American Academy for Jewish
EIN 136003005Total Given 2016–2022
$138K
35 grants · $20K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $3K–$5K
grant size
13%
transactional · 4/31 multi-year
repeat
$2.2M
Assets (2024)
31
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
JESSICA MARGLIN
Phone
(734) 971-3900
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $39K | $2.1M | $96K | 11 |
| 2017 | $30K | $2.2M | $128K | 5 |
| 2018 | $40K | $1.9M | $157K | 9 |
| 2019 | $25K | $2.1M | $146K | 7 |
| 2020 | $2K | $2.2M | $108K | 1 |
| 2021 | $2K | $2.5M | $238K | 1 |
| 2022 | $600 | $2.1M | $134K | 1 |
| 2023 | N/A | $2.1M | $93K | N/A |
| 2024 | N/A | $2.2M | $154K | N/A |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 35 grants on record
Minimum
$600
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$4K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$10K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
President
Leadership
DB
David Biale
3 yrs
V President
Leadership
BW
Beth Wenger
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kay Shelemay
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AR
Annette Yoshiko Reed
3 yrs
Exec Directo
JV
Jeffrey Veidlinger
5 yrs
Exec Directo
PN
Pamela Nadell
3 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
LL
Lisa Leff
3 yrs
Exec Directo
ND
Nathaniel Deutsch
3 yrs
Exec Directo
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
DB
David Biale
3 yrs
V President
Leadership
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
President
Leadership
BW
Beth Wenger
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kay Shelemay
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AR
Annette Yoshiko Reed
3 yrs
Exec Directo
JV
Jeffrey Veidlinger
5 yrs
Exec Directo
PN
Pamela Nadell
3 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
LL
Lisa Leff
3 yrs
Exec Directo
ND
Nathaniel Deutsch
3 yrs
Exec Directo
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
President
Leadership
DB
David Biale
3 yrs
V President
Leadership
BW
Beth Wenger
3 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
KS
Kay Shelemay
3 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
JV
Jeffrey Veidlinger
5 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Exec Directo
ND
Nathaniel Deutsch
3 yrs
Exec Directo
LL
Lisa Leff
3 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
PN
Pamela Nadell
3 yrs
Exec Directo
AR
Annette Yoshiko Reed
3 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
DS
David Sorkin
6 yrs
V President
Leadership
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MB
Miriam Bodian
6 yrs
Secretary, P
Leadership
JV
Jeffrey Veidlinger
5 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
NS
Naomi Seidman
4 yrs
Exec Directo
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
Exec Directo
DS
David Stern
6 yrs
Exec Directo
AN
Anita Norich
4 yrs
Exec Directo
SM
Shaul Magid
4 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
SF
Steven Fraade
4 yrs
Exec Directo
EC
Elisheva Carlebach
6 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
DS
David Sorkin
6 yrs
V President
Leadership
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MB
Miriam Bodian
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
SF
Steven Fraade
4 yrs
Exec Directo
SM
Shaul Magid
4 yrs
Exec Directo
NS
Naomi Seidman
4 yrs
Exec Directo
AN
Anita Norich
4 yrs
Exec Directo
JV
Jeffrey Veidlinger
5 yrs
Exec Directo
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
Exec Directo
DS
David Stern
6 yrs
Exec Directo
EC
Elisheva Carlebach
6 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
DS
David Sorkin
6 yrs
V President
Leadership
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MB
Miriam Bodian
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
SF
Steven Fraade
4 yrs
Exec Directo
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Exec Directo
EC
Elisheva Carlebach
6 yrs
Exec Directo
MH
Martha Himmelfarb
4 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
SM
Shaul Magid
4 yrs
Exec Directo
AN
Anita Norich
4 yrs
Exec Directo
NS
Naomi Seidman
4 yrs
Exec Directo
DS
David Stern
6 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
DS
David Sorkin
6 yrs
V President
Leadership
MT
Magda Teter
7 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MB
Miriam Bodian
6 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AN
Anita Norich
4 yrs
Exec Directo
NS
Naomi Seidman
4 yrs
Exec Directo
DS
David Stern
6 yrs
Exec Directo
SM
Shaul Magid
4 yrs
Exec Directo
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
MH
Martha Himmelfarb
4 yrs
Exec Directo
SF
Steven Fraade
4 yrs
Exec Directo
EC
Elisheva Carlebach
6 yrs
Exec Directo
LB
Lila Corwin Berman
7 yrs
Exec Directo
DS
David Sorkin
6 yrs
V President
Leadership
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MR
Marsha Rozenblit
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EK
Ephraim Kanarfogel
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
DS
David Stern
6 yrs
Exec Directo
SS
Seth Schwartz
2 yrs
Exec Directo
AR
Adele Reinhartz
2 yrs
Exec Directo
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
Exec Directo
AM
Alan Mintz
2 yrs
Exec Directo
MH
Martha Himmelfarb
4 yrs
Exec Directo
TE
Todd Endelman
2 yrs
Exec Directo
DM
Deborah Dash Moore
2 yrs
Exec Directo
EC
Elisheva Carlebach
6 yrs
Exec Directo
MB
Miriam Bodian
6 yrs
Exec Directo
DS
David Sorkin
6 yrs
V President
Leadership
GH
Gershon Hundert
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MR
Marsha Rozenblit
2 yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EK
Ephraim Kanarfogel
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AM
Alan Mintz
2 yrs
Executive Di
AR
Adele Reinhartz
2 yrs
Executive Di
DS
David Stern
6 yrs
Executive Di
SS
Seth Schwartz
2 yrs
Executive Di
DP
Derek Penslar
9+ yrs
Executive Di
DM
Deborah Dash Moore
2 yrs
Executive Di
MH
Martha Himmelfarb
4 yrs
Executive Di
TE
Todd Endelman
2 yrs
Executive Di
MB
Miriam Bodian
6 yrs
Executive Di
EC
Elisheva Carlebach
6 yrs
Executive Di
Grants Awarded (35 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2017 |
| Fordham University | Bronx, NY | $8,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2018 |
| Elisha Russ-Fishbane | Highland Park, NJ | $5,000 | BARON BOOK PRIZE | 2016 |
| Concordia University | Ann Arbor, MI | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2017 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2017 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2017 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2017 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2018 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2018 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $5,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2018 |
| Benjamin Steiner | Waltham, MA | $4,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Alan Mintz | New York, NY | $4,000 | GRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR | 2016 |
| Chaim Moseson | Monsey, NY | $4,000 | DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Jesse Abelman | New York, NY | $4,000 | DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Mia Gitele Laufer | Brooklyn, NY | $4,000 | DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Center for Jewish History | New York, NY | $4,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2018 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $4,000 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2018 |
| Aaron Welt | Queens, NY | $3,850 | DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 2016 |
| Ariel Cohen | Charlottesvilee, VA | $3,700 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Andrew Fogel | West Lafayette, IN | $3,700 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Tamar Menashe | New York, NY | $3,580 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Max Lazar | Chapel Hill, NC | $3,500 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Chaya Nove | New York, NY | $3,400 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Maxwell Greenberg | Los Angeles, CA | $3,100 | SPECIAL INITIATIVES GRANT | 2019 |
| Devora Geller | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT | 2016 |