Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans

About Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans

A defining feature of Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans is its heavy support for general operational needs across Jewish institutions in the region. The largest recent grant in the data was $1,238,470 to The Jewish Federations of North America Inc for general operational support, and another award of $961,301 went to the same national federation for the same purpose. That pattern shows a funder using large unrestricted grants to sustain core infrastructure, alongside a mix of local community grants. The foundation’s recent recipients include the New Orleans Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans Inc, Hillel Foundation of New Orleans, and Jewish Community Day School of Greater New Orleans, each funded for general operational support. It also backs Jewish Endowment Foundation, Touro Synagogue, Jewish Children’s Regional Services, and Congregation Gates of Prayer. Beyond institutions, the federation runs scholarship and Israel-linked programs for members of the Greater New Orleans Jewish community, including the Edie & Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel Program and Hans & Donna Sternberg Scholarships. The overall picture is a regional Jewish communal funder that supports organizational stability, education, community services, and Israel engagement through both large operating grants and smaller programmatic awards.

What Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans Funds

Education is a visible theme in the federation’s grantmaking. It supported the Jewish Community Day School of Greater New Orleans with $72,398 in 2025 and $56,940 in the same year, both for general operational support, showing ongoing institutional backing rather than one-off project funding. For college-age Jewish life, Hillel Foundation of New Orleans received $83,511 in 2025 and $79,907 in 2024, again as general operational support. Israel engagement appears in both scholarship programming and mission-based activity: the Edie & Paul Rosenblum Gift of Israel Program provides grants for high school students to attend organized educational trips to Israel, while the federation also lists a 2024 Solidarity Mission tied to Israel solidarity. Community security is another stated focus, reflected in Early Education Security Grants for early education agencies in Greater New Orleans.

How Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans Gives