Jewish Federation of Cleveland
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is a public charity based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1903, it supports community well-being and Jewish continuity, security, and unity in Cleveland and beyond through allocations, grants, direct services, and community programs.
Jewish Federation of Cleveland at a glance
In short: Jewish Federation of Cleveland gave $72.7M across 425 grants in 2025 (avg $171K), mostly in Ohio. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $72,746,528
- -14.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 425
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $171,168
- -17.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $22,250
- Total assets
- $680,173,907
- +13.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 16% first-time grantees (67 of 417, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jewish Federation of Cleveland
- Contact
Mailing address: 25701 Science Park Drive, Cleveland, OH 44122-7302
Phone: (216) 593-2900
Website: https://jewishcleveland.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jewish Federation of Cleveland funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federations of North America Inc ($15.2M). Together the top 10 received $47.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($746,558), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,971 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,367 grants of 1,971 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 63% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio and 29% to recipients in New York. Smaller shares went to Florida (2%), New Jersey (1%), and Washington, D.C. (1%). The Federation’s stated work also includes needs in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 425 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jewish Federation of Cleveland open to new grantees?
16%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 67 of 417 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $27K; repeat grants $203K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 67% 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 (2019–2025). 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 $59.8M (2020) to $85.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 425 grants totaling $72.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federations of North America Inc New York, NY | General support, emergency relief, security funding, summer camp support,jewish identity programs, project halo, ethiopean integration,, stem program | $15,230,862 |
| Jewish Education Center of Cleveland Cleveland Heights, OH | Annual allocation, general support, jewish identity and travel, covid grant, hebrew education, scholarship, financial aid, segula, camp scholarships, security grants, lifelong learning | $10,305,326 |
| Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio Cleveland, OH | Annual allocation, general support, financial aid, holocaust survivor support, food security, elderly support, emergency assistance for seniors | $6,555,904 |
| Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Beachwood, OH | Annual allocation, general support, community arts and program sponsor, annual fund, scholarship program, tuition assistance, day camp scholarships, book festival | $5,244,504 |
| Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Cleveland Heights, OH | Annual allocation, general support, tuition reduction, big & little sister program, building fund | $3,319,306 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council New York, NY | General Support, Shlichim Fund | $1,623,567 |
| University Hospitals Health Systems Inc Cleveland, OH | General support, annual fund, digestive health institute, emergency medicine fund, cancer center, rainbow babies and children, art leadership fund, parkinsons education, lung cancer research fund | $1,608,275 |
| Bellefaire Jewish Childrens Bureau Shaker Heights, OH | Annual allocation, general support, foster care outing, children's program, jewish big brothers and sisters program, community services client assistance | $1,394,443 |
| Gross Schechter Day School Pepper Pike, OH | Annual allocation, general support, day scool transformation, israel trip | $924,097 |
| Leonard and Susan Fuchs Mizrachi School Cleveland, OH | Annual allocation, general support, annual fund, community beit midrash, tuition reduction | $862,993 |
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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 | $680,173,907 | $150,540,330 | $101,311,726 | $72,746,528 | 425 | $25,951,373 |
| 2024 | $597,811,781 | $138,735,362 | $112,387,008 | $84,969,839 | 409 | $20,100,258 |
| 2023 | $543,373,589 | $113,335,693 | $108,711,335 | $83,650,536 | 389 | $16,535,089 |
| 2022 | $521,768,610 | $102,566,954 | $91,988,179 | $69,697,611 | 382 | $10,476,042 |
| 2021 | $589,585,655 | $113,020,772 | $83,980,510 | $63,883,869 | 366 | $17,648,462 |
| 2020 | $479,016,103 | $76,588,151 | $80,365,356 | $59,848,046 | 354 | $11,571,392 |
| 2019 | $494,561,259 | $95,988,551 | $80,259,677 | $60,869,480 | 376 | $11,146,092 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Federation’s mission is to promote the well-being of its community, its members, and Jews throughout the world; enhance Jewish community continuity, security, and unity; increase understanding of Jewish values and their application to people’s lives; encourage tikkun olam; support Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; and promote collective action toward these purposes.
Its funding includes annual Campaign for Jewish Needs allocations, endowment grants, and grants from donor-advised funds. The Federation states that donor-advised fund grants may support Jewish and non-Jewish organizations whose purposes are not inconsistent with its mission. Its program descriptions include support for social-welfare, religious, and educational needs; community security; older adults; Jewish education; and needs in Cleveland, Israel, and around the world.
Examples of supported organizations include the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, whose mission is to inspire Jewish educational experiences for children and families; Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, which says it helps individuals and families face life’s challenges; and Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau, which describes its work as behavioral-health, substance-use treatment, faith-based education, and foster-care services for children and families in Northeast Ohio.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Federation reported 425 grants totaling $72,746,528. Individual grants ranged from $5,018 to $15,230,862, with a median of $22,250.
Among its largest reported 2025 grants were $15,230,862 to Jewish Federations of North America for purposes including general support, emergency relief, security funding, summer-camp support, and Jewish-identity programs; $10,305,326 to Jewish Education Center of Cleveland for annual allocation and purposes including general support, Hebrew education, scholarships, and camp scholarships; and $6,555,904 to Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland for annual allocation and purposes including financial aid, Holocaust survivor support, food security, and elderly support. Other large recipients included Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland ($5,244,504) and Hebrew Academy of Cleveland ($3,319,306).
The Federation’s website describes a Donor Advised Fund program. Donors may recommend distributions to eligible public charities whose purposes are not inconsistent with the Federation’s mission, but recommendations are advisory and the Federation retains sole authority to approve them. The website states that an initial minimum gift of $100 can establish a donor-advised fund. The available materials do not specify an application process for the Federation’s institutional grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Erika B. Rudin-Luria as president. Other listed officers and directors include Mozelle Jackson, assistant treasurer and senior vice president through March 18, 2025; Oren Baratz, senior vice president of external affairs; Daniel Strom, vice president and chief information officer; Rachel Lappen, chief development officer; Tami Caplan, assistant treasurer, secretary, senior vice president and chief human resources officer; Abigail Levin, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer and senior vice president of operations; Mindee Fredman, vice president of foundations and family philanthropy; Robert Berick, assistant vice president and chief marketing officer; and Allen Roth, senior director of business applications. The Federation’s website identifies Jeffrey J. Wild as board chair.
Jewish Federation of Cleveland is led by Erika B. Rudin-Luria, President * See Sch O since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 15 of 168 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erika B. Rudin-Luria
President * See Sch O
Senior Vice President & President → President, 2020
President → President * See Sch O, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$162K (2019) → $627K (2025)
Daniel N. Zelman
Trustee & Chair
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & V.chair, 2022
Trustee & V.chair → Trustee & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
7.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey J. Wild Trust
V. Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kari Blumenthal
Managing Director & Finance
Managing Director of Finance → Managing Director & Finance, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$136K (2022) → $155K (2025)
Jeremy Pappas
Managing Director Campaign
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$141K (2025)
Allen Roth
Senior Director & Business Applications
Senior Director & Business Applications → Senior Director & Business Appl, 2023
Senior Director & Business Appl → Senior Director & Business Applications, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$131K (2021) → $146K (2025)
Stephen Hoffman See Sch O.
Trustee & President Emeritus
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
$19K (2021) → $22K (2025)
Alan D. Gottlieb
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan E. Yanowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Albert B. Ratner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Zelman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Rosskamm
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry S. Feldman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Wain Brandon
Trustee & Assistant Treasurer
Trustee → Trustee & Associate Treasurer, 2024
Trustee & Associate Treasurer → Trustee & Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradley A. Sherman
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bradley J. Schlang
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian D. Robbins
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian S. Stein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles A. Horowitz Ratner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl L. Davis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle J. Wild
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dara G. Yanowitz
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee & Treasurer → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David B. Orlean
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David P. Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Zigdon
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Yanowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eliana J. Levine
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elisabeth W. Sherman
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elissa J. Wuliger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric E. Bell
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica G. Starrfield
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evie Safran
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary L. Gross
Trustee
Trustee & Chair → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Grant N. Dinner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregg A. Levine
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harley I. Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilana I. Katz
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ira Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared S. Miller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason A. Wuliger
Trustee & Assistant Treasurer
Trustee → Trustee & Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Tobin
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Weiss
Trustee & Treasurer
Trustee & Assc. Treasurer → Trustee & Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judge Dan A. Polster
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Weiss
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Krause
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Libman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin D. Margolis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry P. Goldberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Loree E. Potash
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne M. Cohen
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & V. Chair, 2022
Trustee & V. Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Richards Frankel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marla K. Petti
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael D. Siegal
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Hirsch
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Milton S. Maltz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Davidson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitch Wolf
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell C. Schneider
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morry Weiss
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil R. Waxman
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee & V. Chair, 2022
Trustee & V. Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norma W. Lerner
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula R. Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penni Weinberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penny Greenberger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Meisel
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → V. Chair & Trustee, 2023
V. Chair & Trustee → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Rzepka
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Binyamin A. Blau
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Weinberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renee Chelm
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Horvitz
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert A. Immerman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Goldberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert S. Reitman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rochelle Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roe Green
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally H. Wertheim
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Wuliger
Trustee
Trustee & Vice Chair → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Rosenbaum
Trustee & Vice Chair
Trustee → Trustee & Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelley Gimbel
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen J. Weinberg
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suellen Kadis
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suri Goldman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan D. Krantz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan R. Borison
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tamar Maltz
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Kline
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy F. Wuliger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trish Adler
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Warren L. Wolfson
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William H. Heller
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Gimbel
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adena J. Klineman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Morgenstern
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1.4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Orlean
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erica Lazzaro
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ervin Pavlofsky
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Hirsch
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Sass
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan D. Berkowitz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcy Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mariely Luengo
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michal Soclof
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shoshana Dessler Jacobs
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Stein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abbie Pappas
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabrielle Jerusalem
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hallie Bram Kogelschatz
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. David Heller See Sch O.
Trustee
Trstee & Board Chair → Trustee & Board Chair, 2022
Trustee & Board Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Lewis
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Cohen
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Cantor
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Uria
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Simon
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susi Meisel
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amir Jaffa
Trustee & Treasurer
Trustee & Asc. Treasurer → Trustee, 2024
Trustee → Trustee & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
7.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothea Polster
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lydia Frankel
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mara Kamat
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Holz
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morris Wheeler
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard P. Stovsky
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan G. Levine
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stewart A. Kohl
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathon Nisenboum
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moishe Tohn
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Cohen
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott J. Spiegle
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yael Dadoun
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yoni Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Wuliger
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy R. Kaplan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita Gray
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erica Hartman-Horvitz
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Huber Rosen
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Isakov
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin R. Shankle
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hoenig
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Scott B. Roland
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Glickman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raquel Flatow Haas
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven A. Eisenberg
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam T. Zelwin
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverley Uria
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah C. Gordon
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ezra Stark
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jillian Nataupsky
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen L. Steiger
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Kertesz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Wald
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Perez
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell L. Frankel
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.9 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia B. Rubin
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
S. Lee Kohrman Zl
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven B. Kimmelman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Ratner
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Reis
Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer & CFO → Assistant Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO, 2021
Assistant Treasurer, Senior Vice President & CFO → Assistant Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
$325K (2019) → $121K (2025)
Daniel Strom
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
CIO → Chief Information Officer, 2020
Chief Information Officer → Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$177K (2019) → $243K (2025)
Oren Baratz
Senior Vp-External Affairs
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$176K (2019) → $262K (2025)
Robert Berick
Assistant Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer
Assistant Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer → Assistant Vice President & Chief Marketing O, 2023
Assistant Vice President & Chief Marketing O → Assistant Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$158K (2020) → $186K (2025)
Rachel Lappen
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$168K (2021) → $232K (2025)
Mozelle Jackson Cfo
Assistant Treasurer & Senior Vice President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$232K (2023) → $288K (2025)
Abigail Levin Asst
Sec'y, Assistant Treasurer & Senior Vice President Oper.
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$196K (2025)
Kathryn Palus
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$92K (2025)
Mindee Fredman
Vice President, Fdtns & Family Phil
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$178K (2025)
Tami Caplan Asst
Treasurer, Secretary, Senior Vice President & Chro
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$160K (2025)
Former officers (96)
- Former: Amy Einhorn (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Barnett N. Bookatz (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Beth Rosenberg (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: David M. Rosenberg (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey J. Wild (2019–2024) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Jeffrey S. Davis (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Justin Kadis (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kim M. Pesses (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Nathan Klein (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Rabbi Rosette Barron Haim (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: S. Lee Kohrman (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tami Caplan (2019–2024) — Secretary, Senior Vice President & Chro
- Former: Adrienne Goldberg (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ethan Karp (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Laura Kuntz (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Abigail Levin (2023–2024) — Assistant Secretary & Senior Vice President Operations
- Former: Darrell A. Young Zl (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Marc Borstein (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Garson Asst Vp (2024) — Family Philanthropy & Foundations
- Former: Howard P. Wolf (2024) — Managing Director & Assistant Controller
- Former: Mozelle Jackson (2024) — CFO, Assistant Treasurer & Senior Vice President
- Former: Adam L. Wieder (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Carol Wolf (2019–2023) — Assistant Vice President & Planned Giving
- Former: Dayna Orlean (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Edna Jaffa (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Enid Rosenberg (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gary S. Shamis (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gregory A. Marcus (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: James A. Ratner (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jules Belkin (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Keith Polster (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy G. Wolf (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon Koppelman (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Shelley Milin Marcus (2019–2023) — Assistant Vice President of Development
- Former: Patti A. Berns (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rabbi Jonathan Cohen (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Cynthia Chaiten (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lynn-Ann Gries (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Klein (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Bonnie Marks (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lawrence A. Mack (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Betty Rosskamm Z'l (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Abbie Levin (2019–2022) — Assistant Secretary & Senior Vice President Operations
- Former: Betty Rosskamm (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Darrell A. Young (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Eliav Sharvit (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ira S. Goffman (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey M. Kahn (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Judy Willensky (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Ann Shamis (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Natan D. Milgrom (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Rebecca C. Heller (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Reuven D. Dessler (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Sarah Zimmerman (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Shari S. Perlmuter (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michele Kaminsky (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey Weiss Trusteeassoc (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Amy L. Wain (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Barry J. Guttman (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Cindy Duber (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Harvey Kotler (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jeremy Paris (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Rabbi Joshua Skoff (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charlotte R. Kramer Zl (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Naphtali Burnstein (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Barbara A. Mandel Zl (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Brian L. Davis (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Carmie J. Stein (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: David M. Neumann (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Elaine Geller (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Fran Doris (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: J. David Heller (2019–2020) — Trstee & Board Chair
- Former: Kathryn Wertheim Hexter (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kyla Epstein Schneider (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Leslie D. Dunn (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Morton L. Mandel Zl (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy Hoffner (2019–2020) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Robert B. Minster (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Stephen H. Hoffman (2019–2020) — Trustee & President Emeritus
- Former: Steven G. Greenberg (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan R. Hurwitz (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Andrea Kanter Grodin (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Lefkowitz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce Daskal (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce H. Goodman (2019) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Charlotte R. Kramer (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David F. Adler (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Hedy K. Adler (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Hedy Milgrom (2019) — Senior Vice President & CDO
- Former: Henry J. Goodman Zl (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Idelle K. Wolf (2019) — Trustee & Vice Chair
- Former: Jennifer L. Korach (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robert M. Wolff (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Ronald A. Fisher (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Samuel H. Miller Zl (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 $627K, to Erika B Rudin-Luria (President * See Sch O). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Federation of Cleveland
How much does Jewish Federation of Cleveland give each year?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland gave $72.7M across 425 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $85.0M across 409 grants.
What is Jewish Federation of Cleveland's typical grant size?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland's median grant in 2025 was $22,250, and its average grant was $171,168, across 425 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jewish Federation of Cleveland that year got $27K on average.
Where does Jewish Federation of Cleveland give grants?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland gives mostly in Ohio: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (29%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, OH (86 grants), New York, NY (47 grants), Beachwood, OH (22 grants) and Cleveland Heights, OH (20 grants).
Does Jewish Federation of Cleveland give general operating support?
Yes: 96% of Jewish Federation of Cleveland's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (407 of 425) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Emergency Relief" (3 grants).
Who are Jewish Federation of Cleveland's largest grantees?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federations of North America Inc ($15,230,862), Jewish Education Center of Cleveland ($10,305,326) and Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Ohio ($6,555,904), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 3 individual scholarships ($746,558), which are not listed by name. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jewish Federation of Cleveland?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland reported $680.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $150.5M.
What does Jewish Federation of Cleveland fund?
The Federation’s mission is to promote the well-being of its community, its members, and Jews throughout the world; enhance Jewish community continuity, security, and unity; increase understanding of Jewish values and their application to people’s lives; encourage tikkun olam; support Israel as a Jewish and democratic state; and promote collective action toward these purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jewish Federation of Cleveland?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check jewishcleveland.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Jewish Federation of Cleveland's EIN?
Jewish Federation of Cleveland's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0714445. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
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Grantable. (2026). Jewish Federation of Cleveland funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/jewish-federation-of-cleveland-morg_56b220d1840f4b9ca671552a2a377741
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