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National Center To Encourage Judaism: 37 grants to organizations, $425,748 (tax year ended December 2025)
National Center To Encourage Judaism, a private foundation in Kensington, MD, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $425,748 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 7, 2026. The largest was $62,900 to Union Reform Judaism in New York, NY for general.
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- EIN
- 521194529
- Based in
- Kensington, MD
- Assets
- $8,286,871
- Grants paid
- $425,748
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 7, 2026, IRS object ID 202601279349100820. It reported $425,748 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Reform Judaism | New York, NY | General | $62,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various Synagogues Various Synagogues | All in Uscanada, MD | General | $45,248 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sutton Place Synagogue Nyc | New York, NY | General | $36,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | General | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | General | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillels Int | Washington, DC | General | $28,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Reform Movement | New York, NY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mishkan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Allentown, PA | General | $16,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New London Synagogue | London, UK | General | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Finchley Progressive Synagogue | London, UK | General | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish University | Sherman Oaks, CA | General | Education | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shabbat With Friends | Santa Fe, NM | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ujrurj Am-Lat | San Paulo, BR | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew College | Auburndale, MA | General | Education | $6,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society for Humanistic Judaism | Farmington Hills, MI | General | Religion-related | $6,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beri Foundation Ukraine | Kyiv, UP | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Progressive Judausm Center of Georg | Tbilisi, GG | General | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NJ Rabbinical Assembly | Ontville, NJ | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schechter Instituteukraine | Philadelphia, PA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewishcolorado PJ Library | Denver, CO | General | $3,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Israel Albany | Albany, NY | General | $3,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sid Jacobson JCC | Greenvale, NY | General | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Makom Community Pa | Philadelphia, PA | General | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Russian American Jews | Eagan, MN | General | $2,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Neve Shalom Metuchen N | Metuchen, NJ | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Sinai Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | General | Religion-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Beth El Muncie | Muncie, IN | General | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohavi Zedek Synagogue VT | Burlington, VT | General | $1,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Ner Tamid NV | Henderson, NV | General | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Beth El Huntington | Huntington, NY | General | $1,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Or Ahavah -FL | Lutz, FL | General | $1,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JCC Syracuse PJ Library | Syracuse, NY | General | $1,170 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim | Alexandria, LA | General | $1,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kedusha Project | Oklahoma City, OK | General | $1,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Agudas Achim Congregation | Coralville, IA | General | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillel Buffalo | Amherst, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202501339349101875. It reported $379,780 in grants paid; 40 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Reform Judaism | New York, NY | General | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Southern Jewish Life | Jackson, MS | General | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various Synagogues Various Synagogues | All in Uscanada, MD | General | $43,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joint Distribution Comm | New York, NY | General | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sutton Place Synagogue Nyc | New York, NY | General | $23,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation North America | New York, NY | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sha'ar Zahav | San Francisco, CA | General | $17,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Jewish Life Beth David | Miami, FL | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Learning Venture | Jenkintown, PA | General | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keneseth Israel Congregation | Allentown, PA | General | $7,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Bnai Torah Wa | Bellevue, WA | General | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aleph Alliance for Jewish Renewal | Philadelphia, PA | General | Religion-related | $6,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buffalo Jewish Federation | Williamsville, NY | General | $6,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shabbat With Friends | Santa Fe, NM | General | $6,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haver-The Boulder Rabbinical Counci | Boulder, CO | General | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charleston Jewish Federation | Charleston, SC | General | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natl Women Reform Judaism | New York, NY | General | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intro Phoenix | Scottsdale, AZ | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| NJ Rabbinical Assembly | Ontville, NJ | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schechter Instituteukraine | Philadelphia, PA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethesda Jewish Congregation | Bethesda, MD | General | Religion-related | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Silicon Valley JCC | Los Gatos, CA | General | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Beth Israel Austin | Austin, TX | General | $3,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mishkan Chicago | Chicago, IL | General | Religion-related | $3,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emanuel Synagogue Ok | Oklahoma City, OK | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rabbinical Association Kansas City | Overland Park, KS | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim | Alexandria, LA | General | $2,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Beth El Aptos-Jcc Santa Cruz | Aptos, CA | General | $2,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| GR Hartford BD Rabbiscong Beth Isr | West Hartford, CT | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohavi Zedek Synagogue VT | Burlington, VT | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Your Jewish | Hopkins, MN | General | $1,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Folkshul | Lafayette Hill, PA | General | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Bnai Israel Monroe | Monroe, LA | General | $1,725 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Ner Tamid NV | Henderson, NV | General | $1,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ma'yan Tikvah Ma | Wayland, MA | General | $1,555 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Hudson, OH | General | $1,050 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kehillah Richmond Rva | Midlothian, VA | General | $900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Beth El Muncie | Muncie, IN | General | $900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Children of Israel Athens Ga/pj Library | Athens, GA | General | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shir Tikvah | Troy, MI | General | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Religion-related | $57,300 |
| Education | $18,200 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,600 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $319,370 |
| Maryland | $91,748 |
| Mississippi | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $55,000 |
| California | $34,900 |
| Illinois | $28,100 |
| District of Columbia | $28,000 |
| Florida | $16,300 |
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Updated May 7, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.