Alabama · Public charity
Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc
The birmingham jewish federation is dedicated to nurturing and promoting jewish life in birmingham, nationally, in israel and throughout the world; is involved in building a better birmingham through alliances and partnerships with other community groups, and is committed to helping all people in need in times of crisis.
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $231,200
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.6M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $122k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $819k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $625k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $1.2M | 36% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $1.1M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 19 | $1.3M | 37% |
| FY2017 | 16 | $1.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levite Jewish Community Center | $1,592,620 | 8 | 5% |
| N E Miles Jewish Day School | $1,237,641 | 8 | 21% |
| Collat Jewish Family Services of Birmingham | $1,221,314 | 8 | 18% |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | $124,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Alabama Holocaust Education Center | $43,686 | 2 | 4% |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | $37,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Operation Lifeshield Inc | $28,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Chabad of Alabama | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Impactisrael Inc | $16,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Alabama B'Nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levite Jewish Community Center | $1,592,620 | 8 | 5% |
| N E Miles Jewish Day School | $1,237,641 | 8 | 21% |
| Collat Jewish Family Services of Birmingham | $1,221,314 | 8 | 18% |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | $124,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Alabama Holocaust Education Center | $43,686 | 2 | 4% |
| American Friends of Leket Israel Inc | $37,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Operation Lifeshield Inc | $28,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Chabad of Alabama | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Impactisrael Inc | $16,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Alabama B'Nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jewish Children's Regional Service | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Friends of Yashar L'Chayal Inc | $5,200 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 29 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.5M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc
- How much does Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc give?
- Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc reported 17 itemized grants totaling $1,050,554, out of $1,790,948 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (46%), Human Services (32%), Education (14%).
- Who are Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Levite Jewish Community Center ($1.6M), N E Miles Jewish Day School ($1.2M), Collat Jewish Family Services of Birmingham ($1.2M).
- Does Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc based?
- Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc is based in AL.
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