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Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc

To ensure the continuity and well being of the jewish community in western ma, israel and the world by teaching the values of torah (jewish learning), klal yisrael (responsibility of each other), tikkun olam (repairing the world) and tzedakah (justice, righteousness and philanthropy) the federation, together with its worldwide partners,…

$3.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
35
Itemized grants FY2024
26
Organizations funded FY2023
15%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$2.5M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$14,200
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,280,620
Organizations funded a year
14 to 52
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$54M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 15% of the organizations Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $115k 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
EducationHealthInternationalReligionHuman ServicesCrime & LegalOther
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
FY2024still arriving29$2.4M21%
FY202326$1.1M15%
FY202222$668k9%
FY202141$1.3M22%
FY202044$1.8M25%
FY201952$2.2M33%
FY201851$2.0M76%
FY201714$724kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$3.5MReligion$3.5MPhilanthropy$3.4MEducation$2.6MHealth$1.4MInternational$616kFood & Nutrition$211kArts & Culture$105kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc$3,264,639818%
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism$1,155,3487n/a
Alliance of Orthodox Congregation$1,044,5748n/a
Yeshiva Achei Tmimim of Springfield Ma Inc$874,3367n/a
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$449,97080%
Union for Reform Judaism$403,3902n/a
Lander-Grinspoon Academy Solomon Schechter Day School$392,97478%
Jgs Lifecare Corporation$371,826734%
Baystate Health Foundation Inc$291,52651%
New England Jewish Academy$288,14883%
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All grantees of Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc$3,264,639818%
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism$1,155,3487n/a
Alliance of Orthodox Congregation$1,044,5748n/a
Yeshiva Achei Tmimim of Springfield Ma Inc$874,3367n/a
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$449,97080%
Union for Reform Judaism$403,3902n/a
Lander-Grinspoon Academy Solomon Schechter Day School$392,97478%
Jgs Lifecare Corporation$371,826734%
Baystate Health Foundation Inc$291,52651%
New England Jewish Academy$288,14883%
Riverview School Inc$225,50021%
Sinai Temple Endowment Trust$213,150526%
Hillel House at the University of Mass at Amherst$191,80273%
Jewish Family Service of Wmass$180,19662%
Heritage Academy Beth Morasha Inc$161,558431%
The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Springfield Inc$139,706365%
Rachel's Table of Western Massachusetts Inc$136,11615%
Congregation Bnai Israel$101,5255n/a
Congregation Sons of Zion$100,1745n/a
United Israel Appeal Inc$95,68530%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$89,20010%
Healing Across the Divides Inc$84,954423%
The Harold Grinspoon Foundation$82,50040%
Jewish Community of Amherst Inc$79,9006n/a
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc$73,81550%
Mechon Hadar$70,0003n/a
Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council$66,00030%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$60,6004n/a
The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Corporation$60,42542%
University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc$59,70040%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$59,41260%
Sons of God Apostolic Spiritual Baptist Faith Zion Temple$57,1873n/a
New Pathways For Youth$55,00051%
United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc$50,25051%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc$50,01670%
Congregation Ohev Shalom Inc$40,6514n/a
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$40,00040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$39,27750%
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc$39,17530%
City of Homes Cemetary Association$36,5001n/a
Chapel Haven Schleifer Center Inc$35,00020%
National Council of Young Israel$35,0003n/a
International Beit Din Inc$33,33316%
Camphill Village USA Inc$30,50030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$30,33010%
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America$30,00030%
North American Thrombosis Forum Inc D/B/A Vasculearn Network$30,00022%
Anti-Defamation League Foundation$28,15040%
Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando Inc$28,00031%
Prizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools Inc$27,00010%
Yeshivat Maharat Inc$25,00011%
Edc 413works Inc$25,000131%
Spirit of Springfield$25,00012%
The Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy$25,00012%
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc$24,10040%
Springfield Museums Corporation$24,09630%
Greater Westfield Emergency$24,07223%
Bay Path University$24,00020%
Hadassah The Women's Zionist Org of America Inc$21,50010%
Jewish Nursing Home of Western Massachusetts Inc$21,11720%
Children's Hospital Corporation$20,20010%
Regents of the University of Michigan$20,0001n/a
J Street Education Fund Inc$18,30030%
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance Inc$18,00015%
Chabad Center of Action$18,0001n/a
Beit Ahavah$17,1752n/a
Link to Libraries Inc$15,23624%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc$15,00010%
Innovation Africa$14,00010%
Hidden Acres Therapeutic Riding Center Inc$12,50014%
Berkshire Hills Music Academy Inc$12,50020%
Parish Cupboard Inc$12,00014%
Temple Israel Incorporated$11,3001n/a
American Jewish Committee$10,25010%
Western New England University$10,17910%
Springfield Public Library$10,0002n/a
Yeshiva Derech Chaim$10,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$10,00010%
Longmeadow Adult Community Center Fund Inc$10,0001n/a
Youth Renewal Fund$10,00010%
Organization for the Resolution of Agunot Inc$10,00012%
Beth David Synagogue$10,0001n/a
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford Inc$10,00020%
Jewish Community of Greater Stowe$10,00012%
The National Conference for Community & Justice of Connecticut and Western Mass$10,00011%
Trustees of Boston University$8,60010%
The Joyce D & Andrew J Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center Inc$8,00010%
Chabad Center of Sudbury Inc$8,0001n/a
J Street Education Fund Inc$7,9001n/a
Power Clean Recovery Corp$7,50012%
Chabad of Key Biscayne Inc$7,2001n/a
Edith Wharton Restoration Inc$6,50010%
Congregation Rodeph Sholom$6,0001n/a
Community Music School of Springfield Inc$5,98310%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$5,02410%
Emunah of America Inc$5,00010%
Rodman For Kids Inc$5,00010%
Neshama Center$5,00013%
Women's International Zionist Organization$5,00010%
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc$5,00010%
National Center for Jewish Filminc$5,00011%
Christina's House Incorporated$5,00011%

Where it is load-bearing

Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 78 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSpringfield Jewish Community Center Inc: $3,264,639 over 8y, 18% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $449,970 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLander-Grinspoon Academy Solomon Schechter Day School: $392,974 over 7y, 8.2% of budgetJgs Lifecare Corporation: $371,826 over 7y, 34% of budgetBaystate Health Foundation Inc: $291,526 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetNew England Jewish Academy: $288,148 over 8y, 2.8% of budgetRiverview School Inc: $225,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSinai Temple Endowment Trust: $213,150 over 5y, 26% of budgetHillel House at the University of Mass at Amherst: $191,802 over 7y, 3.3% of budgetJewish Family Service of Wmass: $180,196 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetHeritage Academy Beth Morasha Inc: $161,558 over 4y, 31% of budgetThe Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Springfield Inc: $139,706 over 3y, 65% of budgetRachel's Table of Western Massachusetts Inc: $136,116 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetUnited Israel Appeal Inc: $95,685 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $89,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHealing Across the Divides Inc: $84,954 over 4y, 23% of budgetThe Harold Grinspoon Foundation: $82,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $73,815 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Agency for Israel - North American Council: $66,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThe Florence Melton Adult Mini-School Corporation: $60,425 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc: $59,700 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: $59,412 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNew Pathways For Youth: $55,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetUnited Way of Pioneer Valley Inc: $50,250 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc: $50,016 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWashington Institute for Near East Policy: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $39,277 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc: $39,175 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetChapel Haven Schleifer Center Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Beit Din Inc: $33,333 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetCamphill Village USA Inc: $30,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $30,330 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shalom Hartman Institute of North America: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNorth American Thrombosis Forum Inc D/B/A Vasculearn Network: $30,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetAnti-Defamation League Foundation: $28,150 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Community Center of Greater Orlando Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetPrizmah Center for Jewish Day Schools Inc: $27,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYeshivat Maharat Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEdc 413works Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetSpirit of Springfield: $25,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetRett Syndrome Research Trust Inc: $24,100 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSpringfield Museums Corporation: $24,096 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGreater Westfield Emergency: $24,072 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetBay Path University: $24,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHadassah The Women's Zionist Org of America Inc: $21,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Nursing Home of Western Massachusetts Inc: $21,117 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital Corporation: $20,200 over 1y, 0.0% 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 78.

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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.

Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsMA34.2× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · The Harold Grinspoon Foundation · The Beveridge Family Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc · Jewish Communal Fund · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Inc · Aviv Foundation Inc · Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation Inc · Easthampton Savings Bank Foundation Inc · The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation Dba Jim Joseph Foundation

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 Western Massachusetts Inc

How much does Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc give?
Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc reported 35 itemized grants totaling $2,530,072, out of $3,486,040 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 52 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (23%), Religion (22%), Philanthropy (22%).
Who are Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc ($3.3M), United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism ($1.2M), Alliance of Orthodox Congregation ($1.0M).
Does Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, The Beveridge Family Foundation.
Where is Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc based?
Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc is based in MA.

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 121 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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