Jewish Communal Fund
Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) is a public charity based in New York, NY. It facilitates charitable giving through donor-advised funds and also supports Jewish organizations in New York and beyond.
Jewish Communal Fund at a glance
In short: Jewish Communal Fund gave $917.2M across 4,976 grants in 2025 (avg $184K), top state New York. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $917,157,803
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4,976
- +6.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $184,316
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $3,552,406,570
- +20.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 16% first-time grantees (814 of 4,961, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jewish Communal Fund
- How to Apply
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The described process is for JCF fundholders and authorized parties to recommend grants through the online portal or a signed recommendation form. Organizations seeking eligibility for donations can submit JCF’s organizational information form with an IRS determination letter or other relevant documentation.
- Contact
Mailing address: 575 Madison Avenue Suite 703, New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 752-8277
Website: https://jcfny.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jewish Communal Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UJA-Federation of New York Inc ($46.6M). Together the top 10 received $220.5M.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($1,845,796), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
22,270 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15,246 grants of 22,270 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
JCF says it supports Jewish organizations in New York and beyond. In filing year 2025, 49% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York, 10% to recipients in Washington, DC, 9% to New Jersey, 6% to Maryland, and 5% to California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4,976 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jewish Communal Fund open to new grantees?
16%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 814 of 4,961 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $65K; repeat grants $208K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $27K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $442.1M (2019) to $953.3M (2024). In 2025 it made 4,976 grants totaling $917.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UJA-Federation of New York Inc New York, NY | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $46,631,282 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $43,849,855 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $41,635,200 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc New York, NY | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $17,587,655 |
| Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $16,012,500 |
| Climateworks Foundation San Francisco, CA | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $15,100,000 |
| Cornell University Boone, IA | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $10,676,984 |
| Target ALS Foundation Inc New York, NY | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $10,516,458 |
| Young Men's & Young Women's Hebrew Association DBA 92ND Street Y New York, NY | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $9,281,180 |
| Results for America Washington, DC | In Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose | $9,215,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,552,406,570 | $1,337,028,835 | $1,039,340,572 | $917,157,803 | 4,976 | $148,841,080 |
| 2024 | $2,952,652,104 | $1,135,661,152 | $1,045,177,065 | $953,303,058 | 4,673 | $263,618,876 |
| 2023 | $2,900,544,504 | $1,039,371,142 | $924,481,605 | $850,796,523 | 4,340 | $105,680,438 |
| 2022 | $2,570,099,815 | $934,013,721 | $610,171,707 | $558,068,723 | 4,364 | $69,984,269 |
| 2021 | $2,433,767,923 | $678,565,660 | $538,389,629 | $485,841,339 | 3,917 | $97,311,650 |
| 2020 | $1,967,486,255 | $585,272,895 | $548,774,628 | $509,021,446 | 3,803 | $61,528,124 |
| 2019 | $2,031,447,910 | $822,229,715 | $466,470,588 | $442,059,071 | 3,664 | $76,899,996 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
JCF’s stated mission is “to facilitate and promote philanthropy through donor advised funds.” Its filing describes its primary responsibility as serving donors and administering their funds, including reporting on contributions, grants, investment income, and balances.
The website says the Special Gifts Fund supports projects in areas including mental health support, food insecurity, elder care, Holocaust education, and Jewish identity building. JCF’s filing says proposals for this fund are recommended by UJA-Federation of New York and may be for capital or programmatic purposes; proposals are expected to have high impact on the Jewish community and include agency budgets. Organizations receiving multi-year renewable grants must provide annual status updates.
The 2025 filing lists grants to organizations including UJA-Federation of New York, Johns Hopkins University, New Venture Fund, Central Park Conservancy, the Institute for Advanced Study, ClimateWorks Foundation, Cornell University, and 92nd Street Y. The listed purposes were “in furtherance of grantee’s tax-exempt purpose.” The grantees’ own descriptions indicate a range of work: UJA-Federation says it serves Jews and New Yorkers of all backgrounds and supports health, human-service, educational, and community-building organizations; Johns Hopkins describes its work as education and research across multiple disciplines; and New Venture Fund says it provides fiscal sponsorship to help advance a just, equitable, and sustainable future.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, JCF reported 4,976 grants totaling $917,157,803. Grant amounts ranged from $5,001 to $46,631,282, with a median of $25,000. The largest listed grants were $46,631,282 to UJA-Federation of New York, $43,849,855 to Johns Hopkins University, and $41,635,200 to New Venture Fund. Other large grants included $17,587,655 to Central Park Conservancy, $16,012,500 to the Institute for Advanced Study, and $15,100,000 to ClimateWorks Foundation.
For donor-advised funds, fundholders and certain authorized parties may recommend grants to qualified organizations. Recommendations are nonbinding and subject to JCF review. JCF staff reviews organizations’ tax-exempt status and official mailing address. Its website says grants must go to organizations qualifying under specified 501(c)(3) categories, including certain public charities and private operating foundations, and that it does not make grants to individuals or private non-operating foundations. The website lists a $36 minimum for online recommendations to charities that do not require research, and a $100 minimum for recommendations submitted by mail or fax; it also says fundholders must maintain at least $500 in their fund to continue recommending grants. Contributions to a donor-advised fund are deductible when made; grants from the fund do not provide an additional charitable deduction.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrea Markezin-Press as president and Aaron Zises and Holly Newman Kroft as vice presidents. Officers and trustees also listed are Barry Moss, treasurer; Geula Solomon, secretary; and trustees Elisia Abrams, Linda Mirels, Marc Utay, Gabriel Wasserman, and Spencer Waxman.
Jewish Communal Fund is led by Rachel Schnoll, Executive Vice President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 9 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rachel Schnoll
Executive Vice President & CEO
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$276K (2023) → $672K (2025)
Andrea Markezin-Press
President
Treasurer → Chair & Executive Committee, 2023
Chair & Executive Committee → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel B. Blaser
Chair & Executive Committee
Trustee → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Chair & Executive Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Wasserman
Director, Marketing & Communications
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$145K (2025)
Alan S. Halperin Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Chera
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzie Davidowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elisia B. Abrams
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Waxman
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Horing
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martine Fleishman
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Kestenbaum
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Utay
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Mirels
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Uri Kaufthal
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Bressman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zoe Bernstein
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Kapito
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Hochberg
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Bonner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabriel Wasserman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Chalme
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samara Cohen
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Herbst
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Smith Israelson
Former Vice President, Mrkting & B. Development
Vice President, Marketing & Bus Development → Vice President, Mrkting & B. Development, 2024
Vice President, Mrkting & B. Development → Former Vice President, Mrkting & B. Development, 2025
On filings since 2019
$226K (2019) → $105K (2025)
Igor Musayev
Vice President Investment Services
Ass. Director, Finance & Inv Svc → Vice President Investment Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $270K (2025)
Melanie Marchfeld
Vice President Grants Administration
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$161K (2019) → $258K (2025)
Michelle Lebowits
Vice President Philanthropic Services
Senior Director, Busin Development & Client Svc → Senior Director, Busin Development & Client, 2023
Senior Director, Busin Development & Client → Vice President Philanthropic Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$177K (2019) → $275K (2025)
Ashley Clemente
Chief Technology Officer
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$273K (2023) → $329K (2025)
Marina Lewin
Senior Vice President & COO
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $438K (2025)
Rachel Redlich
Controller
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$127K (2024) → $178K (2025)
Aaron Zises
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geula Solomon
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Newman Kroft
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Moss
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Lee M. Cohen (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Kalnicki (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Michael L. Stern (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Susan F. Dickman (2019–2024) — Former Executive Vice President & CEO
- Former: Tamar Snyder (2019–2024) — Senior Director, Mrkt & Committee
- Former: Tricia Pantzer (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Cliff Greenberg (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: David Sable (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Laurie Tisch (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Siegel (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Elizabeth Healy (2023–2024) — Vice President & Controller
- Former: Beth Wohlgelernter (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & COO
- Former: Hilda Beck (2019–2023) — Director of It & Financial Svc
- Former: Karen Adler (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Saul Wadowski (2019–2023) — Vice President & Controller
- Former: Amy A. B. Bressman (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: David L. Moore (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jon Harris (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Corwin (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Teena Lerner (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Kenneth W. Cappell (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Lax (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alexander H. Tisch (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Eric Edidin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lynn Korda Kroll (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Zoya Raynes Friedman (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Andrew Sommers (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Bz Halberstam (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: J. Andrew Stein (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Suzanne Peck (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David Z. Solomon (2019) — Chair & Executive Committee
- Former: Jenny Lyss (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Jerry Cohen (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Lustig (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $672K, to Rachel Schnoll (Executive VP and CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Communal Fund
How much does Jewish Communal Fund give each year?
Jewish Communal Fund gave $917.2M across 4,976 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $953.3M across 4,673 grants.
What is Jewish Communal Fund's typical grant size?
Jewish Communal Fund's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $184,316, across 4,976 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jewish Communal Fund that year got $65K on average.
Where does Jewish Communal Fund give grants?
Jewish Communal Fund's top state is New York, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (10%) and New Jersey (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (1,011 grants), Brooklyn, NY (648 grants), Washington, DC (169 grants) and Lakewood, NJ (131 grants).
Who are Jewish Communal Fund's largest grantees?
Jewish Communal Fund's largest 2025 grantees include UJA-Federation of New York Inc ($46,631,282), Johns Hopkins University ($43,849,855) and New Venture Fund ($41,635,200), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($1,845,796), which are not listed by name. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jewish Communal Fund?
Jewish Communal Fund reported $3.6B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3B.
What does Jewish Communal Fund fund?
JCF’s stated mission is “to facilitate and promote philanthropy through donor advised funds.” Its filing describes its primary responsibility as serving donors and administering their funds, including reporting on contributions, grants, investment income, and balances. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jewish Communal Fund?
The described process is for JCF fundholders and authorized parties to recommend grants through the online portal or a signed recommendation form. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jewish Communal Fund's EIN?
Jewish Communal Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7174183. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 9, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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