The Jewish Federation of Greater
THE JEWISH FEDERATION ENVISIONS AN OPEN, CONNECTED, AND VIBRANT JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT CARES FOR EACH OTHER, FOSTERS JEWISH LEARNING AND JOURNEYS, EMBRACES JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD AND ISRAEL, AND ACTS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD IN THE WORLD. WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO ADDRESS (SEE SCHEDULE O)THE MOST CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FACING OUR DIVERSE AND GROWING JEWISH COMMUNITY. WE EMPOWER AND INSPIRE COMMUNITY BUILDERS, LEADERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CONNECT WITH PURPOSE -- JOINING TOGETHER TO BUILD A STRONG AND VIBRANT JEWISH FUTURE.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$354.3M
+9.8% YoY
Annual Giving
$36.6M
+60.9% YoY
Grant Count
401
+20.1% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$91K
+34.0% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $354,257,412 | $322,575,462 | $312,109,114 |
| Revenue | $69,352,893 | $41,002,567 | $61,470,763 |
| Expenses | $52,131,303 | $36,084,792 | $41,543,507 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $15,833,249 | $9,498,982 | $8,977,645 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
1,585 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIL PREUSS | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CEO | 55 | $516,177 |
| ROBIN HETTLEMAN WEINBERG | PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| DEBORAH RATNER SALZBERG | PRESIDENT FOUNDATION | 2 | — |
| JOHANNA CHANIN | SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL FRIEDMAN | VP FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING & ALLOCATIONS - ISRAEL & | 2 | — |
| MAX SANDLER | VP FOR NETWORK | 2 | — |
| JESSICA SHER | VP FOR LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT | 2 | — |
| JEFFREY S DISTENFELD | VP FOR FINANCE & TREASURER | 2 | — |
| OLIVER MACKLIN | VP FOR NEXT GEN | 2 | — |
| KERRY L IRIS | VP FOR AT-LARGE | 2 | — |
| MELANIE NUSSDORF | VP FOR FRD | 2 | — |
| TOBY FRANK | VP FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING & ALLOCATIONS - LOCAL | 2 | — |
| JILL GRANADER | VP FOR WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY | 2 | — |
| MARTY JANIS | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| DAVID D SELDEN | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| SAMUEL G KAPLAN | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MARK L LEVITT | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| ESTHER LEDERMAN | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| SCOTT BROWN | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| IRA POLON | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| JESSIKA WELLISCH | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| RIVA MIRVIS | PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE | 2 | — |
| GARY BERMAN | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| JOSH BERNSTEIN | PAST CAMPAIGN CHAIR | 2 | — |
| JOEL BRESLAU | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| DAVID J BUTLER | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MARCELLA COHEN | PAST CAMPAIGN CHAIR | 2 | — |
| MORRIS COHEN | HONORARY BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| DIANE S FEINBERG | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL C GELMAN | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| SUSAN R GELMAN | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| JOSEPH B GILDENHORN | PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 10/2023) | 2 | — |
| NEIL GURVITCH | PAST CAMPAIGN CHAIR | 2 | — |
| EDWARD H KAPLAN | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| IRENE R KAPLAN | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| JOCELYN B KRIFCHER | PAST CAMPAIGN CHAIR | 2 | — |
| STUART S KURLANDER | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| LIZA LEVY | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MARK L LEZELL | PAST CAMPAIGN CHAIR | 2 | — |
| PHILIP N MARGOLIUS | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| ALAN L MELTZER | PAST CAMPAIGN CHAIR | 2 | — |
| IVAN M SCHAEFFER | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MATTHEW H SIMON | PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 09/2023) | 2 | — |
| ROBERT E ZAHLER | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| AARON KAUFMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ABBY S CHERNER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ABE ZWANY | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| AMY LANCELLOTTA | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ARIELLE SILVERMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| AVERY SUDOW | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| AYALA NURIELY KIMEL | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| BEHNAM DAYANIM | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| BEJAMIN ROSENBAUM | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| BENJAMIN A NUSSDORF | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| BOB BLOOM | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| BOB PARKER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| CRAIG SIMON | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DAN HIRSCH | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DANIEL FLESCH | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DANIEL RASKAS | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DANIELLE H KAPLAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DARYLE BOBB | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DAVID FARBER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DAVID KANSTOROOM | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DAVID VOLOSOV | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DAVID YAFFE | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| DR MARC A LEVITT | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| EDWARD R WEISS | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ELIJAH ENGELBOURG | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ELISSA GOLDFARB | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ELLEN KAGEN WAGHELSTEIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ESTHER FOER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| HENRY LEVINE | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ILANA ROTHBERG | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JANE SHICHMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JASON LEVY | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JEFF KUPFER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JEFF RUM | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JEFFREY I FINKELSTEIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JOSH BROWN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JOSH MAXEY | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| JULIE E KASS | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| KAVITHA KASARGOD-STAUB | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| KEVIN BERMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| LAURA CUTLER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| LAURA LOEB | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| LAWRENCE SIDMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| LESLIE A KAPLAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| LISA SILVER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| LOUIS MAYBERG | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MARISSA SCHLAIFER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MARLA SCHULMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MICHELE N ZUCKERMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MIKE FLYER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MINDY STRELITZ | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MITCHELL MALASKY | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| NANCY DUBER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| NAOMI YADIN-MENDICK | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| NATALIE WEST | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| PAMELA GOTTLIEB | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| PAUL SPRINGER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| PETER FEDEROWICZ | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| PHILIP SCHIFF | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RAANAN SHAMES | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RABBI BRETT ISSEROW | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RABBI HYIM SHAFNER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RABBI ILANA ZIETMAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RABBI SHOLOM B DEITSCH | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RABBI STEVEN REIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RACHEL HOFSTATTER | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| REUVEN ZAKHEIM | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RISE AIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ROBERT FRIED | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| ROBYN B GARNETT | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RONALD KAPLAN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RONNA BORENSTEIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| RUTH RUSKIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SAMANTHA SISISKY | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SARAH BARNETT | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SARAH BEDERSON | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SARAH HONIGFELD | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SCOTT ROSEN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SEAN EPSTEIN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SHARON FREUNDEL | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SHEILA BUDOFF | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| STUART J KASWELL | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| SUSAN KRISTOL | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| TAL WIDDES | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| THORN POZEN | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| VIVIAN BASS | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| YOLANDA SAVAGE-NARVA | MEMBER | 0.7 | — |
| MOLLY GRAVHOLT | CFAO (THROUGH 09/2023) | 55 | $225,359 |
| CRAIG MINTZ | CFAO (AS OF 06/2024) | 55 | — |
| ZACHARY BRITON | CDO (THROUGH 01/2024) | 55 | $275,139 |
| ELISA DEENER-AGUS | CHIEF OF STAFF | 55 | $207,477 |
| SARA BRENNER | EXEC. DIR. JEWISH COMM. FOUNDATION | 55 | $207,832 |
| MONICA HERMAN | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | 55 | $160,302 |
| MENACHERN R MENCHEL | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER | 55 | $223,855 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Maryland $43.9M (34%)
New York $40.0M (31%)
District of Columbia $25.5M (20%)
Virginia $5.9M (5%)
California $3.9M (3%)
Pennsylvania $2.3M (2%)
Florida $1.6M (1%)
Massachusetts $1.5M (1%)
+22 more states
States
Cities
Albert LeaAlexandriaAmherstAnn ArborAnnapolisApexArlingtonAshevilleAtlantaAustinAventuraBaltimoreBeachwwodBergenfieldBethesdaBeverly HillsBlacksburgBoca RatonBooneBoston
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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