United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc is a public charity based in New York, New York. It funds a network of nonprofits and grassroots organizations working to care for Jews and New Yorkers, respond to crises, and strengthen Jewish life.
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc at a glance
In short: United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc gave $275.5M across 306 grants in 2025 (avg $900K), mostly in New York. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $275,529,025
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 306
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $900,422
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,818
- Total assets
- $1,879,881,738
- +4.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (54 of 306, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (96% 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 United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 130 East 59Th Street, New York, NY 10022-1302
Phone: (212) 836-1730
Website: https://ujafedny.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc
Hebrew Free Loan Society Scholarships
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Varies
Deadline
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Immersive Jewish Experience Scholarship (IJEX)
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Rose Biller Day School Scholarships
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc
Amount
$1,000,000 total distributed annually
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federations of North America - for Overseas Targeted ($100.3M). Together the top 10 received $175.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
1,410 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 492 grants of 1,410 (35%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
UJA states that it supports organizations in New York, Israel, and around the world. Its filing describes services in New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island, as well as programs in Israel and nearly 70 other countries. In the 2025 grant listing, 96% of grant dollars went to recipients in New York State; the remainder was reported across several other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 306 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 54 of 306 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $259K; repeat grants $1M. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $121K repeat.
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 $164.2M (2020) to $275.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 306 grants totaling $275.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federations of North America - for Overseas Targeted New York, NY | Caring/jewish life/responding to crises (see part iv suppl info) | $100,344,595 |
| Jewish Federations of North America - for Jafi New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life/Responding to Crises | $16,450,000 |
| Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds Inc Pearl River, NY | Caring/Jewish Life | $11,360,704 |
| Commonpoint NY Inc Little Neck, NY | Caring/Jewish Life/Responding to Crises | $8,686,334 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of New York New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life/Responding to Crises | $8,626,912 |
| Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life | $6,723,115 |
| Jewish Federations of North America - for JDC New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life/Responding to Crises | $6,214,218 |
| Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life | $6,180,833 |
| Educational Alliance Inc New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life/Responding to Crises | $5,955,289 |
| Jewish Federations of North America New York, NY | Caring/Jewish Life/Responding to Crises | $5,336,051 |
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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 | $1,879,881,738 | $350,493,949 | $373,956,755 | $275,529,025 | 306 | $74,754,193 |
| 2024 | $1,807,599,000 | $484,266,000 | $358,630,000 | $263,198,000 | 302 | $63,695,000 |
| 2023 | $1,608,029,000 | $262,184,000 | $272,160,000 | $184,807,000 | 286 | $56,922,000 |
| 2022 | $1,607,931,000 | $293,986,000 | $258,768,000 | $175,118,000 | 254 | $62,054,000 |
| 2021 | $1,746,380,000 | $333,983,000 | $258,982,000 | $178,293,000 | 262 | $107,349,000 |
| 2020 | $1,420,472,000 | $239,679,000 | $250,410,000 | $164,154,000 | 208 | $47,907,000 |
| 2019 | $1,458,215,000 | $276,193,000 | $252,005,000 | $165,196,000 | 217 | $95,439,000 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
UJA’s mission is to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, respond to crises near and far, and shape the Jewish future. Its stated priorities include caring for people in need, strengthening Jewish life, and responding to crises through immediate relief and longer-term recovery. Its work includes support related to poverty, employment, mental health, safety, Jewish identity, and community building.
The organization says it funds programs serving people including seniors, Holocaust survivors, single parents, and people with autism and disabilities. Services described in its filing include housing, medical care, mental health counseling, education, food programs, and vocational training. It also describes support for Jewish education, synagogues, campus life, Israel connections, and community inclusion.
The 2025 grant list includes organizations whose missions illustrate the range of recipients. Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds says it enhances the day-camp experience, promotes Jewish values, and provides a safe environment for campers and staff. Commonpoint NY describes itself as a community-centered nonprofit serving diverse audiences through services across New York City and beyond. Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services says it provides integrated mental health and social services to New Yorkers. The Educational Alliance says it serves New Yorkers through programs including preschools, camps, senior centers, counseling, and addiction recovery services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, UJA reported 306 itemized grants totaling $275,529,025. Grant amounts ranged from $5,131 to $100,344,595, with a median of $100,818.
The largest reported grants included $100,344,595 to Jewish Federations of North America for overseas targeted support; $16,450,000 to the same organization for JAFI; $11,360,704 to Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds; $8,686,334 to Commonpoint NY; and $8,626,912 to the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. Other large awards included $6,723,115 to Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, $6,214,218 to Jewish Federations of North America for JDC, and $6,180,833 to Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services.
UJA also describes scholarship and tuition-assistance programs for individuals. The Rose Biller Day School Scholarships support students with significant financial need at day schools and yeshivot in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island; the program distributes $1 million annually. The Selim and Rachel Benin Scholarships are for economically disadvantaged, academically gifted college students pursuing graduate degrees in scientific fields in Israel; applicants are directed to seek an application through their financial aid office. The UJA Day School Tuition Fund launched in Fall 2025, with tuition support beginning in the 2026–2027 school year for eligible families in UJA’s catchment area.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Linda Mirels as president and director, and Marc Rowan as chair of the board and director. Other listed directors include Suzanne F. Peck, Jodi J. Schwartz, Nicole Agus, Geula Solomon, Bruce Wexler, Jane Dresner Sadaka, David Wasserman, and Kim Hartman.
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc is led by Eric S. Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer on every filing since 2019; 13 of 174 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eric S. Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$562K (2019) → $950K (2025)
Linda Mirels
President & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Spencer Herbst
Special Advisor to the President & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Amy A. B. Bressman
Chair & Allocations Steering Committee
President & Director → Chair, Allocations Steering Committee & Director, 2024
Chair, Allocations Steering Committee & Director → Chair & Allocations Steering Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Geula Solomon
Planning Chair & Director
Director → Planning Chair & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jodi J. Schwartz
General Planning Chair & Director
Planning Chair & Director → Executive Committee at Large & Director, 2021
Executive Committee at Large & Director → General Planning Chair & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Kim Hartman
Chair, Uja Women & Director
Director → Chair, Uja Women & Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
David L. Moore
Chair, Planned Giving, Endow & Director
Chair of the Board & Director → Chair, Planned Giving, Endowments & Director, 2024
Chair, Planned Giving, Endowments & Director → Chair, Planned Giving, Endow & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jane Dresner Sadaka
General Campaign Chair & Director
Director → General Campaign Chair & Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Wasserman
General Campaign Chair & Director
Director → General Campaign Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Bruce Wexler
Planning Chair & Director
Director → Planning Chair & Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Nicole Agus
Planning Chair & Director
Director → Planning Chair & Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Marc Rowan
Chair of the Board & Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Elliot Hasdan
Director & Investments
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$351K (2022) → $459K (2025)
Rica Silverman
Director & Investments
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$410K (2025)
Brett H. Barth
Director
General Campaign Co-Chair & Director → General Campaign Chair & Director, 2020
General Campaign Chair & Director → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Daniel B. Blaser
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Joshua L. Nash
Executive Committee at Large & Director
Executive Committee at Large & Director → Director, 2021
Director → Executive Committee at Large & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Laurie E. Girsky
Executive Committee at Large & Director
Director → Chair, Uja Women & Director, 2020
Chair, Uja Women & Director → Executive Committee at Large & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lee H. Perlman
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Neil J. Sandler
Director
Director → Planning Chair & Director, 2022
Planning Chair & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pamela Barnett
Executive Committee at Large & Director
Director → Executive Committee at Large & Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Tara Slone-Goldstein
Director
Director → Executive Committee at Large & Director, 2022
Executive Committee at Large & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William H. Schrag
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Adam F. Weissenberg
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Barry S. Lovell
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Benjamin Finkelstein
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Brett S. Klein
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Daniel S. Glass
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David B. Edelson
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Farhi
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
David Silvers
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Dorothy Tananbaum
Director
General Planning Chair & Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Douglas R. Korn
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Eva Galpern
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Gayle Berg
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Hadassah Lieberman
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jay B. Kasner
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jay D. Chazanoff
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeffrey H. Aronson
Executive Committee at Large & Director
Executive Committee at Large & Director → Director, 2021
Director → Executive Committee at Large & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jeffrey M. Stern
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jonathan M. Estreich
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Laura B. Greenfield
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Linda Plattus
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Louis J. Shamie
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael R. Baron
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mz Goodman
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Rabbi Shaul S. Robinson
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Rada Sumareva
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Sarene P. Shanus
Director
Planning Chair & Director → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Scott Harris
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Susan K. Held
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Suzanne F. Peck
Treasurer & Director
Director → Treasurer & Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Warren S. Newcorn
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alan G. Mnuchin
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Beth Weingarten
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Camille Dunst
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
David A. Landau
Director
Planning Chair & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
David G. Rothman
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
David L. Resnick
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Donald Bernstein
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Dorit Corwin
Director
Special Advisor to the President & Director → Special Advisor to the President, 2023
Special Advisor to the President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jacob M. Safra
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jamie A. Harris
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jill Smith
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Judith West
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lois Kohn-Claar
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Lori Fife
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Merryl H. Tisch
Executive Committee at Large & Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Peter J. Goldman
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Rabbi Irwin Zeplowitz
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Rabbi Jonathan E. Blake
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Rabbi Jonathan Morgenstern
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Steven Khadavi
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Suzanne Stadler
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Vivian Zelter
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Vlad Rashkovich
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Zoya Raynes Friedman
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Amy Ruben
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Avner Mendelson
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Cheri Friedman
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Daniel J. Bursky
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Gedaliah Riesenberg
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Feig
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Joseph Rafalowicz
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Kerry Miller
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Lauren Fixel
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Marc A. Utay
Director
General Campaign Chair & Director → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Mauri K. Chotin-Zemachson
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Michael R. Kessler
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Patricia Kenner
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rabbi Steven A. Exler
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rachel R. Stern
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Rachel Zuckerbrot
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Richard L. Kay
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Solita Marcelli
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Susan Sappin
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Teri Volpert
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Tracy S. Stein
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Vicki Warner
Director
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Albert Laboz
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Alexandra Kosslyn
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Arlene Kleinberg
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Caren Osten Gerszberg
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Cindy Masters
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Cynthia G. Wolff
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Debra Wasserman
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Dena Rosenberg Verhoff
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Emily Caslow
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Eric S. Schwartz
Executive Committee at Large & Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jennifer R. Weis Monsky
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Judy Goodman
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Lee J. Brodsky
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Lloyd C. Blankfein
Executive Committee at Large & Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Lynne Wolitzer
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Matthew Cohen
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Michael L. Stern
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Ray Lindenbaum
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Shai Y. Waisman
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Shulamit Leviant
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Andrea Kringstein
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Ben Golub
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Carol Weisman
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Dianne Lob
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Doug Davis
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Gary Ginsberg
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Grant Silverstein
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Jason Tuerack
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Kate Eichel
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Marcella Kanfer Rolnick
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Marshall Huebner
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Nina Ross
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sam Rosenblatt
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Samantha Saperstein
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Samuel Fishman
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sharon Shane
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Walter Rahmey
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Aaron Kapito
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Abraham Mamiye
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Alisa Mall
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Allison Schneirov
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Carol Becker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Caryn Beyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Corie Adjmi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Brause
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Deborah Edell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Isaac Namdar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jane Wilf
Executive Committee at Large & Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jason Schulweis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Joseph E. Fingerman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Joshua Kaufman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Judy Greenblatt
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Lee Deutsch
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Michael Feldberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Michael Sabbagh
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Mindi Lowy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Molly Snyder
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Nancy Lascher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Natasha Krupp
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rabbi Carie Carter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rabbi Diana Fersko
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rikki Kaplan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Samuel Adelsberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Deborah Joselow
Chief Planning Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$318K (2019) → $444K (2025)
Devana Cohen
Chief Investment Officer
Director & Investments → Chief Investment Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$365K (2019) → $993K (2025)
Ellen R. Zimmerman
Secretary, Gen'l Counsel & CCO
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$341K (2019) → $452K (2025)
Graham Cannon
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$326K (2019) → $425K (2025)
Irvin A. Rosenthal
Chief Financial Officer & Former
Chief Financial Officer → Chief Financial Officer & Former, 2025
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
$455K (2019) → $103K (2025)
Mark Medin
Executive Vice President & Frd
Executive Vice President - Frd → Executive Vice President & Frd, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$508K (2019) → $670K (2025)
Stuart Tauber
Vice President & Regions
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$277K (2019) → $400K (2025)
William Samers
Vice President, Planned Giving & Endowments
Vice President, Planned Giving & Endownments → Vice President, Planned Giving & Endowments, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$260K (2019) → $348K (2025)
Luz D. Liebeskind
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$682K (2024) → $728K (2025)
Hindy Poupko
Senior Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
35 hrs/week
$341K (2025)
Former officers (170)
- Former: Alyssa Greenberg (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew D. Klaber (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Ari Ackerman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Arlene Esses Maidman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Barbara D. Salmanson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Barry Ness (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Brian S. Lichter (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dayle H. Katz (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Edward Sassower (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey A. Keswin (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: John Usdan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kara Friedman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kyle Koeppel Mann (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kyrill Firshein (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Laurie E. Blitzer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Marge Magner (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Vickers (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nancy Zaro (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Rachel Ain (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Rachel Timoner (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Scott Jaffee (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Seryl Elana Ritter (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Shimon Shkury (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Tricia Kallett (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Vickie G. Kobak (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Wayne K. Goldstein (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Courtney Weinstein (2020–2024) — Senior Vice President
- Former: E. Temma Kingsley (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Joann Locascio (2020–2024) — Controller
- Former: Joel Citron (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Gladys Haddad (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph Koicim (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Peter Webb (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ruth Raskas (2024) — Chief Growth Officer · Filing note: Term ended 41224
- Former: Abigail G. Geller (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles M. Nathan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Elyse Newhouse (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Helaine Suval Beckerman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Isaac S. Chera (2019–2023) — Chair, Planned Giving & Endownments
- Former: Jeffrey A. Schoenfeld (2019–2023) — Chair & Allocations Steering Committee
- Former: Lawrence J. Cohen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lee Jason Goldberg (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Louisa Chafee (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President · Filing note: Term ended 3123
- Former: Marc Gary (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Patricia Silvers (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Millman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Richard A. Rosen (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacey Novick (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Staci Barber (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacy Einhorn Helfstein (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven J. Fredman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Brittany Laroche (2022–2023) — Director & Investments
- Former: Irvin Arosenthal-Term123122 (2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Luz Liebeskind-Hired (2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Ruth Raskas-Hired (2023) — Chief Growth Officer
- Former: Barry A. Kaplan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: David S. Lobel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Diane C. Levy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary M. Rosenberg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey M. Solomon (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathon C. Held (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael D. Kleinberg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Paul G. Levy (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Gideon Shloush (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Raymond Chalme (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephanie J. Stiefel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stephen Rutenberg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Suzanne W. Doft (2019–2022) — General Campaign Chair & Director
- Former: Trisanne F. Berger (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: William Greenblatt (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Antoine Chiche (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Aaron L. Zises (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alisa F. Levin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bryce A. Markus (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carol S. Goldstein (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cindy Feinberg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cindy Golub (2019–2021) — Executive Committee at Large & Director
- Former: Gregory S. Lyss (2019–2021) — Treasurer & Director
- Former: Harriet G. Singer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Harriet Kaplan Suvall (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Heidi Lurensky (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Irina Roller (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jack M. Gorman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jacob W. Doft (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Joshua Oboler (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marc Chodock (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael P. Lustig (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela P. Wexler (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Patricia Green (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul A. Siegel (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Peter K. Stern (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Yosie Levine (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stacy Hoffman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Steven B. Wolitzer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Susan Claster (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tina Price (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marc Zuckerman (2020–2021) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Roger W. Einiger (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronen A. Bojmel (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alan S. Bernikow (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Benjamin J. Tisch (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Candice B. Koerner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Debbie Cosgrove (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Donna Jakubovitz (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Edmond M. Safra (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Erika S. Witover (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gabriel F. Wasserman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gary Claar (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Howard D. Altschul (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jack A. Rahmey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jamie Bw Stecher (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Plutzik (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Kastenbaum (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen S. W. Friedman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Karen Spar Kasner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kenneth W. Cappell (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Laurence Greenwald (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Marc E. Wolf (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Lewis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Paula Blumenfeld (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Alan Lucas (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Jeffrey Sirkman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rabbi Lester Bronstein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ralph P. Marash (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sandy B. Lenger (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shahram Yaghoubzadeh (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Stephen J. Girsky (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Tali Weinstein (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Robert J. Caslow (2020) — Director
- Former: Alexander S. Ehrlich (2019) — Director
- Former: Alfonso S. Kimche (2019) — Director
- Former: Alisa R. Doctoroff (2019) — General Planning Chair & Director
- Former: Andrew V. Rechtschaffen (2019) — Director
- Former: Barry G. Moss (2019) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Canet (2019) — Director
- Former: Carol B. Einiger (2019) — Director
- Former: Colin Ambrose (2019) — Chief Investment Officer
- Former: David A. Sterling (2019) — Director
- Former: Donald Ashkenase (2019) — Director
- Former: Donna Senter (2019) — Director
- Former: Evelyn B. Kenvin (2019) — Director
- Former: Helen Samuels (2019) — Director
- Former: Jacky Teplitzky (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Gross (2019) — Vice President & Affinity Campaign
- Former: Joel-Tomas Citron (2019) — Director
- Former: John S. Ruskay (2019) — Executive Vice President & CEO
- Former: Joseph L. Jerome (2019) — Director
- Former: Joshua S. Wanderer (2019) — Director
- Former: Joy M. Zelin (2019) — Director
- Former: Judith K. Baum (2019) — Chair, Uja Women & Director
- Former: Julia E. Zeuner (2019) — Director
- Former: Karen R. Adler (2019) — Director
- Former: Marnie Black (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael E. Foreman (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael Kalnicki (2019) — Director
- Former: Patricia B. Silverstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Rachel S. Epstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert S. Kapito (2019) — Chair of the Board & Director
- Former: Robin H. Kaplan (2019) — Director
- Former: Samuel G. Liss (2019) — Director
- Former: Shirley Silver (2019) — Director
- Former: Steven J. Rotter (2019) — Director
- Former: Susan P. Lax (2019) — Director
- Former: Tracey D. Bilski (2019) — Director
- Former: Vicki C. Feldman Portman (2019) — Director
- Former: Wenwen Li (2019) — Director & Investments
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 $993K, to Devana Cohen (Chief Investment Officer). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc
How much does United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc give each year?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc gave $275.5M across 306 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $263.2M across 302 grants.
What is United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's typical grant size?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's median grant in 2025 was $100,818, and its average grant was $900,422, across 306 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc that year got $259K on average.
Where does United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc give grants?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc gives mostly in New York: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (121 grants), Brooklyn, NY (51 grants), Bronx, NY (7 grants) and Washington, DC (6 grants).
Does United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 306 grants with a stated purpose on United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Jewish Life" (123 grants), "Caring" (83 grants) and "Caring/Jewish Life" (42 grants).
Who are United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's largest grantees?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federations of North America - for Overseas Targeted ($100,344,595), Jewish Federations of North America - for Jafi ($16,450,000) and Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds Inc ($11,360,704), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc reported $1.9B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $350.5M.
What does United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc fund?
UJA’s mission is to care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, respond to crises near and far, and shape the Jewish future. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ujafedny.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's EIN?
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0172429. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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