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Savannah Jewish Council Inc Dba Savannah Jewish Federation

Charged with raising, collecting and distributing funds, the federation seeks to "advance the welfare of the total jewish community".

$1.4M
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$388k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$4.3MPhilanthropy$2.3MEducation$1.2MHuman Services$1.0MInternational$884kHealth$793kFood & Nutrition$510kYouth Development$280kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 12 grants below total $1,172,434, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,406,730 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $234,296 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $255k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $149k
  • $250k+2 grants · $757k
$36,250
Median grant
3
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JFNA$388,332
JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE$369,068
BNAI BRITH JACOB SYNAGOGUE$149,368
ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR BLIND$42,000
AGUDATH ACHIM SYNAGOGUE$39,931
RAMBAM DAY SCHOOL$36,250
WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER$36,000
MEDBANK FOUNDATION INC$35,000
AFAACCI$34,241
SHALOM SCHOOL$31,250
CHABAD OF SAVANNAH$5,500
MICKVE ISRAEL$5,494
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–24, $801k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 78% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR BLIND: $50k → 6%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR BLIND: $42k → 6%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR BLIND: $42k → 6%ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR BLIND: $40k → 6%SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $104k → 16%SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $100k → 16%SENIOR CITIZENS INC: $92k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: $75k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: $75k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: $75k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: $70k → 16%WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER: $36k → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
PA
NJ
KY
NC
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$8.7M · 31 repeat orgs$656k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

31 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 21 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

31
18

Total granted

$8.7M
$622k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+30%

Still filing today

71%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $34k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesEducationInternationalArts & CultureReligionOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • JE
    JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $2.9M · revenue +113%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE
    6× · 2017–2023 · $691k · revenue +10%
  • WC
    WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTERS INC
    5× · 2018–2024 · $331k · revenue +15%

Funded once

  • MH
    MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $150k
  • SA
    SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CORP
    one grant, 2022 · $50k
  • HS
    HOSPICE SAVANNAH INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $50k · revenue +66%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Savannah Jewish Council Inc Dba Savannah Jewish Federation

Charged with raising, collecting and distributing funds, the federation seeks to "advance the welfare of the total jewish community". the federation strongly supports israel and world jewry. additionally, the organization strives to…

Religion
2
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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3
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home Inc

The organization's mission is to provide individuals throughout the greater boston area with the highest level of skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living services without regard to ability to pay. the goal is to ensure both…

Health
4
Chelsea Jewish Green House Inc

The organization's mission is to provide individuals and families throughout the greater boston area with the highest level of skilled nursing and rehabilitation, and assisted living care without regard to ability to pay. the goal is to…

Health
5
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

As the central community relations agency of the organized jewish community in our nation's capital, the jcrc of greater washington endeavors to foster a society based on freedom, justice and democratic pluralism for it is such a society…

Community Improvement
6
Jewish Voice Ministries Intl

To proclaim the gospel, grow the messianic jewish community and engage the church concerning israel and the jewish people. this is done through education, evangelism and being a movement leader, all with excellence in order to transform…

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7
Chelsea Jewish Lifecare Inc

The organization's mission is to manage a continuum of senior care business lines that consistently provide high-quality compassionate care while focusing on the development of innovative programs and services that enable individuals to…

Health
8
Atlanta Jewish Academy Inc

Atlanta jewish academy is a college preparatory, co-educational, preschool-12th grade, independent jewish day school, guided by modern orthodox values and principles. we embody the ideals of community, tradition, individual development and…

Education
9
Chelsea Jewish Community Inc

The organization's mission is to provide the highest level of home health and hospice care services without regard of an individual's ability to pay.

Health
10
Jgs Administrative Services Inc

To provide administrative support to jgs lifecare corporation.

Health
11
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
12
Jewish Nursing Home of Western Massachusetts Inc

To care for the frail, elderly and infirmed according to jewish traditions.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Way of the Coastal Empire; the most unlike its peers is Rambam Day School. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

38 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 38 of the 52 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
35/38
Grantees still filing
28/38
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA INC: $2,904,938 · ReligionJEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE …+1 more: $5,200 · ReligionCONGREGATION BNAI BRITH JACOB: $1,165,356 · OtherCONGREGATION BNAI BRITH JACOBCOMMUNITY HELP INC: $245,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY HELP INCUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL: $225,000 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT …THE SALVATION ARMY: $182,409 · OtherTHE SALVATION ARMYCONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM INC: $160,094 · OtherROYCE LEARNING CENTER: $150,300 · OtherMEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $150,000 · OtherFRANK CALLEN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $260,000 · OtherFRANK CALLEN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB I…AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC: $214,330 · OtherAMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST OF COAS…+19 more: $487,009 · Other+19 moreTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $1,567,921 · PhilanthropyTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS…UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE: $690,700 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF THE COAS…WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTERS INC: $331,000 · Human ServicesSENIOR CITIZENS INC: $295,850 · Human ServicesISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $174,000 · Human ServicesHOSPICE SAVANNAH INC: $50,098 · Human Services+1 more: $20,000 · Human ServicesJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $492,387 · InternationalThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $180,000 · InternationalUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $100,000 · InternationalBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $60,484 · InternationalTHE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF: $34,241 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHILDRENS NURSERY: $325,000 · EducationRAMBAM DAY SCHOOL: $231,517 · EducationTHE INSTITUTE OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC: $164,525 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC: $45,698 · EducationMEDBANK FOUNDATION INC: $155,000 · HealthKIDS KICKING CANCER INC: $107,500 · HealthPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $100,000 · HealthCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $55,000 · HealthREED HOUSE INC: $50,000 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 · Health
Religion$2,910,138Other$3,239,498Philanthropy$2,258,621Human Services$870,948International$867,112Education$766,740Health$492,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJEWISH EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA INC: $2,904,938 over 8y, 15% of budgetTHE JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $1,567,921 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE: $690,700 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $492,387 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWESLEY COMMUNITY CENTERS INC: $331,000 over 5y, 6.4% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHILDRENS NURSERY: $325,000 over 4y, 62% of budgetSENIOR CITIZENS INC: $295,850 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetFRANK CALLEN BOYS & GIRLS CLUB INC: $260,000 over 4y, 8.9% of budgetRAMBAM DAY SCHOOL: $231,517 over 8y, 2.3% of budgetAMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA INC: $214,330 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $180,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $174,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetTHE INSTITUTE OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC: $164,525 over 8y, 27% of budgetMEDBANK FOUNDATION INC: $155,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetROYCE LEARNING CENTER: $150,300 over 2y, 6.0% of budgetMEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION INC: $150,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetKIDS KICKING CANCER INC: $107,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $100,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $60,484 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION INC: $55,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE SAVANNAH INC: $50,098 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS INC: $45,698 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILLIAM BREMAN JEWISH HERITAGE MUSEUM INC: $42,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetTHE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF: $34,241 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetRENEGADE PAWS RESCUE INC: $30,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetONE LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE INC: $30,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetCHATHAM-SAVANNAH CITIZEN ADVOCACY: $30,000 over 2y, 5.6% of budgetFRIENDS OF AKIM USA INC: $30,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetTHE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR GREATER SAVANNAH: $25,100 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SEEING EYE INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTELFAIR MUSEUM OF ART INC: $11,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMosdos Rabbainu Nachum Meshadyk: $5,200 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Savannah Communit…Colonial Foundation I…United Way of the Coa…The Hodge Foundation …Courtney Knight Gaine…Georgia Power Foundat…The Savannah Benevole…International Paper C…The Dunn FoundationAmg Charitable Gift F…The Kole Foundation I…Byck-Rothschild Found…
The Savannah Community Foundation IncGA42.7× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Savannah Community Foundation Inc · Colonial Foundation Inc · United Way of the Coastal Empire · The Hodge Foundation Inc · Courtney Knight Gaines Foundation · Georgia Power Foundation Inc · The Savannah Benevolent Association · International Paper Company Foundation · The Dunn Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · The Kole Foundation Inc · Byck-Rothschild Foundation 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Savannah Jewish Council Inc Dba Savannah Jewish Federation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Savannah Jewish Council Inc Dba Savannah Jewish Federation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    4get no government money at all
    9report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 52 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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