The Jewish Fund
Bloomfield Hills, MI · EIN 38-3323875. Reported 117 grants totalling $9,600,851 to 76 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, 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 The Jewish Fund, the IRS classifies it as a support organization for one specific institution (NTEE T11).
- How spread out its giving is. 76 distinct organizations, with 29% 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. 53% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 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 $30,348. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $73,201; the smallest was $5,625 and the largest $1,122,507. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Family Service | W Bloomfield, MI | $2,813,752 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $627,355 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue | Detroit, MI | $620,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle | W Bloomfield, MI | $426,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network | W Bloomfield, MI | $385,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yeshivath Beth Yehudah | Southfield, MI | $360,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hatzalah of Michigan | Oak Park, MI | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit | Farmingtn Hls, MI | $324,280 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jarc | Bloomfld Hls, MI | $302,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kadima | Southfield, MI | $283,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Air Society | Bloomfld Hls, MI | $250,605 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jsl Foundation | Southfield, MI | $226,922 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alternatives for Girls | Detroit, MI | $148,201 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gesher Human Services | Southfield, MI | $145,840 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital of Michigan Foundation | Detroit, MI | $109,624 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit | W Bloomfield, MI | $99,925 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Affirmations Community Center | Ferndale, MI | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Starfish Family Services Inc | Inkster, MI | $93,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Freedom House Detroit | Detroit, MI | $88,240 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $83,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Avalon Healing Center | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Emergency Assistance of Detroit | Detroit, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Medical Relief Incorporated | Southfield, MI | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hannan | Detroit, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakland Family Services | Pontiac, MI | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Remodeled-a Nonprofit Corporation | Detroit, MI | $52,753 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ahavas Chessed Bikur Cholim Inc | Oak Park, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kevins Song a Nonprofit for Community Education on Depression | Madison Hts, MI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Repair the World Inc | New York, NY | $48,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association | Southfield, MI | $46,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Village Revitalization | Detroit, MI | $45,348 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, MI | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yad Ezra Inc | Berkley, MI | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Birth Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $44,910 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gildas Club-Metro Detroit | Royal Oak, MI | $40,923 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cots | Detroit, MI | $40,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Common Ground | Bingham Farms, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Detroit Public Schools Foundation | Detroit, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forgotten Harvest Inc | Oak Park, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Mi Chigan Inc | Southfield, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferncare Free Clinic Inc | Ferndale, MI | $38,923 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kids Kicking Cancer Inc | Southfield, MI | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan League for Public Policy | Lansing, MI | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dames and Knights of the Order of Malta Medical and Dental Clinic of | Detroit, MI | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| S a Y Detroit | Southfield, MI | $30,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Haven Inc | Pontiac, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mariners Inn | Detroit, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mycare Health Center | Center Line, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Star Reach | Pinckney, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Oakland Shelter | Pontiac, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Jewish Foundation | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan | Detroit, MI | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Playworks Education Energized | Oakland, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League Foundation | New York, NY | $21,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Hospitality and Warming Center Inc | Pontiac, MI | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Mi Inc | Detroit, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Alliance of Michigan | Southfield, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dr Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic | Pontiac, MI | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Association | Southfield, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care House of Oakland County Inc | Pontiac, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Detroit Cristo Rey High School Inc | Detroit, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifelab Kids Foundation | Ferndale, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ruth Ellis Center Inc | Highland Park, MI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | New York, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bnai Brith Youth Organization Inc | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crossroads of Michigan | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lgbt Detroit | Detroit, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Single Family Living | Royal Oak, MI | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order Inc | Detroit, MI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federations of North America Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program | Detroit, MI | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farber Hebrew Day School-Yeshival Akiva | Southfield, MI | $5,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
31 of 76 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit
SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS FOR MENTAL HEALTH, FAMILIES AND THE ELDERLY - Jewish Federation of Detroit
DEFIBRILLATORS FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS & EMERGENCY RELIEF FOR ISRAEL - Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
SUPPORTING INTERFAITH AND INTERRACIAL RELATIONS - Hatzalah of Michigan
PURCHASE OF AMBULANCE TO IMPROVE LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME - Kadima
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY WITH MENTAL ILLNESS - Friendship Circle
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR TEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABLED PEOPLE
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 70 of 76 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 | 30 | $2,393,264 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $3,374,522 | $48,400 |
| 2023 | 49 | $3,833,065 | $25,000 |
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
98% of its giving went to organizations in Michigan. 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
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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 $30,348 -- 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 Michigan.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Jewish Fund's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 49 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 6735 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48301.
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