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Columbus Jewish Foundation

Make Jewish life vibrant, safe, and accessible in Columbus, Israel, and around the world.

$23M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
144
Itemized grants FY2025
136
Organizations funded FY2024
26%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$21M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$21,132
Largest grant, FY2025
$8,776,926
Organizations funded a year
102 to 136
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
17
Total assets, FY2025
$189M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 26% of the organizations Columbus Jewish Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $932k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthReligionArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving129$11M19%
FY2024136$8.0M26%
FY2023126$8.4M25%
FY2022120$7.2M23%
FY2021115$8.1M27%
FY2020114$7.4M20%
FY2019116$6.2M27%
FY2018102$5.5M33%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$28MReligion$19MEducation$15MHuman Services$11MHealth$7.0MArts & Culture$4.1MInternational$1.9MAnimals$1.8MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus$5,771,18499%
Ohio State University Foundation$5,299,40390%
Columbus Torah Academy$4,531,444917%
The Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation at the Ohio State University$3,725,551968%
Congregation Agudas Achim$2,181,6249n/a
Jewish Family Services$1,983,36698%
The Columbus Jewish Day School$1,974,334920%
Congregation Tifereth Israel$1,529,8937n/a
United Way of Central Ohio Inc$1,528,51891%
Columbus Community Kollel$1,481,6989n/a
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All grantees of Columbus Jewish Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus$5,771,18499%
Ohio State University Foundation$5,299,40390%
Columbus Torah Academy$4,531,444917%
The Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation at the Ohio State University$3,725,551968%
Congregation Agudas Achim$2,181,6249n/a
Jewish Family Services$1,983,36698%
The Columbus Jewish Day School$1,974,334920%
Congregation Tifereth Israel$1,529,8937n/a
United Way of Central Ohio Inc$1,528,51891%
Columbus Community Kollel$1,481,6989n/a
Beth Jacob Congregation$1,406,3309n/a
Temple Israel$1,303,1307n/a
Wexner Heritage Village$1,262,36381%
Ohiohealth Corporation$1,096,9519n/a
The Buckeye Ranch Inc$910,21590%
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc$906,0199n/a
A Kid Again Inc$886,77594%
Columbus Museum of Art$886,76792%
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center Inc$850,0001n/a
Chabad of Columbus Inc$740,14997%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$657,90780%
Ohio Wildlife Center$656,51096%
Congregation Torat Emet$641,9669n/a
Chabad on Campus at Osu$634,3429n/a
Congregation Tifereth Israel Foundation$597,2352n/a
Temple Israel Foundation of Columbus Ohio$573,303216%
Birthright Israel Foundation$568,66450%
Columbus Jewish Historical Society$554,966957%
The Columbus Academy$546,34590%
Columbus Symphony Orchestra$543,05982%
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc$522,13090%
Temple Beth Shalom of Columbus$516,2339n/a
Flying Horse Farms$514,73085%
Mid-Ohio Foodbank$489,42690%
American Association of Zoo Keepers$453,6509n/a
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$450,0002n/a
Congregation Ahavas Sholom$445,0909n/a
Congregation Beth Tikvah$428,8159n/a
Bated Breath Theatre Company$409,500689%
Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation$384,60793%
The Ohio State University$353,9909n/a
Habitat for Humanity - Midohio$353,94641%
Lifewise Inc$350,00021%
Shalom House$338,8133n/a
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Corporation$333,40095%
Pilot Dogs Alloway$326,84364%
Regents of the University of Michigan$326,6401n/a
For the Love of Primates$300,000243%
Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel$295,1326n/a
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$285,15050%
Palm Beach Jewish Center Inc$261,0007n/a
Bexley Education Foundation$254,99097%
Healthy Worthington Resource Center and Food Pantry Inc$250,66262%
Ballet Metropolitan Inc$243,94391%
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc$217,65040%
The Gadlus Fund$215,7002n/a
The Homeless Families Foundation$203,68072%
Congregation Rodeph Sholom$200,7407n/a
Ner L Horeinu Inc$200,2521n/a
Syracuse University$200,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio Inc$194,14891%
American Friends of Herzog Hospital Inc$187,50025%
Union for Reform Judaism$183,4998n/a
Lifecare Alliance$170,98090%
Families Flourish Inc$166,60433%
Marburn Academy$163,55070%
Friends of the Conservatory$162,46281%
Arthur G James Cancer Hospital and Richard J Solove Research Institute$150,973145%
Friends of Ziv Medical Center Inc$150,0001n/a
Death Penalty Action$147,350510%
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion$144,5046n/a
Government Affairs Committee of Ohio Jewish Communities Inc$142,31568%
The Dawes Arboretum$133,15031%
Harmony Project Productions Inc$128,97672%
Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue Inc$117,1507n/a
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$116,89150%
Local Matters$112,80042%
Young Women's Christian Association$112,66071%
Pelotonia$112,14550%
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$111,13050%
Cornell University$107,82440%
Restored Peoples Network$106,6342n/a
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council$104,30060%
Greater Columbus Arts Council$102,25011%
Orli Foundation$100,0001n/a
American Friends of Matan Inc$100,00034%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$93,70040%
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio$93,37970%
Rattlestick Productions Inc$92,00071%
Ohio Progressive Collaborative Education Fund$91,00021%
Jewish Columbus Cemetery Assn$90,9733n/a
United Schools$90,00031%
American Friends of Orr Shalom Inc$88,53033%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$88,42870%
Second Nurture$84,60023%
Friends of the Drexel Inc$83,84582%
Aish Global Inc$82,50030%
American Friends of Maagalim Inc$79,68053%
Columbus School for Girls$78,60550%
Congregation Yeshiva Yesodei Torah Inc$77,1644n/a
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc$75,78542%
Jewish Center of the Hamptons$75,3376n/a
Anshe Sholom Bnai Israel$73,8164n/a
Columbus Police Foundation$72,301433%
Taharath Hamishpacha Society$70,7501n/a
Community Shelter Board$70,42580%
Stephen Gaynor School$70,00050%
Jewish Unity International Inc$68,96522%
Augusta Chiwy Foundation$68,000138%
Hadassah The Women's Zionist Org of America Inc$65,28380%
American Friends of Shifra Inc$65,20023%
Aspen Jewish Center$64,86081%
Wexner Center Foundation$61,50014%
Wild Goose Creative Inc$61,000216%
Maimonides Shalom Academy Inc$60,23430%
Franklin County Historical Society Dba Cosi Columbus$59,94070%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$59,03840%
Goodwill Industries of Central Ohio Inc$58,75070%
Alvin a Dubin Alzheimer's Resource Center Inc$58,50035%
Furniture Bank of Central Ohio$57,55090%
Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc$57,25040%
Columbus Association for the Performing Arts$56,95040%
Columbus Organizing Project$55,55063%
Healing Across the Divides Inc$55,10073%
Central Ohio Technical College$52,5001n/a
Community of Caring Development Foundation$52,13225%
American Battle Monuments Foundation$50,000238%
Homa U Migdal Inc$50,0002n/a
Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis Inc$50,00010%
State University of New York at Binghamton Alumni Association Inc$50,00052%
Chautauqua Foundation Inc$50,00011%
Gemach Chessed Inc$50,00013%
Denver Wellness & Discovery$48,6001n/a
Cancer Support Community Central Ohio$48,48841%
American Friends of Reichman University Inc$48,00040%
The Uc Davis Foundation$48,00020%
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio$47,67033%
Columbus State Community College Development Foundation Inc$47,14040%
The Heritage Projects LLC$45,500228%
Pace University$45,00060%
Ohioans to Stop Executions$42,500413%
Kolel Shas Yiden$42,0002n/a
Chabad of River North and Fulton Market$41,30047%
Smithsonian Institution$41,00040%
Columbus Early Learning Centers$41,00020%
The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation$40,05014%
The Stuart I Raskas Friendship Circle Illinois NFP$39,45064%
Anti-Defamation League$39,43930%
Beth Torah Congregation-House of Tradition$38,5502n/a
The Negev Foundation$38,00024%
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah$37,8004n/a
Momentum-Excellence Inc$35,50052%
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc$35,40030%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$35,0001n/a
Toras Chaim Inc$34,81938%
The Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland$34,32510%
World Ort Inc$34,00030%
Ncsy$32,6002n/a
Hope Springs Institute$32,45044%
Friends of Arava the Institute Ltd$31,01051%
Woodson Center$31,00020%
Hillel The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$30,5002n/a
Duke University$30,50030%
Young Israel of Hollywood Inc$30,4002n/a
Children's Hospital Medical Center$30,00020%
Young Mens Christian Association of Central Ohio$30,00030%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$30,00010%
Monmouth University Inc$30,00040%
Ballenisles Charities Foundation Inc$30,00031%
Canine Companions for Independence Inc$29,90520%
Aspen Art Museum$29,78040%
Women Donors Network$29,40030%
Community Arts Project Inc$26,50021%
Chicago Jewish Day School$26,36030%
Bexley City Schools$26,0001n/a
Gan Ephraim Inc$25,5001n/a
Norton Museum of Art Inc$25,50020%
Childrens Center for Developmental Enrichment$25,30040%
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation$25,12010%
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption$25,05030%
Just One Chesed Inc$25,00011%
The Innocence Project Inc$25,00050%
Reef Life Foundation$25,0001n/a
Wellington School$25,00030%
Dogs For Our Brave Inc$25,00013%
National Veterans Leadership Foundation$25,00012%
Columbus Baseball Team$25,0003n/a
Jewish Child and Family Services$25,00010%
Akron Hebrew Congregation$25,0001n/a
Jewish Fertility Foundation Inc$25,0001n/a
Eastway Corporation$22,55010%
Columbus Speech and Hearing Center$22,50030%
Tree of Life Congregation$22,3851n/a
Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope Inc$22,20041%
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare$21,6001n/a
Heichal Baoranim Temple in the Pine$21,0002n/a
American Jewish Committee$21,00030%
Project Write Now Inc$21,00033%
Usta Foundation Incorporated$20,0001n/a
The American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel Inc$20,00011%
Andrews House Inc$20,00043%
Korda Institute for Teaching$20,00013%
American Friends of Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center$20,00011%
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Dayton$20,00014%
Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio$19,0001n/a
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$18,9703n/a
Yeshiva University$18,00010%
Mike Shane Memorial Fund Inc$18,00026%
Women's Fund of Central Ohio$16,50011%
Kipp Columbus$16,0003n/a
Creative Housing Inc$15,14010%
Tamid Israel Investment Group Ltd$15,0001n/a
Virginia Student Aid Foundation Inc$15,00010%
South Side Learning & Development Center$15,00011%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts Inc$15,00020%
Presbyterian Church USA$15,0002n/a
Collective Heritage Institute$15,00010%
Columbus Urban League$15,00020%
Areivim Philanthropic Group Inc$14,58612%
United Way of Licking County Inc$14,38621%
National Council of Jewish Women Inc$14,123217%
Young Mens Christian Association of Marion County Ohio (5107)$13,98210%
The Kenyon Review$13,50011%
Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation$13,0002n/a
The Peace Workshop International$13,0001n/a
Directions for Youth and Families Inc$12,50010%
Bananas Foster Inc$12,5001n/a
The Center for Healthy Families$12,10021%
American Friends of Yeshivat Lev Hatorah$12,00010%
Jewish Community Services of South Florida Inc$12,00010%
National Bleeding Disorders Foundation$11,00010%
Matriots Education Fund$11,00015%
Chicago Community Foundation$11,0001n/a
Beth Abraham Synagogue$10,9801n/a
Eruv of Columbus Inc$10,780135%
Central Fund of Israel$10,60010%
Creative Living Inc$10,20021%
The Greater Sum Inc$10,00013%
Charles Humphrey Keating IV Foundation$10,0001n/a
Community Development for All People$10,00010%
Dollar Energy Fund Inc$10,00010%
Regents of the University of California$10,0001n/a
Brandon Merritt Charitable Foundation Inc$10,00011%
Jewish Resource Center Chabad Of$10,0001n/a
One Fair Wage Inc$10,00010%
George & Raymond Frank Foundation$10,00011%
Mayo Clinic$10,0001n/a
Life Enriching Communities Foundation$10,00010%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Columbus Montessori Education Center$10,00010%
Yeshiva Shaarei Torah$10,0001n/a
Buddy Up for Life Inc$10,00014%
The General Council on Finance and Administration of the United Metho$10,0001n/a
Cleveland Community Mikvah Inc$10,00011%
Barry University Inc$10,00020%
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History$10,00010%
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation$10,00010%
Columbus Works Inc$10,00012%
BirdieLight$10,00016%
Bellefaire Jewish Children's Bureau$10,00010%
Jitegemee Inc$10,00017%
Jewish Sisterhood$9,8001n/a
Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation$9,33510%
Mesorah Heritage Foundation$9,08010%
J Jireh Ministries Church Inc$9,0001n/a
Miami University$9,0001n/a
Columbus Youth Foundation$9,00014%
Jewish Life$8,90011%
Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services$8,8001n/a
Vaad Hoir of Columbus$8,53616%
The Special Children Center$8,00010%
Pizzuti Collection$7,7001n/a
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$7,50010%
Grace Apostolic Family Worship Center$7,5001n/a
Maple Grove United Methodist Church$7,5001n/a
Gila Resources Information Project$7,5001n/a
Twigs of Childrens Hospital$7,50013%
The Center for Family Justice Inc$7,50010%
Bexley Boosters Inc$7,40013%
Ohio Cancer Research Associates$7,05011%
Gigi's Shelter for Dogs$7,00010%
City of Grace Church$6,9251n/a
Ne Eman Foundation USA$6,80011%
Fund for the City of New York Inc$6,75010%
United Negro College Fund Inc$6,20010%
Congregation Kol Shofar$6,0601n/a
Moadon Kol Chadash$6,00010%
Community Kitchen Inc$6,00012%
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$6,00010%
St Charles Preparatory School Endowment Fund$6,00010%
The Sudc Foundation$6,00011%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$5,90010%
Storahtelling Lab Shul Inc$5,80010%
Ut Chabad House$5,6801n/a
Yeshiva Toras Yisrael$5,6001n/a
Foundation Fund$5,50010%
Gahanna Jefferson School District$5,5001n/a
Wellity Education$5,50012%
B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization$5,42110%
Morselife Foundation Inc$5,40010%
Aspen Film$5,33711%
Little Minyan$5,3021n/a
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami Inc$5,30010%
Columbus Housing Partnership Inc$5,25010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$5,24610%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oh Ky & In$5,13610%
Alvis Inc$5,10010%
National Council of Young Israel$5,1001n/a
Algonquin Arts a New Jersey Nonprofit C$5,10010%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc$5,10010%
Babson College$5,10010%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$5,09010%
Project Rescue Foundation$5,06010%
American Heart Association Inc$5,03610%
Hias Inc$5,00810%
Menorah Park Foundation$5,00010%
Jewish Women International$5,00010%
Jorge M Perez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County Inc$5,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$5,00010%
Wolcott School$5,00010%
The Center for Eating Disorders and Psyc$5,00010%
Zioness Movement Inc$5,00010%
Wilmington College$5,00010%
New Albany Pet Rescue Inc$5,0001n/a
Hillel Foundation at Ohio Univ$5,00011%
Brehm Preparatory School Inc$5,00010%
Melissa's House$5,00015%
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundati Dba Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance$5,00010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$5,00010%
Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Board Of$5,0001n/a
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

Columbus Jewish Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 10 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus: $5,771,184 over 9y, 9.4% of budgetOhio State University Foundation: $5,299,403 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetColumbus Torah Academy: $4,531,444 over 9y, 17% of budgetThe Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation at the Ohio State University: $3,725,551 over 9y, 68% of budgetJewish Family Services: $1,983,366 over 9y, 8.3% of budgetThe Columbus Jewish Day School: $1,974,334 over 9y, 20% of budgetUnited Way of Central Ohio Inc: $1,528,518 over 9y, 1.1% of budgetWexner Heritage Village: $1,262,363 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetThe Buckeye Ranch Inc: $910,215 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetA Kid Again Inc: $886,775 over 9y, 3.6% of budgetColumbus Museum of Art: $886,767 over 9y, 2.2% of budgetChabad of Columbus Inc: $740,149 over 9y, 7.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $657,907 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetOhio Wildlife Center: $656,510 over 9y, 6.3% of budgetTemple Israel Foundation of Columbus Ohio: $573,303 over 2y, 16% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $568,664 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetColumbus Jewish Historical Society: $554,966 over 9y, 57% of budgetThe Columbus Academy: $546,345 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetColumbus Symphony Orchestra: $543,059 over 8y, 1.6% of budgetManhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc: $522,130 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetFlying Horse Farms: $514,730 over 8y, 4.7% of budgetMid-Ohio Foodbank: $489,426 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBated Breath Theatre Company: $409,500 over 6y, 89% of budgetColumbus Metropolitan Library Foundation: $384,607 over 9y, 3.4% of budgetHabitat for Humanity - Midohio: $353,946 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetLifewise Inc: $350,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Corporation: $333,400 over 9y, 4.8% of budgetPilot Dogs Alloway: $326,843 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetFor the Love of Primates: $300,000 over 2y, 43% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $285,150 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetBexley Education Foundation: $254,990 over 9y, 6.9% of budgetHealthy Worthington Resource Center and Food Pantry Inc: $250,662 over 6y, 2.2% of budgetBallet Metropolitan Inc: $243,943 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetAmerican Friends of Hebrew University Inc: $217,650 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Homeless Families Foundation: $203,680 over 7y, 2.1% of budgetSyracuse University: $200,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio Inc: $194,148 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican Friends of Herzog Hospital Inc: $187,500 over 2y, 5.2% of budgetLifecare Alliance: $170,980 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetFamilies Flourish Inc: $166,604 over 3y, 3.3% of budgetMarburn Academy: $163,550 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of the Conservatory: $162,462 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetArthur G James Cancer Hospital and Richard J Solove Research Institute: $150,973 over 1y, 45% of budgetDeath Penalty Action: $147,350 over 5y, 9.6% of budgetGovernment Affairs Committee of Ohio Jewish Communities Inc: $142,315 over 6y, 7.6% of budgetThe Dawes Arboretum: $133,150 over 3y, 1.1% of budgetHarmony Project Productions Inc: $128,976 over 7y, 2.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $116,891 over 5y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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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.

United Way of Central Ohio IncOH100.9× affinity55 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Columbus Jewish Foundation

How much does Columbus Jewish Foundation give?
Columbus Jewish Foundation reported 144 itemized grants totaling $21,228,889, out of $22,544,003 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 102 and 136 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Columbus Jewish Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (30%), Religion (20%), Education (16%).
Who are Columbus Jewish Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus ($5.8M), Ohio State University Foundation ($5.3M), Columbus Torah Academy ($4.5M).
Does Columbus Jewish Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Columbus Jewish Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Central Ohio Inc, L Brands Foundation, Columbus Foundation.
Where is Columbus Jewish Foundation based?
Columbus Jewish Foundation is based in OH.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 354 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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