Jewish Funders Network

What Jewish Funders Network does

Jewish Funders Network (JFN) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1990 that serves as the central network and resource for Jewish philanthropy, connecting more than 3,000 private foundations, family philanthropies, and individual donors across 15 countries. The organization delivers value through a portfolio of programs including the annual International Conference (drawing 650+ attendees in 2026), regional convenings (JFN West, Midwest, Canadian, Israel), peer networks and affinity groups covering impact investing, climate, arts funding, day schools, and next-gen philanthropy, JFN Consulting for strategic philanthropy guidance led by Senior Managing Director Yossi Prager, and Honeycomb for youth philanthropy education. Leadership includes President and CEO Andrés Spokoiny and Executive Vice President Rabbi Rebecca W. Sirbu, with JFN Israel headed by Executive Director Sigal Yaniv Feller.

JFN operates a hybrid membership-based revenue model. Annual dues are tiered by the member's grantmaking volume, ranging from $1,000 for foundations giving $40,000-$99,999 annually to $20,000 for those giving $20 million or more, with a separate Young Funders level. Supplementary revenue streams include conference registration fees ($599-$699 for JFN West 2024), professional consulting engagements, transaction-based fees for the Give Overseas intermediary service that enables cross-border grantmaking while preserving charitable status ($225-$1,800 per grant), and matching grant initiatives that have collectively generated more than $100 million for Jewish causes. Partnerships with Goodnation, NYU Executive Education, UpStart, PollyLabs, Genesis Prize Foundation, Edmond de Rothschild Foundation, and others extend JFN's service surface.

The technology stack is centered on a YourMembership-powered member portal, with Authorize.net for payment processing and standard web analytics (Google Analytics); there is no proprietary technology platform or AI capability. Distribution is community-led: the flagship annual conference, regional convenings, 15+ peer networks, and content channels including the What Gives? podcast and The President's Desk blog. JFN maintains its headquarters at 150 W 30th Street, Suite 900, New York, and a regional headquarters in Ramat Gan, Israel, through its JFN Israel subsidiary established in 2008.

Name

Jewish Funders Network

Legal name

Jewish Funders Network

Website

https://jfunders.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jewish Funders Network is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1990 that connects more than 3,000 private foundations, family philanthropies, and individual donors across 15 countries, providing networking, education, consulting, and collaborative funding programs for Jewish philanthropy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropy Network and Member Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Philanthropy membership network
• Jewish grantmaking services
• Foundation advisory services
• Donor education resources
• Collaborative funding programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues based on total annual grant allocations, ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 depending on giving level. Dues may be applied as part of the 5% of a foundation's net asset value required for charitable causes.
2. Event Fees: Conference registration fees including discounted rates for members. Early bird registration for JFN West 2024 was $599 for members, $699 for non-members.
3. JFN Consulting Services: Fee-based consulting services for members including strategic planning, board training, staff hiring, field mapping, and generational transitions. Members receive one complimentary hour; additional consulting available at competitive rates.
4. Give Overseas Intermediary Service: Administrative fee-based service enabling donors to make grants to foreign NGOs while maintaining charitable status under U.S. law. Fees range from $225-$1,800 for members (with 10% discount) based on grant size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Jewish Funders Network is a membership-based nonprofit organization that connects and supports Jewish philanthropists and private foundations through an annual international conference, peer networks, consulting services, educational programming, and intermediary services such as Give Overseas. Members access resources including guidebooks, podcasts, advisory services for Israel giving, matching grant programs, and concierge member support designed to improve the quality and impact of Jewish philanthropy.

Product overview

Jewish Funders Network is a membership-based organization offering a platform of interconnected products and services for Jewish philanthropists and private foundations. The core offerings include the annual International Conference, JFN Consulting for strategic philanthropy guidance, and Concierge Services for personalized member support. Additional services include Israel Advisory Services with free sessions for members, Environmental Consulting through the Green Funders Forum, and Honeycomb for youth philanthropy education. The organization also provides practical tools including Guidebooks on various funding topics, Matching Grant Initiatives that have generated over $100 million, Give Overseas for international giving, and a Goodnation partnership for nonprofit vetting. Content offerings include The President's Desk column and the What Gives? podcast. The portfolio is tied together through peer networks, affinity groups, and member-only resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Honeycomb: Jewish Youth Philanthropy program (formerly The Jewish Teen Funders Network), created in 2006 as a program of JFN. Leading resource for Jewish youth philanthropy that drives innovation in youth programming by creating tools, curricula, and trainings for professionals and organizations to deliver high-quality philanthropic education.
• JFN Consulting
• GrantED

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $100 million generated through JFN matching grant initiatives
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• GoodnationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerValues-based philanthropy platform partnership providing JFN members free access to advisory and vetting services. JFN covers the 5% platform fee for the first $200,000 in member donations, enabling 100% of donations to reach nonprofits.
• HoneycombcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish Youth Philanthropy program created in 2006. JFN members access free introductory consultations to engage youth in family or foundation philanthropy. Honeycomb provides consulting for youth engagement experiences.
• PollyLabsstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsraeli/American think tank partnership for Israel's Turning Point future scenarios initiative. Joint facilitation of working groups to analyze implications for mental health, economy, education, and shared society.
• Third PlateaustrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership supporting Kerem: Professionals in Jewish Philanthropy program expansion, providing retreats and year-round support for grantmaking professionals.
• UpStartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-created GrantED project with UpStart (and Hadar) to strengthen grantmaker-grantseeeker relationships in the Jewish community based on 2020 research by Professor Jack Wertheimer.
• Genesis Prize FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner$1M matching grant program in honor of Gal Gadot supporting Israeli nonprofits helping frontline professionals with trauma and mental health. Matching grant designed to strengthen organizations and build sustainable funding relationships.
• Edmond de Rothschild FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple matching grant collaborations including Israel impact ecosystem initiative ($2 million stronger). Partner on twice-executed matching grant program expanding Israel's impact investing ecosystem.
• Harry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-coordinator of TEN: Together Ending Need, a collaborative fighting poverty in the American Jewish community. Founded in 2019.
• Jewish Theological SeminarystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing research foundation for GrantED initiative. Professor Jack Wertheimer's 2020 study 'Grantees and Their Funders' informed the grantmaker-grantseeker guidelines.
• NYU Executive EducationstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Certificate Course in Jewish Impact Investing, offering NYU Executive Education certificates upon completion.
• Jewish Federation Los AngelesstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint grant initiative with Edmond de Rothschild Foundation and JFN awarding 24 grants for Israel's North recovery efforts.
• Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund LAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFunding collaborative for Jewish community in Los Angeles, North America, and Israel. Emphasizes business principles and scalability.
• Social Venture Fund for Jewish-Arab Equality and Shared SocietyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhilanthropic collaborative operating as both peer network and giving circle, supporting equal and inclusive shared society in Israel.
• TEN: Together Ending NeedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaborative of funders, Jewish Federations, direct service providers, researchers, media outlets, and advocates dedicated to fighting poverty in the American Jewish community. Coordinated by JFN and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Council on Foundations: A national membership organization for philanthropic institutions in the U.S. Like JFN, it provides networking, education, and resources to foundation leaders, but operates across all faiths and causes rather than being community-specific.
• Exponent Philanthropy: A membership organization serving small-staffed foundations and individual philanthropists. JFN and Exponent Philanthropy share a community-led GTM, education programming, and peer learning model, though JFN focuses on Jewish-aligned giving while Exponent serves a general audience.
• National Center for Family Philanthropy: A membership organization exclusively for family foundations and donors, providing educational programming, peer networks, and resources on generational giving. Highly comparable to JFN's family-foundation focus and rising-generation cohort work.
• The Philanthropy Roundtable: A membership-based association of individual donors and foundations offering educational programs, conferences, and peer connections. Operates similar value proposition to JFN — networking, conferences, peer learning — across diverse causes rather than a single community.

Broad incumbents

• Jewish Federations of North America: The largest centralized Jewish philanthropic network in North America, coordinating fundraising and grantmaking across local federations. It overlaps with JFN in Jewish communal giving infrastructure but operates a federation model rather than a peer-network membership model.
• Candid (formerly Foundation Center): The dominant information-services provider for the philanthropic sector, with databases on foundations, grants, and nonprofits. JFN partners with Candid-adjacent tools (Impala) and serves overlapping audiences of funders seeking intelligence on the field.
• American Jewish Committee (AJC): A global Jewish advocacy organization that engages philanthropists and community leaders. While its primary mission is advocacy rather than grantmaking facilitation, it overlaps with JFN in mobilizing Jewish communal leadership and donors.

Emerging players

• Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: A major Jewish nonprofit with a broad donor base that funds Jewish student engagement. Shares Jewish communal fundraising infrastructure and donor cultivation patterns with JFN, though it focuses on a specific beneficiary population.
• Jewish Education Project: An organization convening funders around Jewish educational initiatives. Its Day School Affinity Group work with JFN indicates direct collaboration; both serve to coordinate Jewish-philanthropic capital around educational outcomes.

Others

• Mosaic (United Jewish Communities): A community of Jewish philanthropists and foundation professionals focused on giving strategies. Operates a peer-learning model similar to JFN's and targets overlapping audiences of next-generation Jewish funders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/jfunders
• Facebookfacebook.com/jfunders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jfunders
• Xx.com/jfunders

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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