Funding search · EIN 237174183 · New York, NY

Jewish Communal Fund

Name: Jewish Communal Fund grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

18,353
grants reported: $3.28B
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $24,153
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

furtherance

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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 federations, day schools, synagogues, and Israel-linked organizations
Medical research and academic centers: Johns Hopkins, MIT, Cornell, Mount Sinai
NYC cultural institutions: Central Park, 92NY, Public Theater, NYPL, the Met
Disease-specific research funds: Target ALS, Dana-Farber, Sloan Kettering, stem cell
Policy and education reform intermediaries: New Venture Fund, PolicyLink, Results for America

Typical grant

Median grant is about $24,000, with the middle half between $10,000 and $68,000, so most checks are modest. The very large awards, $2 million to $46 million, go to institutions where a single donor-advised account holder has made a major commitment: UJA-Federation, Johns Hopkins, New Venture Fund, Central Park Conservancy. Recipients repeat heavily year over year because the same account holders redirect gifts to the same institutions annually.

Their words

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

“IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE”

Positioning adjacent work

Treat this as a donor-advised fund sponsor; cultivate the individual account holder, not the Fund's staff.
Identify board members or major donors who already give through JCF and ask them to recommend a grant.
Anchor a request near $25,000 to $70,000 unless you have a specific donor capable of seven figures.
Emphasize fit with Jewish communal life, biomedical research, or New York cultural institutions, their three dominant clusters.

Worth knowing: Jewish Communal Fund is a donor-advised fund sponsor, not a grantmaking foundation with program priorities, so 18,353 grants reflect thousands of separate donor decisions rather than one strategy. Giving is overwhelmingly New York-centered, with 9,440 grants to NY recipients and another 2,192 to New Jersey, and a handful of very large 2024 awards to Johns Hopkins, New Venture Fund, and UJA-Federation account for a large share of dollars.

Top recipients

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

Johns Hopkins University4 grants · $239.0M
Uja-Federation of New York4 grants · $157.1M
New Venture Fund4 grants · $96.2M
Cornell University4 grants · $86.3M
Follow Your Dream4 grants · $55.7M
50can2 grants · $53.0M
Central Park Conservancy4 grants · $44.0M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund4 grants · $41.3M
Target Als Foundation4 grants · $36.1M
Young Men'S & Young Women'S Hebrew Association Dba 92nd Street Y4 grants · $35.5M

Giving over time

$558.1M

2021

$850.8M

2022

$953.3M

2023

$917.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 18,353 grants.

$140.9M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$48.5M
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$48.0M
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$46.9M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$46.6M
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$45.4M
Follow Your Dream · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$43.8M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$41.6M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$39.5M
50can · Washington, DC · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$36.2M
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$28.0M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$26.1M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2021
General support
$25.8M
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$23.1M
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$20.3M
Young Men'S & Young Women'S Hebrew Association Dba 92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$20.1M
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$18.9M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$18.3M
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$18.3M
Donors' Fund · Lakewood, NJ · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$17.6M
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$16.0M
Institute for Advanced Study · Princeton, NJ · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$15.1M
Target Als Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$15.1M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$14.0M
Murmuration Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$14.0M
Murmuration Research Institute · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$13.7M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$13.5M
50can · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$12.9M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$11.5M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$10.7M
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$10.5M
Target Als Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$10.4M
Target Als Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$10.0M
Follow Your Dream · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$10.0M
Impactassets · Bethesda, MD · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$9.9M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$9.3M
Young Men'S & Young Women'S Hebrew Association Dba 92nd Street Y · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$9.2M
Results for America · Washington, DC · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$9.1M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$9.0M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$8.9M
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$8.6M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2021
General support
$8.4M
Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$8.2M
Congregation B'Nai Jeshurun - New York Ny · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$7.5M
Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY · 2021
General support
$7.4M
Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$7.2M
Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$7.2M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$7.2M
Impactassets · Bethesda, MD · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$7.1M
International Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$7.1M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.9M
International Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.8M
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
General support
$6.4M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.4M
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.3M
American Jewish Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.2M
The Frederick Gunn School Incorporated · Washington, CT · 2021
General support
$6.2M
New York STEM Cell Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.2M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$6.0M
Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education · Nashville, TN · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.8M
Policylink · Oakland, CA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.8M
International Planned Parenthood Federation · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.8M
Lincoln Square Synagogue · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$5.8M
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$5.8M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.7M
Magen David Yeshivah · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.5M
Brooklyn Community Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.4M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.4M
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.3M
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.3M
Powerhouse Arts · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.3M
Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education · Nashville, TN · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.3M
Tennessee State Collaborative On Reforming Education · Nashville, TN · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.3M
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.2M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.1M
Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.1M
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.0M
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.0M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.0M
Harlem Rbi Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.0M
New York University · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$5.0M
Kipp New York · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.0M
American Academy of Pediatrics · Itasca, IL · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$5.0M
Prevail Foundry · Madison, WI · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.9M
The Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.7M
Hospital for Special Surgery Fund · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.7M
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.7M
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.6M
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.6M
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$4.6M
Fifth Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$4.6M
Trustees of Tufts College · Boston, MA · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.5M
Cornell University · Boone, IA · 2021
General support
$4.4M
Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.3M
New York Shakespeare Festival · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.3M
Yad Yosef · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.3M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.3M
Magen David Yeshivah · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.2M
Nextbook · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.2M
Nextbook · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose
$4.2M
Central Synagogue Congregation Ahavath Chesed Shaar Hashomayin · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of grantee's tax-exempt purpose

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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.