Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc is a public charity based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It develops financial resources, supports community planning and engagement, and makes grants to sustain Jewish community life in Milwaukee, Israel, and around the world.
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc at a glance
In short: Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc gave $11.6M across 196 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), mostly in Wisconsin. 23% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,645,686
- -14.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 196
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $59,417
- -10.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,663
- Total assets
- $280,142,726
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 23% first-time grantees (46 of 196, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (82% 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 Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1360 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: (414) 390-5700
Website: https://milwaukeejewish.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center ($1.6M). Together the top 10 received $5.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
945 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 731 grants of 945 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Federation’s mission and website describe work in Milwaukee, Israel, and around the world. In 2025, 82% of grant dollars went to recipients in Wisconsin; the next-largest recipient-state shares were Illinois and New York at 3% each, and California and Colorado at 2% each. The Federation also says it helps Jewish organizations across Wisconsin apply for federal nonprofit security grants.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 196 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc open to new grantees?
23%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 46 of 196 grantees (23%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $72K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8.8M (2023) to $13.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 196 grants totaling $11.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $1,629,842 |
| Jewish Family Services Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $1,044,856 |
| Milwaukee Jewish Day School Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $1,022,568 |
| Bader Hillel Academy Glendale, WI | General Donations | $497,416 |
| Yeshiva Elementary School Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $359,090 |
| Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $347,273 |
| Jewish Home & Care Center Foundation Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $313,804 |
| Lubavitch of Wisconsin Whitefish Bay, WI | General Donations | $290,006 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $210,401 |
| Hillel Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | General Donations | $209,422 |
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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 | $280,142,726 | $33,554,629 | $32,990,405 | $11,645,686 | 196 | $11,148,013 |
| 2024 | $267,011,215 | $32,341,281 | $35,916,966 | $13,638,612 | 205 | $9,131,359 |
| 2023 | $259,738,559 | $26,295,375 | $28,364,828 | $8,798,474 | 173 | $6,964,332 |
| 2022 | $252,063,336 | $27,574,261 | $27,884,525 | $12,523,847 | 178 | $7,243,733 |
| 2021 | $275,238,952 | $33,191,987 | $26,860,636 | $13,693,743 | 193 | $13,505,486 |
| 2020 | $229,666,043 | $31,265,436 | $27,273,514 | $12,638,519 | 189 | $8,301,511 |
| 2019 | $229,743,415 | $26,054,943 | $27,094,171 | $12,091,526 | 206 | $4,798,337 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Federation’s mission is to care for the needs of the Jewish people and build a vibrant Jewish community in Milwaukee, Israel, and around the world. Its 2024 filing describes its mission as ensuring the continuity of the Jewish people, enhancing the quality of Jewish life, and building a strong, unified Jewish community. The Federation identifies Klal Yisrael, tzedakah, and tikkun olam as principles guiding its work.
Its grants support a range of organizations. Among the largest 2025 recipients, the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center describes its work as creating spaces, building opportunities, and inspiring Jewish moments for diverse communities. Jewish Family Services says it provides supportive services to strengthen families, children, and individuals in light of their needs and traditions. Milwaukee Jewish Day School says it combines academic excellence and Jewish values to prepare children for success, leadership, and engagement with the world. Other recipients include schools, congregations, senior-care organizations, and Hillel organizations. These descriptions are the grantees’ own missions.
The Federation’s website also describes the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund as making grants to Milwaukee nonprofits, Jewish and non-Jewish, for work directly benefiting women and children. Its stated grantmaking interests include women’s health care, women’s economic self-sufficiency, and children at risk.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Federation reported 196 grants totaling $11,645,686. Grants ranged from $5,018 to $1,629,842, with a median grant of $16,662. The listed grants’ stated purpose was general donations.
The largest 2025 grants included $1,629,842 to the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, $1,044,856 to Jewish Family Services, and $1,022,568 to Milwaukee Jewish Day School. Other large grants included $497,416 to Bader Hillel Academy, $359,090 to Yeshiva Elementary School, and $347,273 to Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun.
The Federation’s website describes scholarships and grants through the Jewish Community Foundation for Jewish teens and young adults, including support for summer camps, college, and programs in Israel. The site says applications for its camp scholarships were closed; it does not provide a current application cycle in the available information.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Eileen Graves and Jill Plavnick as vice chairs and Cindy Levy as secretary. Directors listed include Brian Parrish, Jamie Miller, Susie Honigberg, Adam Witkov, Mindy Palay, Raisa Koltun, and Susan Lubar.
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc is led by Miryam Rosenzweig, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 10 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Miryam Rosenzweig
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$202K (2020) → $301K (2025)
Mitchell Moser
Executive Director - Jcf
Executive Director - Jewish Community Foundation → Executive Director of Foundation, 2024
Executive Director of Foundation → Executive Director - Jcf, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$156K (2021) → $232K (2025)
Samantha Abramson
Executive Director - Herc
Herc Executive Director → Executive Director - Herc, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$101K (2024) → $130K (2025)
Judith B. Coran
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair-Elect, 2023
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ari Friedman
Director of Properties & Security
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $112K (2025)
Jeffrey Jones
Director of Communications
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Ann S. Jacobs
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan P. Lubar
Director
Director → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Hiller
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Angel Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Rosenblum
Director
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Idy P. Goodman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Sprinkmann
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda C. Bader
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Palay
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Guralnick
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Borsuk
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raisa Koltun
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Lubar
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Arenzon
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Witkov
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Parrish
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susie Honigberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Schack
Vice President of Philanthropy
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$151K (2022) → $179K (2025)
Michael Sattell
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$192K (2024) → $204K (2025)
Michael Harryman
Chief Marketing & Communications
Chief Marketing & Communication Officer → Chief Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$125K (2025)
Patti Porth
Controller
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$107K (2024) → $116K (2025)
Caroline Saucier Kravit
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$116K (2025)
Allan J. Carneol
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Glazer
Treasurer
Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caryn B. Steinberger
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Graves
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Goldstein
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Moshe H. Katz
Vice Chair
Chair → Director, 2022
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Hermanoff
Chair-Elect
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tanya Arbit
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Levy
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Plavnick
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Andrea Schneider (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Cheryl Moser (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Frances Richman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kurt Janavitz (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Pnina Goldfarb (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Brian Schupper (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Cynthia A. Levy (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Max J. Rasansky (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Miller (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Sherman-Cisler (2023–2024) — Executive Director of Museum
- Former: Craig Johnson (2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Jones (2024) — Director of Marketing & Communications
- Former: Tziporah Altman-Shafer (2024) — Vice President for Jewish Communal Life & Learning
- Former: Esther Ancel (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Hannah Wallick (2019–2023) — Vice President Outreach, Israel & Overseas
- Former: Stephanie Wagner (2019–2023) — Chief Impact Officer
- Former: Yonina Schlussel (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas Oechler (2020–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Adam Greenspan (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: David P. Lowe (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Rosenberg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sharyl Paley (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Gregory S. Marcus (2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Shimon Levy (2021) — Chief Operations Officer
- Former: Brent Arnold (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Caren Goldberg (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Dana Margolis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David M. Cohn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Werner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Greg Marcus (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Lauri Roth (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Nancy Barnett (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Susan Solvang (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Todd Miller (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Betsy Green (2019) — Director
- Former: Daniel Bader (2019) — Director
- Former: Hannah Rosenthal (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Marci Taxman (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Mark Brickman (2019) — Director
- Former: Marlene Lauwasser (2019) — Director
- Former: Stephen Chernof (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas Lindow (2019) — CFO & COO
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 $301K, to Miryam Rosenzweig (President & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc
How much does Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc give each year?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc gave $11.6M across 196 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $13.6M across 205 grants.
What is Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's typical grant size?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $16,663, and its average grant was $59,417, across 196 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc that year got $18K on average.
Where does Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc give grants?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc gives mostly in Wisconsin: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Milwaukee, WI (76 grants), Chicago, IL (9 grants), Glendale, WI (7 grants) and New York, NY (6 grants).
Does Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (196 of 196) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's largest grantees?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center ($1,629,842), Jewish Family Services ($1,044,856) and Milwaukee Jewish Day School ($1,022,568), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc reported $280.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33.6M.
What does Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc fund?
The Federation’s mission is to care for the needs of the Jewish people and build a vibrant Jewish community in Milwaukee, Israel, and around the world. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check milwaukeejewish.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's EIN?
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-0806312. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 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 April 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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