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Public charity · New York, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Jewish National Fund

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Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
2 totaling $30K
Typical grant
$10K to $20K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
A realistic first ask
About $15K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 167 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Total giving that year
$16.9M

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$15.9M—0
2023$16.9M$30K2

How to apply

Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.

Board and officers

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  • Russell RobinsonCeo
  • Mitchel RosenzweigCfo
  • Matthew BernsteinChief planned giving officer
  • Stephen BachChief administrative officer
  • Richard KrosnickChief development officer
  • Diane ScarNational campaign director
  • Sharon JoyNational campaign director
  • Yael Septee KaneChief israel advocacy and lead
  • Debbie FreedmanChief hr officer
  • Michael FeinmanExecutive director
  • Ronald S LauderChairperson emeritus
  • Dr Sol LizerbramPresident
  • Jeffrey E LevineChairperson of the board
  • Michael BlankTreasurer
  • Myra Chack-FleischerSecretary
  • Ira BartfieldBoard member
  • Edward BlankBoard member
  • Sheryl BuchholtzBoard member
  • Barbara BurryBoard member
  • Steven CrystalBoard member
  • Toni DusikBoard member
  • Baruch Fellner EsqBoard member
  • Scott H GendellBoard member
  • Samuel GoldbergBoard member
  • David GreenbaumBoard member
  • Vivian GrossmanBoard member
  • Benjamin GutmannBoard member
  • Harold L KaplanBoard member
  • Michael KesslerBoard member
  • Joseph KornBoard member
  • Kim KotzinBoard member (as of 10/16/23)
  • Gary KushnerBoard member
  • Lynne MerriamBoard member
  • Nina PaulBoard member
  • Penny RosenBoard member
  • Ian SachsBoard member (as of 10/16/23)
  • Scott N Schreiber EsqBoard member
  • Carol Ann SchwartzBoard member (as of 01/01/24)
  • Jeffrey SchwartzBoard member
  • Kenneth SegelBoard member

As listed in its 2023 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from Jewish National Fund
RecipientWherePurposeAmount
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, Shelby County$20K
Unity WarriorsMemphis, Shelby County$10K

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