Menorah Heritage Foundation
The organization is designed to provide support for other charitable organizations as described in sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) of the internal revenue code. The organization is operated exclusively for charitable, educational or religious purposes. It supports activities for the benefit of, performs the functions of, or carries out the purpose of the jewish community foundation of greater Kansas city.
Menorah Heritage Foundation at a glance
In short: Menorah Heritage Foundation gave $2.7M across 77 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Kansas. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,678,500
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 77
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $34,786
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,500
- Total assets
- $69,293,253
- +13.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (13 of 66, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Kansas (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Menorah Heritage Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Family Services (JFS) ($640K). Together the top 10 received $1.8M.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($209,300), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
391 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 347 grants of 391 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 77 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Menorah Heritage Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 66 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $48K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $11K repeat.
- 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.6M (2022) to $2.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 77 grants totaling $2.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Services (JFS) Overland Park, KS | Grant award to jfs as follows: $80,000 to jewish pillar - chaplaincy, $188,500 to social work kesher, $116,000 to mental health services and education, and $255,500 to older adult services. | $640,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City Overland Park, KS | Community Security Initiative. | $200,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $209,300 |
| Jewish Community Center Overland Park, KS | Grant award as follows: $117,500 for heritage center and $50,000 for jewish experiences. | $167,500 |
| Jewish Community Center Overland Park, KS | Grant Award to Heritage Center and Jewish Experiences. | $167,500 |
| Village Shalom Inc Overland Park, KS | Grant award to first two installments for financial assistance. | $67,500 |
| Village Shalom Inc Overland Park, KS | Grant Award for Financial Assistance. | $67,500 |
| Jewish Community Campus Overland Park, KS | Grant award to jewish community campus for core support/roe relief. | $57,500 |
| Jewish Community Campus Overland Park, KS | Grant Award to Roe Relief. | $57,500 |
| Kanbe's Markets Kansas City, MO | Grant award to feasibility study for multi-merchant produce redemption. | $50,000 |
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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 | $69,293,253 | $1,271,070 | $3,410,576 | $2,678,500 | 77 | $1,234,368 |
| 2024 | $61,246,300 | $1,598,916 | $3,240,607 | $2,661,500 | 72 | $1,561,393 |
| 2023 | $56,599,475 | $2,743,147 | $3,408,282 | $2,781,430 | 76 | $2,714,933 |
| 2022 | $52,872,423 | $2,367,035 | $3,162,609 | $2,559,080 | 78 | $2,333,408 |
| 2021 | $63,841,650 | $6,880,608 | $3,301,164 | $2,711,700 | 88 | $6,844,012 |
| 2020 | $61,345,156 | $2,274,604 | $3,228,968 | $2,609,808 | 87 | $2,241,917 |
About Menorah Heritage Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Menorah Heritage Foundation is a public charity, based in Overland Park, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $69.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 77 grants totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $1.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Menorah Heritage Foundation is led by Josh Stein, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Josh Stein
President & CEO
Director of Philanthropy → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$186K (2024) → $200K (2025)
Rita Cortes
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$186K (2024) → $190K (2025)
Barbara Macarthur Rn Mn
President
Executive Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Landy
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President - Investments, 2023
Vice President - Investments → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Aptilon
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Seth Freiden
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dana Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irene Caudillo
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Novorr
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Jacobs
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Villarreal
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jen Paul
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Schultz
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandi Fisher
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Hembree
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cory Gutovitz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Krigsten
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Fineman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Moira Mulhern
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Peden
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$142K (2025)
Howard Mayer
Immediate Past President
Executive Vice President → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Johl
Executive Vice President
Trustee → Vice President - Grants, 2023
Vice President - Grants → Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Glickstein
Vice President - Incubatio
Trustee → Vice President - Incubatio, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Berenbom
Treasurer
Vice President - Investment → Trustee, 2023
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice Jacks Achtenberg
Vice President - Grants
Trustee → Vice President - Grants, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Schlachter
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Liss
Vice President - Investment
Treasurer → Vice President - Investment, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Crawford Herrera
Vice President - Grants
Trustee → Vice President - Grants, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Kevin Taylor (2020–2024) — CFO
- Former: Amy Gale (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Adam Feldman (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Deidre Anderson-Barbee (2023–2024) — Vice President - Incubatio
- Former: Jerry Williams (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Moria Mulhern (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Kaplan (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Ellen Sommi (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lauren Mattleman Hoopes (2020–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Scott Picker (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Art Chaudry (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Barbara Macarthur (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Deidre Anderson (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Diane Federman (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Heather Schlozman (2020–2022) — Vice President - Incubatio
- Former: Howard Wizig (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John Goldberg (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Juan Rangel Jr. (2020–2022) — Vice President - Grants
- Former: Michelle Goldsmith (2020–2022) — Vice President - Grants
- Former: Phyllis Stevens (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jerry Jones (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Stephanie Guerin (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Dan Stolper (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Diane Azorsky (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Edward Goldstein (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jason Sokol (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Mallin (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nola Adebo (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sharon Loftspring (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Barnett (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $200K, to Josh Stein (President & CEO). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Menorah Heritage Foundation
How much does Menorah Heritage Foundation give each year?
Menorah Heritage Foundation gave $2.7M across 77 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 72 grants.
What is Menorah Heritage Foundation's typical grant size?
Menorah Heritage Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,500, and its average grant was $34,786, across 77 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Menorah Heritage Foundation that year got $11K on average.
Where does Menorah Heritage Foundation give grants?
Menorah Heritage Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Missouri (26%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (39 grants), Overland Park, KS (20 grants), Kansas City, KS (5 grants) and Columbia, MO (2 grants).
Does Menorah Heritage Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 17% of Menorah Heritage Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 77) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Grant Award" (27 grants).
Who are Menorah Heritage Foundation's largest grantees?
Menorah Heritage Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Family Services (JFS) ($640,000), Jewish Community Center ($335,000 across 2 grants) and Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City ($311,000 across 4 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($209,300), which are not listed by name. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Menorah Heritage Foundation?
Menorah Heritage Foundation reported $69.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.
What is Menorah Heritage Foundation's EIN?
Menorah Heritage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1165316. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
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