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Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community

To advance philanthropy through education and to raise permanent charitable resources to improve and strengthen the quality of jewish life.

$9.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
82
Grants FY2024still arriving
16
States reached
$2.2M
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, FY2019 to 2024.

Philanthropy$13MEducation$12MHealth$6.3MReligion$6.0MRecreation & Sports$4.8MHuman Services$3.4MInternational$1.9MHousing & Shelter$1.7MOther$0
02FY2024 · 82 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 82 grants below total $8,498,568, the rows itemized in this filing. The $9,344,748 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $846,180 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 · FY2024

  • Under $10k8 grants · $57k
  • $10k–50k51 grants · $1.0M
  • $50k–250k16 grants · $2.1M
  • $250k+7 grants · $5.3M
$25,000
Median grant
16
States reached
$229M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE$2,167,468
DISCOVERY PLACE INC$1,000,000
SANDRA AND LEON LEVINE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$693,904
UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC$527,500
TEMPLE BETH EL$377,957
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$270,000
TEMPLE ISRAEL$264,600
CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC$242,875
ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION$212,100
RELATIVES INC$200,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC$186,000
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC$186,000
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC$168,000
FOUNDATION OF SHALOM PARK INC$160,100
MERKOS LINYONEI CHINUCH LUBAVITCH OF NORTH CAROLINA INC$135,618
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $3.7M) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 91% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $106k → 6%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $15k → 11%MISTY MEADOWS MITEY RIDERS INC: $15k → 7%CHARLOTTE FAMILY HOUSING INC: $250k → 10%ROWAN-CABARRUS YMCA: $15k → 15%DWELLINGSNOW INC: $15k → 9%DWELLINGSNOW INC: $13k → 9%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $63k → 6%SKECHERS FOUNDATION: $10k → 14%CHARLOTTE FAMILY HOUSING INC: $100k → 10%ISRAEL GUID DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $49k → 6%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $15k → 11%ISRAEL GUID DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $38k → 6%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $25k → 6%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $15k → 11%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO: $13k → 11%YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $400k → 10%YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $400k → 10%RELATIVES INC: $200k → 10%RELATIVES INC: $200k → 10%RELATIVES INC: $200k → 10%RELATIVES INC: $200k → 10%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $260k → 10%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $55k → 10%SAFE ALLIANCE INC: $10k → 10%CRISIS ASSISTANCE MINISTRY: $20k → 10%SAFE ALLIANCE INC: $10k → 10%SAFE ALLIANCE INC: $10k → 10%SAFE ALLIANCE INC: $10k → 10%NOURISH UP: $32k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC: $186k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $131k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC: $98k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC: $75k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $67k → 10%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $57k → 10%LOAVES AND FISHESFRIENDSHIP TRAYS INC: $273k → 10%LOAVES AND FISHES INC: $30k → 10%LOAVES AND FISHESFRIENDSHIP TRAYS INC: $13k → 10%LOAVES AND FISHES INC: $10k → 10%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.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
IL
MI
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
CT
RI
CA
CO
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$43M · 83 repeat orgs$5.7M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +29% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

83 repeat relationships: 63 still active in FY2024, 20 since wound down; 17 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

83
48

Total granted

$43M
$4.4M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+18%

Still filing today

89%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.3M went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthPhilanthropyInternationalOther
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

  • UJ
    United Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc
    6× · 2019–2024 · $7.2M · revenue +41% · 27% of their budget
  • AH
    ATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION
    6× · 2019–2024 · $4.3M · revenue +195%
  • SA
    Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center Inc
    6× · 2019–2024 · $2.6M · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • CM
    CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $1.0M · revenue -78%
  • CL
    CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOLSgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $1.0M · revenue +51%
  • DD
    Digital Divide Data
    one grant, 2019 · $700k · revenue -42% · 29% of their budget
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
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
2
Northeast College of Health Sciences

Northeast college of health sciences (the college) is committed to academic excellence, leadership, and professional best practices in the health sciences.

Education
3
Unc Health Foundation Inc

At unc health foundation, we inspire philanthropic support for unc health and unc school of medicine that transforms healthcare and provides hope to the people of north carolina and communities around the world.

Education
4
Lehigh University

The university's goal in the coming decade is to advance learning through the integration of teaching, research and service to others. the core of this goal is to prepare graduates to engage with the world and lead lives of meaning. to do…

Education
5
Greensboro College

Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Education
6
Barton College

Founded in 1902, barton college is a four-year, private, liberal arts college located in wilson, n.c. the barton experience focuses on academic excellence within a wide range of professional and liberal arts programs leading to…

Education
7
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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8
Vanderbilt University

See Disclosure Above.

Education
9
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
10
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
11
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School

We engage a diverse community of learners in a collaborative educational experience, preparing them for college success and a lifetime of meaningful engagement with the broader world.

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12
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Educational Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Charlotte Film Society. 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

139 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. 139 of the 156 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.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
19
Early backer (in before they grew)
138/139
Grantees still filing
97/139
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

United Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc: $7,159,921 · PhilanthropyUnited Jewish Charities of …HOPEWELL FUND: $3,500,000 · PhilanthropyHOPEWELL FUNDUNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC: $1,670,867 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARL…+8 more: $733,200 · Philanthropy+8 moreTEMPLE ISRAEL: $1,898,463 · OtherTEMPLE ISRAELTEMPLE BETH EL: $1,850,629 · OtherTEMPLE BETH ELUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL: $1,822,500 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLIN…APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,500,000 · OtherAPPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSIT…MERKOS LINYONEI CHINUCH LUBAVITCH OF NORTH CAROLINA INC: $1,368,318 · OtherMERKOS LINYONEI CHINUCH LUB…Digital Divide Data: $700,000 · OtherDigital Divide DataAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $556,000 · Other+54 more: $3,044,436 · Other+54 moreQueens University of Charlotte: $2,704,972 · EducationQueens University…University of Chicago: $1,010,000 · EducationUniversity of Chi…CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · EducationCHARLOTTE MECKLEN…CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOLS: $1,000,000 · EducationCHARLOTTE LATIN S…CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC: $689,546 · EducationCHARLOTTE JEWISH …CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $357,834 · Education+28 more: $1,516,500 · Education+28 moreATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION: $4,300,545 · HealthATRIUM HEALTH…HopeWay Foundation: $952,875 · HealthHopeWay Found…CHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSION: $500,000 · HealthCHARLOTTE RES…+10 more: $464,233 · Health+10 moreSandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center Inc: $2,638,039 · Recreation & SportsSandra and…The Foundation of Shalom Park: $2,103,194 · Recreation & SportsThe Founda…+2 more: $111,500 · Recreation & SportsTHE RELATIVES INC: $800,000 · Human ServicesTHE RELAT…YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $800,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN…Jewish Family Services of Greater Charlotte Inc: $613,906 · Human ServicesJewish Fa…Children's Home Society of North Carolina Inc: $357,000 · Human ServicesChildren'…Nourish Up: $356,667 · Human ServicesNourish U…Charlotte Family Housing: $350,000 · Human ServicesCharlotte…Crisis Assistance Ministry: $335,000 · Human ServicesCrisis As…ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $279,500 · Human ServicesISRAEL GU…+10 more: $380,000 · Human Services+10 moreROOF ABOVE INC: $1,270,000 · Arts & CultureDISCOVERY PLACE INC: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureCHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: $605,000 · Arts & CultureCHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION: $280,000 · Arts & CultureNORTH CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT CHARLOTTE FOUNDATION: $215,294 · Arts & Culture+10 more: $449,456 · Arts & Culture
Philanthropy$13,063,988Other$12,740,346Education$8,278,852Health$6,217,653Recreation & Sports$4,852,733Human Services$4,272,073Arts & Culture$3,819,750

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Jewish Charities of Greater Charlotte Inc: $7,159,921 over 6y, 27% of budgetATRIUM HEALTH FOUNDATION: $4,300,545 over 6y, 4.1% of budgetHOPEWELL FUND: $3,500,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetQueens University of Charlotte: $2,704,972 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetSandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center Inc: $2,638,039 over 6y, 6.4% of budgetThe Foundation of Shalom Park: $2,103,194 over 6y, 18% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER CHARLOTTE INC: $1,670,867 over 6y, 3.7% of budgetAPPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC: $1,500,000 over 3y, 2.7% of budgetROOF ABOVE INC: $1,270,000 over 5y, 4.9% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $1,010,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetCHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOLS: $1,000,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetDISCOVERY PLACE INC: $1,000,000 over 1y, 7.1% of budgetHopeWay Foundation: $952,875 over 6y, 3.3% of budgetTHE RELATIVES INC: $800,000 over 4y, 4.4% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE: $800,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetDigital Divide Data: $700,000 over 1y, 29% of budgetCHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL INC: $689,546 over 6y, 7.1% of budgetJewish Family Services of Greater Charlotte Inc: $613,906 over 6y, 11% of budgetCHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SOCIETY INC: $605,000 over 3y, 5.7% of budgetAMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: $556,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetCHARLOTTE RESCUE MISSION: $500,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $409,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $357,834 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetChildren's Home Society of North Carolina Inc: $357,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetNourish Up: $356,667 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetCharlotte Family Housing: $350,000 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetCLT IMPACT INVESTORS: $350,000 over 1y, 76% of budgetCrisis Assistance Ministry: $335,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION: $280,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $279,500 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetISIDORE NEWMAN SCHOOL: $260,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetLA JOLLA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: $225,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AT CHARLOTTE FOUNDATION: $215,294 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetNORTH CAROLINA HILLEL FOUNDATION: $215,000 over 4y, 14% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL H ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION: $210,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFRANCIS PARKER SCHOOL: $180,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL INC: $161,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCharlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc: $155,300 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetCHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION INC: $147,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetIMPACTISRAEL INC: $112,500 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCLASSROOM CENTRAL INC: $106,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $105,042 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD SOUTH ATLANTIC INC: $105,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetANIMAL LEAGUE OF GASTON COUNTY: $103,000 over 5y, 3.6% of budgetJEWISH BOOK COUNCIL INC: $101,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMACCABI USA INC: $100,000 over 1y, 0.7% 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.

Foundation for the Ca…The Leon Levine Found…United Way of Greater…The Marc & Mattye Sil…The Winston-Salem Fou…Duke Energy FoundationAlbemarle FoundationDowd Foundation IncThe Dickson Foundatio…The Presbyterian Hosp…Philip L Van Every Fo…Merancas Foundation I…
Foundation for the CarolinasNC86.6× affinity62 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for the Carolinas · The Leon Levine Foundation · United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc · The Marc & Mattye Silverman Family Foundation · The Winston-Salem Foundation · Duke Energy Foundation · Albemarle Foundation · Dowd Foundation Inc · The Dickson Foundation Inc · The Presbyterian Hospital · Philip L Van Every Foundation · Merancas Foundation 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 Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 60%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Yale University: 12% of income from government
  • Northeastern University: 7% of income from government
  • Florence Griswold Museum Inc: 2% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
6get no government money at all
28report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 156 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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