National Council of Jewish Women
The Organization is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, working through a program of research, education, advocacy, and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families striving to ensure individual rights and freedoms.
National Council of Jewish Women at a glance
In short: National Council of Jewish Women gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $4,033,157
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National Council of Jewish Women funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vickery Meadow Alliance ($8K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $8K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vickery Meadow Alliance Dallas, TX | Food bank | $7,500 |
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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 | $4,033,157 | $732,703 | $598,730 | $7,500 | 1 | $119,638 |
| 2024 | $3,792,371 | $752,310 | $534,107 | $7,500 | 1 | $176,968 |
| 2023 | $3,372,701 | $676,960 | $614,355 | — | — | $128,005 |
| 2022 | $3,152,768 | $655,926 | $598,777 | — | — | $117,828 |
| 2021 | $3,629,697 | $695,316 | $653,948 | — | — | $130,689 |
| 2020 | $3,160,035 | $729,662 | $561,362 | — | — | $115,052 |
| 2019 | $2,963,274 | $822,904 | $687,686 | — | — | $74,366 |
About National Council of Jewish Women
Based on IRS filings
National Council of Jewish Women is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $120K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Council of Jewish Women is led by Shannon Morse, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 24 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shannon Morse
Executive Director
Associate Secretary → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$18K (2021) → $96K (2025)
Elaine Stillman
President
Associate Treasurer → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Carol Weinstein
Share Chair
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Erin Zopolsky
Director
Vice President Membership → Vice President Committee Service, 2023
Vice President Committee Service → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Helen Frank
Director
Vice President Committee & Pub Aff → Co-Vp Pub Affr, 2023
Co-Vp Pub Affr → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jane Lachman
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Linda Donsky
Director
Director → Vice President Pub Affrs, 2021
Vice President Pub Affrs → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Staci Mankoff
Director
Vice President Finance Development → Co-Vp Pub Affr, 2023
Co-Vp Pub Affr → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stacy Barnett
Director
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Susan Giardina
Director
Associate Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Dafna Rubinstein
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Lori Karp
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Alex Horn
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Lara Bierner
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Alisa Makler
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Ann Gallant
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Rabbi Shira Wallach
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Terry Abel
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Terry Greenberg
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Claudette Wolfe
Associate Secretary
Associate Se → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Associate Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Debbie Greene
Past President
President Elect → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Hadassah Yuster
Secretary
Vice President Pub Affrs → Associate Secretary, 2022
Associate Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kim Schonwald
Treasurer
Director → Vice President Administrator, 2022
Vice President Administrator → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Peggy Papert
Vice President Publc Affrs
Director → Vice President Publc Affrs, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (65)
- Former: Caren Edelstein (2019–2024) — Tx Spa
- Former: Laura Diamond (2019–2024) — Historian
- Former: Amy Schachter (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Tobias (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elaine Bernstein (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Donna Kun (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Michelle Rosenberg (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Frieda Hudspeth (2023) — Director
- Former: Lindsay Bendorf (2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Alkek (2019–2022) — Vice President Committee Svc
- Former: Courtney Johnson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jayme Cohen (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kristen Davis (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Renee Karp (2019–2022) — Past President
- Former: Sherilyn Bird (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jocelyn Benson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeana Foxman (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Riki Zide (2022) — Director
- Former: Alyson Ray (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jackie Waldman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Julie Bleicher (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Deidra Cizon (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Beth Stromberg (2021) — Vice President Finance Development
- Former: Janine Pulman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Randi Smerud (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ann Bogdanow (2020) — Director
- Former: Helen FrankAllyson Raskin (2020) — Vice President Committee & President
- Former: Sara AlbertHadassah Yuster (2020) — Vice President Pub Affrs
- Former: Sheila Stieglitz (2020) — Director
- Former: Staci MankoffBeth Stromberg (2020) — Vice President Fund Development
- Former: Allyson Raskin (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Andrea Wolf (2019) — Director
- Former: Barbara Lee (2019) — Past President
- Former: Barbara Rose (2019) — Director
- Former: Bette Miller (2019) — Past President
- Former: Betty Dreyfus (2019) — Past President
- Former: Brenda Brand (2019) — Past President
- Former: Cathy Einhorn (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Cheryl Pollman (2019) — Past President
- Former: Darrel Strelitz (2019) — Director
- Former: Debbie Weinstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Hanne Klein (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Janice Weinberg (2019) — Past President
- Former: Jody Platt (2019) — Past President
- Former: Joni Cohan (2019) — Past President & Director
- Former: Joy Mankoff (2019) — Past President
- Former: Julie Lowenberg (2019) — Past President
- Former: Katherine Bauer (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathy Freeman (2019) — Past President
- Former: Kristen Fagelman (2019) — Director
- Former: Kyra Effren (2019) — Past President
- Former: Linda Levine (2019) — Director
- Former: Liz Cooper (2019) — Director
- Former: Maddy Unterberg (2019) — Past President
- Former: Marilyn Fiedelman (2019) — Director
- Former: Marlene Cohen (2019) — Director
- Former: Marsha Fischman (2019) — Past President
- Former: Pat Peiser (2019) — Past President
- Former: Phyllis Bernstein (2019) — Past President
- Former: Phyllis Somer (2019) — Nominating C
- Former: Robin Zweig (2019) — Past President
- Former: Sara Albert (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Sue Tilis (2019) — Past President
- Former: Syl Benenson (2019) — Past President
- Former: Terry Levinger (2019) — Director
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 $96K, to Shannon Morse (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about National Council of Jewish Women
How much does National Council of Jewish Women give each year?
National Council of Jewish Women gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.
How large is National Council of Jewish Women?
National Council of Jewish Women reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $733K.
What is National Council of Jewish Women?
National Council of Jewish Women is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Dallas, TX. It holds $4.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does National Council of Jewish Women operate?
National Council of Jewish Women has awarded grants in Texas.
What is National Council of Jewish Women's EIN?
National Council of Jewish Women's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-0800635. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
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