Jewish Endowment Foundation
THE JEWISH ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION OF LOUISIANA (JEF), CHARTERED IN 1967, ENSURES A SECURE FUTURE AND AN ENDURING LEGACY BY SERVING AS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH PHILANTHROPY.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$100.1M
+8.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$5.6M
+16.7% YoY
Grant Count
135
+15.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$42K
+1.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $100,051,386 | $92,304,490 | $85,038,091 |
| Revenue | $9,312,988 | $7,367,325 | $15,593,156 |
| Expenses | $7,070,276 | $6,121,646 | $6,845,303 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $2,206,924 | $2,385,570 | $2,361,607 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
578 grants across all recorded years
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
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT FRENCH | FEDERATION CEO | 1 | — |
| ALAN FRANCO | PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| ROBERT B BRICKMAN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| JILL ISRAEL | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MARK S STEIN | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| MORRIS MINTZ | TREASURER | 2 | — |
| EDWARD L SOLL MD | SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| MARA BAUMGARTEN FORCE | AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER | 2 | — |
| MORTON KATZ | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | — |
| JESSICA BACH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JOAN BROOKS COX | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID DULITZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROBIN GIARRUSSO | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CATHY GLASER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JEFFREY GOOD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SUSAN GREEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JOHN HASPEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SHELLIE JACOBSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JOSHUA LICHTMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| HARRY LOWENBURG | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LAURENCE MANSHEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SIDNEY C PULITZER JR | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LEON RITTENBERG III | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DANA SHEPARD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ELLIE WAINER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| GARY ZOLLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MAX ZWAIN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JONATHAN LAKE | FEDERATION PRESIDENT | 1 | — |
| MAUREEN GERSHANIK | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARK HELLER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| DAVID ISRAEL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| MARK KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| EMILY KUPPERMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ALAN POSNER | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KEVIN WILKINS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| GARY LESSELL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| R JUSTIN GARON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $160,851 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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