New York · Nonprofit
BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC
BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC (New York) receives grants from 103 organizations whose IRS filings report $96,476,186 to it, the largest being THE MARCUS FOUNDATION INC ($61,822,928). 52 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $37M
- Funders on record
- 103
- Grants received
- $96M
- Net assets
- $13M
What Board of Jewish Education Inc does
Mission
The organization works to inspire and empower educators and institutions to create transformative jewish learning experiences for children, teens, and families. Building on its historic role serving jewish day schools, congregations, and early childhood centers in the new york region, the organization now operates as a field-building intermediary advancing innovation, leadership, and system-wide impact across jewish education.the organization develops and scales new models of engagement, invests in educator and institutional capacity, and partners with funders and national organizations to strengthen the quality, relevance, and reach of jewish education. Its work increasingly extends nationally through initiatives in teen engagement, early childhood education, israel education, and educational technology.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Rootone, powered by the organization and seeded by a grant from the marcus foundation, strengthens jewish identity and connection to israel by making immersive israel travel accessible and more impactful for jewish teens.the initiative provides significant financial subsidies ("rootone vouchers") to reduce barriers to participation, while also investing in the quality of educational experiences through partnerships with trip providers. In addition, rootone supports pre- and post-trip engagement to deepen learning and sustain impact beyond the summer experience.through this combined approach access, quality, and continued engagementrootone advances long-term connection to jewish life and community during a critical developmental stage prior to college.
$22,037,142 spentof which $10,363,959 as grants65% of program spendingThe organization strengthens jewish day schools through leadership development, educational innovation, professional learning, and government-funded services. It serves as a central intermediary, translating public funding into high-quality professional development and mandated services for schools.annually, the organization supports approximately 10,000 educators through professional learning opportunities and works with school leaders to implement innovations that improve teaching and student outcomes. In partnership with funders such as united jewish appeal (uja) and others, the organization advances initiatives that enhance educational quality, sustainability, and impact across the day school sector.
$4,146,841 spentof which $5,744 as grants$3,979,104 earned by the program12% of program spendingThe organization develops and tests new models of jewish education designed to meet the evolving needs of today's children and families, particularly outside traditional institutional frameworks. These innovation initiatives expand access points to jewish learning and inform broader field practice.the organization has implemented an agency-wide data strategy to track participation, outcomes, and engagement across programs. This system enables data-informed decision-making, supports continuous improvement, and allows the organization to identify trends and scale effective models across the field.
$3,500,515 spentof which $41,000 as grants$9,311 earned by the program10% of program spendingThe organization advances multiple program areas that collectively strengthen jewish learning ecosystems:early childhood education: supports over 140 centers in the new york area through professional development, consulting, and leadership initiatives that promote high-quality, family-centered early learning and broaden access to diverse jewish families.congregational learning: partners with approximately 175 congregations and engages 300400 educators annually to design and implement new models of jewish learning that are relevant, flexible, and responsive to contemporary family life.teen engagement: has trained over 1,000 professionals across nearly 300 institutions to build a more skilled field of teen engagement, improving program quality and increasing meaningful participation for jewish teens.school food and government programs: serves as a liaison between public agencies and approximately 125 schools and yeshivas, facilitating access to nutrition funding and ensuring compliance with program requirements.
$4,097,987 spentof which $21,254 as grants$891,376 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $33,782,485.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $16M to $35M (+115%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
86% of BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Martine Fleishman
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 21 funders to 38 funders, grant income rose $1.5M → $33M.
14 of 103 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $46M from 8 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 103 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 69% · 2018 91% · 2019 86% · 2020 75% · 2021 86% · 2022 68% · 2023 77% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
39% of BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 21 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC is better cushioned than half of the 127 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 127 religion nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
49%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Rootone LLC · disregarded
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC?
- BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC (New York) receives grants from 103 organizations whose IRS filings report $96,476,186 to it, the largest being THE MARCUS FOUNDATION INC ($61,822,928). 52 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 103 organizations giving $96,476,186 in grants to BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC, 52 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC?
- THE MARCUS FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $61,822,928 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 103 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing