To protect, nurture, and lead the Jewish community of Greater MetroWest NJ — supporting Jewish life, education, security, social services, Israel and overseas connections, and long-term community sustainability through philanthropy and community programs.
A $2.93 million grant to Daughters Of Israel Geriatric Center in West Orange is the clearest signal in the recent record: this funder backs local Jewish communal infrastructure at a large scale, with repeated support for elder care, schools, family services, and community institutions across Greater MetroWest NJ. Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NJ also gave $679,425 to JCC Metrowest and $658,611 to Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy in 2024, showing how its funding connects service delivery, education, and broad-based communal programming. The grant list includes recurring support for institutions that serve children, families in economic distress, Holocaust survivors, and older adults, alongside gifts to Jewish camping, vocational services, and campus Jewish life. In several cases, the same organizations appear in consecutive years, suggesting a funding relationship that extends beyond one-off project support. The foundation’s active programs also show that it co-sponsors community events and provides need-based financial assistance for student Israel programs of 10 days or more for residents of Greater MetroWest.
Jewish education is a major thread in the recent grants. Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy received $658,611 in 2024 and $605,664 in 2023, while Golda Och Academy received $581,274 in 2024 and $553,830 in 2023. The foundation also supported Gottesman RTW Academy with $314,880 in 2024 and $294,797 in 2023, plus Jewish Educational Center with $234,263 in 2024 and $220,200 in 2023. In family-support work, Jewish Family Service Of Metrowest NJ received $565,344 in 2024 for local families in economic distress, and Jewish Family Services Of Central NJ received $478,681 in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation also gave $299,732 to Kavod in Memphis for support for Holocaust survivors. Jewish camping appears as well: New Jersey Y Camps received $184,502 in 2023 and $143,426 in 2024, and YM-YWHA Of Union County received $155,500 in 2024 and $155,000 in 2023.
Typical grants cluster around a median of $20,100, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and an upper quartile of $131,250. The recent record includes both very large institutional awards and many smaller grants, indicating a mix of core support and targeted funding. Several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Daughters Of Israel Geriatric Center, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, Golda Och Academy, Jewish Family services organizations, and New Jersey Y Camps, which points to repeat funding rather than isolated awards. The foundation accepts unsolicited requests through a formal co-sponsorship process, and it also offers need-based financial assistance for eligible Greater MetroWest students traveling to Israel programs of 10 days or more.
$8.7M
$173.6M
$37.6M
$34.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $131K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$131K
Dov Ben-Shimon
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Grant recipients are concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 50% of grants and is the top state by grant count. West Orange appears repeatedly through Daughters Of Israel Geriatric Center, JCC Metrowest, and Golda Och Academy. Livingston, Florham Park, Elizabeth, Randolph, Scotch Plains, Union, Fairfield, and Paramus also show up multiple times in the recent list. Outside New Jersey, the only named recipient location is Memphis, Tennessee, through Kavod. All grants in the provided dataset went to U.S. recipients.
It accepts unsolicited requests through a formal co-sponsorship process. Community organizations can complete an online form to ask the Federation to co-sponsor events and programs with financial and/or promotional support.
The co-sponsorship process covers community programming, events, Israel and overseas activity when relevant, and Jewish life and education in Greater MetroWest NJ.
Typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,100 at the median, and $131,250 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger institutional awards, such as multimillion-dollar gifts to a local nursing home.
The recent grants show consistent support for Jewish education, local family assistance, elder care, Jewish camping, general community support, and services for Holocaust survivors. The active programs also include student Israel travel assistance and community co-sponsorships.
Giving is regional, but it is heavily concentrated in New Jersey: 50% of grants go to recipients in NJ, and NJ is the top state by grant count. The recent list also includes a recipient in Memphis, Tennessee.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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¿Quién puede postularse? Organizations submitting a request must complete the online co-sponsorship form; typically community-based organizations or programs aligned with Federation priorities and serving the Greater MetroWest community. (No detailed eligibility thresholds provided on page.)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL GERIATRIC CENTER | West Orange, NJ | $2,943,664 | 2026 | Local Nursing Home |
| JOSEPH KUSHNER HEBREW ACADEMY | Livingston, NJ | $703,050 | 2026 | Jewish Education |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF CENTRAL NJ | Elizabeth, NJ | $651,202 | 2026 | Local families in economic distress |
| GOLDA OCH ACADEMY | West Orange, NJ | $599,022 | 2026 | Jewish Education |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF METROWEST NJ | Florham Park, NJ | $572,592 | 2026 | Local families in economic distress |
| JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER | Elizabeth, NJ | $419,249 | 2026 | Jewish Education |
| JCC METROWEST | West Orange, NJ | $401,821 | 2026 | General Support |
| GOTTESMAN RTW ACADEMY | Randolph, NJ | $342,829 | 2026 | Jewish education |
| KAVOD | Memphis, TN | $204,000 | 2026 | Support For Holocaust Survivors |
| JCC of CENTRAL NJ | Scotch Plains, NJ | $192,080 | 2026 | General Support |
| NEW JERSEY Y CAMPS | Fairfield, NJ | $190,560 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
| YM-YWHA OF UNION COUNTY | Union, NJ | $168,780 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
| Jewish Vocational Services Of Metrowest NJ | Livingston, NJ | $112,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| JESPY HOUSE INC | South Orange, NJ | $71,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| JEWISH SERVICE FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY | West Orange, NJ | $71,000 | 2026 | Developmentally Disabled Adults |
| UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM | New York, NY | $70,230 | 2026 | General Support |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY | Paramus, NJ | $64,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| RUTGERS HILLEL | New Brunswick, NJ | $61,000 | 2026 | General support |
| JCC ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA | New York, NY | $49,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| TEMPLE NER TAMID | Bloomfield, NJ | $47,180 | 2026 | General support |
| CONGREGATION BETH EL | South Orange, NJ | $38,680 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE SINAI | Summit, NJ | $37,605 | 2026 | General support |
| CAMP MOSHAVA | New York, NY | $26,670 | 2026 | Jewish camping |
| HILLEL THE FOUNDATION | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| JEWISH FEDERATIONS COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | General support |
| CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN | Short Hills, NJ | $24,380 | 2026 | General support |
| CONGREGATION ANSHE CHESED | LINDEN, NJ | $22,000 | 2026 | General support |
| HEBREW FREE LOAN | Florham Park, NJ | $21,000 | 2026 | Interest free loans for the needy |
| CONGREGATION SHOMREI EMUNAH | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $20,280 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE B'NAI OR | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $20,280 | 2026 | General support |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE - LIFE TOWN INC | Livingston, NJ | $20,000 | 2026 | Special Needs Children |
| COMMONPOINT QUEENS | Little Neck, NY | $19,800 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
| CONGREGATION AGUDATH ISRAEL | CALDWELL, NJ | $19,380 | 2026 | General support |
| CONGREGATION AABJD | WEST ORANGE, NJ | $18,680 | 2026 | General support |
| CAMP RAMAH IN THE BERKSHIRES | Englewood, NJ | $18,290 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
| SYNAGOGUE OF THE SUBURBAN TORAH CENTER | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $17,880 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE SHAREY TEFILO-ISRAEL | SOUTH ORANGE, NJ | $17,880 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE BETH SHALOM | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $17,680 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE BETH AHM YISRAEL | SPRINGFIELD, NJ | $17,500 | 2026 | General support |
| JEWISH RECONSTRCTIONIST CAMPING CORP | WYNCOTE, PA | $16,560 | 2026 | General support |
| RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF AMERICA | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $16,280 | 2026 | General support |
| CHABAD CENTER OF NORTHWEST NJ | Sparta, NJ | $15,980 | 2026 | General support |
| CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL | MILLBURN, NJ | $15,880 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE B'NAI ABRAHAM | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $15,480 | 2026 | General support |
| CAMP ZEKE | New York, NY | $15,326 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
| CAMP GAN ISRAEL | Brooklyn, NY | $13,810 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
| TEMPLE HAR SHALOM | WARREN, NJ | $12,880 | 2026 | General support |
| TEMPLE EMANU-EL | Westfield, NJ | $12,680 | 2026 | General support |
| Cheder Yaldei Menachem | HILLSIDE, NJ | $12,480 | 2026 | General support |
| CAMP KINDER RING | HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY | $12,330 | 2026 | Jewish Camping |
DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL GERIATRIC CENTER
$2,943,664Local Nursing Home
JOSEPH KUSHNER HEBREW ACADEMY
$703,050Jewish Education
Local families in economic distress
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL CENTER
Jewish Education
NEW JERSEY Y CAMPS
$190,560Jewish Camping
UNION FOR REFORM JUDAISM
$70,230General Support
RUTGERS HILLEL
$61,000General support
TEMPLE NER TAMID
$47,180General support
CONGREGATION BETH EL
$38,680General support
TEMPLE SINAI
$37,605General support
CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN
$24,380General support
CONGREGATION ANSHE CHESED
$22,000General support
HEBREW FREE LOAN
$21,000Interest free loans for the needy
CONGREGATION SHOMREI EMUNAH
$20,280General support
TEMPLE B'NAI OR
$20,280General support
CONGREGATION AGUDATH ISRAEL
$19,380General support
CONGREGATION AABJD
$18,680General support
SYNAGOGUE OF THE SUBURBAN TORAH CENTER
$17,880General support
TEMPLE SHAREY TEFILO-ISRAEL
$17,880General support
TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
$17,680General support
TEMPLE BETH AHM YISRAEL
$17,500General support
CHABAD CENTER OF NORTHWEST NJ
$15,980General support
CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL
$15,880General support
CAMP GAN ISRAEL
$13,810Jewish Camping
TEMPLE HAR SHALOM
$12,880General support
TEMPLE EMANU-EL
$12,680General support
Cheder Yaldei Menachem
$12,480General support
CAMP KINDER RING
$12,330Jewish Camping