About Jewish Federations of North America
Jewish Federations unite and strengthen Jewish communities across North America to shape a vibrant future.
Focus Areas
Basic NeedsYoung Adult Mental HealthSenior CareCapital Financing SolutionsCommunity Safety & SecurityCombating AntisemitismHolocaust Survivor SupportCrisis ReliefSocial ServicesReligious DiversityDisability InclusionMixed Heritage FamiliesEarly Childhood Education & Day SchoolsIsrael Engagement / Experience Israel
About Jewish Federations of North America
The Jewish Federations of North America Inc directs very large institutional grants to central Jewish communal infrastructure, with two transfer grants above $150 million each to United Israel Appeal and major support to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Those large awards sit alongside a broad portfolio of federation, service, and security funding that reaches local organizations across the United States. In the recent grants list, the foundation also backed Secure Community Network Inc with multiple awards, including a $6 million grant in Chicago and a $6.34 million grant in New York, showing sustained support for community protection. Beyond that core, the funder appears in local Jewish life through grants to federations, family service agencies, and health-care and rehabilitation partners. Its giving links national-scale Jewish institutions with local delivery organizations that support basic needs, crisis response, older adults, and community safety. The result is a profile of a grantmaker that combines large network-level transfers with a wide set of operating grants to Jewish communal organizations and allied service providers.
What Jewish Federations of North America Funds
In community safety and combating antisemitism, the foundation gave $6,000,000 to Secure Community Network Inc in Chicago and another $500,000 to the same organization, showing repeated investment in protection and security work. For social services and family support, it awarded $925,950 to the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies in Paramus, New Jersey, and $250,000 to Jewish Family Services of Metro Detroit in Bloomfield Hills. Its support for health and recovery is also visible in a $250,000 grant to Parker Jew Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitat in New York. The portfolio also includes a $312,500 grant to Habitat for Humanity International in Atlanta, indicating that some funding reaches broader community needs beyond the Jewish communal system.
How Jewish Federations of North America Gives
Typical grants cluster at a modest operating scale, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $73,038, even though the funder also makes very large institutional transfers. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 and 2024, including United Israel Appeal, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Secure Community Network Inc, and Jewish Family Services of Metro Detroit. The organization is a grantmaker rather than an individual giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. One active program, Atid, is a local federation-run philanthropic leadership cohort; another, Help Restore Beth Israel, is a public fundraising appeal.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$227.2M
Total Assets
$343.7M
Total Revenue
$278.7M
Total Expenses
$283M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $73K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$73K
Geographic Reach
National36 states funded
About 18% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIC FINGERHUT
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