Jewish Community Housing Corp

Public charity · Grantmaker Paramus, NJ EIN: 23-7139963

To support seniors living in naturally occurring retirement communities and develop affordable senior housing within the jewish federation of northern nj's catchment area.

Jewish Community Housing Corp at a glance

In short: Jewish Community Housing Corp gave $13.4M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13.4M), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,443,815
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$13,443,815
Median grant
$13,443,815
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Jewish Community Housing Corp funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey: $13.4MJewish Federation of NorthernNew Jersey$13.4M

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey ($13.4M).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Paramus

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13.4M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Paramus, NJPorgram$13,443,815
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025—$247,894$13,701,161$13,443,8151$241,149
2024$12,447,981$242,060$153,235——$242,060
2023$11,022,796$222,232$146,922——$222,232
2022$10,213,979$218,075$145,135——$212,490
2021$11,660,986$195,524$186,362——$166,032
2020$9,433,915$7,488,146$841,295——$6,446,968
2019$4,127,202$1,972,448$1,683,665——$17,000

About Jewish Community Housing Corp

Based on IRS filings

Jewish Community Housing Corp is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Paramus, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13.4M. Net investment income was $241K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jewish Community Housing Corp's 2025 filing lists 12 officers; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Allen Weitzman

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caryn Goodman Caplan

    Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Bernstein

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Schranz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Spindel

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phyllis Mirchin

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rabbi Bob Mark

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sari Gross

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Greenbaum

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tovah Friede

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trudy Merker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meyer Levine

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Bert Binder (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Jerry Zakim (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Judith Blake (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Grace Mendelson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Marcia Bograd (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Greenberg (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Abraham Davis (2019–2022) — President & Director
  • Former: William Rothenberg (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Eckstein (2019–2020) — Building Director
  • Former: Lawrence Goodman (2019) — Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Mickie Levine (2019) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Community Housing Corp

How much does Jewish Community Housing Corp give each year?

Jewish Community Housing Corp gave $13.4M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Jewish Community Housing Corp?

Jewish Community Housing Corp is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Paramus, NJ.

Where does Jewish Community Housing Corp operate?

Jewish Community Housing Corp has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is Jewish Community Housing Corp's EIN?

Jewish Community Housing Corp's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7139963. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 22, 2026)

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