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

United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc.

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Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
1 totaling $365,000
Typical grant
$365,000 (1 grant)
A realistic first ask
About $365,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Shelby County · plus 305 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups?
Rarely: every Tennessee group it funded in 2024 had also been funded in 2023. Build a relationship before asking.
Total giving that year
$274.1 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$274.1M$365K1
2023$261.8M$378K1

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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  • Linda MirelsPresident/director
  • Marc RowanChair of the board/director
  • Suzanne F PeckTreasurer/director
  • Jodi J SchwartzGeneral planning chair/director
  • Nicole AgusPlanning chair/director
  • Geula SolomonPlanning chair/director
  • Bruce WexlerPlanning chair/director
  • Jane Dresner SadakaGeneral campaign chair/director
  • David WassermanGeneral campaign chair/director
  • Kim HartmanChair, uja women/director
  • David L MooreChair,planned giving&endow,director
  • Amy A B BressmanChair,allocations steering committee
  • Jeffrey H AronsonExec. comm. at large/director
  • Pamela BarnettExec. comm. at large/director
  • Lloyd C BlankfeinExec. comm. at large/director
  • Laurie E GirskyExec. comm. at large/director
  • Joshua NashExec. comm. at large/director
  • Eric S SchwartzExec. comm. at large/director
  • Merryl H TischExec. comm. at large/director
  • Jane WilfExec. comm. at large/director
  • Spencer HerbstSpecial advisor to the president/director
  • Samuel AdelsbergDirector
  • Corie AdjmiDirector
  • Michael R BaronDirector
  • Brett H BarthDirector
  • Carol BeckerDirector
  • Gayle BergDirector
  • Donald BernsteinDirector
  • Caryn BeyerDirector
  • Rabbi Jonathan E BlakeDirector
  • Daniel B BlaserDirector
  • David BrauseDirector
  • Lee J BrodskyDirector
  • Daniel J BurskyDirector
  • Rabbi Carie CarterDirector
  • Emily CaslowDirector
  • Jay D ChazanoffDirector
  • Mauri K Chotin-ZemachsonDirector
  • Matthew CohenDirector
  • Dorit CorwinDirector

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  • Caring

Tennessee organizations it funded

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Tennessee grants from United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Ny Inc.
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
KavodMemphis, Shelby CountyCaring$365K

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