Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1844823 Website

HILLEL'S MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF JEWISH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS SO THAT THEY MAY ENRICH THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE WORLD.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$69.4M

+17.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.6M

+8.8% YoY

Grant Count

150

+12.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$71K

-3.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20M$40M$60M$81M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$69,398,102$59,051,644$59,597,632
Revenue$73,217,039$64,053,823$57,858,837
Expenses$65,786,735$61,438,103$52,709,797
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,117,925$987,460$307,862
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$14M135 grants2020143 grants2021145 grants2022133 grants2023150 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

HILLEL-UNIVERSITY OF FLO…$413KHILLEL-UNIVERSITY OF ARI…$282KHILLEL OF SAN DIEGO$278KHILLEL 818$251KHillels of Illinois$243KHILLEL-UNIV OF CA DAVIS$237KHILLEL-UNIV OF CENTRAL FL$235KHILLEL-UNIVERSITY OF MAR…$226KHILLEL-CUNY QUEENS COLLEGE$219KHILLEL-UNIV OF WI MADISON$196K

Grant Size Distribution

706 grants across all recorded years

356<$50K166$50–100K162$100–250K21$250–500K1$500K–1M$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

ADAM LEHMANPRESIDENT & CEO$591KTIM COHENSR VP OF LEADERSHIP GIVING$310KSHARI MERRILLCOO$307KSARA FRIEDChief External Affairs Officer$306KMARK ROTENBERGVP OF UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES$301KGRAHAM NOAH HOFFMANChief Stragety Officer$259KDAN SMOKLERCHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER$255KBENJAMIN BERGERVP JEWISH EDUCATION$249KSAM KLEINCFO$248KSHIRA KOCH EPSTEINExc Dir of Ctr for Rabbinic$234K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ADAM LEHMANPRESIDENT & CEO40$590,981
SARA FRIEDChief External Affairs Officer40$306,242
MARK ROTENBERGVP OF UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES40$300,977
TIM COHENSR VP OF LEADERSHIP GIVING40$310,078
SHARI MERRILLCOO40$307,147
DAN SMOKLERCHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER40$254,934
BENJAMIN BERGERVP JEWISH EDUCATION40$249,089
GRAHAM NOAH HOFFMANChief Stragety Officer40$259,461
SAM KLEINCFO40$247,987
SHIRA KOCH EPSTEINExc Dir of Ctr for Rabbinic40$234,178
LEE DRANIKOFFCHAIR2
ESTEE PORTNOYVICE CHAIR2
ABBY DOFTVICE CHAIR2
SKIP VICHNESSPAST CHAIR2
DOUG BERMANTREASURER2
HILDA APPLBAUMMEMBER2
JACK AZAGURYMEMBER2
LAURIE BLITZERMEMBER2
SAMANTHA BRODYMEMBER2
CHARLES COHENMEMBER2
DEBBIE YUNKER KAILMEMBER2
SIDNEY PERYNOYMEMBER2
GALI POLICHUKMEMBER2
TINA PRICEMEMBER2
TAMAR REMZMEMBER2
DAVID RITTBERGMEMBER2
BRUCE SHOLKMEMBER2
DAVID YAFFEMEMBER2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

39states
+31 more states

Cities

AlbanyAlbuquerqueAmherstAnn HarborAthensAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBellinghamBerkeleyBethlehemBinghamtonBlacksburgBloomingtonBoca RatonBostonBoulderBronxvilleBrooklynBurlington

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

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