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Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc

MIAMI, FL EIN: 59-0624404 Website

Greater Miami Jewish Federation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and federated giving program based in Miami, Florida. Founded in 1938 in response to Kristallnacht, the organization has served as a unifying force for Jewish community-building and philanthropy for more than 85 years. The Federation mobilizes human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life, and advance the unity, values, and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, Israel, and around the world.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$487.2M

+2.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$70.6M

-8.2% YoY

Grant Count

392

+21.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$180K

-24.1% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

Mission Statement: The mission of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is to mobilize human and financial resources to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and advance the unity, values and shared purpose of the Jewish people in Miami, in Israel and around the world.

Primary Focus Areas:

  • Overseas Programs and Services — Supporting Jewish people worldwide through partnerships with The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), and World ORT. In fiscal 2023-2024, the Federation provided $8,655,746 to organizations focusing on these issues, including support for vulnerable populations, Jewish renewal among younger generations, and connections to Israel. The Federation supports programs across the former Soviet Union, Latin America, Europe, and more than 70 countries worldwide.

  • Education — Including Jewish Camp Scholarships ($1,000 each for children ages 8-17 in Miami-Dade County demonstrating financial need) and Supplemental Jewish Day School Scholarships to assist families struggling with tuition costs.

  • Human Services — Care for those in need within the community.

  • Philanthropy and Grantmaking — Supporting innovative programs and community initiatives.

Grantmaking

In 2023, the Federation distributed over $80 million in grants through 324 awards. Total giving in 2024 was $71,871,406.

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The Federation primarily serves Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a secondary office in South Dade. However, its grantmaking extends internationally, with significant focus on Israel, the former Soviet Union, Latin America, Europe, and more than 70 countries worldwide.

Grant Distribution by State

27states
+20 more states

Cities

AgawamAirmontAlbert LeaAnn ArborApenAshevilleAspenAtlantaAustinAventuraBaltimoreBay HarborBay Harbor IslandsBay Harbour IslandsBeachwoodBeaconBecketBergenfieldBethesdaBloomfield Hills

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of Fiscal Year 2024:

  • Total Assets: $487,215,783
  • Total Revenues: $102,293,601
  • Total Expenses: $90,001,618
  • Total Giving: $71,871,406
  • Number of Employees: 105

As of Fiscal Year 2023:

  • Total Assets: $477,000,000
  • Total Revenues: $95,700,000
  • Total Expenses: $98,600,000
  • Total Liabilities: $93,400,000
  • Annual Giving: $80,253,526 (324 grants awarded)

The organization has maintained tax-exempt status since February 1953.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$41M$82M$123M$165M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$487,215,783$477,470,604$471,066,414
Revenue$102,293,601$95,740,837$65,056,917
Expenses$90,001,618$98,618,525$74,253,746
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$28,744,338$25,160,921$20,994,613
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$19M$38M$58M$77M427 grants2020239 grants2021298 grants2022324 grants2023392 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS O…$33.2MHOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COMMI…$3.3MJEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES$3.0MMOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENT…$2.5MTALMUDIC COLLEGE OF FLOR…$2.0MCENTER FOR THE ADVANCEME…$1.8MDAVE & MARY ALPER JCC$1.3MAMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR S…$1.0MMICHAEL-ANN RUSSELL JCC$1.0MFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DE…$880K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

<$50K10$50–100K104$100–250K66$250–500K33$500K–1M28$1–5M9$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Key personnel mentioned include:

  • Dahlia Bendavid — Women's Impact Initiative contact
  • Oksana Cardini — Chief Financial Officer
  • Nicole Erdfrocht — Senior Director, Philanthropic Engagement
  • Monica Loebl — International Division Director
  • Soiby Seidner — Director, International Division
  • Mike Scheinblum — Director Risk Management Services
  • Lori Tabachnikoff — Director, Jewish Volunteer Center

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Jacob Solomon thru 6…PRESIDENT AND CEO$2.3MBonnie MechoullamCHIEF MKTG & COMMUN. OFFICER$288KJeffrey LevinCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$287KOksana CardiniCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$244KMichelle LabgoldCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER$227KScott KaplanFOUNDATION DIRECTOR$222KAbbey FeinbergANNUAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR$193KSimon KaminetskyPHILANTHROPIC GIFT DIRECTOR$184KNaomi NixonSENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER$163KMimi KlimbergCHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYTICS$155KJill HaglerDIR. OF FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT$155KDahlia BendavidDIRECTOR OF ISRAEL & OVERSEAS$151KJoshua SaylesDIRECTOR OF JEWISH COMMUNITY$148K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Jacob Solomon thru 63024PRESIDENT AND CEO40$2,328,882
Bonnie MechoullamCHIEF MKTG & COMMUN. OFFICER40$287,993
Jeffrey LevinCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$287,489
Oksana CardiniCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER37$244,054
Michelle LabgoldCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER40$227,287
Scott KaplanFOUNDATION DIRECTOR40$221,575
Abbey FeinbergANNUAL CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR40$193,344
Simon KaminetskyPHILANTHROPIC GIFT DIRECTOR40$184,019
Mimi KlimbergCHIEF TECHNOLOGY AND ANALYTICS40$154,704
Naomi NixonSENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER40$162,742
Jill HaglerDIR. OF FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT40$154,620
Dahlia BendavidDIRECTOR OF ISRAEL & OVERSEAS40$150,552
Joshua SaylesDIRECTOR OF JEWISH COMMUNITY40$147,868
Ariel BentataChair of the Board5
Isaac K FisherImmediate Past Board Chair5
Robert C GilbertAssociate Secretary5
Elizabeth SchwartzAssociate Treasurer5
Robert HertzbergTreasurer5
Michelle Ben-AvivSecretary5
Elise Scheck BonwittVice Chair5
Steven J BrodieVice Chair5
Amy Berger ChafetzVice Chair5
Mojdeh Khaghan DanialVice Chair5
Michelle DienerVice Chair5
Laura KoffskyVice Chair5
Sidney PertnoyVice Chair5
Lily ServianskyVice Chair5
Tracey SpiegelmanVice Chair5
Elise UdelsonVice Chair5
Michael WagnerVice Chair5
Ray Ellen YarkinVice Chair5
Richard YulmanVice Chair5
Matthew L AdlerStanding Committee2
Rep Elaine BloomStanding Committee2
Adrian DubowStanding Committee2
Jennifer FineStanding Committee2
J Joseph GivnerStanding Committee2
Amir GoldStanding Committee2
Lisa GoldsteinStanding Committee2
Steven HurwitzStanding Committee2
Robin JacobsStanding Committee2
Matilde D Beraja JamalStanding Committee2
Jessica KatzStanding Committee2
Paul KrussStanding Committee2
Elyssa LewisStanding Committee2
Janice LiptonStanding Committee2
Isaac MizrahiStanding Committee2
Ari NewmanStanding Committee2
Rabbi Gayle PomerantzStanding Committee2
Dana Yemin SchragerStanding Committee2
Barbara ShrutStanding Committee2
Andrew WolfStanding Committee2
Leonard AbessBoard Member2
Joe AckermanBoard Member2
Daniel AdesBoard Member2
Amanda AdlerBoard Member2
Vicki AgronBoard Member2
Isaac AlmosnyBoard Member2
Marissa AmuialBoard Member2
Tobi AshBoard Member2
Terri BachowBoard Member2
Ryan BailineBoard Member2
Saby BeharBoard Member2
Edward BeinerBoard Member2
Sara BejarBoard Member2
Leslie G BenitahBoard Member2
Evan BergerBoard Member2
Helene BergerBoard Member2
Jaclyn BergmanBoard Member2
Paul BerkowitzBoard Member2
Richard BernsteinBoard Member2
Fran BerrinBoard Member2
Robert G BerrinBoard Member2
Brian L BilzinBoard Member2
Joel BirnbaumBoard Member2
Andrew BlankBoard Member2
Jerry BlankBoard Member2
Alex BlavatnikBoard Member2
Norman BramanBoard Member2
Noah BreakstoneBoard Member2
Shelly BrodieBoard Member2
Melissa BucknerBoard Member2
John BusselBoard Member2
Amy N DeanBoard Member2
Rebeca DelasterBoard Member2
David DeutchBoard Member2
Susan DiamondBoard Member2
Beth ErtelBoard Member2
George FeldenkreisBoard Member2
Susan Weiss FirestoneBoard Member2
Rabbi Robyn FisherBoard Member2
Steve FoldesBoard Member2
Julie FranklinBoard Member2
Michael FriedmanBoard Member2
Daniel FujitaBoard Member2
Mikki FuternickBoard Member2
Ellie GanzBoard Member2
Harold GernsbacherBoard Member2
Gary GersonBoard Member2
Dr Jaime GhitelmanBoard Member2
Belinda GilbertBoard Member2
Barbara Black GoldfarbBoard Member2
Steven GretensteinBoard Member2
Shelley Niceley GroffBoard Member2
Barry GurlandBoard Member2
Jason HaimBoard Member2
Adriana HalacBoard Member2
Mark HildebrandtBoard Member2
Lisa JerlesBoard Member2
Larry JosephBoard Member2
Ian KaplanBoard Member2
Clarita KassinBoard Member2
Michael KatzBoard Member2
Evelyn KatzBoard Member2
Ezra KatzBoard Member2
Josi KibliskyBoard Member2
Joshua KliglerBoard Member2
Ruben KlodaBoard Member2
Dr Bruce KohrmanBoard Member2
Ilene KossmanBoard Member2
Mark KravitzBoard Member2
Steven J KravitzBoard Member2
Alex KrysBoard Member2
Israel LapciucBoard Member2
Edie LaquerBoard Member2
Murray LaulichtBoard Member2
Donald E LeftonBoard Member2
William LehmanBoard Member2
Alexandra LehsonBoard Member2
David LeibowitzBoard Member2
Lauren LeichtmanBoard Member2
Marc LevinBoard Member2
Jeffrey LevineBoard Member2
Mayra LichterBoard Member2
Diane LiebermanBoard Member2
Nancy LipoffBoard Member2
Norman H LipoffBoard Member2
Mark MelandBoard Member2
Adrienne MessingBoard Member2
Gail MeyersBoard Member2
Lloyd MyersBoard Member2
Gail NewmanBoard Member2
Jeffrey NewmanBoard Member2
Dr Mark OrenBoard Member2
Nedra OrenBoard Member2
Jonathan PlutzikBoard Member2
Aaron S PodhurstBoard Member2
Dorothy PodhurstBoard Member2
Tina PriceBoard Member2
Irwin RaijBoard Member2
Michele RatzanBoard Member2
John RichardBoard Member2
Brian RiemerBoard Member2
Rabbi Mario RojzmanBoard Member2
Lecia RothmanBoard Member2
Michael RuddBoard Member2
Dr Joel SandbergBoard Member2
Sheree SavarBoard Member2
David ScharlinBoard Member2
Linda SchechterBoard Member2
Jeffrey ScheckBoard Member2
Raquel ScheckBoard Member2
Michael ScheckBoard Member2
Maxine E SchwartzBoard Member2
Yosef ShwedelBoard Member2
Morrie SiegelBoard Member2
Mytyl Simancas-BisterBoard Member2
Jacqueline SimkinBoard Member2
Michael SimkinsBoard Member2
Dr Joseph SingerBoard Member2
Scott SingerBoard Member2
Brad SokolBoard Member2
John SumbergBoard Member2
Michael TabacinicBoard Member2
Denise TamirBoard Member2
Ofer TamirBoard Member2
Michael TobinBoard Member2
Steven WagnerBoard Member2
Debra Braman WechslerBoard Member2
Stanley WeinsteinBoard Member2
Hedy WhitebookBoard Member2
Brooke WilenskyBoard Member2
Melanie WisniackiBoard Member2
Tammy WoldenbergBoard Member2
Gary YarusBoard Member2
Rabbi Ariel YeshurunBoard Member2

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

2026

**2026 Women's Amutot Initiative Grantees Announced** — Recent announcement of grant recipients for the Women's Amutot Initiative.

2026 Women\u2019s Amutot Initiative Grantees Announced

**Women's Amutot Initiative Focus on October 7 Relief** — The Women's Impact Initiative Grants have focused on helping women following October 7 events.

2026 Women\u2019s Amutot Initiative Grantees Announced

**Federation Incubator Grants** — Ongoing funding for impactful programs that enrich the community through innovative initiatives.

Federation Incubator Grants Fund Impactful Programs that Enrich the Community

Contact Information

Main Office:

  • Stanley C. Myers Building
  • 4200 Biscayne Boulevard
  • Miami, FL 33137-3279
  • Phone: 305.576.4000
  • Website: jewishmiami.org

South Dade Office:

  • Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center
  • 11155 S.W. 112 Avenue
  • Miami, FL 33176
  • Phone: 305.595.5151

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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