Pennsylvania · Public charity
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley
In order to unite, sustain, and enhance the lehigh valley community, and support jewish communities in israel and around the world, the JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY is dedicated to core values accomplished by raising and distributing funds to jewish and non-jewish charities in support of its core values.
- $3.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 8
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $120,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $543,436
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $59M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $829k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $942k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $930k | 14% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $840k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $902k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $891k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $857k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $895k | 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 Community Center of Allentown | $3,190,332 | 9 | 11% |
| Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Val | $2,800,864 | 9 | 24% |
| Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley | $1,488,200 | 9 | 24% |
| Congregation Brith Sholom | $202,800 | 9 | n/a |
| Muhlenberg College | $156,401 | 9 | 0% |
| Hebrew Family League of Allentown Pa | $57,400 | 9 | n/a |
| Jewish Student Advisory Council of Bethlehem Pa | $39,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Lehigh University | $19,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Lafayette College | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jewish Education Service of North America Inc | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Center of Allentown | $3,190,332 | 9 | 11% |
| Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Val | $2,800,864 | 9 | 24% |
| Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley | $1,488,200 | 9 | 24% |
| Congregation Brith Sholom | $202,800 | 9 | n/a |
| Muhlenberg College | $156,401 | 9 | 0% |
| Hebrew Family League of Allentown Pa | $57,400 | 9 | n/a |
| Jewish Student Advisory Council of Bethlehem Pa | $39,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Lehigh University | $19,500 | 3 | 0% |
| Lafayette College | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Jewish Education Service of North America Inc | $7,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Chabad Lubavitch of the Lehigh Valley Inc | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
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: The R B Sabn Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley with peer funders
About Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley
- How much does Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley give?
- Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley reported 8 itemized grants totaling $1,372,436, out of $3,121,152 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (48%), Education (41%), Human Services (10%).
- Who are Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Jewish Community Center of Allentown ($3.2M), Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Val ($2.8M), Jewish Family Service of the Lehigh Valley ($1.5M).
- Does Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The R B Sabn Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley based?
- Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley is based in PA.
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