Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker North Dartmouth, MA EIN: 04-6006566

To foster a vibrant, collaborative jewish community by providing leadership and generating financial resources.

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc at a glance

In short: Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc gave $59K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$58,730
-3.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,577
-35.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$784,921
-2.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (72% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Jewish Federation of North America: $43KJewish Federation of NorthAmerica$43KZiskind School of Judaism: $10KZiskind School of Judaism$10KBristol Community College: $6KBristol Community College$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of North America ($43K). Together the top 3 received $59K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 15 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New BedfordNew YorkFall RiverWorcester

How Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc gives

  • Giving grew 55% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K$80K4 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2023) to $61K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $59K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of North America New York, NYTo Support Druze Area of Israel and Haifa$42,550
Ziskind School of Judaism New Bedford, MATo Support Students$10,000
Bristol Community College New Bedford, MATo Support Jewish Programming$6,180
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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$784,921$73,282$218,199$58,7303$5,191
2024$801,795$127,464$163,757$61,0002$5,312
2023$747,494$76,262$131,395$29,7503$3,264
2022$730,884$125,262$162,631$37,8003$5,173
2021$895,196$142,245$182,494$35,8104$5,188

About Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc

Based on IRS filings

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc is a public charity, based in North Dartmouth, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $785K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $59K. Net investment income was $5K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc is led by Amir Cohen, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amir Cohen

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    $73K (2021) → $50K (2025)

  • Carl Superior

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ilana Offenberger

    Director

    Officer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Belkin

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Freedman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Falk

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Ackerman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rabbi Raphael Kanter

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Levinson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ruth Glicksman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Friedman

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Yoken

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Hull

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Manya Bark

    Presidnet

    President → Presidnet, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Onufrak

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marty Lipman

    Immediate Past President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Andrew Barroll (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Edward Barry (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ellen Nelson (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Martin Lipman (2021–2024) — Immediate Pa

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

Amir Cohen — Executive Director: $50KAmir CohenExecutive Director$50K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Amir Cohen (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc

How much does Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc give each year?

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc gave $59K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $61K across 2 grants.

What is Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc's typical grant size?

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $19,577, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc give grants?

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc gives mostly in New York: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (28%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Bedford, MA (2 grants).

Does Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc?

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc reported $785K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $73K.

What is Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc's EIN?

Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6006566. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 6, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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