Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1949. It says it provides food, refuge, health care, education, and emergency assistance to more than 500,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and supports millions of Jews in Israel and around the world through a network of more than 100 agencies, schools, and programs.
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago at a glance
In short: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago gave $107.5M across 41 grants in 2025 (avg $2.6M), mostly in New York. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $107,523,363
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 41
- -33.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,622,521
- +52.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $37,600
- Total assets
- $261,466,749
- +4.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (12 of 41, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
- Invitation Only
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JWF Chicago’s published process uses an online application and begins with a letter of intent; proposals are by invitation. The listed 2026 cycle is past. Its guidelines say it funds 501(c)(3) organizations, organizations with a qualifying fiscal agent, and Israeli nonprofits, and that general operating support is limited to organizations focused exclusively on promoting social change for Jewish women and girls.
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 South Wells Street 4049, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312) 357-4790
Website: https://juf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Fund for the Future
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Amount
$5 million to date; $550,000 in November 2020 distribution
Deadline
Deadline not published
Israel Experience College Student/Young Adult Scholarship Program Grant
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Amount
US $500 - US $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Israel Experience College- Merit Scholarship Program Grant
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Amount
Up to US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federations of North America ($57.2M). Together the top 10 received $106.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
190 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 103 grants of 190 (54%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
JUF’s stated work includes Chicago and the wider metropolitan area, Israel, and communities in other countries. In 2025, 56% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New York and 43% to recipients in Illinois; Massachusetts received 1%. The filing also lists recipients in California and Florida, each rounded to 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 41 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 12 of 41 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $118K; repeat grants $3.7M. How we count
Medians: $22K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $86.5M (2021) to $107.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 41 grants totaling $107.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federations of North America New York, NY | Regular campaign | $57,188,651 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Chicago, IL | To support a range of nonprofit organizations which address humanitarian, health and welfare | $44,382,915 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee New York, NY | General Operations | $2,570,000 |
| The Giving Back Fund Boston, MA | Tribe of Nova Foundation | $1,000,000 |
| The Ark Chicago, IL | General Operations | $291,257 |
| Jewish Child & Family Services Chicago, IL | HIAS and other programming | $243,364 |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Los Angeles, CA | General Operations | $232,600 |
| Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterSinai Health System Chicago, IL | General Operations | $165,000 |
| Hebrew Theological College Skokie, IL | General Operations | $150,125 |
| Shalva Chicago, IL | General Operations | $143,419 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 filing reports 41 grants; the 2024 filing reports 62, and the 2023 filing reports 34.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $261,466,749 | $154,199,770 | $140,164,885 | $107,523,363 | 41 | $23,163,880 |
| 2024 | $249,876,290 | $163,243,369 | $138,963,160 | $106,568,600 | 62 | $-1,593,512 |
| 2023 | $238,101,811 | $117,138,769 | $124,160,159 | $93,479,553 | 34 | $2,329,838 |
| 2022 | $219,478,167 | $118,541,995 | $114,975,976 | $90,351,610 | 26 | $10,246,701 |
| 2021 | $243,180,616 | $116,282,083 | $108,530,242 | $86,521,454 | 27 | $6,912,665 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
JUF’s stated mission is to provide critical resources—including food, refuge, health care, education, and emergency assistance—to Chicagoans of all faiths and Jews in Israel and around the world, funding a network of agencies, schools, and programs.
Its local allocations support services such as food and housing assistance, medical care, employment services, disability support, services for Holocaust survivors, senior care, and help for individuals and families in crisis. Its overseas allocations support social services and Jewish education and identity programs in Israel and other countries. JUF also describes work in community connection, Jewish education, and security.
Among its 2025 grantees, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago describes its work as assisting people in need, supporting Israel and Jews worldwide, responding to crises, cultivating Jewish identity, and advancing Jewish learning. The Ark says it helps Chicagoland Jews facing adversity move toward self-reliance. Jewish Child and Family Services describes programs supporting the well-being of children, teens, adults, and families. These are grantees’ stated missions, not JUF’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, JUF reported 41 grants totaling $107,523,363. Grant amounts ranged from $5,953 to $57,188,651, with a median grant of $37,600. The largest awards included $57,188,651 to Jewish Federations of North America for a regular campaign and $44,382,915 to the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago to support nonprofit organizations addressing humanitarian, health, and welfare needs. Other awards included $2,570,000 to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for general operations and $1,000,000 to The Giving Back Fund for the Tribe of Nova Foundation.
JUF’s website also describes grant opportunities offered by the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (JWF Chicago). Its annual grants are open to organizations that meet JWF Chicago’s eligibility requirements; innovation grants are for qualifying start-ups or pilot projects, and multiyear grants are for current or recently funded organizations. JWF Chicago states that annual awards have a $15,000 minimum, no maximum, and an average of $20,000–$25,000. Its 2026 application cycle had an April 1 letter-of-intent opening, a May 5 submission date, and an August 5 invitation-only proposal date. Those dates have passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Devra Resnick Shutan, Eric A. Rothner, Jason Friedman, Jordan T. Goodman, Lisa Jericho, Marc Spellman, and Ross S. Pearlstein as vice chairs; Julie Dann Schneider as treasurer; Marc S. Brenner as assistant treasurer; and Shari Greco Reiches as secretary.
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago is led by Lonnie Nasatir, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 22 of 113 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lonnie Nasatir
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$200K (2021) → $266K (2025)
Wendy C. Abrams
Board Chair
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Chiswick
Senior Associate V.p., Director & Juf Investments
Senior Associate V.p., Director & Juf Investment → Senior Associate V.p., Director & Juf Investments, 2025
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$215K (2021) → $238K (2025)
Andrea R. Yablon
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon C. Prosansky
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian J. Levinson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Davidson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Goldsmith
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Westreich Hirt
Director
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie L. Berman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Schrayer Karmin
Director
Vice Chair → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Winick
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gita Berk
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Sarnoff
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Cadden Lederman
Director
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason L Peltz
Director
Assistant Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judy L. Smith
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Berger
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
King W. Harris
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda B. Ginsburg
Director
Vice Chairman → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Schottenstein Fisher
Director
Director → Ex-Officio, 2023
Ex-Officio → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maury Fertig
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Oxman
Director
Director → Assistant Secretary, 2023
Assistant Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sanford E. Perl
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Crown Star
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy A. Berger
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew L. Hananel
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carey Cooper
Director
Vice Chair → Ex-Officio, 2024
Ex-Officio → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel J. Perlman
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David J. Hartman
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Nankin
Director
Director → Ex-Officio, 2023
Ex-Officio → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Wolf
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Budin
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morris Silverman
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Tavel
Director
Ex-Officio → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Insoft
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bluma Broner
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danny Gutman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Bloom-Hirschberg
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh B. Herz
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc L. Roth
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melinda Grossman
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Mills
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Wendi Geffen
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin J. Swartz
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chaim Lubin
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David M. Sarnoff
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Sedler
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eteri Zaslavsky
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janna Berk
Director
Ex-Officio → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennie Rothner
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Liss
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Shwachman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula Weissman
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Romanoff
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Schreiber
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven J. Erlebacher
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hilary D Wolfe
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ilan Shalit
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Sachse Schrayer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neil Book
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard SILVERMAN
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Boaz Blumovitz
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
22.5 hrs/week
$180K (2021) → $201K (2025)
Daniel Goldwin
Chief Public Affairs Officer
Executive Director & Public Affairs → Chief Public Affairs Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$120K (2021) → $137K (2025)
David Prystowsky
Chief Development Officer
Vice President - Campaign → Chief Development Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$233K (2021) → $163K (2025)
David S. Rubovits PhD
Former Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer → Former Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
$274K (2021) → $190K (2025)
Deborah Covington
Former Senior Vice President, Planning & Allocations
Senior Vice President, Planning & Allocations → Former Senior Vice President, Planning & Allocations, 2025
On filings since 2021
$180K (2021) → $111K (2025)
James A. Pinkston
Vice President - Accounting
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$213K (2021) → $231K (2025)
James Rosenberg
Chief of Staff
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$273K (2021) → $300K (2025)
Jay Tcath
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2021
25 hrs/week
$186K (2021) → $223K (2025)
Joy Schwartz
Chief Marketing Officer
Vice President - Communications → Chief Marketing Officer, 2024
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$289K (2021) → $336K (2025)
Rabbi Louis A. Lazovsky
Vice President & Human Resources
Vice President - Human Resources → Vice President & Human Resources, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$243K (2021) → $274K (2025)
Robert A. Schuckman
Vice President - General Counsel
Vice President - General Counsel → Vice President - General Council, 2022
Vice President - General Council → Vice President - General Counsel, 2024
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
$43K (2021) → $48K (2025)
Shirley Dvorin
Vice President - Human Resources
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$197K (2021) → $227K (2025)
Steven B. Nasatir
Executive Vice Chairman
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
$43K (2021) → $40K (2025)
Stuart Spector
Vice President - Campaign Operations
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$199K (2021) → $223K (2025)
Tracy More
Senior Vice President & Annual Campaign
Former Vice President → Vice President & Annual Campaign, 2024
Vice President & Annual Campaign → Senior Vice President & Annual Campaign, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$242K (2025)
Adina Torchman
Associate Vice President - Financial Resource Development
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$198K (2023) → $204K (2025)
Barbara Gold
Associate Vp-Financial Resource Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$194K (2025)
Caryn Peretz
Senior Associate Vp-Campaign
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$194K (2025)
Emily Sweet
Chief Impact Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$235K (2025)
Jenny Puchtel
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$174K (2025)
Cindy Kaplan
Ex-Officio
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Golder
Ex-Officio
Director → Board Chair, 2023
Board Chair → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David S. Rosen
Senior Vice President - Endowments
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Devra Resnick Shutan
Vice Chair
Ex-Officio → Director, 2024
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric A. Rothner
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Friedman
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan T. Goodman
Vice Chair
Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Jericho
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc S Brenner
Assistant Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Spellman
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phyllis Tabachnick
Ex-Officio
Director → Ex-Officio, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ross S. Pearlstein
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven H Lavin
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven M. Greenbaum
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven N Miller
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Director, 2024
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Spier Chapman
Assistant Secretary
Director → Assistant Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Dann Schneider
Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shari Greco Reiches
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Rifas
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cydney Topaz
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Shapiro
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rabbi Michael Schwab
Ex-Officio
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Greitzer
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Devir
Assistant Vice President & Center for Jewish Philanthropy
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Eric Gordon
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Miller
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Wintroub Stoller
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John A LOWENSTEIN
Senior Vice President & Engagement
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Michael Saltzman
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Aaron
Vice President & Coe
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sharon Koltin
Ex-Officio
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (65)
- Former: Cathy Kahn (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Elliott Robinson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Leemis (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jeremy Amster (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Lee I. Miller (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Linda Kellough (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael T. Fishman (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Pam Friend Szokol (2021–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Susan M. Sacks (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Marc Berman (2022–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Mitch Kaufman (2022–2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Hallie Shapiro Devir (2023–2024) — Former Vice President - Coe
- Former: Rose Jagust (2023–2024) — Vice President & Donor Advised Funds -
- Former: Henry Sholk (2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Jacqueline Lotzof (2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Jordan Shapiro (2024) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kedar Potdar - Part Year (2024) — Vice President - Technology
- Former: Andrew Glick (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Ari Klein (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bill Silverstein (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce Taylor (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: David Rosenbaum (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: David T Brown (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Gail L Rudo (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kedar Potdar (2021–2023) — Vice President - Technology
- Former: Laurie Lustbader (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Lindsey P Markus (2021–2023) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Max Schrayer (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael H Zaransky (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Midge Perlman Shafton (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Peter B Bensinger Jr. (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Theodore F Perlman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Yosef Meystel (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Marc Rudolph (2022–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Alissa Simon (2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Daniel Hochberg (2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Lisa Wiznitzer (2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Andrew S Hochberg (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ann-Louise Kleper (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Audra P Berg (2021–2022) — Vice President, Leadership Eng. & Board Rel.
- Former: Avi Rothner (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Charlene K Sales (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Harry J Seigle (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Hilary Greenberg (2021–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kim Shwachman (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Rabbi Sidney M Helbraun (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Shari Slavin (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Carla Fishman (2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Danielle Pearl (2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Logan Booth (2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Adrienne J Kriezelman (2021) — Director
- Former: Alan P Solow (2021) — Director
- Former: Alex Turik (2021) — Director
- Former: Alison J Karmin (2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Amy Yeager E Hausman (2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: David Porush (2021) — Director
- Former: Edward M Atkins (2021) — Director
- Former: Joshua B Herz (2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Kalman Wenig (2021) — Director
- Former: Lisa Rosenkranz (2021) — Director
- Former: Marc Karlinsky (2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Rabbi Alex Felch (2021) — Director
- Former: Rachel Stein (2021) — Director
- Former: Scott Heyman (2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Victoria Stender (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 $336K, to Joy Schwartz (Chief Marketing Officer). 22 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
How much does Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago give each year?
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago gave $107.5M across 41 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $106.6M across 62 grants.
What is Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's typical grant size?
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's median grant in 2025 was $37,600, and its average grant was $2,622,521, across 41 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago that year got $118K on average.
Where does Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago give grants?
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago gives mostly in New York: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (43%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (11 grants), New York, NY (9 grants), Skokie, IL (6 grants) and Northbrook, IL (2 grants).
Does Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago give general operating support?
Yes: 90% of Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (37 of 41) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's largest grantees?
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federations of North America ($57,188,651), Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago ($44,382,915) and American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee ($2,570,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago?
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago reported $261.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $154.2M.
What does Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago fund?
JUF’s stated mission is to provide critical resources—including food, refuge, health care, education, and emergency assistance—to Chicagoans of all faiths and Jews in Israel and around the world, funding a network of agencies, schools, and programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago?
JWF Chicago’s published process uses an online application and begins with a letter of intent; proposals are by invitation. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's EIN?
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2167034. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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