Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
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About Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford concentrates its giving on sustaining and strengthening Jewish communal life locally while also responding to urgent needs in Israel. Its funding portfolio centers on Jewish education (day schools, teen learning, Hillels, camps), communal institutions (Federation, JCC, cemetery association, leadership programs), and social services for Jewish families and seniors. The foundation combines predictable core support for repeat local partners with targeted emergency and overseas relief grants tied to crises in Israel.
Focus Areas
Support for Greater Hartford Jewish communal institutions (Federation, JCC, cemetery association)Jewish day schools and supplemental youth education (New England Jewish Academy, Solomon Schechter, teen learning)Campus Jewish life/Hillel and teen leadership developmentLocal Jewish social services and senior care (Jewish Family Services, Hebrew Senior Care, supportive housing/rent subsidy)Emergency humanitarian and wartime relief for Israel (JDC, Magen David Adom, child welfare programs)
Who They Fund
Jewish individuals and families
About Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
A defining feature of Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s recent grantmaking is its pairing of local Jewish community support with major emergency funding tied to war in Israel. In 2025, the largest grant on file was $4,596,712 to Jewish Federations of North America for emergency funding due to war in Israel, followed by $647,806 to the same network for supporting, building, enhancing, and perpetuating Jewish life and the Jewish community. That dual pattern shows up throughout the portfolio: the federation backs Greater Hartford institutions and services while also channeling substantial support to national Jewish bodies and crisis relief efforts. Locally, its grants support Jewish family services, communal centers, day schools, teen education, senior care, and leadership development. Repeated recipients include Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford, Mandell Jewish Community Center, New England Jewish Academy, Solomon Schechter Day School, Jewish Teen Learning Connection, University of Hartford Hillel, and the Association of Jewish Cemeteries. The funding pattern suggests a mix of core operating support for established partners and targeted emergency allocations when conditions in Israel require it.
What Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Funds
Jewish education is one of the clearest threads in the federation’s portfolio. It gave $208,050 in 2025 to New England Jewish Academy for supporting, building, enhancing, and perpetuating Jewish life and the Jewish community, and the same amount to Solomon Schechter Day School for the same purpose. It also supported Jewish Teen Learning Connection with $90,000 in 2025. Community infrastructure is another steady area of support. The federation awarded $297,000 in 2025 to Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford and $278,282 to Mandell Jewish Community Center, both for Jewish life and community support. Campus and young adult engagement appears in grants such as $62,000 to University of Hartford Hillel in 2025. Cemetery-related communal preservation also shows up through $106,773 to Association of Jewish Cemeteries. Emergency humanitarian aid is a separate track, including $602,500 to American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for war-related relief in Israel.
How Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Gives
Grant sizes cluster around mid-five figures to low six figures for local partners, with p25 at $10,500, a median of $25,000, and p75 at $59,000. The recent record also includes very large emergency and federation-network grants, which sit well above that core distribution. Repeat awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025 suggest ongoing support rather than one-time project funding for many local partners. The organization is a mixed Jewish Federation DAF classification, and the grant list reflects directed funding through federation-supported programs rather than an open unsolicited application model for most streams. One exception in the program list is the Jewish Free Loan Fund, which accepts unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.9M
Total Assets
$16.1M
Total Revenue
$11.9M
Total Expenses
$8.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $11K and $59K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$59K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAVID WAREN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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