Funding search · EIN 341350566 · Cleveland, OH

Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel

Name: Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel grants, 2021–2024
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A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

103
grants reported: $280.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $525,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

mandel center jewish campaign jack joseph morton leadership

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Jewish Federation of Cleveland: continuity, leadership, security, annual campaign
Israel and global Jewish peoplehood via JFNA, JAFI, Ethiopian olim
Jewish education and educator training, day schools, camps, teen programs
Jewish communal security operations (Secure Community Network, LiveSecure)
Cleveland civic anchors: arts, digital access, neighborhoods, United Way
Named Mandel centers at universities: Case Western, Brandeis, John Carroll

Typical grant

Median grant is $525,000, with the middle half between $250,000 and $1.475 million. The enormous checks go to a small set of institutional partners (Jewish Federation of Cleveland at $11M to $40M a year, JFNA at $4.5M to $28.5M, Secure Community Network at $17M, DigitalC at $15M), while $65,000 to $600,000 covers Cleveland cultural and social service organizations. Giving repeats heavily year over year: Federation, JFNA, Palm Beach Federation, Case Western, Brandeis, Cleveland Institute of Art and Midtown Cleveland all appear in multiple years at similar or escalating amounts.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“MANDEL LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE CENTER”
“COMMISSION ON JEWISH CONTINUITY”
“LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT”
“ISRAEL EMERGENCY”
“OPERATING SUPPORT”
“EXPANDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame work as leadership development or educator training, the thread running through Mandel centers everywhere.
Cleveland-based work has by far the best odds; 52 of 103 grants went to Ohio recipients.
Ask in the $250,000 to $1.5 million band unless you are an existing institutional partner.
Connect to Jewish continuity, experiential Jewish education, or Israel engagement rather than generic education research.

Worth knowing: Roughly three quarters of the money went to five recipients, and Jewish Federation of Cleveland alone took over $91 million across four years, so this looks like a foundation executing a family strategy through long-standing institutional relationships rather than scanning for new grantees. Recent years added large security spending (Secure Community Network, LiveSecure) and Israel and Ukraine emergency relief.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Jewish Federation of Cleveland4 grants · $91.7M
Jewish Federations of North America4 grants · $54.8M
Digitalc3 grants · $18.0M
Secure Community Network1 grant · $17.0M
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School4 grants · $12.8M
Bnai Brith Youth Organization2 grants · $12.6M
United Way of Greater Cleveland4 grants · $11.4M
Musical Arts Association2 grants · $9.3M
Jerusalem Foundation4 grants · $5.6M
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County4 grants · $4.1M

Giving over time

$30.8M

2021

$48.8M

2022

$69.6M

2023

$131.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 103 grants.

$40.0M
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Commission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2025 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, israel emergency relief, resource center for jewish education, capital support and hou… read allCommission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2025 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, israel emergency relief, resource center for jewish education, capital support and housing sub, fund unfunded pension liability less
$28.5M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2024
Jafi to support shinshinim, jafi planning and infrastructure development for the president's council, jafi ethiopian integration, israel emergency, jafi scholarships, jewish people policy institute, regrow israel
$22.5M
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Commission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2023 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, ukraine/ethiopia emergency relief, turnaround plan for menorah park, israel at 75
$18.0M
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Commission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2024 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, israel emergency relief, resource center for jewish education, jfc 120th anniversary, … read allCommission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2024 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, israel emergency relief, resource center for jewish education, jfc 120th anniversary, march on washington dc less
$17.0M
Secure Community Network · Chicago, IL · 2024
Security operations and the protecht partnership
$15.8M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
Jafi to support shinshinim, jafi planning and infrastructure development for the president's council, jafi ethiopian integration, israel emergency, jafi scholarships, jewish people policy institute, regrow israel
$15.0M
Digitalc · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Connectivity & empowerment business units
$11.2M
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Commission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2022 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, college financial aid program, jewish camp counselor fellows program, ukraine emergenc… read allCommission on jewish continuity, mandel leadership excellence center, 2022 campaign for jewish needs, community security initiative, college financial aid program, jewish camp counselor fellows program, ukraine emergency relief, and greater cleveland population study less
$9.0M
Bnai Brith Youth Organization · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual international convention for five years
$9.0M
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Expanded community outreach
$9.0M
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School · Beachwood, OH · 2023
Capital expansion
$6.0M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2022
Livesecure operational support, creation of shakespeare festival for high school students, jafi to support shinshinim, united israel's soldiers cultural days, kiryat yam renovations, jafi planning and infrastructure dev… read allLivesecure operational support, creation of shakespeare festival for high school students, jafi to support shinshinim, united israel's soldiers cultural days, kiryat yam renovations, jafi planning and infrastructure development for the president's council less
$5.5M
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Permanently endowed jack, joseph and morton mandel fund
$4.6M
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Permanently endowed jack, joseph and morton mandel fund
$4.5M
Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2021
Mandel center for leadership excellence program, livesecure operational support, support for ethiopian olim, creation of shakespeare festival for high school students
$3.8M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024
Humanitarian needs in ukraine
$3.6M
Jerusalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Scholarships and renovations
$3.6M
Bnai Brith Youth Organization · Washington, DC · 2022
Future bbyo conventions
$2.5M
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School · Beachwood, OH · 2022
Capital expansion
$2.3M
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Jack, joseph and morton mandel school of applied social sciences
$2.0M
Leading Edge Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
Support for the jewish talent platform
$2.0M
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2023
Taylor road campus rehabilitation project
$2.0M
Cleveland Zoological Society · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Renovations to the zoo administration building
$2.0M
Digitalc · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Connectivity & empowerment business units
$1.5M
Struggle To Save Ethiopian Jewry · New York, NY · 2024
Operating support
$1.5M
John Carroll University · University Heights, OH · 2021
Establish the mandel endowed chair in jewish studies
$1.4M
Repair the World · New York, NY · 2021
Jewish service alliance
$1.4M
Cleveland Museum of Natural History · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support for the mandel community days program
$1.4M
M2 the Institute for Experiential Jewish Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Create a center for values in action
$1.2M
Jerusalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Support for the sidra tarbut cultural program
$1.1M
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Annual campaign
$1.1M
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Annual campaign and center for leadership development
$1.0M
Digitalc · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Connectivity & empowerment business units
$1.0M
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Annual campaign and center for leadership development
$1.0M
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2021
Scholarships for hebrew ma program
$1.0M
Maccabi USA · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Support open atheltes at the maccabiah
$1.0M
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2024
Taylor road campus rehabilitation project
$1.0M
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School · Beachwood, OH · 2024
Capital expansion project
$1.0M
The Centers · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Hope campus and welcome center in partnership with cuyahoga county
$1.0M
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2022
Taylor road campus rehabilitation project
$1.0M
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
2023 annual campaign, mandel center for leadership development
$1.0M
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Support for housing work in ne ohio post covid
$1.0M
Hebrew College · Newton Centre, MA · 2021
New hub for jewish life and learning
$975,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County · West Palm Beach, FL · 2021
2022 annual campaign, mandel center for leadership development
$970,000
M2 the Institute for Experiential Jewish Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support for the new professionals institute
$875,000
Mem Global · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Jewish learning collaborative support
$835,000
Moishe House · Encinitas, CA · 2021
Expand the jewish learning collaborative
$750,000
Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Centrovilla 25
$700,000
Custom and Craft Jewish Rituals · Jersey City, NJ · 2021
Diy jewish network
$663,029
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland · Cleveland Heights, OH · 2022
M2 cleveland educators cohort
$600,000
Partnership for Inner-City Education · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Operating support for st clair superior schools
$525,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches · Boynton Beach, FL · 2024
Preschool educators and teen engagement
$525,000
Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches · Boynton Beach, FL · 2023
Preschool educators and teen engagement
$525,000
Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches · Boynton Beach, FL · 2022
Recruitment and retention of preschool educators, the creation of a teen engagement initiative
$500,000
Cleveland Metroparks System · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Construction of the patrick s. Parker community sailing center
$500,000
Neighborhood Progress · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Support the cdc advancement and resilience initiative
$500,000
Young Judea Global · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency support
$500,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston · Newton, MA · 2023
Discovery after school club
$500,000
Cleveland Zoological Society · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Renovations to the zoo administration building
$450,000
Jerusalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Scholarships and renovations
$400,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
Jack, joseph and morton mandel center for the humanities
$400,000
Midtown Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Annual support
$400,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2021
Jack, joseph and morton mandel center for studies in jewish education & center for the humanities
$350,000
Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Centrovilla 25
$325,880
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life · Washington, DC · 2021
Mental health & wellness pilot program
$300,000
Foundation for Jewish Camp · New York, NY · 2024
Teaching israel at camp program (hayom)
$300,000
Vilna Shul Boston Center for Jewish Culture · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$300,000
Forward Association · New York, NY · 2023
Operating support
$300,000
Nli-USA · New York, NY · 2023
710 memorial project
$300,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Boston · Newton, MA · 2022
Discovery after school club
$300,000
Jerusalem Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Mandel artists' greenhouse for excellence at musrara-the naggar school of art & society
$297,653
Jewish Community Centers Association of North America · New York, NY · 2024
Mandel center for jewish education - kivunim cohort
$250,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Jack, joseph and morton mandel school of applied social sciences
$250,000
Musical Arts Association · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Expanded community outreach
$250,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2022
Jack, joseph and morton mandel center for studies in jewish education & center for the humanities
$250,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Jack, joseph and morton mandel school of applied social sciences
$250,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
Benji hillman foundation
$250,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Jack, joseph and morton mandel school of applied social sciences
$250,000
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School · Beachwood, OH · 2021
Capital expansion
$225,000
Friendship Circle of Cleveland · Pepper Pike, OH · 2023
Family support initiative
$200,000
Adamah · Reistertown, MD · 2024
Campus network program
$200,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Student emergency fund and works readiness fund
$200,000
Great Lakes Museum of Science Environment and Technology · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Free admission days
$150,000
Jpro Network · New York, NY · 2024
Jpro conference
$150,000
Zionist Rabbini Coalition · Rockville, MD · 2024
Support the annual zionist rabbinic coalition conference
$150,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2023
Jack, joseph and morton mandel center for the humanities
$150,000
Jpro Network · North Miami, FL · 2021
2022 jpro conference in cleveland
$135,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Operating support
$125,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Operating support
$125,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Operating support
$125,000
Cleveland Institute of Art · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Operating support
$125,000
United Way of Greater Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Annual campaign
$110,000
Central Europe Center for Research & Documentation · Silver Spring, MD · 2021
Digital initiative
$100,000
Maccabi World Union · New York, NY · 2022
Support the creation and execution of a new strategic plan for maccabi world union
$100,000
Near West Side Multi-Service Corporation · Cleveland, OH · 2022
Capital campaign
$100,000
Community Security Service · New York, NY · 2021
Expand & strengthen jewish security
$100,000
Menorah Park Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Annual fund
$75,000
Midtown Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Annual support
$75,000
Cuyahoga Community College Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Creative arts academy
$65,000
Bellefaire Jewish Childrens Bureau · Shaker Heights, OH · 2024
Staff training

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.