Jewish Federation of Detroit
The Jewish Federation of Detroit is a public charity based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1926, it describes itself as a central hub for philanthropy, planning, and action in Metro Detroit, supporting Jewish community needs locally, in Israel, and around the world.
Key facts about Jewish Federation of Detroit
In short: Jewish Federation of Detroit gave $47.4M across 86 grants in 2025 (avg $552K), mostly in Michigan. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 38-1359214
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $47,429,255
- Grants made (2025)
- 86
- Average grant
- $551,503
- Median grant
- $40,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (25 of 86, 2025)
- Total assets
- $46,508,558
- Primary geography
- Michigan (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- The website describes separate processes for its programs. Full details ↓
- Deadline
- The Gerson Fund’s Spring 2026 application deadline was February 26, 2026, a past cycle.
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$46.5M
-11.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$47.4M
-28.9% YoY
Grant Count
86
+8.9% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$552K
-34.7% YoY
Is Jewish Federation of Detroit open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 25 of 86 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $332K; repeat grants $641K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $63K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Federation’s mission is to care for the needs of the Jewish people and build a strong, vibrant Jewish future in Detroit, Israel, and around the world. Its stated areas of work include caring for vulnerable people, supporting Israel and global Jewish communities, community safety, crisis response, and Jewish identity and education.
The Federation’s 2024 filing describes distributions to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Jewish community locally and overseas, as well as to other qualified 501(c)(3) organizations. It identifies 16 affiliated local agencies and names the Jewish Federations of North America, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee among overseas recipients. The filing says that grants are made to U.S. charities, some of which use funds for charitable purposes abroad; major overseas agencies provide at least semiannual program and budget reports, annual budget proposals, and monitoring through the Federation’s Israel office.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of recipients. Jewish Family Service describes its work as strengthening lives through compassionate service inspired by Jewish tradition. Gesher Human Services says its workforce development, behavioral health, and inclusion programs serve Metro Detroiters while meeting needs in the Jewish community. Fresh Air Society describes Tamarack Camps as providing enriching Jewish camping experiences for children and families. JARC says it supports people with disabilities through relationships and community engagement in accordance with Jewish values.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Federation reported 86 grants totaling $47,429,255. Grant amounts ranged from $5,036 to $7,701,190, with a median of $40,000. The largest awards included $7,701,190 to United Jewish Foundation of Detroit for community support; $6,246,455 to Jewish Family Service to support Jewish families; $4,899,566 to Jewish Agency for Israel for human rights; $4,551,064 to Gesher Human Services to support the elderly; and $3,926,424 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for humanitarian relief. Other large awards included $3,069,900 to Fresh Air Society for children’s needs and $3,007,348 to Jewish Community Center for community support.
The Federation’s website lists several distinct grantmaking programs. The Berman Jewish Experiences for Families fund offers block grants of up to $10,000 for organizations’ capacity to provide Jewish family programming. The Stephen H. Schulman Millennium Fund provides grants to metropolitan Detroit Jewish organizations serving middle- and high-school youth. The Byron & Dorothy Gerson Innovation Fund supports new programs, pilots, and initiatives in Detroit’s Jewish community. The Irwin & Bethea Green College Life Fund supports Jewish student life on college campuses; the Hermelin-Davidson Center for Congregational Excellence supports congregations; and a stipend program provides $190 per student to synagogue- and Chabad-affiliated early childhood centers and congregational schools. The website also identifies the Jewish Women’s Foundation as an independent affiliated fund supporting Michigan- and Israel-based work advancing opportunities for Jewish women, their families, and community.
The Gerson Fund’s Spring 2026 guidelines offered grants of $10,000–$35,000, with no more than 20% of a request permitted for staff costs. Eligible applicants were 501(c)(3) nonprofits primarily serving the Jewish community of metropolitan Detroit; synagogues and religious outreach organizations were excluded and directed to the Hermelin-Davidson Center. Applications were to be completed by the professional implementing the proposal. The guidelines called for an application, possible finalist presentations, and a post-program evaluation within 60 days of project completion.
Review Cycle
The Gerson Fund’s Spring 2026 application deadline was February 26, 2026, a past cycle.
How to Apply
The website describes separate processes for its programs. For the Gerson Fund, applicants were directed to submit the completed application through the fund’s application process; the guidelines specify eligibility, request limits, staff-cost restrictions, and reporting requirements.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Federation’s website describes its work as serving the Jewish community in Metro Detroit and supporting Jewish communities in Israel and around the world. Its 2025 grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Michigan (74%) and New York (25%). The filing also names overseas charitable purposes, supported through U.S. charities.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 86 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38.2M (2022) to $66.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 86 grants totaling $47.4M.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Jewish Foundation of Detroit ($7.7M). Together the top 10 received $38.0M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,261,104), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
347 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 171 grants of 347 (49%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Jewish Foundation of Detroit Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support the Community | $7,701,190 |
| Jewish Family Service Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support Jewish Families | $6,246,455 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel New York, NY | To Support Human Rights | $4,899,566 |
| Gesher Human Services Oak Park, MI | To Support the Elderly | $4,551,064 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY | To Support Humanitarian Relief | $3,926,424 |
| Fresh Air Society Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support the Needs of Children | $3,069,900 |
| Jewish Community Center West Bloomfield, MI | To Support the Community | $3,007,348 |
| Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Southfield, MI | To Support Jewish Education | $2,070,941 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America New York, NY | To Support the Jewish Community | $1,273,975 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $1,261,104 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,508,558 | $62,046,677 | $64,488,605 | $47,429,255 |
| 2024 | $52,478,585 | $91,651,098 | $84,095,189 | $66,685,683 |
| 2023 | $49,579,753 | $64,628,045 | $60,003,215 | $46,620,544 |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $46,508,558 | $52,478,585 | $49,579,753 |
| Revenue | $62,046,677 | $91,651,098 | $64,628,045 |
| Expenses | $64,488,605 | $84,095,189 | $60,003,215 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steven Ingber as chief executive officer. It also lists Carolyn Bellinson, Ralph Gerson, Dani Gillman, and Brian Hermelin as vice presidents; Diane Goldstein as secretary; and Max Berlin, Mark Bernstein, Richard Broder, and David Feber as at-large directors.
Jewish Federation of Detroit is led by Steven Ingber, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 8 of 215 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven Ingber
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Secretary & CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$273K (2021) → $502K (2025)
Gary Torgow
President
Director → President Elect, 2023
President Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlene Arm
Senior Director, Talent & Organization - Partial Y
Senior Director Talent & Organization → Senior Director, Talent & Organization, 2023
Senior Director, Talent & Organization → Senior Director, Talent & Organization - Partial Y, 2025
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$160K (2021) → $190K (2025)
Daniel Greenberg
Director of Major Gifts
Director & Major Gifts → Senior Endowment Development Manager, 2022
Senior Endowment Development Manager → Director of Major Gifts, 2023
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$180K (2021) → $189K (2025)
Margo Pernick
Director of the Jewish Fund
Director & The Jewish Fund → Director of the Jewish Fund, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$207K (2021) → $244K (2025)
Stacey Deweese
Director & Jewish Community Endowment - Partial Yea
Director & Jewish Community Endowment → Director & Jewish Community Endowment Fund, 2022
Director & Jewish Community Endowment Fund → Director & Jewish Community Endowment - Partial Yea, 2025
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$195K (2021) → $216K (2025)
Susan Feldman
Director, Philanthropic & Corporate Relations
Director of Philanthropic & Corporate Relations → Director, Philanthropic & Corporate Relations, 2025
On filings since 2023
20 hrs/week
$176K (2023) → $207K (2025)
Adam Bleznak
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Chandler
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allan Nachman
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Cutler
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Folbe
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aryeh Gibber
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Avi Rubin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Heuer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Liss
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Siegel
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Bendix
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Greenberg
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Conrad L. Giles
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darin Katz
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darren Findling
Director - Partial Year
Member at Large → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Contorer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Handleman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Kramer
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Rosenthal
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Singer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Klein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doreen Hermelin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dulcie Rosenfeld
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edie Slotkin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward C. Levy Jr.
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Bronstein
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary A. Shiffman
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geoffrey Kretchmer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Roberts
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harold Loss
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Bronstein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Luckoff
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilana Liss
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Irwin Elson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James M. August
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane F. Sherman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Klein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeannie Weiner
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Schlussel
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Silverman
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerome Halperin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Katz
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Chernoff Epstein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Goodman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel D. Tauber
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Marx
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Levisohn
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Levine
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Lublin
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Gross
Director - Partial Year
Vice President → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry M. Nemer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence A. Wolfe
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Jackier
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Trosch
Director
At-Large → At Large, 2024
At Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Hurwitz
Director
At-Large - Partial Year → At Large, 2024
At Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Trepeck
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Z. Klein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lou Goldhaber
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Giles
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcie Orley
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margot Halperin
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie Krasnick
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark E. Schlussel
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hauser
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Kowalsky
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Ran
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2023
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew B. Lester
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Berger
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2023
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Horowitz
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Maddin
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Miriam Starkman
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Farber
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Glen
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Grand
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Grosfeld
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Heinrich
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nora Barron
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ora Singer
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Oscar Feldman
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrice M. Phillips
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul D. Borman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula Glazier
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Penny Blumenstein
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Perry Ohren
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter M. Alter
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Asher Lopatin
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Azaryah Cohen
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Peretz Rushnawitz
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Shragie Myers
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Yehuda Amsel
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Krugel
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert H. Naftaly
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Kleiman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Slatkin
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald A. Sollish
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roselyn Blanck
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2023
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Broder
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sally Krugel
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saul I. Weingarden
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon B. Lipton
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Hart
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shayna Levine
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheldon Stern
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherrie Singer
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Doctoroff
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Migliore
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stewart C. Weiner
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue Ellen Kaufman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Citrin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susie Pappas
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzan Curhan
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terran Leemis
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vadim Avshalumov
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Finkel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carole Shifman
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Chapman
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jodie Kaufman Davis
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Blatt
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Jennifer Lader
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Joey Krakoff
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Noedel
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shelly Rubenfire
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Liss
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Audrey Bloomberg
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Iwrey
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Labes
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Depreiest
Director
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Karp
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howie Siegal
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Schwartz
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Hertzberg
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ken Goss
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lilly Jacobson
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Weinbaum
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bakst
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marla Kaftan
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marta Rosenthal
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Cooper
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Segal
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Tellem
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil Satovsky
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Neuman
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Robert Gamer
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Regina Colton
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Orley
Director - Partial Year
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Eisenshtadt
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abbey Frank
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Blanck
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Kessler
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Berman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andy Nitzkin
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Rosenthal
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Davey Rosen
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Berlin
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Guy Barron
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Markowitz
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennie Maxbauer
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Elkus
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Zimmer
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcy Fikany
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Davidoff
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Berke
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Rubyan
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nate Forbes
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Gonik
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norm Pappas
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Hughey
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Landau
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Soifer
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Fellows
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Chapman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Fink
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tzvi Jacobson
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Jahnke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Zeskind
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Weiss
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Klein
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elana Miodownik
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Stiebel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gabriel Schuchman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Fisher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Vieder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Gottlieb
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Broder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Welber Barr
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Weiner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robbie Sherman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Mollen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Roberts
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seth Korelitz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Spencer Lucker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stanely Frankel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Handler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Benyas
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$235K (2021) → $278K (2025)
Theodore Cohen
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$206K (2021) → $243K (2025)
Brian Hermelin
Vice President
At-Large → At Large, 2024
At Large → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Bellinson
Vice President
At-Large → At Large, 2024
At Large → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Goldstein
Secretary
Director → Member at Large, 2022
Member at Large → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lowell Salesin
Treasurer
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Max Berlin
At Large
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → At Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Gerson
Vice President
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Broder
At Large
Director → At Large, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherri Ketai
Vice President
Member at Large- Partial Year → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arn Tellem
At Large
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
Director → At Large, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Feber
At Large
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → At Large, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Bernstein
At Large
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dani Gillman
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Zausmer
At Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (105)
- Former: Alan E. Schwartz (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Barb Nusbaum (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Cindy Hughey (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Dennis Bernard (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ellen S. Labes (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Florine Mark (2021–2024) — Director -
- Former: Jodie Krasnick (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jonathan Lowe (2021–2024) — Director of Charitable Gift Planning
- Former: Joshua Opperer (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Lawrence Lax (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Lowell Weiss (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Martin Maddin (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Nancy Stone (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Neal Zalenko (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Paul Silverman (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Randi Sakwa (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Robert Gordon (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ronald A. Klein (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ronald Charffos (2021–2024) — Director -
- Former: Sandra Schwartz (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Sandy Muskovitz-Danto (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Stanley Frankel (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Tilly Shemer (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Andy Meisner (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Carly Sanfield (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Daniel Cherrin (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ethan Davidson (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ira Berkowitz (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Marty West (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jeffrey Straus (2023–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Judy Margolin Landau (2023–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Laurie Leveson (2023–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ryan Warsh (2023–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Howard Neistein - Partial Year (2024) — Chief Officer of Strategic Planning
- Former: Alison Oleshansky (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Barbara Zaltz (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Carolyn Tisdale (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Daniel Schwartz (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Howard Neistein (2021–2023) — Chief Officer of Strategic Planning
- Former: Ilana Block (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jack Folbe (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: James Bellinson (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: James Danto (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Julie Teicher (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Loren Schwartzenfeld (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Mark Rubenfire (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Paul Magy (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Rabbi Tzvi Jacobson (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Rachel Opperer (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Robert Canvasser (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Seth Gould (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Shimon Levy (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Stuart Sklar (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Susan Slabotsky (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Terri Farber (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Warren Coville (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Yoni Torgow (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Nicole Hertzberg (2022–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Barbara Nusbaum (2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ravvi Jennifer Lader (2023) — Director
- Former: Aaron Starr (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Alan Reitner (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Avern L. Cohn (2021–2022) — Director -
- Former: Brian Satovsky (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Dan G. Guyer (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Eugene Driker (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Howard Morof (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Joe Lash (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Goldberg (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Joshua Echenhorn (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Kevin Elbinger (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Mark Adler (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Matt Roth (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Michael Lippitt (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Michael Moskowitz (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Michal Korman (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Norma Dorman (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Pamela Applebaum (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Rabbi Leiby Burnham (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Rachel Ellis (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Renee Erlich (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Shari Kaufman (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Sussan Feber (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Wendy Pittman (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Leah Torsch (2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Rabbi Harold Loss (2022) — Director
- Former: Adam Finkle (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Alan Gallatin (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Alan J. Kaufman (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: David Karp (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Dorothy Gerson (2021) — Director
- Former: Douglas A. Bloom (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ellen Folbe (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Gail Elkus (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Gil Feldman (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Graham A. Orley (2021) — Director -
- Former: James Hooberman (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jennifer Lopatin (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: John E. Jacobs (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Lisa Lis (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Margot Coville (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Richard J. Burstein (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Robert Hertzberg (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Scott Kaufman (2021) — Former CEO
- Former: Stephen Grand (2021) — Director -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $502K, to Steven Ingber (Chief Executive Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: (248) 642-4260
Website: https://jewishdetroit.org
Frequently asked questions about Jewish Federation of Detroit
How much does Jewish Federation of Detroit give each year?
Jewish Federation of Detroit gave $47.4M across 86 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $66.7M across 79 grants.
What is Jewish Federation of Detroit's typical grant size?
Jewish Federation of Detroit's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $551,503, across 86 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jewish Federation of Detroit that year got $332K on average.
Where does Jewish Federation of Detroit give grants?
Jewish Federation of Detroit gives mostly in Michigan: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were West Bloomfield, MI (13 grants), New York, NY (12 grants), Oak Park, MI (10 grants) and Bloomfield Hills, MI (9 grants).
Does Jewish Federation of Detroit give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 86 grants with a stated purpose on Jewish Federation of Detroit's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Judaism" (23 grants), "To Support the Jewish Community" (12 grants) and "To Support Education" (7 grants).
Who are Jewish Federation of Detroit's largest grantees?
Jewish Federation of Detroit's largest 2025 grantees include United Jewish Foundation of Detroit ($7,701,190), Jewish Family Service ($6,246,455) and Jewish Agency for Israel ($4,899,566), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($1,261,104), which are not listed by name. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jewish Federation of Detroit?
Jewish Federation of Detroit reported $46.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $62.0M.
What does Jewish Federation of Detroit fund?
The Federation’s mission is to care for the needs of the Jewish people and build a strong, vibrant Jewish future in Detroit, Israel, and around the world. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jewish Federation of Detroit?
The website describes separate processes for its programs. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jewish Federation of Detroit's EIN?
Jewish Federation of Detroit's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1359214. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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