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Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County

Guided by our jewish values of tzedakah (righteous giving), chesed (loving kindness) and tikun olam (repairing the world), we work together to meet vital needs at home, in israel and around the world and to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive jewish community, now and for the future.

$461k
Granted FY2021
15
Grants FY2021
2
States reached
$117k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Human Services$698kInternational$464kPhilanthropy$313kEducation$302kCivil Rights$66kReligion$47kArts & Culture$46kHealth$24kOther$0
02FY2021 · 15 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 15 grants below total $432,396, the rows itemized in this filing. The $460,601 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $28,205 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k6 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $208k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $184k
$14,376
Median grant
2
States reached
$7.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SCHOKE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$117,149
JDC$67,000
MERKAZ COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL OF JUD$48,000
ROGOFF ISRAEL FUNDS HELD IN ISRAEL$44,740
JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES$36,000
JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA$35,381
BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY$16,000
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$14,376
PROJECT KESHER$14,000
HOLOCAUST CHILD SURVIVORS OF CT$7,750
POSITIVE DIRECTIONS$7,000
HILLEL AT UCONN$6,500
BBYO CT VALLEY REGION$6,500
DIGNITY GROWS$6,000
NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE FOR ETHIO$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–21, $12k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%DIGNITY GROWS: $6k → 11%LifeBridge Community Services: $6k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.8M · 16 repeat orgs$89k to everyone else

16 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2021, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

16
5

Total granted

$1.8M
$69k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
+31%

Still filing today

63%
80%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2021, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $20k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21
InternationalHealthHuman ServicesCivil RightsArts & CultureEducationOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc
    5× · 2017–2021 · $331k · revenue +24%
  • JH
    JEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $140k · revenue +39%
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
    5× · 2017–2021 · $66k · revenue +78%

Funded once

  • SN
    Southern New England Consortium of Partnership 2000 Incorporated
    one grant, 2017 · $46k · revenue -93% · 50% of their budget
  • BB
    BNAI BRITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION
    one grant, 2018 · $6k
  • LC
    LIFEBRIDGE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
    one grant, 2018 · $6k · revenue -18%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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2
Jewish Electorate Institute

The jewish electorate institute (jei) is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that surveys, interprets, reports, and educates the public about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the american jewish…

Civil Rights
3
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council

The jewish agency for israel - north american council (the organization"), was organized to work with and in support of nonprofit organizations in israel active in the fields of aliyah (immigration) and absorption; service to vulnerable…

International
4
Israel 21c

Through its news service and public programs, Israel 21c educates individuals and groups about comtemporary life in Israel providing news and information on the people of Israel, its culture and business and scientific achievements.

Education
5
American Friends of Ish El Rayahu

To promote, benefit, and support Jewish religious, charitable & educational activities in Israel and the USA.

Religion
6
The Jewish High School of Connecticut

The jewish high school of connecticut is dedicated to educate jewish youth for whom jewish values and traditions shape and guide their lives and for whom learning and responsible actions are foundational for achievement.

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7
Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Service is a nonprofit social service organization that supports people of all faiths as they navigate through lifes's challenges - illness, aging , finanical uncertainty, mental health concerns, family problems, or personal…

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8
New Jewish Narrative Inc

To support a strong and secure israel and to carry out public information activities on the middle east peace issues in the united states.

International
9
Israel-America Academic Exchange

Israel-america academic exchange (iaae) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is todeepen the understanding of israel and the middle east within the international academiccommunity. the organization organizes educational missions and…

International
10
Friends of Jerusalem

Friends of Jerusalem's mission is to provide assistance to the needs and indigent living in Jerusalem and all of Israel.

Human Services
11
American Friends of Neveh Zion

To voluntarily assist the house of religious learning known as yeshiva neveh zion in israel

Religion
12
Jewish Institute for the Blind (Jerusalem) Inc

To educate, enrich and empower visually impaired people across israel to achieve their full potential and become contributing members of society.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Emunah of America Inc; the most unlike its peers is Dignity Grows Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 19 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
18/19
Grantees still filing
11/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF STAMFORD INC: $537,771 · OtherJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF STAMFORD INCMERKAZ COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR JUDAIC STUDIES INC: $225,900 · OtherMERKAZ COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR JUDAIC STUDIES INCJewish Federations of North America Inc: $150,460 · OtherJewish Federations of North America IncROGOFF ISRAEL FUNDS HELD IN ISRAEL: $94,740 · OtherROGOFF ISRAEL FUNDS HELD IN ISRAELTHE BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY OF CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED: $75,450 · OtherTHE BI-CULTURAL HEBREW ACADEMY OF CONNECTICUT INCORPORATED+11 more: $103,463 · Other+11 moreThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $330,724 · InternationalThe American Jewish J…EMUNAH OF AMERICA INC: $28,000 · InternationalEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC+1 more: $11,000 · InternationalJEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $140,000 · HealthJEWISH HO…POSITIVE DIRECTIONS-THE CENTER FOR PREVENTION & COUNSELING INC: $24,000 · HealthPOSITIVE …THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $119,067 · PhilanthropyPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $8,000 · PhilanthropyANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $65,672 · Civil RightsSouthern New England Consortium of Partnership 2000 Incorporated: $45,650 · Arts & CultureB'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $18,500 · Youth Development
Other$1,187,784International$369,724Health$164,000Philanthropy$127,067Civil Rights$65,672Arts & Culture$45,650Youth Development$18,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF STAMFORD INC: $537,771 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $330,724 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMERKAZ COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FOR JUDAIC STUDIES INC: $225,900 over 5y, 37% of budgetJEWISH HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC: $140,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $119,067 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $65,672 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern New England Consortium of Partnership 2000 Incorporated: $45,650 over 1y, 50% of budgetEMUNAH OF AMERICA INC: $28,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPOSITIVE DIRECTIONS-THE CENTER FOR PREVENTION & COUNSELING INC: $24,000 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetProject Kesher: $19,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetB'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION: $18,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCarmel Academy: $11,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIGNITY GROWS INC: $6,000 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetNORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON ETHIOPIAN JEWRY INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLIFEBRIDGE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBNai Brith Hillel Foundation at the University of Connecticut: $6,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetEZRA ACADEMY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC: $5,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Uja Federation of Gre…Jewish Communal FundUnited Jewish Federat…Fairfield County's Co…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodNational Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…
Uja Federation of Greenwich IncCT15.8× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Uja Federation of Greenwich Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · United Jewish Federation Stamford New Canaan Darien Inc · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Federation for Jewish Philanthropy of Upper Fairfield County. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Lifebridge Community Services Inc: 32% of income from government
  • Positive Directions-the Center for Prevention & Counseling Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Jewish Family Service of Stamford Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield County Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 26 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 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2021, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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