Wisconsin · Public charity
Jewish Federation of Madison Inc
To inspire, build, and sustain vibrant jewish life by fostering diverse opportunities to connect at every age and mobilizing our community in common purpose, in madison, israel, and around the world.
- $518k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2024
Read this first · the figures below need context
70% of Jewish Federation of Madison Inc’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Jewish Federations Of North America Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 6 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2025
- $472k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $321,411
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 13
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $8.2M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 17% of the organizations Jewish Federation of Madison Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $142k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $145k | 17% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $141k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $173k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $193k | 54% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $119k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $121k | 13% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $138k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Social Services of Madison Inc | $587,378 | 9 | 7% |
| Hillel Foundation University of Wisconsin Inc | $380,948 | 9 | 6% |
| Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice | $50,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Chabad at the University of Wisconsin Inc | $40,375 | 5 | 1% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Dane County Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Beth El | $32,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Madison Jewish Community Day School | $22,800 | 3 | n/a |
| Beth Israel Center | $20,200 | 2 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Center for Community Stewardship | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 23 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jewish Federation of Madison 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: Irving & Dorothy Levy Family Foundation · Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Foundation Inc · United Way of Dane County Inc · Madison Community Foundation · Baird Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
How this is measured
About Jewish Federation of Madison Inc
- How much does Jewish Federation of Madison Inc give?
- Jewish Federation of Madison Inc reported 8 itemized grants totaling $472,180, out of $517,956 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 13 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Jewish Federation of Madison Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (69%), Human Services (15%), Religion (12%).
- Who are Jewish Federation of Madison Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Social Services of Madison Inc ($587k), Hillel Foundation University of Wisconsin Inc ($381k), Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice ($50k).
- Does Jewish Federation of Madison Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation of Madison Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Irving & Dorothy Levy Family Foundation, Irwin a and Robert D Goodman Foundation Inc, United Way of Dane County Inc.
- Where is Jewish Federation of Madison Inc based?
- Jewish Federation of Madison Inc is based in WI.
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