About Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
To be a partner and trusted expert in charitable giving and effective philanthropy by empowering our community’s charitable vision, safeguarding community resources, and building enduring legacies.
Focus Areas
Jewish community supportScholarships and educationCommunity & crisis responseIsrael relief and programmingNonprofit sustainability and capacity buildingPlanned giving and legacyDonor-advised fundsEndowments and investment management
Who They Fund
students and scholarship recipientsyouth (children and adolescents)low-income individuals and familiesolder adults / seniors
About Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
A defining feature of Dallas Jewish Community Foundation is the size of its giving to Jewish communal institutions and donor-advised vehicles, alongside broad support for education, human services, religion, and culture. In the recent grants list, large awards went to Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas for community development and general support, to Akiba Yavneh Academy for educational purposes, and to Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas for human service work. That mix points to a foundation that moves between core community infrastructure and program support. The foundation also supports scholarship and education through grants such as American Friends of IDC for educational scholarships and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for educational purposes. Religious organizations appear repeatedly as well, including Congregation Shearith Israel and Temple Emanu-el, while Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum receives both general support and arts-and-culture funding. Across the recent grant set, the pattern is not limited to one issue or one type of institution; it includes community development, education, religion, human services, public affairs, environmental work, and arts and culture. Its giving reflects a community foundation structure that channels resources to a wide set of charities while maintaining a strong connection to Dallas-area Jewish life and institutions.
What Dallas Jewish Community Foundation Funds
Jewish community support is central to the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $3,094,370 to Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas for community development in 2025 and $2,485,852 for general support in 2023, showing repeated support for a major local federation. Religious life is another visible theme: Congregation Shearith Israel received $1,160,848 in 2024 for religion and $319,495 in 2025 for the same purpose. Education shows up through both schools and scholarship-oriented institutions. Akiba Yavneh Academy received $2,347,784 in 2025 and $1,057,966 in 2024 for educational purposes, while American Friends of IDC received $755,000 in 2025 for educational scholarships. Human services also appear in the record, including $2,081,085 to Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas in 2025 and $935,920 in 2024 for human service work. The foundation’s grants extend into arts and culture as well, including support for Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$52.9M
Total Assets
$329.8M
Total Revenue
$68.1M
Total Expenses
$58.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
Regional41 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MEGAN HYMAN
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