Jewish Endowment Foundation

METAIRIE, LA EIN: 72-0638456 Website

THE JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA (JEF), CHARTERED IN 1967, ENSURES A SECURE FUTURE AND AN ENDURING LEGACY BY SERVING AS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH PHILANTHROPY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$100.1M

+8.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$5.6M

+16.7% YoY

Grant Count

135

+15.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$42K

+1.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$11M$17M$22M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$100,051,386$92,304,490$85,038,091
Revenue$9,312,988$7,367,325$15,593,156
Expenses$7,070,276$6,121,646$6,845,303
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,206,924$2,385,570$2,361,607
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$6M122 grants2020102 grants2021102 grants2022117 grants2023135 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GRE…$1.0MTOURO SYNAGOGUE$406KCONGREGATION GATES OF PR…$402KMUSEUM OF THE SOUTHERN J…$223KJEWISH COMMUNITY DAY SCH…$197KHENRY S JACOBS CAMP$171KJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$121KANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$99KTULANE HILLEL$97KJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE$91K

Grant Size Distribution

578 grants across all recorded years

472<$50K60$50–100K31$100–250K9$250–500K3$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

R JUSTIN GARONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$161K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT FRENCHFEDERATION CEO1
ALAN FRANCOPRESIDENT2
ROBERT B BRICKMANEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT2
JILL ISRAELVICE PRESIDENT2
MARK S STEINVICE PRESIDENT2
MORRIS MINTZTREASURER2
EDWARD L SOLL MDSECRETARY2
MARA BAUMGARTEN FORCEAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
MORTON KATZIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT2
JESSICA BACHDIRECTOR1
JOAN BROOKS COXDIRECTOR1
DAVID DULITZDIRECTOR1
ROBIN GIARRUSSODIRECTOR1
CATHY GLASERDIRECTOR1
JEFFREY GOODDIRECTOR1
SUSAN GREENDIRECTOR1
JOHN HASPELDIRECTOR1
SHELLIE JACOBSONDIRECTOR1
JOSHUA LICHTMANDIRECTOR1
HARRY LOWENBURGDIRECTOR1
LAURENCE MANSHELDIRECTOR1
SIDNEY C PULITZER JRDIRECTOR1
LEON RITTENBERG IIIDIRECTOR1
DANA SHEPARDDIRECTOR1
ELLIE WAINERDIRECTOR1
GARY ZOLLERDIRECTOR1
MAX ZWAINDIRECTOR1
JONATHAN LAKEFEDERATION PRESIDENT1
MAUREEN GERSHANIKDIRECTOR1
MARK HELLERDIRECTOR1
DAVID ISRAELDIRECTOR1
MARK KAUFMANDIRECTOR1
EMILY KUPPERMANDIRECTOR1
ALAN POSNERDIRECTOR1
KEVIN WILKINSDIRECTOR1
GARY LESSELLDIRECTOR1
R JUSTIN GARONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$160,851

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

26states
+18 more states

Cities

AgawamAlbert LeaAlpharettaAshevilleAspenAtlantaAuburndaleBaton RougeBaysideBeachwoodBeverly HillsBoca RatonBostonBrooklineBrooklynCharlotteCharlottesvilleChesterfieldChicagoDallas

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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