United Jewish Foundation
United Jewish Foundation is a public charity based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Formed in 1899, it owns, manages, and invests Jewish communal assets, including general and endowment funds, agency endowments, supporting foundations, and real property, with the stated aim of ensuring assets are available to promote the continuity of the Jewish people.
United Jewish Foundation at a glance
In short: United Jewish Foundation gave $43.6M across 274 grants in 2025 (avg $159K), mostly in Michigan. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $43,597,079
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 274
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $159,113
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $18,000
- Total assets
- $761,687,549
- +12.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 26% first-time grantees (72 of 274, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (87% 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 Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: (248) 642-4260
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who United Jewish Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Detroit ($19.3M). Together the top 10 received $30.2M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($836,918), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,343 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1,002 grants of 1,343 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan. Other reported shares were Rhode Island, 4%; New York, 3%; California, 2%; and Texas, 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 274 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is United Jewish Foundation open to new grantees?
26%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 72 of 274 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $202K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $32.9M (2021) to $78.5M (2022). In 2025 it made 274 grants totaling $43.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Detroit Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support the Jewish Community | $19,325,079 |
| Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit Oak Park, MI | To Support the Elderly | $2,072,310 |
| Vanguard Charitable Warwick, RI | To Support Philanthropy | $1,616,262 |
| Jewish Community Center West Bloomfield, MI | To Support the Jewish Community | $1,534,084 |
| Jewish Family Service West Bloomfield, MI | To Support the Jewish Community | $1,196,849 |
| Hillel Day School Farmington Hills, MI | To Support Education | $1,015,287 |
| Brilliant Detroit Detroit, MI | To Support Children | $1,008,100 |
| Fresh Air Society Bloomfield Hills, MI | To Support the Needs of Children | $919,543 |
| Yeshiva Beth Yehudah Southfield, MI | To Support Jewish Education | $853,263 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $836,918 |
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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 | $761,687,549 | $83,350,959 | $56,448,259 | $43,597,079 | 274 | $44,630,720 |
| 2024 | $674,906,226 | $48,018,429 | $60,551,798 | $44,241,062 | 280 | $12,190,026 |
| 2023 | $597,306,438 | $54,215,566 | $52,167,083 | $38,697,288 | 252 | $30,129,555 |
| 2022 | $617,807,734 | $98,304,951 | $91,977,865 | $78,526,981 | 268 | $39,302,911 |
| 2021 | $631,048,875 | $67,660,528 | $41,394,071 | $32,930,479 | 269 | $29,291,064 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to own, manage, and invest Jewish communal assets and ensure those assets are available to promote the continuity of the Jewish people. Its filing describes distributions to the Jewish Federation’s annual campaign and other qualified 501(c)(3) organizations, as well as net costs of agency facilities and other direct program services.
Its 2025 grants included Jewish community organizations, human-service providers, and educational institutions. For example, the Jewish Federation of Detroit describes itself as committed to meeting the needs of the Jewish people and building a vibrant Jewish future in Detroit, Israel, and around the world. Jewish Family Service says it strengthens lives through compassionate service, while Hillel Day School of Metro Detroit describes providing Hebrew, Jewish, and general studies for kindergarten through eighth grade. These are the grantees’ own descriptions of their work.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 274 grants totaling $43,597,079. Grant amounts ranged from $5,045 to $19,325,079, with a median of $18,000.
The largest 2025 grant was $19,325,079 to Jewish Federation of Detroit for support of the Jewish community. Other large grants included $2,072,310 to Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit to support the elderly; $1,616,262 to Vanguard Charitable to support philanthropy; $1,534,084 to Jewish Community Center to support the Jewish community; and $1,196,849 to Jewish Family Service to support the Jewish community. Additional recipients included Hillel Day School, Brilliant Detroit, Fresh Air Society, Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, Farber Hebrew Day School, the University of Michigan, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Steven Ingber as chief executive officer; Dorothy Benyas as chief financial officer; Theodore Cohen as chief marketing officer; Margo Pernick as director of the Jewish Fund; Stacey Deweese as director of Jewish Community Endowment (partial year); Susan Feldman as director of philanthropic and corporate relations; Daniel Greenberg as director of major gifts; Charlene Arm as senior director of talent and organization (partial year); Michael Berger as president; and Terri Chapman as treasurer.
United Jewish Foundation is led by Steven Ingber, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2021); none of the 44 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven Ingber
Chief Executive Officer
CEO & Secretary → Executive Secretary & CEO, 2022
Executive Secretary & CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Berger
President
Vice President → President Elect, 2023
President Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan J. Kaufman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allan Nachman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin F. Rosenthal
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Sherbin
Director - Partial Year
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Bernard
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Etkin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gil Feldman
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hauser
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Maddin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Labe
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Norman A. Pappas
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Slatkin
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott A. Eisenberg
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stevan Rosenberg
Director - Partial Year
Member at Large → At-Large, 2023
At-Large → Director - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Weisberg
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Sachse
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Hersch
Director
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Levine
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Zausmer
Director
At-Large - Partial Year → At-Large, 2024
At-Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlene Arm
Senior Director, Talent & Org. - Partial Year
Senior Director, Talent & Organization → Senior Director, Talent & Org. - Partial Year, 2025
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Greenberg
Director of Major Gifts
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Bronstein
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Torgow
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margo Pernick
Director of the Jewish Fund
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Sheri Shapiro
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Feldman
Director of Philanthropic & Corporate Relations
On filings since 2024
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Wertheimer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Deweese
Director of Jewish Com. Endowment - Partial Year
New on the 2025 filing
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Karp
Vice President
Member at Large - Partial Year → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dorothy Benyas
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Glenn Pavey
At-Large
Director → Director - Partial Year, 2024
Director - Partial Year → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen S. Schoenberg
At-Large
At-Large - Partial Year → Director, 2024
Director → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurence S. Tisdale
Vice President
Director → Member at Large, 2022
Member at Large → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mindi Fynke
Vice President
Member at Large - Partial Year → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Chapman
Treasurer
Director - Partial Year → Member at Large, 2022
Member at Large → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theodore Cohen
Chief Marketing Officer
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Warren Rose
Vice President
Vice President → Director - Partial Year, 2022
Director - Partial Year → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Shiffman
At-Large
At-Large - Partial Year → At-Large, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jodie Kaufman Davis
At-Large
Director → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Rubenfire
At-Large
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Schostak
At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Anessa Kramer (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Gregg Orley (2021–2024) — Vice President - Partial Year
- Former: Howard Neistein (2021–2024) — Chief Officer of Strategic Planning-Partial Year
- Former: Matthew B. Lester (2021–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jonathan Lowe (2024) — Director of Charitable Gift Planning
- Former: Adam Lutz (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Alan S. Zekelman (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Bernard Kent (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Deborah Tyner (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Howard Morof (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ilana Liss (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Andy Pass (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jeffrey Straus (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Margot Halperin (2021–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Edward Meer (2021) — Director -
- Former: Graham A. Orley (2021) — Director -
- Former: Josh Levine (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Michael B. Perlman (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Ralph Gerson (2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Scott Kaufman (2021) — Former CEO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about United Jewish Foundation
How much does United Jewish Foundation give each year?
United Jewish Foundation gave $43.6M across 274 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $44.2M across 280 grants.
What is United Jewish Foundation's typical grant size?
United Jewish Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $18,000, and its average grant was $159,113, across 274 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from United Jewish Foundation that year got $39K on average.
Where does United Jewish Foundation give grants?
United Jewish Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Detroit, MI (31 grants), Southfield, MI (26 grants), New York, NY (19 grants) and Bloomfield Hills, MI (15 grants).
Does United Jewish Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 274 grants with a stated purpose on United Jewish Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Support Judaism" (41 grants), "To Support Education" (24 grants) and "To Support the Arts" (22 grants).
Who are United Jewish Foundation's largest grantees?
United Jewish Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federation of Detroit ($19,325,079), Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit ($2,072,310) and Vanguard Charitable ($1,616,262), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($836,918), which are not listed by name. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is United Jewish Foundation?
United Jewish Foundation reported $761.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $83.4M.
What does United Jewish Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to own, manage, and invest Jewish communal assets and ensure those assets are available to promote the continuity of the Jewish people. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from United Jewish Foundation?
United Jewish Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is United Jewish Foundation's EIN?
United Jewish Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1360585. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
Live grants for the work United Jewish Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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