EIN 13-3807016

Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous provides financial support to non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust and teaches the history of the Holocaust.
Total revenues
$1,667,757
2023
Total expenses
$1,946,918
2023
Total assets
$12,126,729
2023
Num. employees
2
2023

Program areas at JFR

As of january 1,2023 The Jewish Foundation for The Righteous (jfr) was providing monthly financial support to 103 aged and needy non-jews, Righteous gentiles, who risked their lives to save jews during The holocaust. In 2023, The jfr distributed more than $665,000 usd in direct support of rescuers who live in 11 countries. Funds are distributed three times during The year for rescuers living outside The united states and quarterly for rescuers living inside The u.s. funds are distributed to The rescuers in a safe and efficient manner. Procedures are in place to ensure that The rescuers receive their funds. Procedures and safeguards are also in place to ensure that The rescuers receiving monthly support from The jfr are still alive. The majority of The rescuers receiving financial assistance live in eastern europe, with poland having The largest number of rescuers. The jfr began supporting rescuers in The late 1980s.
The jfr is committeed to teaching The history of The holocaust, to addressing antisemitism, and to preserving The legacy of Righteous gentiles. The jfr's national holocaust teacher education program is comprised of four key components: 1) jfr published educational materials; 2) The alfred lerner fellowship program; 3) holocaust centers of excellence program; and 4) educational seminars, institutes, and workshops for teachers and students. The jfr's national teacher training program works with 12 recognized holocaust centers across The united states. These holocaust centers comprise The jfr's holocaust centers of excellence program. The jfr continued to provide support to 12 holocaust centers located across The united states and to their teachers. The jfr continues to support its more than 670 alfred lerner fellows from The united states, poland, croatia, hungary, and lithuania as well as meeting The needs of individual educators and schools across The united states requesting information about The holocaust and how to teach this complex subject in The classroom.

Grants made by JFR

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Holocaust Museum HoustonTo Support the Production of the Book Smigglers Exhibition.$10,000
Holocaust Museum HoustonTo Support the Production of the Book Smigglers Exhibition.$10,000

Who funds Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$59,816
Jewish Communal FundIn Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose$43,863
The Slomo and Cindy Silvian FoundationChildren's Welfare$25,000
...and 55 more grants received totalling $280,621

Personnel at JFR

NameTitleCompensation
Roman KentPresident$0
Dara S ZadikowDirector of Development$131,000
Mark A GoldsmithTreasurer$0
Harvey SchulweisChairman$0

Financials for JFR

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,450,295
Program services$60,071
Investment income and dividends$324,892
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-167,501
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,667,757

Form 990s for JFR

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-05-08990View PDF
2022-122023-03-20990View PDF
2021-122022-04-28990View PDF
2020-122021-06-01990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
...and 13 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Arnold S Penner Foundation
July 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $43,863 from Jewish Communal Fund
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from C&P Levinsohn Foundation
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 28 new grant, including a grant for $43,856 from Jewish Communal Fund
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationReligion
Characteristics
ReligiousJewishOperates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
80 Main St 380
West Orange, NJ 07052
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Essex County, NJ
Website URL
jfr.org/ 
Phone
(212) 727-9955
Facebook page
the-jewish-foundation-for-the-righteous 
Twitter profile
@jfrdirector 
IRS details
EIN
13-3807016
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X30: Jewish
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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