Jewish War Veterans of the United States
The Organization was granted a charter as a not for profit corporation for patriotic and educational purposes with special concern for the welfare of veterans. The Organization's principal activities consist of protecting the benefits and services earned by all veterans and seeking their improvement by Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Jewish War Veterans of the United States at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,214,163
- -23.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,505,794
- +13.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $368,566
- +145.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,808,938
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Jewish War Veterans of the United States
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Jewish War Veterans of the United States
Who Jewish War Veterans of the United States funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Jewish War Veterans of the United States gives
- Giving fell 20% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $28K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish War Veterans USA National Memorial Inc Washington, DC | General Support for the Museum | $8,000 |
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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 | $3,214,163 | $1,505,794 | $1,808,938 | — | — | $368,566 |
| 2024 | $4,224,345 | $1,330,959 | $1,919,523 | — | — | $149,918 |
| 2023 | $4,397,714 | $2,072,937 | $1,798,516 | $8,000 | 1 | $44,297 |
| 2022 | $3,795,627 | $2,521,349 | $1,597,071 | $7,061 | 1 | $164,542 |
| 2021 | $3,246,302 | $1,780,378 | $1,438,886 | $27,739 | 1 | $226,563 |
| 2020 | $2,698,791 | $1,295,473 | $1,440,330 | $10,000 | 1 | $102,514 |
| 2019 | $2,627,744 | $1,532,787 | $1,472,194 | $8,000 | 1 | $71,842 |
About Jewish War Veterans of the United States
Based on IRS filings
Jewish War Veterans of the United States is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $369K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jewish War Veterans of the United States is led by Kenneth Greenberg, National Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 65 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kenneth Greenberg
National Executive Director
On filings since 2022
31.5 hrs/week
$34K (2022) → $171K (2025)
Carl A. Singer
Nec Chairman
Past National Commander → Nec Vice Chairman, 2023
Nec Vice Chairman → Nec Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ainslee Ferdie
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Falk
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Kaplan TALO
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Darin Selnick CA
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Magidson
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Meyers VANC
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edwin Goldwasser
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Alperstein NY
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Herbert Greff
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Goldstein IL
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ira Novoselsky
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Holzman NY
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Blonder MA
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jerome Blum
National Adjutant
Nec Chairman → Past National Commander, 2023
Past National Commander → National Adjutant, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Bootzin NV
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Ochs FL
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Queen WI
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Schulman
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mathew Millen CA
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maxwell Colon
Past National Commander
Nec Vice Chairman → Nec Chairman, 2023
Nec Chairman → Past National Commander, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Berman
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Steinhorn NJ
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monroe Mayer
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Warner
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Jacobs NJ
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Selina Kanowitz NJ
Department Delegate
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sidney Goldberg NY
Department Delegate
National Inspector & Department Delegate → National Inspector, 2021
National Inspector → Department Delegate, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Warren Dolny
Past National Commander
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Silverman CA
Department Delegate
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Pollack OH
Department Delegate
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Rosenthal NJ
Department Delegate
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Sacks
Past National Commander
National Commander → Past National Commander, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Paley
Past National Commander
National Commander → Past National Commander, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Albert Adler
National Quartermaster
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allan Abramson
National Public Affairs of
National Public Affairs of → National Public Affairs Officer, 2023
National Public Affairs Officer → National Public Affairs of, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Schneider
Nec Vice Chairman
Past National Commander → Nec Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Mayor IL
Department Delegate
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harvey Weiner
Past National Commander
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lew Wunderlich
National Inspector
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nelson Mellitz
Past National Commander
National Vice Commander → National Commander, 2023
National Commander → Past National Commander, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Nickitas
National Judge Advocate
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Pickard
Past National Commander
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Sivernell TALO
Department Delegate
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheldon Ohren
Past National Commander
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Lischinsky
National Commander
National-Vice Commander → National Commander, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Baraw NY
Department Delegate
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jack Tare FL
Department Delegate
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Weiss MI
Department Delegate
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Ribner
Past National Commander
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rochel Hayman Southwest
Department Delegate
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Krant TALO
Department Delegate
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Lehman MA
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Kanis PA
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Jay MD
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Patlak FL
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Ginsburg
National Commander
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Goldenberg
National Editor
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Schlesinger MD
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Stevens
National-Vice Commander
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sidney Day MA
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Jockes DC
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stewart Mednick MN
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Greenberg Midwest
Department Delegate
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (121)
- Former: Erwin Burtnick MD (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Frederick Gross DC (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gregory Byrne (2019–2024) — Director of Operations
- Former: Ira Fleischer RI (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jerrold Baggish CT (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Joseph Zoldan (2019–2024) — Past National Commander
- Former: Nathan Goldberg (2019–2024) — Past National Commander
- Former: Norman Rosenshein (2019–2024) — Past National Commander
- Former: Richard Rosenzweig FL (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Scott Stevens TALO (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Sheldon Goldberg MD (2019–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gary Glick NY (2020–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jonathan Sherman PA (2020–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Lou Michaels MN (2020–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Martin Levitz CT (2020–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Michael Corbett (2021–2024) — National Adjutant
- Former: Arnold Pinsley MA (2022–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Floyd Williams TALO (2022–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Larry Jasper (2022–2024) — National Editor
- Former: Mel Cohen NY (2022–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Richard Fine PA (2022–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Charles Greenberg NJ (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Charles Lutin Southeast (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gerald Levine NJ (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Larry Berry MI (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Lou Kelter Southwest (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Monroe Ginsburg Midwest (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Robert Max Southeast (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Stephen Zeitz (2023–2024) — Past National Commander
- Former: Steven Markman OH (2023–2024) — Department Delegate
- Former: Arthur Greenwald Fl (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: David Zwerin Ny (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Ed Baraw Ny (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Edward Hirsch Mi (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gavin Ellman Se (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Herbert Rosenbleeth (2019–2022) — National Executive Director
- Former: Judge Paul Ribner (2019–2022) — Past National Commander
- Former: Lawrence Berry Mi (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Morris Ginsburg Midwest (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Robert Max Se (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Rochel Hayman Sw (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Steve Markman Oh (2019–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Steve Zeitz (2019–2022) — Past National Commander
- Former: Jules Golombik Fl (2020–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Sidney Lichter Nj (2020–2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Charles Lutin Se (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gerald Rennert Fl (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Greald Levine Nj (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Josh Ochs Fl (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Leo Pessin Sw (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Lou Kelter Sw (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Michael London Talo (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Norton Shectman Talo (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Phil Kabakoff Talo (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Seymour Alter Ny (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Steve Lodgen Ma (2022) — Department Delegate
- Former: Alan Paley Fl (2019–2021) — National Adjutant
- Former: Albert Adler Nj (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Barry Lischinsky Ma (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Barry Schneider Talo (2019–2021) — Past National Commander
- Former: David Hymes (2019–2021) — Past National Commander
- Former: David Westerman Ma (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gerald Levine (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Harvey Weiner Ma (2019–2021) — National Commander
- Former: Jack Litz (2019–2021) — Past National Commander
- Former: Jack Small Nj (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Leonard Markovitz De (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Louis Abramson (2019–2021) — Past National Commander
- Former: Nelson Mellitz Nj (2019–2021) — National Quartermaster
- Former: Norman Schnitzer Pa (2019–2021) — National Public Affairs Officer
- Former: Peter Nickitas Mn (2019–2021) — National Judge Advocate
- Former: Pnc Dr Robert Pickard Fl (2019–2021) — Nec Vice Chairman
- Former: Pnc Sheldon Ohren Ny (2019–2021) — Nec Chairman
- Former: Robert Nussbaum Il (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Samuel Greenberg (2019–2021) — Past National Commander
- Former: Sanford Silver Pa (2019–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Alan Moskin Ny (2020–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Allen Abramson Pa (2020–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Floyd Williams (2020–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jason Kaatz Ny (2020–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Larry Jasper Fl (2020–2021) — National Editor
- Former: Lew Wunderlichny (2020–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Michael Chambers Sw (2020–2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Joseph Wrobel (2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Michael Menschel (2021) — Department Delegate
- Former: Bernhard Storch Ny (2019–2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Michael Corbett Fl (2019–2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Morton Pear Ct (2019–2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Murray Baker Sw (2019–2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Scott Wilson Fl (2019–2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Sheila Berg Pa (2019–2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Ari Tessler (2020) — National Editor
- Former: Arthur Greenwald Ny (2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jeff Sohn Nj (2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Ken Sherwin Talo (2020) — Department Delegate
- Former: Allan Abramson Pa (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Bernie Epworth (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Eg Farris (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Gerald Rennert (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Greg Lee (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Harold Engelman (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Ike Heller (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Irving Breitbart (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jeffrey Sohn Nj (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jerome Benjamin (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jerrold Baggish (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Jules Golombik (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Kenneth Sherman Talo (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Larry Gordon (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Larry Holman (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Larry Rosenthal (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Louis Kelter (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Michael Chambers (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Neilson Goldman (2019) — Past National Commander
- Former: Robert Shor (2019) — Past National Commander
- Former: Ronald Ziegler (2019) — Past National Commander
- Former: Sanford Gorodetsky (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Sidney Lichter (2019) — National Quartermaster
- Former: Stanley Light (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Steve Lodgen (2019) — Department Delegate
- Former: Ted Hersch (2019) — Department Delegate
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 $171K, to Kenneth Greenberg (National Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Jewish War Veterans of the United States
How large is Jewish War Veterans of the United States?
Jewish War Veterans of the United States reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
Where does Jewish War Veterans of the United States operate?
Jewish War Veterans of the United States has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
What is Jewish War Veterans of the United States's EIN?
Jewish War Veterans of the United States's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0226294. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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