California · Public charity
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La
Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here and abroad, and mobilize on issues of concern to the community, all with our local, national, and…
- $33M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 144
- Grants FY2024
- 147
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 15%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $50,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,333,970
- Organizations funded a year
- 108 to 147
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 12
- Total assets, FY2024
- $198M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations Jewish Federation Council of Greater La funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $617k 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 | 140 | $17M | 11% |
| FY2023 | 147 | $15M | 15% |
| FY2022 | 135 | $14M | 13% |
| FY2021 | 137 | $15M | 22% |
| FY2020 | 115 | $14M | 30% |
| FY2019 | 108 | $17M | 6% |
| FY2018 | 125 | $16M | 18% |
| FY2017 | 120 | $14M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | $30,366,286 | 8 | 13% |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $9,601,487 | 8 | 2% |
| Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles Inc | $6,379,055 | 8 | 20% |
| Shalom Institute Camp & Conference Center | $3,795,049 | 8 | 13% |
| Jvs Socal | $3,564,680 | 8 | 3% |
| Bet Tzedek | $3,325,000 | 8 | 6% |
| Camp Ramah in California Inc | $3,106,550 | 8 | 5% |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles | $3,076,302 | 8 | 15% |
| Tikvah-Etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled | $2,954,713 | 8 | 7% |
| Touch of Kindness Inc | $2,005,000 | 8 | 9% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | $30,366,286 | 8 | 13% |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $9,601,487 | 8 | 2% |
| Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles Inc | $6,379,055 | 8 | 20% |
| Shalom Institute Camp & Conference Center | $3,795,049 | 8 | 13% |
| Jvs Socal | $3,564,680 | 8 | 3% |
| Bet Tzedek | $3,325,000 | 8 | 6% |
| Camp Ramah in California Inc | $3,106,550 | 8 | 5% |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles | $3,076,302 | 8 | 15% |
| Tikvah-Etta and Lazear Israel Center for the Developmentally Disabled | $2,954,713 | 8 | 7% |
| Touch of Kindness Inc | $2,005,000 | 8 | 9% |
| American Jewish University | $1,782,340 | 8 | 1% |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | $1,764,552 | 8 | n/a |
| Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America | $1,609,910 | 8 | n/a |
| Westside Jewish Community Center Inc | $1,605,400 | 8 | 6% |
| Milken Community School | $1,496,368 | 8 | 1% |
| Hillel at Ucla | $1,369,616 | 8 | 10% |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | $1,355,000 | 5 | 18% |
| De Toledo High School | $1,348,089 | 8 | 1% |
| Beit T'Shuvah | $1,340,000 | 8 | 2% |
| University of Southern California Hillel Foundation | $1,277,375 | 8 | 19% |
| Jq International | $1,116,309 | 8 | 24% |
| Sinai Temple | $1,105,929 | 8 | n/a |
| Valley Beth Shalom | $1,055,801 | 8 | n/a |
| Friendship Circle | $974,090 | 7 | 12% |
| Stephen S Wise Temple | $938,440 | 8 | n/a |
| Silverlake Independent Jewish Community Center | $861,258 | 8 | 10% |
| Temple Beth Am | $820,274 | 8 | n/a |
| Hillel Hebrew Academy | $814,987 | 8 | n/a |
| Chai Lifeline Inc | $810,000 | 7 | 1% |
| Honeymoon Israel Foundation Inc | $688,182 | 6 | 4% |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School | $668,332 | 8 | 1% |
| Aish Tamid of Los Angeles | $650,000 | 8 | 22% |
| San Fernando Valley Hebrew High School Valley Torah High School | $636,712 | 8 | n/a |
| Emek Hebrew Day School | $631,692 | 8 | n/a |
| Hillel 818 | $606,300 | 4 | 15% |
| Bnei Akiva of Los Angeles | $592,077 | 8 | 6% |
| Yula High School | $589,634 | 8 | 1% |
| Ilan Ramon Day School | $560,650 | 8 | 6% |
| Gindi Maimonides Academy | $559,685 | 8 | 0% |
| Kavod | $558,746 | 5 | 3% |
| Habonim Camp Kvutza Inc | $556,645 | 8 | 13% |
| Hillel 818 | $555,430 | 4 | n/a |
| Shalhevet High School | $538,983 | 8 | n/a |
| Kadima Hebrew Academy | $503,593 | 8 | 3% |
| Moishe House | $499,550 | 8 | 1% |
| Samuel a Fryer Yavneh Academy | $442,050 | 8 | 1% |
| Holocaust Museum La | $414,869 | 8 | 2% |
| Cheder Menachem | $414,250 | 8 | n/a |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | $398,841 | 5 | 0% |
| Onetable Inc | $394,910 | 6 | 1% |
| The Maple Counseling Center | $360,000 | 3 | 5% |
| Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | $356,937 | 8 | n/a |
| Moving Traditions | $350,000 | 7 | 3% |
| Cashstar Inc | $340,560 | 1 | n/a |
| Repair the World | $338,088 | 5 | 2% |
| Jewish Graduate Student Initiative | $331,000 | 8 | 4% |
| Community Initiatives | $308,622 | 3 | 0% |
| Bais Chaya Mushka School for Girls | $302,120 | 7 | 1% |
| Temple Israel of Hollywood | $301,511 | 5 | n/a |
| Ohr Eliyahu Academy | $297,937 | 8 | n/a |
| Jewish Academy of Los Angeles | $296,375 | 4 | n/a |
| Temple Akiba of Culver City | $286,300 | 8 | n/a |
| Jewish Council for Public Affairs Inc | $285,257 | 4 | 4% |
| Yeshivath Torath Emeth Academy | $278,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Union for Reform Judaism | $252,775 | 6 | n/a |
| Opendor Media Inc | $251,500 | 6 | 1% |
| Social Good Fund Inc | $246,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Vista del Mar Child and Family Services | $243,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Adat Ari El | $240,258 | 8 | n/a |
| Temple Isaiah | $239,100 | 7 | n/a |
| Congregation or Ami | $234,035 | 7 | n/a |
| Yeshiva of Los Angeles Girls High School | $233,650 | 7 | 1% |
| Birkat Yitzchok Inc | $217,300 | 4 | n/a |
| Cross Cultural Expressions | $215,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Jewish Los Angeles Special Needs Financial Services Inc | $205,000 | 8 | 15% |
| Tashbar Sephardic Yeshiva Ketana | $204,062 | 6 | n/a |
| Temple Beth Hillel of San Fernando Valley a Corp | $193,345 | 8 | n/a |
| Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc | $190,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Yeshiva Ketana of Los Angeles | $189,589 | 5 | 1% |
| Ikar | $188,560 | 6 | n/a |
| Occidental College | $184,516 | 7 | 0% |
| MAPS Charities | $178,000 | 6 | 15% |
| Mesivta of Greater Los Angeles | $175,986 | 8 | 1% |
| Jumpstart Labs Inc DBA Jewish JUMPSTART JSLABS | $175,000 | 3 | 8% |
| Wexner Foundation | $175,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Project Miracle | $175,000 | 6 | 10% |
| Jewish Student Center | $171,000 | 5 | n/a |
| At the Well Project Inc | $164,300 | 5 | 4% |
| Chabad at Csun Inc | $161,000 | 7 | n/a |
| Advot | $154,000 | 5 | 36% |
| Onward Israel USA Inc | $151,470 | 3 | 1% |
| Chabad on 17th Street in S Monica Inc | $151,300 | 7 | n/a |
| Theatre Dybbuk | $150,225 | 2 | 34% |
| Nefesh La | $150,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Nami Westside La | $150,000 | 2 | 7% |
| Trybal Gatherings Inc | $148,165 | 4 | 6% |
| Hamakom | $146,349 | 4 | n/a |
| Challah for Hunger | $144,953 | 5 | 11% |
| Wise Readers to Leaders | $142,500 | 4 | 13% |
| Gather Inc | $137,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | $131,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Maor Academy LA Inc | $130,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Yeshivat Ohr Chanoch Inc | $129,804 | 8 | n/a |
| Nagel Jewish Academy | $120,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | $120,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Temple Aliyah Inc | $118,455 | 7 | n/a |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | $115,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Temple Israel of Hollywood | $114,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cru | $113,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | $110,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Faith and Community Empowerment | $110,000 | 4 | 7% |
| Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade - Black United Fund Inc | $110,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Bnei Akiva of New York | $108,750 | 4 | 4% |
| Chabad of the Valley Inc | $106,500 | 5 | n/a |
| The Aleph Institute Inc | $105,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay | $103,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Rimon Club Z DBA Club Z | $100,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Jewish Funders Network | $100,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Swipe Out Hunger | $100,000 | 1 | 11% |
| America Israel Democracy Coalition | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chabad of the Conejo Inc | $99,100 | 3 | n/a |
| B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization | $97,290 | 3 | 0% |
| Ami School Organization | $95,000 | 3 | 48% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $95,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Bais Yaakov School For Girls | $94,300 | 3 | 2% |
| Temple Etz Chaim | $93,680 | 5 | n/a |
| Bais Chana Heritage School Inc | $93,650 | 8 | 2% |
| Reform Temple of Conejo Valley | $92,560 | 5 | n/a |
| Israeli-American Council | $91,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Leo Baeck Temple | $90,180 | 4 | n/a |
| Special Service for Groups Inc | $90,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc | $90,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Jimena Inc | $90,000 | 4 | 6% |
| The Sola Foundation | $90,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Jewish World Watch | $88,000 | 3 | 3% |
| Or Hachaim Academy | $87,500 | 4 | 2% |
| Kehillat Israel Reconstructionist Congregation of Pacific Palisades | $87,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Tzedek America | $85,000 | 2 | 22% |
| 30 Years After Inc | $85,000 | 4 | 55% |
| Jewish Community Center of the South Bay | $80,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Friends of Israel Scouts Inc | $78,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Open Temple | $78,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Palisades Jewish Early Childhood Center Chabad Inc | $77,000 | 5 | 3% |
| Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills | $73,200 | 5 | n/a |
| Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion | $72,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Sharewell | $72,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Catalyst California | $70,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fulfillment Fund | $70,000 | 2 | 1% |
| The Jewish Agency - American Section Inc | $67,410 | 2 | 1% |
| Jewish Community Camp and Retreat Center Inc- Camp Mt Chai | $65,350 | 5 | 1% |
| Interfaithfamilycom Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Mati Israeli Community Center | $65,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Community Partners | $64,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Jewish Social Response | $62,000 | 4 | 13% |
| Torat Hayim | $61,400 | 4 | n/a |
| Sephardic Tradition and Recreation | $60,650 | 3 | 6% |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Temple Menorah | $58,475 | 5 | n/a |
| Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue | $55,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Chabad at Pierce | $53,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Reboot Inc | $52,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Survivor Mitzvah Project | $52,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Our Big Kitchen Los Angeles | $50,000 | 1 | 3% |
| All Peoples Community Center | $50,000 | 1 | 2% |
| MuseIque | $50,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hillel at the Claremont Colleges | $50,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California | $50,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Kol Tikvah | $49,680 | 4 | n/a |
| Jewish Women's Theatre | $49,200 | 5 | 2% |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | $47,900 | 5 | 0% |
| The Play Equity Fund | $45,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Hispanas Organized for Political Equality - California | $45,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Equality California Institute | $45,000 | 1 | 1% |
| California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation | $45,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Regents Univ of California | $44,059 | 2 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging | $44,007 | 2 | 0% |
| Burbank Temple Emanu El | $44,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Valley Jewish Community Center | $43,850 | 4 | 2% |
| Jfilmla | $40,000 | 1 | 25% |
| Pepperdine University | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| BNai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool | $38,500 | 4 | 2% |
| Sababa Surf Camp Inc | $38,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Sephardic Jewish Community & Brotherhood of Los Angeles | $37,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles | $36,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Ahavat Torah Congregation | $36,323 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Monica Temple Association Congregation Beth Sholom | $36,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Israfest Foundation Inc | $36,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Eden Village Camp Inc | $35,600 | 3 | 0% |
| Buttoned Up Productions LLC | $35,001 | 1 | n/a |
| Institute for Jewish Spirituality Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Jewish Interactive Inc | $35,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple Ramat Zion | $34,348 | 3 | n/a |
| Congregation Beth Shalom | $33,420 | 4 | n/a |
| Congregation Ner Aryeh | $33,136 | 4 | n/a |
| National Council of Young Israel | $32,250 | 2 | n/a |
| Bnos Devorah High School | $32,200 | 3 | 2% |
| Executive Service Corps of Southern California | $30,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Hila Betty Gelfer | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Congregation Tikvat Jacob Inc | $27,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Machaneh Mamosh Inc | $27,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Wilderness Torah | $27,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Chabad Israeli Center Inc | $27,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Netaneli Hebrew Academy | $26,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Matan Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jaden Levinson | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Adat Shalom | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple Sinai of Glendale | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lashon Academy | $24,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Mishkon Tephilo | $23,877 | 2 | n/a |
| Chaya Community | $21,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple Bnai Hayim | $21,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $20,777 | 1 | 0% |
| Amazon Capital Services Inc | $20,250 | 1 | n/a |
| National Council of Young Israel | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Yay Construction Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bamidbar | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Gainesville Jewish Student Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rmc Facilities Services Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pico Union Project | $20,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Temple Ahavat Shalom | $19,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mtz Productions LLC | $18,077 | 2 | n/a |
| Temple Beth Israel of the Pomona Valley | $18,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Chabad Jewish Center | $17,500 | 3 | n/a |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | $16,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Plan a Advisors Inc | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alzheimers Greater Los Angeles | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maagalim Community Circles Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 11% |
| MAZON A Jewish Response to Hunger | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Claremont Graduate University | $13,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Community Childrens Choir | $13,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Borne Partners LLC | $12,705 | 1 | n/a |
| University Synagogue | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Informing Change | $11,705 | 1 | n/a |
| Jhouse Center | $11,550 | 2 | n/a |
| Temple Isaiah | $11,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Valley Friendship Circle | $10,000 | 1 | 8% |
| Ava Lifton | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zoe Lanter | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Brayden Stark | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Leon Shams-Schaal | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Combat Hate Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Matthew Paul Frischman | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Joseph Rabinek | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sharsheret Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bnai David -Judea Congregation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Griffin Joseph | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Uahc Swig Camp-Institute | $9,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of Chabad Tzfas Inc | $9,025 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern California Nessah Educational and Cultural Center | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Interfaith Inventions Inc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Congregation Kol Ami | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Colel Chabad | $8,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Upstart Bay Area | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Beth Jacob Congregation | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jfs Care | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| International Sephardic Educational & Cultural Center in Jerusalem | $7,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Behrman House Inc | $6,892 | 1 | n/a |
| Chabad of Newberry Park-Dos Vientos | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| That Merch Girl LLC | $6,393 | 1 | n/a |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | $6,350 | 1 | n/a |
| Chabad Israel Centre | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Central Family Health Center | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Reading Partners | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Santa Monica Synagogue | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New Jersey Federation of Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Women's | $5,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Reconstructionist Camping Corporation | $5,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Camp Moshava of Wild Rose Inc | $5,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Habonim Labor Zionist Youth Inc | $5,300 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 153 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group · The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation · Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles Inc · The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation · The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation · The Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation · Goldner Family Foundation Inc · The Alon and Rosana Miller Foundation · The Milstein Family Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma
How this is measured
Compare Jewish Federation Council of Greater La with peer funders
About Jewish Federation Council of Greater La
- How much does Jewish Federation Council of Greater La give?
- Jewish Federation Council of Greater La reported 144 grants totaling $33,420,305 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 108 and 147 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Jewish Federation Council of Greater La fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (40%), Human Services (19%), Education (15%).
- Who are Jewish Federation Council of Greater La's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles ($30M), Birthright Israel Foundation ($9.6M), Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles Inc ($6.4M).
- Does Jewish Federation Council of Greater La fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation Council of Greater La?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
- Where is Jewish Federation Council of Greater La based?
- Jewish Federation Council of Greater La is based in CA.
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