Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation
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About Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation
The mission of CJE SeniorLife is to enhance the quality of life and facilitate independence of older adults.
Focus Areas
Aging / Older adults servicesSenior living (independent, assisted, memory care)Home-delivered meals and food servicesCare coordination and geriatric care managementCaregiver support and counselingAdvocacy and public policy for seniorsLifelong learning and social engagement programsHolocaust community services
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted fundingcapacity buildingflexible/operational funding
About Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation
General operating support is the clearest pattern in Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation’s recent grant history. The foundation’s three largest listed awards all went to Council for Jewish Elderly, including $1,365,692 in 2025, $1,197,948 in 2024, and $1,320,624 in 2023. That sequence points to sustained support for the same organization across multiple years rather than a one-time project grant. The funded work aligns with CJE SeniorLife’s mission to enhance the quality of life and facilitate independence of older adults. Its active community grants program is also tied to older adults and senior services, with stated attention to caregiver support and community-based services. The foundation’s broader giving fits a local pattern centered in Illinois, and the recent grants all stayed within the same recipient state. In practice, the funder appears to support the operating base that underpins senior services, care coordination, lifelong learning, and related community support for older adults.
What Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation Funds
Within older-adult services, the foundation has backed general operating support for Council for Jewish Elderly in each of the three recent grants listed, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeated support suggests a focus on sustaining core service delivery rather than isolated programs. The active Community Grants program adds another layer of emphasis. It is described as serving older adults, senior services, caregiver support, and community-based services. That aligns with the organization’s existing focus areas, which include home-delivered meals and food services, care coordination and geriatric care management, caregiver support and counseling, advocacy and public policy for seniors, lifelong learning and social engagement programs, and Holocaust community services. The grant taxonomy also points to organizational sustainability, administrative capacity, core program support, and infrastructure and operations.
How Council for Jewish Elderly Endowment Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is very consistent: p25 is $1,259,286, the median is $1,320,624, and p75 is $1,343,158. That narrow band matches a pattern of large, stable awards. The recent grant list also shows repeat support over multiple years to the same recipient, indicating recurring rather than isolated giving. The foundation is a local grantmaker, and its active Community Grants program accepts unsolicited requests. Its philosophy tags emphasize general operating support, unrestricted funding, capacity building, and flexible or operational funding.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.4M
Total Assets
$26.4M
Total Revenue
$4.6M
Total Expenses
$1.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1.3M and $1.3M, with a median of $1.3M.
25th Percentile
$1.3M
Median
$1.3M
75th Percentile
$1.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KENNETH LORCH
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