Community foundation · Dallas, TX (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
97% of its grant money in 2024 went out through donor-advised funds: individual donors chose those grants, not staff, so there is no application for them. If it also runs open grant rounds, they're in GrantMe's grant search when we've verified them.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 6 totaling $132K
- Typical grant
- $10K to $25K (middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $18K, its median Tennessee grant. New grantees usually get less than long-time ones.
- Where it gives
- Shelby County, Davidson County · plus 573 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 33% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 2 of 6.
- Total giving that year
- $54.6M
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54.6M | $132K | 6 |
| 2023 | $29.5M | $97K | 5 |
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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- Mike WeinbergChairman
- Stuart PrescottVice chairman
- Paul MichaelsSecond vice chair
- Sandy KaufmanTreasurer
- Laura BursteinTrustee
- John CohnTrustee
- Rusty CooperTrustee
- Andy DropkinTrustee
- Cyd FriedmanTrustee
- Lisa GenecovTrustee
- Darrin GoldinTrustee
- Emily HargroveTrustee
- Dot HaymannTrustee
- Todd HealyTrustee
- Mike HirschTrustee
- Ann KahnTrustee (thru 12/15/2024)
- Rick LacherTrustee
- Debbie MalafskyTrustee
- Lisa NewmanTrustee
- Paula RombergTrustee
- Jon RossTrustee
- Peggy TobolowskyTrustee
- Louis ZweigTrustee
- Jerry BlairCfo
- Megan HymanPresident/ceo
- Mona AllenChief impact officer
- Cynthia HendricksDirector of finance (thru 2/28/25)
- Sarah GolmanCoo/secretary
- Risa GrossDirector of impact
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
- Educational
- Human service
- Arts, culture
- Medical research
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Groups it already funds are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Recipient | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, Davidson County | Human service | $50K |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, Shelby County | Medical research | $25K |
| Margolin Hebrew Academy-Yeshiva of the South | Memphis, Shelby County | Educational | $25K |
| Kavod-Ensuring Dignity for Holocaust Survivors | Memphis, Shelby County | Human service | $12K |
| Theatre Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Arts, culture | $10K |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Educational | $9,000 |
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