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Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota

Public charity · Grantmaker Golden Valley, MN EIN: 41-0693860 Website

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota at a glance

In short: Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota gave $600K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $120K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$599,848
-39.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$119,970
-39.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$96,202
Total assets
$41,336,942
+10.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Jewish Family Services: $219KJewish Family Services$219KPromise Neighborhood: $103KPromise Neighborhood$103KRochester Imaa: $96KRochester Imaa$96KNorthfield Healthy Community Initiative: $94KNorthfield Healthy CommunityInitiative$94KNorthland Area Family Service Center: $87KNorthland Area Family ServiceCenter$87K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Family Services ($219K). Together the top 5 received $600K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

<$50K8$50–100K13$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 13 grants of 25 (52%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

NorthfieldRemerRochesterSaint CloudSt. Paul

How Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M5 grants2019 5 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $283K (2019) to $993K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $600K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Family Services St. Paul, MNFor providing services to holocaust survivors iin st. Paul and eastern metropolitan area$219,164
Promise Neighborhood St Cloud, MNFor Providing Early Literacy Services (PCHP) in MN$103,123
Rochester Imaa Rochester, MNFor Providing Early Literacy Services (PCHP) in MN$96,202
Northfield Healthy Community Initiative Northfield, MNFor Providing Early Literacy Services (PCHP) in MN$94,113
Northland Area Family Service Center Remer, MNFor Providing Early Literacy Services (PCHP) in MN$87,246
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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$41,336,942$14,204,298$13,985,618$599,8485$1,800,020
2024$37,566,559$17,091,715$13,638,770$993,2395$1,646,033
2023$33,709,411$12,331,040$12,758,668$834,6745$681,031
2022$32,804,849$16,464,682$12,052,413$738,0235$4,334,768
2021$33,981,144$11,171,027$10,856,873$839,0565$763,028
2020$31,902,655$11,608,336$10,684,891$469,8525$277,228
2019$29,604,659$9,242,569$9,925,678$283,1295$335,591

About Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota

Based on IRS filings

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Golden Valley, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $600K. Net investment income was $1.8M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota is led by Judy Halper, CEO on every filing since 2019; 8 of 63 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judy Halper

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $215K (2019) → $320K (2025)

  • Howard Hoffman

    Board President

    Director → President Elect, 2024

    President Elect → Board President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Rubin

    Development Director

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $103K (2019) → $137K (2025)

  • Lori Leavitt

    Communications Director

    Marketing & Communications Director → Marketing & Communications, 2021

    Marketing & Communications → Communications Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    37.5 hrs/week

    $105K (2020) → $121K (2025)

  • Fran Bayer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marni Gensler

    Director

    Vice President Advocacy → Vice President, 2020

    Vice President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shlomo Schloss

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacie Usem

    Director

    Director → Advisory, 2023

    Advisory → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abby Barin

    Director

    Director → Vice President Marketing, 2023

    Vice President Marketing → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Betsy Kuller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carole Davidson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Tapper

    Director

    Vice President Fund Devleopment → Vice President Fund Development, 2024

    Vice President Fund Development → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Ezrilov

    Director

    Director → Vice President Board Development, 2023

    Vice President Board Development → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shari Barry

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Greenstein

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Virnig

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Lifson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Ganani

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Yost

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Mosow

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Grinberg

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Schlipp-Riedel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Klarfeld

    Director

    Advisory → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexis Kessler

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elyse Rabinowitz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Frank

    Director

    Advisory → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Milavetz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mia Posada

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noah Lipshultz

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Barin

    Director

    Advisory → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Stillman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Berkowitz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Zack

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Soumekh

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Matza

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Fink

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Dulles

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Kaufman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenny Benowitz

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Nissim

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate Searls

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Masha Yevzelman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Haar

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rabbi Aaron Weininger

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheri Fine

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stuart Sanders

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Cytron-Hysom

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Belich

    CFO

    On filings since 2023

    37.5 hrs/week

    $102K (2023) → $140K (2025)

  • Amy Weiss

    Cpo

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $117K (2024) → $142K (2025)

  • Sheilah Howard

    CAO

    Chrao → CAO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    37.5 hrs/week

    $116K (2024) → $141K (2025)

  • Laurie Fink

    Cpo

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $26K (2025)

  • Robert Tomasik

    Is Administrator

    New on the 2025 filing

    37.5 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Eric Bressler

    Advisory

    Director → Advisory, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Horwitz

    Advisory

    Vice President → Vice President Finance, 2022

    Vice President Finance → Advisory, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hindy Tankenoff

    Advisory

    Vice President Board Development → Director, 2023

    Director → Advisory, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jaye Snyder

    Advisory

    Vice President Advocacy → Director, 2024

    Director → Advisory, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Zamansky

    Immediate Past President

    President Elect → Board President, 2023

    Board President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Mosow

    Advisory

    Director → Advisory, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Savitz

    Vice President of Finance

    Director → Vice President of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allie Divine

    Vice President of Board Development

    Director → Vice President of Board Development, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Gelfman

    Vice President of Marketing

    Director → Vice President of Marketing, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Rubin

    Vice President of Fund Development

    Director → Vice President of Fund Development, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Malashock

    Vice President of Advocacy

    Director → Vice President of Advocacy, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (45)
  • Former: Amy Lieberman (2019–2024) — Advisory
  • Former: Andrew Stillman (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Benjamin Zack (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Danny Kaplan (2019–2024) — Advisory
  • Former: Jill Halper (2019–2024) — Advisory
  • Former: Jon Passman (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Josh Hasko (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Lee Friedman (2019–2024) — COO
  • Former: Lisa Goodman (2019–2024) — Advisory
  • Former: Scott Rubin (2019–2024) — Advisory
  • Former: Stuart Ackerberg (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Aaron Weininger (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Audra Mintz (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Noah Londer (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Rachel Frailich (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Besty Kuller (2022–2024) — Vice President Advocacy
  • Former: Lenny Maly (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beth Levy (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Barin (2019–2023) — Advisory
  • Former: Jennifer Ezrilov (2019–2023) — Advisory
  • Former: Kris Macdonald (2019–2023) — Advisory
  • Former: Lennie Kaufman (2019–2023) — Advisory
  • Former: Pam Berkwitz (2019–2023) — Advisory
  • Former: Katie Cera (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ben Berry (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Tarshish (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gal Noyman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jean Holloway (2019–2022) — Advisory
  • Former: John Maloy (2019–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Lisa Furman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Marissa Bader (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Roy Ginsburg (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeremy Kalin (2019–2021) — Advisory
  • Former: Lindsey Rose (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Stern (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rabbi David Locketz (2019–2021) — Advisory
  • Former: Rhonda Stein (2019–2021) — Advisory
  • Former: Steve Weitz (2019–2021) — Advisory
  • Former: Craig Stillman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Haylee Saxon (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Hartman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Karen Grabow (2019–2020) — Advisory
  • Former: Lauren Hoffman (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Lori Weissman (2019–2020) — Advisory
  • Former: Nancy Fink (2019–2020) — 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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Judy Halper — CEO: $320KJudy HalperCEO$320KAmy Weiss — CPO: $142KAmy WeissCPO$142KSheilah Howard — Cao: $141KSheilah HowardCao$141KDaniel Belich — CFO: $140KDaniel BelichCFO$140KDana Rubin — Development Director: $137KDana RubinDevelopment Director$137KLori Leavitt — Communications Director: $121KLori LeavittCommunications Director$121KRobert Tomasik — Is Administrator: $103KRobert TomasikIs Administrator$103KLaurie Fink — CPO: $26KLaurie FinkCPO$26K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $320K, to Judy Halper (CEO). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota

How much does Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota give each year?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota gave $600K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $993K across 5 grants.

What is Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's typical grant size?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's median grant in 2025 was $96,202, and its average grant was $119,970, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota give grants?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For Providing Early Literacy Services (PCHP) in MN" (4 grants).

Who are Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's largest grantees?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Family Services ($219,164), Promise Neighborhood ($103,123) and Rochester Imaa ($96,202), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota reported $41.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.2M.

What is Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Golden Valley, MN. It holds $41.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's EIN?

Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minnesota's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0693860. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 16, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 10, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 8, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 15, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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