Funding search · EIN 381359214 · Bloomfield Hills, MI

Jewish Federation of Detroit

Name: Jewish Federation of Detroit grants, 2022–2024
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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.

227
grants reported: $160.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $44,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

jewish judaism community education reform families elderly children

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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

Core allocations to United Jewish Foundation and Detroit-area Jewish agencies
Overseas aid via Jewish Agency for Israel and JDC
Jewish family, senior, and disability services in Oakland County
Jewish day schools, Hillels, and campus Jewish life
Jewish overnight camp and youth programming (Fresh Air Society, BBYO)
Small designated gifts to metro Detroit synagogues and Chabads

Typical grant

Median grant is $44,000 and half fall between $13,038 and $238,678, but the money is not in that middle. Eight-figure and seven-figure checks go to the federation's own affiliated system: United Jewish Foundation, Jewish Family Service, Gesher Human Services, Fresh Air Society, the JCC, and the national overseas partners. The five-figure gifts go to synagogues, Chabads, and small service agencies, and nearly all of both tiers repeat year over year to the same names.

Their words

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

“TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY”
“TO SUPPORT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY”
“TO SUPPORT JEWISH EDUCATION”
“TO SUPPORT JEWISH FAMILIES”
“TO SUPPORT THE ELDERLY”

Positioning adjacent work

Connect to a funded agency first: Jewish Family Service, Gesher, JCC, or Jewish Senior Life carry the allocations.
Ask $25,000 to $100,000 for a new relationship; the seven-figure tier is closed to affiliates.
Frame work as serving metro Detroit Jewish families, elderly, or children rather than as research.
Jewish education and campus Hillel work is the clearest non-agency entry point, funded at Ann Arbor and East Lansing.

Worth knowing: This reads as federation allocation plus donor-designated pass-through, not open grantmaking: 163 of 227 grants stay in Michigan, most in the Bloomfield Hills, Oak Park, Southfield, West Bloomfield corridor, and the top ten recipients take the overwhelming share. Non-Jewish recipients are rare and small (Detroit Institute of Arts at $50,000, Brilliant Detroit at $10,000), and the $11.5 million to Jewish Federations of North America in 2023 dropping to $1.3 million in 2024 shows how much the totals swing with emergency campaigns.

Top recipients

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

United Jewish Foundation1 grant · $21.6M
Jewish Family Service3 grants · $19.2M
Gesher Human Services3 grants · $15.3M
The Jewish Federations of North America3 grants · $14.3M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee3 grants · $10.9M
Jewish Agency for Israel2 grants · $10.5M
Jewish Community Center3 grants · $9.9M
United Jewish Foundation of Detroit1 grant · $7.7M
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah3 grants · $6.8M
Jewish Agency for Isreal1 grant · $5.1M

Giving over time

$46.6M

2022

$66.7M

2023

$47.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 227 grants.

$21.6M
United Jewish Foundation · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To support the community
$11.5M
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2023
To support the jewish community
$7.7M
United Jewish Foundation of Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support the community
$7.5M
Jewish Family Service · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support jewish families
$7.0M
Gesher Human Services · Oak Park, MI · 2022
To support the elderly
$6.2M
Jewish Family Service · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support jewish families
$5.6M
Jewish Agency for Israel · New York, NY · 2023
To support human rights
$5.4M
Jewish Family Service · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To support jewish families
$5.1M
Jewish Agency for Isreal · New York, NY · 2022
To support isreal
$4.9M
Jewish Agency for Israel · New York, NY · 2024
To support human rights
$4.6M
Gesher Human Services · Oak Park, MI · 2024
To support the elderly
$3.9M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2024
To support humanitarian relief
$3.9M
United Jewish Foundation of Metropolitan Detroit · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support the community
$3.7M
Gesher Human Services · Oak Park, MI · 2023
To support the elderly
$3.6M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
To support the international jewish community
$3.5M
Jewish Community Center · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
To support the community
$3.4M
Jewish Community Center · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support the community
$3.3M
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2023
To support humanitarian relief
$3.1M
Fresh Air Society · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support the needs of children
$3.0M
Jewish Community Center · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
To support the community
$2.6M
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah · Southfield, MI · 2022
To support jewish education
$2.1M
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah · Southfield, MI · 2023
To support jewish education
$2.1M
Yeshiva Beth Yehudah · Southfield, MI · 2024
To support jewish education
$1.7M
Hillel Day School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
To support education
$1.5M
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2022
To support the jewish community
$1.5M
Jewish Community Security · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To provide community security
$1.4M
Hillel Day School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
To support education
$1.3M
The Jewish Federations of North America · New York, NY · 2024
To support the jewish community
$1.3M
Farber Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva · Southfield, MI · 2024
To support jewish education
$1.2M
Farber Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva · Southfield, MI · 2022
To support jewish education
$1.2M
Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2024
To support the elderly
$1.2M
Hillel Day School · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
To support education
$1.2M
Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2022
To support the elderly
$1.1M
Fresh Air Society · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support the needs of children
$1.1M
Jarc · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support disabled individuals
$1.1M
Jewish Senior Life of Metro Detroit · Oak Park, MI · 2023
To support the elderly
$985,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2024
To support women's causes
$876,716
Yeshivas Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2022
To support jewish education
$747,228
Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
To support families with special needs
$744,027
Yeshivas Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2023
To support jewish education
$694,746
Yeshivas Darchei Torah · Southfield, MI · 2024
To support jewish education
$527,080
University of Michigan - Hillel · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
To support education
$470,664
Jarc · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To support disabled individuals
$449,068
Michigan State University - Hillel Foundation · East Lansing, MI · 2024
To support education
$421,500
Michigan State University - Hillel Foundation · East Lansing, MI · 2022
To support education
$418,019
Jarc · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support disabled individuals
$398,666
Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support families with special needs
$373,162
Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
To support education
$363,174
Friendship Circle · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
To support families with special needs
$353,616
Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
To support education
$351,300
Jewish Community Relations Council · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support the jewish community
$334,260
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To support judaism
$314,532
Michigan State University - Hillel Foundation · East Lansing, MI · 2023
To support education
$287,468
Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support education
$251,975
Hillel Foundation of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support education
$248,450
University of Michigan - Hillel · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To support education
$244,900
World Ort · New York, NY · 2024
To support young people
$232,455
Hillel Foundation of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support education
$228,180
Yeshiva Gedolah · Oak Park, MI · 2022
To support jewish education
$224,500
Hillel Foundation of Metro Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support education
$220,362
Farber Hebrew Day School - Yeshivat Akiva · Southfield, MI · 2023
To support jewish education
$217,650
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To provide interest free loans
$216,946
Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support reform judaism
$213,100
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support judaism
$211,093
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To provide interest free loans
$206,900
World Ort · New York, NY · 2023
To support young people
$203,677
Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
To support judaism
$197,806
Jewish Community Relations Council · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To support the jewish community
$197,173
Hebrew Free Loan · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To provide interest free loans
$190,000
Yad Ezra · Berkley, MI · 2022
To feed the hungry
$189,937
Yeshiva Gedolah · Oak Park, MI · 2023
To support jewish education
$187,006
Temple Israel · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
To support reform judaism
$173,876
B'Nai Brith Youth Organization · West Bloomfield, MI · 2024
To support the annual campaign
$165,420
Kadima · Southfield, MI · 2022
To support individuals with special needs
$155,952
Yeshiva Gedolah · Oak Park, MI · 2024
To support jewish education
$139,900
World Ort · New York, NY · 2022
To support global education with jewish values
$126,523
Temple Beth El · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
To support judaism
$119,500
Temple Beth El · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
To support reform judaism
$117,114
Temple Emanu-El · Oak Park, MI · 2024
To support judaism
$113,000
Pef Israel Endowment Fund · New York, NY · 2023
To support women's causes
$109,600
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support judaism
$105,900
B'Nai Brith Youth Organization · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
To support the annual campaign
$104,245
Chabod of North Hollywood · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
To support the jewish community
$103,142
Temple Shir Shalom · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support reform judaism
$100,000
American Friends of the Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2024
To support medical care
$100,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2024
To support the jewish community
$100,000
Am Committee for Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem · New York, NY · 2023
To support medical care
$100,000
Friends of Hagal Sheli · Washington, DC · 2023
To support at risk youth in israel
$100,000
Jewish Federation of Cleveland · Cleveland, OH · 2023
To support the jewish community
$100,000
Larger Than Life USA · Long Island City, NY · 2023
To support children with cancer
$96,872
Temple Shir Shalom · West Bloomfield, MI · 2022
To support reform judaism
$95,494
Temple Emanu-El · Oak Park, MI · 2023
To support reform judaism
$80,000
National Council of Young Israel · Paramus, NJ · 2024
To support the jewish community
$79,922
Lubavitch Foundation · Oak Park, MI · 2024
To support judaism
$77,725
Lubavitch Foundation · Oak Park, MI · 2023
To support orthodox judaism
$75,624
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2024
To support judaism
$72,727
B'Nai Brith Youth Organization · West Bloomfield, MI · 2023
To support the annual campaign
$70,004
Temple Beth El · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
To support reform judaism
$69,441
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2023
To support reform judaism
$69,441
Adat Shalom Synagogue · Farmington Hills, MI · 2022
To support conservative judaism

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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.