Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc
The Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester is a public charity based in Rochester, New York. It convenes and supports the Rochester Jewish community and its partners through philanthropy, education, planning, community relations, and other programs, with work directed toward Rochester, Israel, and Jewish communities worldwide.
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc at a glance
In short: Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc gave $2.7M across 67 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in New York. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,747,069
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 67
- +36.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,001
- -41.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,100
- Total assets
- $52,759,132
- -0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (28 of 67, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (87% 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 Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc
- How to Apply
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For IGNITE! grants, eligible applicants are Rochester Jewish community organizations, approved religious institutions, or individuals with an approved organizational sponsor. The website describes eligible project types, award limits, duration, and the restriction on capital projects; it does not specify application materials or a deadline.
- Contact
Mailing address: 255 East Avenue 201, Rochester, NY 14604
Phone: (585) 461-0490
Website: https://jewishrochester.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hillel Community Day School ($318K). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
226 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 172 grants of 226 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Federation’s stated mission encompasses Rochester, Israel, and Jewish communities around the world. In 2025, 87% of its reported grant dollars went to recipients in New York; other recipient states included DC (3%), Illinois (2%), Massachusetts (2%), and Indiana (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 67 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 28 of 67 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $52K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $18K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2021) to $3.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 67 grants totaling $2.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hillel Community Day School Rochester, NY | General Purposes | $317,878 |
| Lollypop Farm Fairport, NY | General Purposes | $240,100 |
| Holy Childhood Rochester, NY | General Purposes | $240,000 |
| Jewish Community Center Rochester, NY | Scholarship, General Purposes | $207,247 |
| Jewish Family Service Rochester, NY | General Purposes | $158,183 |
| Temple Beth El Rochester, NY | General Purposes | $133,412 |
| Foodlink Rochester, NY | General Purposes | $126,235 |
| United Way Rochester, NY | Annual Campaign | $123,968 |
| Chabad of Pittsford Pittsford, NY | General Purposes | $114,404 |
| Flower City Habitat for Humanity Rochester, NY | General Purposes | $100,430 |
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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 | $52,759,132 | $10,141,217 | $12,419,464 | $2,747,069 | 67 | $1,141,619 |
| 2024 | $53,164,740 | $16,698,250 | $14,744,554 | $3,407,446 | 49 | $1,107,075 |
| 2023 | $46,641,396 | $11,501,424 | $10,525,284 | $2,765,807 | 39 | $812,810 |
| 2022 | $41,052,152 | $11,910,754 | $10,113,028 | $2,637,885 | 39 | $767,099 |
| 2021 | $44,011,162 | $10,042,645 | $8,422,402 | $1,517,542 | 32 | $475,187 |
| 2020 | $35,844,642 | $10,952,131 | $10,126,116 | $2,786,880 | 35 | $2,340,025 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Federation states that its mission is to enrich the quality of life for Jews in Rochester, Israel, and around the world through financial resource development, planning, education, community relations, and volunteer recruitment and training. It says it convenes agencies, synagogues, and organizations to address shared concerns and transform Jewish tradition and values into action.
Its stated activities include distributions to qualified Jewish organizations and campaigns; educational services; foundation development; planning and budgeting; community relations; and volunteer recruitment and development. Its grantees include organizations serving varied purposes: the Jewish Community Center describes its work as celebrating Jewish traditions and values while welcoming the wider community; Foodlink says it works to end hunger and build healthier communities; and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra says it seeks to sustain high-quality live orchestral performances in the Rochester community.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Federation reported 67 grants totaling $2,747,069. Grant amounts ranged from $5,300 to $317,878, with a median of $14,100. Among its largest grants were $317,878 to Hillel Community Day School, $240,100 to Lollypop Farm, $240,000 to Holy Childhood, $207,247 to the Jewish Community Center, and $158,183 to Jewish Family Service.
Other 2025 grants included $126,235 to Foodlink, $123,968 to United Way, $114,404 to Chabad of Pittsford, and $100,430 to Flower City Habitat for Humanity. The grantee organizations describe their own missions in different terms: Jewish Family Service says it provides social services, direct aid, referral, and advocacy in accordance with Jewish ethics and traditions; United Way says it combines community resources and solutions to help neighbors move from poverty to prosperity.
The IGNITE! Community Impact Grant, launched in 2023, funds new initiatives, collaborations, innovative programs, or refinements, redesigns, and expansions of existing programs that impact the Rochester Jewish community. Community Impact Grants are up to $25,000 per project for one year and may be renewed for up to two additional years with committee approval. Micro Grants are up to $2,500 per project for one year and support experiments, small-scale programs, or pilot ideas. Capital projects are ineligible. Eligible applicants include Rochester Jewish community tax-exempt organizations, approved religious institutions, and individuals sponsored by a Federation-approved organization with that organization’s explicit approval.
The Federation also offers need-based scholarships and one-time grants for eligible teens and college students traveling to Israel, as well as camp need-based support for eligible families. These are participant funding programs, rather than grants to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Dan Kinel as president; Daphne Futerman, Barb Orenstein Present, Richard Goldstein, and Randy Schuster as vice presidents; Marvin Wolk as secretary; Hannah Rosenblatt as treasurer; Meredith Dragon as chief executive officer; Leah Goldman as chief planning and programming officer; and Harold Bobry as a director.
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc is led by Meredith Dragon, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2020; 5 of 71 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Meredith Dragon
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$259K (2020) → $295K (2025)
Dan Kinel
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Brandt
Director of Philanthropy
Director → Director of Philanthropy, 2023
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$120K (2023) → $126K (2025)
Blanche Fenster
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Finestone
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Clar
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joy Ryen Plotnik
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Goldstein
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leon Gossin
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Haas
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margot Weinberg
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Feldman
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Howitt
Director
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Gordon
Director
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Ruda
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Naomi Peters
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Rozin
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Kessler
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Reich
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Peter Stein
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zack Ellis
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Kozel
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harold Bobry
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Kilmnick
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Connolly
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pauline Rutberg
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rami Katz
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Morgenstern
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Al Kinel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Stelzner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Hirschberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clara Sanguinetti
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniella Vatch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Esther Tanzman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabriella Nozik
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isobel Goldman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin McGowan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Kingsley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Cohen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michal Weiss
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michalene Kinsler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Sanders
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seth Weinstein
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Zarkowsky
Chief Philanthropic Officer
Philanthrop Director → Philanthropy Director, 2022
Philanthropy Director → Chief Philanthropic Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$124K (2020) → $184K (2025)
Jeanine Monachino
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$138K (2020) → $168K (2025)
Leah Goldman
Chief Planning & Programming Officer
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Carolyn G. Nussbaum
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daphne Futerman
Vice President
Vice President → Director, 2022
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Kessler
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eli N. Futerman
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard J. Grossman
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Konar
Governor
Vice President → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Nusbaum
Governor
Past President → Director, 2024
Director → Governor, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Crane
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Cornell Weinstein
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Axelrod
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael D. Grossman
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Robfogel
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul S. Goldberg
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Schuster
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reuben Auspitz
Governor
Director → Board of Governors, 2022
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Goldstein
Vice President
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rina Chessin
Governor
Vice President → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Gordon
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Borg
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rochelle Gutkin
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seymour Weinstein
Governor
Board of Governors → Governor, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mona Friedman Kolko
Governor
President → Past President, 2024
Past President → Governor, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Rosenblatt
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barb Orenstein Present
Vice President
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Wolk
Secretary
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (55)
- Former: Aviva Schochat (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Beryl Nusbaum (2020–2024) — Governor
- Former: Gabe Chodak (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Helen Kashtan (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jerald J. Rotenberg (2020–2024) — Governor
- Former: Jerry Goldman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Kalish (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Pelta (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Silverstein (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Neal Morchower (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Shari Kinel (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Rothenberg (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Warren H. Heilbronner (2020–2024) — Governor
- Former: Barry Gilbert (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jon Prastein (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Baker (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Howard Cohen (2024) — Director
- Former: March Solomon (2024) — Director
- Former: Howard Crane (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Lorraine P. Wolch (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard Markus (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ted Axelrod (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph Kilminck (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Karen Menachof (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Henderson (2021–2023) — Director of Security
- Former: Melanie Bobry (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Barbara O. Present (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Kinel (2022–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Kenneth Greene (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Helen Hecker (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
- Former: Frank Sklarsky (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jordan Morgenstern (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Holtzman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa A. Tellem (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul Underberg (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Avi Kilimnick (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ruth Sklarsky (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Stacy Tulgan (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Libenson (2021) — Director
- Former: Arie Schochat (2021) — Director
- Former: Debbie Goldberg (2021) — Director
- Former: Ken Greene (2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Tartaglia (2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Fiorentino (2021) — Assistant
- Former: Burton Gordon (2020) — Board of Governors
- Former: Dan Goldstein (2020) — Director
- Former: Emily Krohn (2020) — Director
- Former: Judith Abelman (2020) — Chief Planning & Programming Officer
- Former: Rabbi Leonardo Bitran (2020) — Director
- Former: Rachel Glazer (2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Kaplan (2020) — Director
- Former: Ronald Newman (2020) — Director
- Former: Sam Berns (2020) — Director
- Former: Stacey E. Trien (2020) — Director
- Former: Tiffany Meyer (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $295K, to Meredith Dragon (Chief Executive Officer). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc
How much does Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc give each year?
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc gave $2.7M across 67 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $3.4M across 49 grants.
What is Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's typical grant size?
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's median grant in 2025 was $14,100, and its average grant was $41,001, across 67 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc that year got $25K on average.
Where does Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc give grants?
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc gives mostly in New York: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, NY (29 grants), New York, NY (14 grants), Washington, DC (3 grants) and Waltham, MA (2 grants).
Does Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 84% of Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (56 of 67) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (5 grants) and "Annual Campaign" (3 grants).
Who are Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's largest grantees?
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Hillel Community Day School ($317,878), Lollypop Farm ($240,100) and Holy Childhood ($240,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc?
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc reported $52.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.1M.
What does Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc fund?
The Federation states that its mission is to enrich the quality of life for Jews in Rochester, Israel, and around the world through financial resource development, planning, education, community relations, and volunteer recruitment and training. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc?
For IGNITE! Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's EIN?
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester NY Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-0868942. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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