Birmingham Jewish Federation Inc

BIRMINGHAM, AL EIN: 63-1045456 Website

THE BIRMINGHAM JEWISH FEDERATION IS DEDICATED TO NURTURING AND PROMOTING JEWISH LIFE IN BIRMINGHAM, NATIONALLY, IN ISRAEL AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; IS INVOLVED IN BUILDING A BETTER BIRMINGHAM THROUGH ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND IS COMMITTED TO HELPING ALL PEOPLE IN NEED IN TIMES OF CRISIS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.6M

-9.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-52.6% YoY

Grant Count

17

+70.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$62K

-72.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,560,482$3,911,122$3,836,446
Revenue$2,800,448$3,763,308$3,777,910
Expenses$2,765,425$3,852,270$2,267,739
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$85,115$63,952$12,297
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$554K$1M$2M$2M0 grants20200 grants202112 grants202210 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JEWISH FEDERATION OF NOR…$231KNE MILES JEWISH DAY SCHOOL$216KLEVITE JEWISH COMMUNITY …$204KCOLLAT JEWISH FAMILY SER…$156KAMERICAN JOINT DISTRIBUT…$59KALABAMA HOLOCAUST EDUCAT…$34KCHABAD OF ALABAMA$25KKNESSETH ISRAEL$25KAMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKE…$20KOPERATION LIFESHIELD$16K

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K3$50–100K9$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DANNY COHNCEO$220K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMY SAAGPAST PRESIDENT1
ANDY SAAGBOARD MEMBER1
ERIN ARNOLDBOARD MEMBER1
KENT HAINESBOARD MEMBER1
DANIEL ODREZINBOARD MEMBER1
GARY CUTTEREX OFFICIO1
LISA ENGELEX OFFICIO1
DAVID ROMANOFFBOARD MEMBER1
STEVE GREENEFUNDRAISING VP1
JON KIMERLINGBOARD MEMBER1
STEVE ROYALSECURITY VP1
ABRAHAM KUNINBOARD MEMBER1
NANCY GOEDECKEBOARD MEMBER1
ALAN WEINTRAUBFOUNDATION PRESIDENT1
JERRY HELDBOARD MEMBER1
JEFFREY BAYERPRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE1
SCOTT GEWANTPERSONNEL VP1
SHERYL KIMERLINGPRESIDENT ELECT1
JACK ALANDPRESIDENT1
STEVEN CORENBLUMBOARD MEMBER1
ILYSE BROBSTBOARD MEMBER1
DAVID NELSONBOARD MEMBER1
DIANE BERKOWITZBOARD MEMBER1
BARBARA ALANDBOARD MEMBER1
ANDREW SPERLINGBOARD MEMBER1
JOEL PIASSICKBOARD MEMBER1
SARAH SHAEFFERCOMMUNITY IMPACT VP1
DAVID SHERBOARD MEMBER1
SETH WOLNEKFINANCE VP1
DANNY COHNCEO50$220,277

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AuburnBergenfieldBirminghamDeerfield BeachEast BrunswickMetairieNeedhamNew YorkTeaneckTuscaloosa

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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