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Jewish Federation of San Antonio

The JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN ANTONIO is the coordinating and convening body dedicated to building the jewish community, nurturing the quality of jewish life, and securing a favorable jewish future in san antonio, israel and worldwide inspired by jewish religious teachings.

$1.3M
Granted FY2023
21
Itemized grants FY2023
17
Organizations funded FY2023
12%
First-time grantees FY2023
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67% of Jewish Federation of San Antonio’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Pef Israel Endowment Funds Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 15 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Jewish Federation of San Antonio named its own grantees at scale: 17 organizations, $956k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

12
’17
14
’18
5
’19
20
’20
21
’21
28
’22
17
’23
20
’24
15
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Itemized, FY2023
$956k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$19,299
Largest grant, FY2023
$228,558
Organizations funded a year
5 to 28
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
3
Total assets, FY2023
$33M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 12% of the organizations Jewish Federation of San Antonio funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $82k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
ReligionInternationalHealthYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsArts & CultureOther
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
FY202317$717k12%
FY202228$1.1M36%
FY202121$869k14%
FY202020$790k40%
FY20195$334k20%
FY201814$476k36%
FY201712$486kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Philanthropy$3.8MHuman Services$2.7MInternational$2.0MReligion$2.0MEducation$425kHealth$197kRecreation & Sports$128kYouth Development$114kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
OH
NJ
CA
CO
AZ
AR
NC
OK
TX

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
Jewish Family Service of San Antonio Texas Inc$1,335,139912%
Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio$1,225,17084%
Starr Family Jewish Day School$614,180920%
Jgive-Friends of Asor Fund USA Inc$572,00021%
Texas Hillel$391,1509n/a
American Friends of Maoz-Seal Inc$250,0001n/a
The Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community$219,14247%
Congregation Rodfei Sholom Bnai Israel$189,9327n/a
Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Antonio$157,600620%
Congregation Agudas Achim$144,3428n/a
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All grantees of Jewish Federation of San Antonio by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Jewish Family Service of San Antonio Texas Inc$1,335,139912%
Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio$1,225,17084%
Starr Family Jewish Day School$614,180920%
Jgive-Friends of Asor Fund USA Inc$572,00021%
Texas Hillel$391,1509n/a
American Friends of Maoz-Seal Inc$250,0001n/a
The Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community$219,14247%
Congregation Rodfei Sholom Bnai Israel$189,9327n/a
Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Antonio$157,600620%
Congregation Agudas Achim$144,3428n/a
Golden Manor Inc Dba San Antonio Jewish Senior Services$115,03167%
Congregation Beth-El$110,7935n/a
American Geerz for Life Inc$108,000111%
University of Texas at San Antonio Alumni Association$106,00026%
The Univ of Tx Health Science Ctr of Sa$105,3695n/a
The Friends of Moldova$100,00019%
Friends of Kishinev Jewry$100,00017%
Camp Young Judaea Inc$94,96762%
Urj Green Family Camp$92,0115n/a
The Jewish Agency for Israel$76,23410%
Chabad Lubavitch of South Texas Inc$61,2955n/a
Birthright Israel Foundation$54,40060%
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council$52,5001n/a
Breakthrough T1d$47,00040%
Texas State University$37,6662n/a
Temple Menorah$31,7255n/a
Temple Israel of Northn Westchester$31,5743n/a
United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County$30,19630%
Hemisfair Conservancy$28,00020%
San Antonio Food Bank$27,50010%
Lifting Hands International$25,00010%
San Antonio Lifetime Recovery Inc Dba Lifetime Recovery$25,00030%
Ohr Lanu Foundation$20,0002n/a
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$18,00010%
Temple Chai$17,5002n/a
The Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University$16,00020%
Chabad of Far North San Antonio$15,0001n/a
Moldova World Childrens Fund Inc$10,00011%
Congregation Knesseth Israel$10,0001n/a
Texas Freedom Network Education Fund$10,00010%
Just Communities of Arkansas Inc$9,50013%
Congregation Supporters of Torah Inc$7,8001n/a
University of Texas at San Antonio$7,5001n/a
Sa Youth$6,00010%
Shalom Institute Camp & Conference Center$5,89010%
Unversity of Oklahoma$5,5001n/a
Ner L Horeinu Inc$5,3601n/a
Teach for America Inc$5,00010%
Lake Tahoe Music Festival$5,00015%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jewish Federation of San Antonio supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJewish Family Service of San Antonio Texas Inc: $1,335,139 over 9y, 12% of budgetBarshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio: $1,225,170 over 8y, 3.7% of budgetStarr Family Jewish Day School: $614,180 over 9y, 20% of budgetJgive-Friends of Asor Fund USA Inc: $572,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetThe Campus of the San Antonio Jewish Community: $219,142 over 4y, 6.5% of budgetHebrew Free Loan Association of San Antonio: $157,600 over 6y, 20% of budgetGolden Manor Inc Dba San Antonio Jewish Senior Services: $115,031 over 6y, 6.6% of budgetAmerican Geerz for Life Inc: $108,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetUniversity of Texas at San Antonio Alumni Association: $106,000 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetThe Friends of Moldova: $100,000 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetFriends of Kishinev Jewry: $100,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetCamp Young Judaea Inc: $94,967 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetThe Jewish Agency for Israel: $76,234 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $54,400 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $47,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of San Antonio and Bexar County: $30,196 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHemisfair Conservancy: $28,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSan Antonio Food Bank: $27,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLifting Hands International: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSan Antonio Lifetime Recovery Inc Dba Lifetime Recovery: $25,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Association of Former Students of Texas A&M University: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMoldova World Childrens Fund Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTexas Freedom Network Education Fund: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJust Communities of Arkansas Inc: $9,500 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetSa Youth: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetShalom Institute Camp & Conference Center: $5,890 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLake Tahoe Music Festival: $5,000 over 1y, 4.9% 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 29.

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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.

San Antonio Area FoundationTX16.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: San Antonio Area Foundation · Freeman Emma Trust F0211400 · Freeman Educational Foundation #2113 · Bar-Yadin Family Foundation · Braverman Family Charitable Foundation · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Communal Fund · Greater Houston Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Charities Aid Foundation America · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · 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.

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About Jewish Federation of San Antonio

How much does Jewish Federation of San Antonio give?
Jewish Federation of San Antonio reported 21 itemized grants totaling $955,505, out of $1,255,786 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Jewish Federation of San Antonio fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (34%), Human Services (23%), International (18%).
Who are Jewish Federation of San Antonio's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Family Service of San Antonio Texas Inc ($1.3M), Barshop Jewish Community Center of San Antonio ($1.2M), Starr Family Jewish Day School ($614k).
Does Jewish Federation of San Antonio fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 12% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation of San Antonio?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include San Antonio Area Foundation, Freeman Emma Trust F0211400, Freeman Educational Foundation #2113.
Where is Jewish Federation of San Antonio based?
Jewish Federation of San Antonio is based in TX.

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 54 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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