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Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2167761

Total giving
$180MTax year 2025
Total assets
$1.1BLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

FEDERATION AMPLIFIES OUR COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE. WE ASSIST PEOPLE IN NEED, IMPACT CHICAGOANS OF ALL FAITHS; SUPPORT ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE WORLDWIDE; RESPOND SWIFTLY TO CRISES; CULTIVATE JEWISH IDENTITY & CONNECTION; AND ADVANCE JEWISH LEARNING.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$150M2020
$150M2021
$170M2022
$180M2023
$190M2024
$180M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
JFMC Facilities Corporation$34M2021
CJE Senior Life$17M2021
Jewish Child & Family Services$12M2021
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$9.3M2021
Jewish Community Centers of Chicago$9.3M2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.juf.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.