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Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Knoxville, TN EIN: 62-0452960 Website

To serve the jewish people locally, in israel, and throughout the world.

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc at a glance

In short: Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc gave $37K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$36,940
+185.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,470
+42.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,470
Total assets
$4,074,782
+1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Jewish Federations of NA Inc: $22KJewish Federations of NA Inc$22KJewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee: $15KJewish Federation of Nashvilleand Middle Tennessee$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federations of NA Inc ($22K). Together the top 2 received $37K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkNashville

How Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc gives

  • Giving grew 46% 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$80K1 grant2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $73K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $37K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federations of NA Inc New York, NYAssist in serving the jewish people throughout the world$22,440
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee Nashville, TNAssist in serving the jewish people throughout the world$14,500
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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$4,074,782$2,411,663$2,522,404$36,9402$23,616
2024$4,010,429$2,504,491$2,471,127$12,9601$-33,191
2023$3,853,430$2,649,544$2,179,719$73,1982$41,049
2022$3,312,865$2,670,435$1,801,772$25,3212$54,001
2021$2,654,875$1,857,864$1,382,396$9,6291$-15,180
2020$2,158,742$1,390,372$1,180,444$5,162Total only$-4,838
2019$1,704,674$1,667,655$1,361,308$5,4161$-5,546

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc

Based on IRS filings

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Knoxville, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $24K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc is led by Judith Rosenberg, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 22 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Judith Rosenberg

    President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Cone

    Trustee

    Trustee → Director, 2020

    Director → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernard Bendriem

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee' Hyatt

    Trustee

    Director → Vp: Campaign, 2022

    Vp: Campaign → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Rosen

    Trustee

    Trustee → Director, 2020

    Director → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chip Rayman

    Trustee

    President → Immediate Past President, 2021

    Immediate Past President → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Forman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Bogard

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Constance Seiden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan McLaughlin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina Disalvo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Illanit Harre

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kaleigh McVety

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Britcher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Stein

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Siegel

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan Goldberg

    Immediate Past President

    President - Elect → President, 2021

    President → Immediate Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Ferency

    Vp: Jewish Communit

    Trustee → Trusteevp: Jewish Community Servi, 2024

    Trusteevp: Jewish Community Servi → Vp: Jewish Communit, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Noa Barak

    Vp: Community Engagement

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Hahn

    President - Elect

    Trustee → President - Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Mayer

    Vp: Campaign

    Trustee → Vp: Campaign, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Hedrick

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (53)
  • Former: Debbie Abrams-Cohen (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Martha Iroff (2019–2024) — Vp: Children & Youth
  • Former: Stephanie Kodish (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Zemel (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Karen Robinson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Barbara Mintz (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Seigel (2023–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Scott Jacobson (2023–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Charles Rayman (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Nancy Becker (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Briana Rosenbaum (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ellen Markman (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Tinley (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Kathy Young (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Rosalie Nagler (2022–2023) — Vp: Jewish Community Servi
  • Former: Virginia Kessler (2022–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Hilary Shreter (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Becker (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Rachel Milford (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Betty Golub (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Cody Hanford (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dahlia Smith (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Harriet Glasman (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Josh Hedrick (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Abraham Briestein (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Arnold Cohen (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Britt Sturm (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gloria Greenfield (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Greg Kaplan (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jill Weinstein (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lee Wertheim (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lev Comstock (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Feinbaum (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Raphe Panitz (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Frankel (2019–2021) — Vice President Public Relations
  • Former: Steve Lewis (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Brad Holtz (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Helene Sinnreich (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jean Begue (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jenifer Ohriner (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jonathan Branton (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mary Ann Merrell (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Burnett (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Beber (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Wes Johnson (2020–2021) — Vice President & Administration
  • Former: Adam Brown (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Bradley Holtz (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kenneth Brown (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mary Beth Leibowitz (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Rabbi Alon Ferency (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Rabbi Erin Boxt (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Shannon Martindale (2019) — Vice President Education & Culture
  • Former: Wesley Johnson (2019) — Vice President Administration

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.

Frequently asked questions about Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc

How much does Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc give each year?

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc gave $37K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13K across 1 grant.

How large is Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc?

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.

What is Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc?

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Knoxville, TN. It holds $4.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc operate?

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc has awarded grants in New York, Tennessee.

What is Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc's EIN?

Knoxville Jewish Alliance Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-0452960. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 28, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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