation. Today, CFJS distributes grants to nonprofit organizations providing life-enriching programs and services to Jewish seniors across North and South Carolina.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$11.4M
+18.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$469K
+10.3% YoY
Grant Count
19
+18.8% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$25K
-7.2% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
Mission: To enhance the lives of older Jewish adults.
The foundation supports organizations providing activities, services, and programs for Jewish older adults in accordance with Jewish values. Primary focus areas include:
- Health and wellness initiatives for seniors
- Case management and geriatric care services
- Congregational nurse programs
- Social worker and counseling services
- Volunteer programs engaging active seniors
- Programs combating social isolation
- Community-building activities for Jewish seniors
- Home and community-based services
- Guardianship and care management support
- Food relief and nutrition programs
- Educational and recreational programming
Grantmaking
Average Grant
s around $103–$110,000 and median grants varying by year.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation funds organizations in North and South Carolina, with particular activity in cities including:
- Asheville
- Charleston
- Charlotte
- Greensboro
- Raleigh
- Durham
- Chapel Hill
- Winston-Salem
- Davidson
- New Bern
- Hendersonville
- Columbia
- Greenville
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
- Total Assets: $11,441,551 (as of 2024 IRS Form 990)
- Total Annual Giving: $469,290 (2024)
- Annual Revenue: $281,698
- Annual Expenses: $612,998
- Number of Employees: 1
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $11,441,551 | $9,695,490 | $9,133,488 |
| Revenue | $800,082 | $281,698 | $380,065 |
| Expenses | $654,499 | $612,998 | $661,943 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $607,707 | $568,213 | $589,672 |
| Net Investment Income | $750,049 | $234,198 | $167,170 |
| Distributable Amount | $518,839 | $483,484 | $528,132 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
96 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Bjh Foundation for Senior Services
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- President: Stefanie Kahn
- Executive Director: Rachel Wolf (annual salary $85,000)
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEFANIE KAHN | PRESIDENT | 3 | — |
| RAFFI SIMEL | PRESIDENT ELECT | 2 | — |
| BRITTANY YOHO | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| IRA SHELDON | TREASURER | 2 | — |
| DR DENA SHENK | SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| ARI MEDOFF | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| GRAEME BAGG | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CAROL FALENDER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SAM FLEISHMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SARAH HALLEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JANE KULBERSH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CAROLYN MOSKOWITZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RICH RADOS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LEONARD ROGOFF | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JULIE SILVERMAN MSW | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| NATALIE TUNNEY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROBERT WEISS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| RACHEL WOLF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $87,550 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
CFJS is the only private foundation in the Carolinas focused solely on enriching the lives of Jewish seniors. The foundation has demonstrated consistent growth in grantmaking over its history, with cumulative grants exceeding $2.1 million by 2017. The foundation continues to address the pressing need to fund programs for the aging Jewish population, particularly in response to federal and state program cuts affecting older adults and the demographic reality that the U.S. Jewish community is rapidly aging.
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Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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