About Birmingham Jewish Foundation
The Birmingham Jewish Foundation partners with donors to strengthen the Jewish community and improve the lives of Jews at home, in Israel and throughout the world by maintaining funds to plan for the future of the community and using income to meet pressing needs today.
Focus Areas
Jewish community servicesIsrael supportinternational Jewish aidcamp scholarships and youth programssenior serviceseducation
Who They Fund
local community nonprofit organizationsJewish organizations
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted supportcommunity-based fundingorganizational sustainability / capacity support
About Birmingham Jewish Foundation
Birmingham Jewish Foundation Inc uses donor funds and named endowments to support Jewish life in Birmingham, Israel, and wider Jewish communities, with grants often flowing through partner agencies and community institutions. Its recent awards show a sustained role as a local allocator of community resources: Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc received $970,897 in 2025, and Ne Miles Jewish Day School received $439,615 in 2025. The foundation also backs the city’s Jewish infrastructure through Collat Jewish Family Services, Levite Jewish Community Center, and Temple Beth-el Foundation, while supporting education, camp programs, senior services, and relief work. The foundation’s grantmaking includes both institution-level support and targeted assistance. In 2025, it awarded $143,171 to Collat Jewish Family Services and $115,694 to Henry S. Jacobs Camp, reflecting its mix of social services and youth programming. Other recipients in the recent list include Alabama Holocaust Education Center, Chabad of Alabama, and American Friends of Magen David Adom. Across these grants, the pattern is less about one-off project giving and more about sustaining Jewish organizations, partner agencies, and community services through recurring support.
What Birmingham Jewish Foundation Funds
A major thread in the foundation’s work is support for Jewish education and youth programs. Ne Miles Jewish Day School received $439,615 in 2025 and $349,696 in 2023, showing ongoing support for day-school operations. Camp-related giving also appears through Henry S. Jacobs Camp, which received $115,694 in 2025. Another focus is community services and family assistance. Collat Jewish Family Services received $143,171 in 2025 and $58,585 in 2024, with the foundation’s partnership structure used for financial aid, camp scholarships, and basic-needs help. The foundation also funds Jewish communal institutions. Levite Jewish Community Center received $71,014 in 2025 and $54,000 in 2024, while Temple Beth-el Foundation received $40,000 in 2025 and $30,000 in 2024. Education and Holocaust remembrance also appear through Alabama Holocaust Education Center grants in 2024 and 2023.
How Birmingham Jewish Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes fall in a relatively moderate range for the broader portfolio: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $18,000, and the 75th percentile is $33,540. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc, Ne Miles Jewish Day School, Collat Jewish Family Services, Levite Jewish Community Center, Temple Beth-el Foundation, and Alabama Holocaust Education Center. That pattern points to ongoing institutional support rather than isolated project grants. The foundation operates through named funds and donor-advised or endowment-style structures, and it also administers some assistance with Collat Jewish Family Services. Unsolicited applications are accepted for some assistance-related programs, but not for every grant stream.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$42.2M
Total Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $34K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$34K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DANIEL COHN
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