New York · Nonprofit
JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC
JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,174,361 to it, the largest being MORASHA OLAMI INC ($3,699,272). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $4.2M
- Net assets
- $705k
What Jft - Jewish Futures Foundation Inc does
Mission
To help Jews from varied religious, educational and socio-economic backgrounds become fully integrated and productive members of the broader Jewish community and society at large. This will be accomplished through positive experiential programming, instruction and training designed to ensure that each individual appreciates their self-worth, and is ultimately prepared to take their rightful place in society.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
JRoots - In satisfaction with the work carried out by entities receiving grants in prior years, most funds raised were granted to other 501(c)(3) entities or their foreign equivalents that best matched the objectives of the organization, and if overseas, which had programming that could possibly be replicated in the U.S. JRoots is a UK charity that facilitates and enables today's generation of Jews to become attuned to and a link in the extraordinary 4,000 year Jewish journey. This is accomplished through powerful educational journeys to places of historical significance.
$2,270,483 spentof which $2,270,483 as grants81% of program spendingAish Hatorah UK Ltd, through its multiple branches runs compelling, engaging programming in a nonjudgmental manner that has been found to be relevant to the young person of today. This programming occurs in schools, university campuses, offices and community centers, enabling more young Jews to find the confidence to rise up and take their place in the ongoing adventure of the Jewish journey.
$86,050 spentof which $86,050 as grants3% of program spendingJewish Futures Trust is a UK charity serving as an umbrella of a portfolio of nonprofit educational organizations committed to creating and implementing far reaching solutions that will realize the vision of a brighter Jewish future.
$35,982 spentof which $35,982 as grants1% of program spendingForum for Jewish Leadership is dedicated to identifying, inspiring and training a new generation of intellectually curious young Jews, providing them with the skills and confidence to be effective, committed leaders of the Jewish community and beyond.
$30,000 spentof which $30,000 as grants1% of program spendingGive it Forward Today is a UK charity focused on creating a society of givers. Through its food bank, GIFT helps struggling families with weekly food packages designed to help supplement their weekly shopping, and also provides freshly cooked nutritious meals, packed and delivered by volunteers. Volunteers also visit and socialize with the elderly, single parents, those with special needs children and others who could benefit from a visit by a caring individual.
$13,568 spentof which $13,568 as grants0% of program spendingChazak is a pulsating and dynamic community-based organization which builds bridges and works in collaboration with other organizations, schools and synagogues, inspiring and reaching tens of thousands of Jews with loyalty and pride, instilling in them a commitment to their culture, heritage and continuity. Chazak reaches all age groups across the community and delivers content, activities and learning that is engaging, inspiring and interactive, ensuring that age-old and sacred traditions find resonance with current 21st Century Jews living in the modern world.
$12,802 spentof which $12,802 as grants0% of program spendingThe Organization, in addition to its prior partnership with Forum for Jewish Leadership was involved in providing other programming in the US. This utilized the relationships it has built with other Organizations these past few years to provide dynamic, cutting edge experiences that best help Jewish individuals of varied ages and backgrounds best understand and appreciate their heritage and culture, and though that become more satisfied and productive members of society.
$350,855 spent13% of program spending
The 7 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,799,740.
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 2023 to 2024, from $207k to $713k (+244%).
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.
100% of JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (90% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 6 funders, grant income fell $1.5M → $294k.
6 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 89% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 99% · 2018 98% · 2019 82% · 2020 80% · 2021 47% · 2022 82% · 2023 88% — diversifying over time.
“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
33% of JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% 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
JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $359k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,394 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,394 religion nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION 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
99% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
59%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC?
- JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,174,361 to it, the largest being MORASHA OLAMI INC ($3,699,272). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $4,174,361 in grants to JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION INC?
- MORASHA OLAMI INC is the largest funder on record, with $3,699,272 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JFT - JEWISH FUTURES FOUNDATION 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 16 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing