Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation is a public charity based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. It supports philanthropy serving Southern New Jersey, including through charitable funds and grant programs for organizations serving the community.
Jewish Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Jewish Community Foundation gave $1.2M across 32 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,203,570
- -70.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 32
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $37,612
- -92.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,200
- Total assets
- $50,535,399
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Jewish Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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Organizations apply through the JCF Grants Application Portal. Applications are reviewed by a volunteer Grants Committee, which recommends awards to the Board of Trustees for approval. The application asks for a program summary, objectives, the need addressed, the proposed method, and anticipated impact. The Fall 2026 cycle is listed as open.
- Review Cycle
- The Fall 2026 JCF Grants Cycle deadline is Friday, October 23, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
- Deadline
- The Fall 2026 JCF Grants Cycle deadline is Friday, October 23, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
- Next open deadline
- October 23, 2026 (JCF Grants)
- Contact
Mailing address: 1301 Springdale Rd, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Phone: (856) 751-9500
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Jewish Community Foundation
Who Jewish Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey ($246K). Together the top 10 received $941K.
Grant Size Distribution
61 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 61 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s stated community focus is Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in Southern New Jersey. Its competitive JCF Grants program primarily supports initiatives benefiting residents of those counties. In 2025, 77% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey, 12% to New York, 6% to Pennsylvania, 3% to Virginia, and 1% to California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 32 itemized grants.
Cities
How Jewish Community Foundation gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (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 $1.2M (2025) to $9.4M (2019). In 2025 it made 32 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey Cherry Hill, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $246,000 |
| Congregation Beth El Voorhees, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $184,159 |
| Temple Beth Shalom Cherry Hill, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $160,650 |
| MEDITATION4LEADERSHIP Cherry Hill, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $160,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D New York, NY | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $50,000 |
| America's Charities Chantilly, VA | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $40,000 |
| Samost Jewish Family & Children's Service Cherry Hill, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $25,050 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists Inc New York, NY | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $25,000 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council Cherry Hill, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $25,000 |
| The Cooper Foundation Inc Camden, NJ | To Further Non-Profit's Mission | $25,000 |
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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 | $50,535,399 | $11,892,049 | $7,872,294 | $1,203,570 | 32 | $7,210,680 |
| 2024 | $48,448,772 | $7,231,937 | $4,691,216 | $4,088,299 | 8 | $2,142,916 |
| 2023 | $39,626,852 | $5,654,036 | $3,862,365 | $3,291,598 | 7 | $2,333,024 |
| 2022 | $35,558,063 | $6,857,971 | $3,512,401 | $2,975,371 | 7 | $4,488,213 |
| 2021 | $42,600,461 | $8,752,647 | $4,406,127 | $3,550,320 | 7 | $1,494,935 |
| 2020 | $33,591,974 | $5,455,659 | $4,856,976 | $4,095,861 | 7 | $1,458,166 |
| 2019 | $32,373,107 | $4,015,707 | $10,191,162 | $9,429,316 | 8 | $849,950 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to foster sustainable philanthropy in support of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and the needs of the Jewish community locally, in Israel, and around the world. Its 2024 filing describes its work as helping individuals and families achieve philanthropic goals through funds supporting the local community, agencies, and programs, including community and legacy endowment funds.
The Foundation offers donor-advised and endowment funds, and it operates a competitive grants program. Its grant guidelines describe support for programs that benefit community members and launch new community initiatives. The Foundation says it serves the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and its family of agencies, as well as area synagogues and organizations.
Examples of supported organizations include the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, whose stated mission is to care for those in need, enhance Jewish life, and sustain a vibrant Jewish community locally, in Israel, and around the world. Other 2025 recipients included Breakthrough T1D, which says it works to accelerate breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat type 1 diabetes; the Committee to Protect Journalists, which says it promotes press freedom and journalist safety; and the Cooper Foundation, which says it supports the charitable purposes and services of Cooper Health System and its affiliates.
Grantmaking
IRS filing data lists 32 grants totaling $1,203,570 in 2025. The smallest itemized grant was $5,500, the largest was $246,000, and the median was $15,200. These filing figures encompass the Foundation’s grantmaking; its separate competitive JCF Grants program offers awards of up to $5,000 per application.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $246,000 to the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, $184,159 to Congregation Beth El, $160,650 to Temple Beth Shalom, and $160,000 to Meditation4Leadership. Other notable grants included $50,000 to Breakthrough T1D, $40,000 to America’s Charities, $25,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists, and $25,000 to the Cooper Foundation.
The Foundation’s JCF Grants program runs twice a year and is for nonprofits serving Southern New Jersey, including Federation agencies, synagogues, Jewish day schools, and secular nonprofits. The program primarily funds new programming and services benefiting residents of Burlington, Camden, and/or Gloucester counties; awards are not intended to supplement or duplicate existing funding or ongoing operating budgets. Applicants must be IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits or incorporated synagogues or churches that have existed for at least one year. Requests may be for a new program, an expansion not already in the organization’s budget, or a second or third funding round for a previous JCF grant, with a new application required each cycle. The Foundation says applicants may submit more than one program request per cycle.
In Spring 2026, the Grants Committee approved 13 requests totaling $26,900; an additional $21,700 from private contributions brought the reported grant sum to $48,600. The Foundation also offers scholarship awards to eligible residents pursuing post-high-school education or experiential travel; these are awards to individuals rather than grants to outside organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrea Levin as president; Jocelyn Borowsky as vice president; Larry Bernstein as treasurer; and Amy Clayman as assistant treasurer. Jennifer Dubrow Weiss is listed as assistant secretary. Board members listed include Adam Kaminer, Allison Bell Keim, AJ Kreimer, Brian Zell, and David Ostrum.
The Foundation’s website says it is governed by a 27-member Board of Trustees and professionally managed by an executive director.
Jewish Community Foundation is led by David Snyder, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 30 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David Snyder
Executive Director
Director → Director & Assistant Secretary, 2024
Director & Assistant Secretary → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$17K (2025)
Andrea Levin
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Clayman
Assistant Treasurer
CPA & Assistant → Assistant Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Fuhrman Esq.
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harriet Schulman
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Dubrow Weiss
Assistant Secretary
Secretary → Assistant Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jocelyn Borowsky Esq.
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Bernstein CFA
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Elias Fsa
Board Member
President → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sydria Schaffer MD
Board Member
President → Trustee, 2021
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ed Rivkin
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Krivchenia
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harv Cohen
Board Member
Vice President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Berman
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Milt Gottschalk
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Bryan Wexler
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stanley Cooper CFP
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ivy Brown Rovner
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Shenker
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rhona Cohen
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Ostrum
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Levine
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Kreimer
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Levine
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Shacket
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Schulman
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Kaminer
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Bell Keim
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Zell
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Olinksy CPA
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Susan Olinsky CPA (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jennifer Dubrow Weiss Msw Lsw (2021–2024) — CEO & Assistant Secretary
- Former: Harv Cohen Cima (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: David Shevrin (2023) — Trustee
- Former: David Synder (2023) — Director
- Former: Mark Fendrick CFP (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Helene Blumenfeld (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Harry Platt (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Kaplan (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Victor Levy Jd Llm Clu CFP (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Seth Mirowitz (2020–2021) — Executive Director & Assistant
- Former: Valerie Gladfelter Dsw (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Alise Panitch Esq. (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Carol Roth (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Laurie Harrison (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Shapiro Esq. (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Marvin Raab (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Neil Levin MD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Seligman (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Elias (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Alan Blumenfeld (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Edward Rivkin (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Harvey Cohen (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Leonard Glickman (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Milton Gottschalk (2019) — President
- Former: Neal Cupersmith CPA (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Rabbi Nathan Weiner (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Belfer MD (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Scott J. Levine (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Lerner (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Valerie Gladfelter (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 $17K, to David Snyder (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Community Foundation
How much does Jewish Community Foundation give each year?
Jewish Community Foundation gave $1.2M across 32 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.1M across 8 grants.
What is Jewish Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Jewish Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,200, and its average grant was $37,612, across 32 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Jewish Community Foundation give grants?
Jewish Community Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (12%) and Pennsylvania (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cherry Hill, NJ (8 grants), New York, NY (7 grants), Philadelphia, PA (4 grants) and Voorhees, NJ (3 grants).
Does Jewish Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 32 grants with a stated purpose on Jewish Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Further Non-Profit's Mission" (32 grants).
Who are Jewish Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Jewish Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey ($246,000), Congregation Beth El ($184,159) and Temple Beth Shalom ($160,650), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jewish Community Foundation?
Jewish Community Foundation reported $50.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.9M.
What does Jewish Community Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to foster sustainable philanthropy in support of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and the needs of the Jewish community locally, in Israel, and around the world. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jewish Community Foundation?
Organizations apply through the JCF Grants Application Portal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jewish Community Foundation's EIN?
Jewish Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1260545. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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