Jewish Funds for Justice
| Formation | 1984 |
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| Founder | Si Kahn and David Tobin |
| Extinction | 2012 |
| 52-1332694 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States of America |
| Coordinates | 40°44′52″N 73°59′36″W / 40.7477734°N 73.9933646°WCoordinates: 40°44′52″N 73°59′36″W / 40.7477734°N 73.9933646°W |
| Simon Greer | |
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Revenue (2011)
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$6,024,357 |
| Expenses (2011) | $$6,007,281 |
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Employees (2010)
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71 |
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Volunteers (2010)
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20 |
| Mission | Helps give people in the United States social and economic security and opportunity by investing in healthy neighborhoods, vibrant Jewish communities, and skillful leaders. |
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Formerly called
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Jewish Fund for Justice |
The Jewish Funds for Justice (JFSJ) was an American charity based in New York. In 2005, Simon Greer became its President and CEO. In 2011, Progressive Jewish Alliance merged with Jewish Funds for Justice.
The original Jewish Fund for Justice was created in 1984. Si Kahn and David Tobin spent eighteen months organizing the Fund. Its first board chair was Kahn and its first executive director was Lois Roisman.
Jewish Funds for Justice was created in 2006 when the Jewish Fund for Justice merged with The Shefa Fund, which had been founded in 1990. Jewish Funds for Justice then merged with Spark: The Partnership for Jewish Service in February 2007.
While Jewish Funds for Justice is one of many Jewish organizations that received funding from the Open Society Foundation for one of its projects, Jewish Funds for Justice did not receive any other funding from George Soros or his philanthropies.
On June 1, 2011, Progressive Jewish Alliance merged with Jewish Funds for Justice, adopting the name Bend the Arc in 2012.
Jacobs, Rabbi Jill (2010). There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice through Jewish Law and Tradition. Jewish Lights. ISBN .
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