Jewish Federation of Western
Springfield, MA · EIN 04-2127023. Reported 149 grants totalling $7,551,175 to 70 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Jewish Federation of Western, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T70Z).
- How spread out its giving is. 70 distinct organizations, with 24% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 64% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $14,200. Half of what it reported fell between $8,833 and $36,000; the smallest was $5,024 and the largest $1,280,620. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,847,924 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts Inc | Springfield, MA | $1,037,322 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | New York, NY | $556,958 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance of Orthodox Congregation | Longmeadow, MA | $528,830 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yeshiva Achei Tmimim of Springfield Ma Inc | Longmeadow, MA | $494,394 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $487,087 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Endowment Foundation | Hudson, OH | $217,620 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lander-Grinspoon Academy Solomon Sc Hechter Day School | Northampton, MA | $188,397 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jgs Lifecare Corporation | Longmeadow, MA | $156,155 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sinai Temple Endowment Trust | Springfield, MA | $148,579 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New England Jewish Academy | West Hartford, CT | $143,412 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rachels Table of Western Massachusetts Inc | Springfield, MA | $136,116 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riverview School Inc | East Sandwich, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Amherst, MA | $96,831 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $89,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $87,018 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $84,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | $82,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congregation Sons of Zion | Holyoke, MA | $73,745 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association of Greater Springfield Inc | Springfield, MA | $71,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund -Keren Kayemeth Leisrael- Inc | Rockville Ctr, NY | $59,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | New York, NY | $54,150 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| P E F Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts Inc | Springfield, MA | $45,581 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community of Amherst Inc | Amherst, MA | $44,940 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $33,462 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Pathways for Youth Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Congregation Bnai Israel | Northampton, MA | $29,181 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc | Boston, MA | $28,416 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $26,533 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Israel Appeal Inc | New York, NY | $25,805 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edc 413WORKS Inc | Springfield, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc | Trumbull, CT | $24,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Westfield Emergency Food Pantry Inc | Westfield, MA | $24,072 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregation Ohev Shalom Inc | Boca Raton, FL | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hadassah the Womens Zionist Organization of America Inc | New York, NY | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $20,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North American Thrombosis Forum Inc | Wakefield, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springfield Museums Corporation | Springfield, MA | $19,096 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando | Maitland, FL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Inc | Amherst, MA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community United Way of Pioneer Valley Inc | Springfield, MA | $17,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Agency for Israel-North American Council | New York, NY | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hidden Acres Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | Naugatuck, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $11,758 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $10,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western New England University | Springfield, MA | $10,179 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camphill Village U S a Inc | Copake, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Inc | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Conference for Community and Justice | Windsor, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Global | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yeshiva Derech Chaim | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Renewal Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $8,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baystate Health Foundation Inc | Springfield, MA | $8,089 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad Center of Sudbury Inc | Sudbury, MA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berkshire Hills Music Academy Inc | South Hadley, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Power Clean Recovery Corp | Branford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $7,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edith Wharton Restoration Inc | Lenox, MA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $6,318 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anti Defamation League Foundation | New York, NY | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Music School of Springfield Inc | Springfield, MA | $5,983 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Across the Divides Inc | Northampton, MA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| J Street Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,024 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
34 of 70 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 55 of 70 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49 | $2,091,841 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $1,132,006 | $11,228 |
| 2023 | 35 | $1,797,256 | $21,329 |
| 2024 | 35 | $2,530,072 | $14,200 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
74% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $14,200 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Jewish Federation of Western's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1160 Dickinson Street, Springfield, MA, 01108.
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