elluminate

What elluminate does

Elluminate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1995-1996 as the Jewish Women's Foundation of New York and rebranded to Elluminate in 2022, headquartered at 130 E 59th St, New York. Its mission is to advance Jewish women nonprofit leaders and feminist philanthropists working in social change, gender equity, and Jewish communal life, operating a portfolio of programs that includes The Collective (an annual cohort-based leadership advancement program for 10 Jewish women nonprofit CEOs), Visionary Circles (a curated feminist philanthropy network), the Global Jewish Women's Leadership Network (launched 2025), the Elluminating Conversations webinar series, The Convening annual conference, and a signature Annual Luncheon. Over 30 years the organization has invested more than $10 million, supported over 400 organizations, and developed 70+ leaders across the US, Israel, and Africa, with an active network of nearly 80 women.

The organization operates without any proprietary technology platform, software product, or digital infrastructure; its core "delivery mechanism" is human facilitation through in-person events, cohort programming, and a peer network. There are no APIs, integrations, AI capabilities, or licensed technology assets. Reach is built through a multi-channel mix that combines digital touchpoints (website, email newsletters, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube) with high-touch in-person gatherings at venues such as Cipriani in NYC.

Elluminate's revenue model is donation-based philanthropy rather than commercial sales. It is funded entirely through contributions from individual donors, foundations, and feminist philanthropists, including a named major gift from Barbara Zuckerberg that catalyzed the Global Network. Programs are provided free of charge to participants, and the organization reports on Form 990 as a public charity (EIN 13-3897852). Its customer segments are nonprofit CEOs (program beneficiaries) and high-net-worth philanthropists (donors), with go-to-market executed through event-driven community engagement and direct relationship management rather than traditional sales motions.

Name

elluminate

Legal name

Elluminate

Website

https://elluminatewomen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elluminate is a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1995 that advances Jewish women nonprofit CEOs and feminist philanthropists through its Collective leadership program, Visionary Circles, and the Global Jewish Women's Leadership Network, serving leaders across the US, Israel, and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Leadership Development

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAE

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYFSAAABAH

Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments)

Financial & Insurance/Asset & Wealth Management/Private Banking & HNW/UHNW Wealth Management

Keywords

• Women leadership development
• Nonprofit leadership programs
• Feminist philanthropy network
• Jewish women leaders
• Social change leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Donations: Elluminate operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and feminist philanthropists. The organization hosts fundraising events including annual luncheons where donations are solicited. EIN: 13-3897852.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Elluminate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs cohort-based leadership advancement programs for Jewish women nonprofit CEOs (The Collective), facilitates a feminist philanthropy network (Visionary Circles), and operates the Global Jewish Women's Leadership Network connecting leaders across the U.S., Israel, and beyond. Programs are delivered free of charge and funded through donations from philanthropists, foundations, and fundraising events such as the Annual Luncheon and The Convening.

Product overview

Elluminate is a nonprofit feminist organization that empowers Jewish women leaders and philanthropists to advance equity and social change. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs: The Collective (flagship leadership advancement program supporting Jewish women nonprofit CEOs with training, funding, and peer collaboration), Visionary Circles (philanthropy network connecting changemakers with women leaders), and the Global Jewish Women's Leadership Network (launched 2025 to unite leaders, philanthropists, and advocates). Additional offerings include Elluminating Conversations (webinar series), The Convening (annual conference), and Annual Luncheon (flagship fundraising event). The programs collectively support nearly 80 women in the network and have invested over $10 million supporting over 400 organizations over 30 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Collective: Elluminate's flagship leadership advancement program for Jewish women nonprofit CEOs, supporting leaders in the US, Israel, and Africa.
• Visionary Circles
• Global Jewish Women's Leadership Network

Products and services

• The Collective Elluminate's flagship leadership advancement program that provides training, funding, collaboration support, and best-practice sharing for Jewish women nonprofit CEOs working on emergent issues through a gender lens. The program selects ten visionary leaders annually for cohort-based development.
• Visionary Circles A diverse group of changemakers championing visionary women leaders, providing a platform for feminist philanthropists to support and invest in Jewish women leaders advancing equity and social change.
• Global Jewish Women's Leadership Network A network launched in 2025 to unite Jewish women CEOs, feminist philanthropists and advocacy organizations to address unique challenges faced by women, serving as a force multiplier for collaboration, leadership development, influence and impact.
• Elluminating Conversations

Quantifiable outcome

• Independent five-year evaluation found The Collective helped women leaders move toward new and deeper successes, increased confidence and practices in leading with gender lens, Jewish lens, risk-taking with support, and moral courage.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Visionary Circle MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Diverse group of changemakers who champion visionary women leaders. These philanthropists and supporters provide funding and strategic support for Elluminate's programs and The Collective.
• Hadassah FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Co-sponsored a special briefing featuring Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari on challenges facing women in Israel and across the globe. The partnership brought together Jewish women's leadership organizations for this educational event.
• The Dinah ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Co-sponsored the evening of reflection with Ruth Kaddari. The Dinah Project successfully advocated with the UN to recognize and seek justice for victims of sexual violence and crimes perpetrated on October 7.
• Marlene Meyerson JCC ManhattanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Co-sponsored the special briefing on women's rights challenges in Israel alongside Hadassah Foundation and The Dinah Project.
• NCJW (National Council of Jewish Women) - NYminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 March 2024Cosponsored a briefing by Tamar Shwartz, CEO of Women's Spirit, on Israeli women's current events. NCJW's first cohort of Israeli Feminist CEOs 'Connecting for Impact' program is referenced as a related initiative.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Women's Funding Network: A global network of women's foundations and funds; represents the broader ecosystem of feminist philanthropy that Elluminate's Visionary Circles operate within, with members including Jewish women's funds.
• American Jewish World Service (AJWS): Major Jewish social justice grantmaking and advocacy organization where Elluminate Senior Advisor Ruth Messinger served as President/CEO; addresses overlapping themes (gender equity, global Jewish activism) but at far larger scale and broader geographic remit.
• Jewish Funders Network: An international membership network of Jewish philanthropists and foundations; provides the broader infrastructure in which Elluminate's Visionary Circles and Collective operate, connecting donors to vetted nonprofit leaders.
• UJA-Federation of New York: The NYC Jewish federation from whose members Elluminate (originally JWFNY) was incubated in 1995; remains a major funder and convener of Jewish nonprofits in the same ecosystem Elluminate serves.
• Ms. Foundation for Women: A leading national women's foundation funding gender equity organizing; comparable in grantmaking-intermediary model for women leaders but serves a broader, non-Jewish-identified beneficiary pool.

Direct peers

• Hadassah Foundation: A Jewish women's philanthropic foundation funding gender equity and social change; explicitly co-sponsors Elluminate programming and serves a parallel donor/leadership community in the Jewish women's space.
• Jewish Women's Archive: A national archive and education nonprofit dedicated to documenting Jewish women's stories and leadership; shares Elluminate's mission of amplifying Jewish women's voices and leadership history.
• National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW): A long-standing Jewish women's advocacy and leadership organization; partner of Elluminate (NY section co-sponsored briefings) and operates overlapping programs supporting women leaders and feminist policy advocacy.

Emerging players

• Moving Traditions: A Jewish nonprofit developing gender-inclusive leadership programs for teens and young adults; comparable model of Jewish-identity-rooted leadership development though at a different life-stage cohort.
• MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger: A national Jewish anti-hunger advocacy and grantmaking organization; shares Elluminate's Jewish-identity-plus-social-justice model and similarly channels philanthropic resources to community-led solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/elluminatewomen
• Facebookfacebook.com/elluminatewomen
• Instagraminstagram.com/elluminatewomen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elluminatewomen

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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