Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc

Miami, FL ยท Founded 1938

Supporting business and community development in FL

Primary audience
Business Members
Work area
Regional Advocacy
Topic
Economic Development
Contact
Jacob Solomon

About Organization

Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc serves the business community in Miami, FL through advocacy and leadership development. The organization manages $65.1M in annual revenue, 103 employees, $471.1M in assets. Established in 1938, the organization has served the region for 88 years.

What They Focus On

Workforce Development

Supports talent pipeline development through education partnerships and workforce readiness programming initiatives

Economic Growth

Promotes regional economic development through strategic partnerships and support for business expansion initiatives

Business Advocacy

Represents member interests in policy development and advocates for pro-business initiatives at local and state levels

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2021)

$65.1M

-56.5% vs 2020

Expenses (2021)

$74.3M

-0.6% vs 2020

Assets (2021)

$471.1M

-10.4% vs 2020

Employees (2021)

103

+1% vs 2020

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Employees
2021 $65,056,917 $74,253,746 $471,066,414 103
2020 $149,579,528 $74,709,731 $526,029,047 102
2019 $113,623,666 $48,337,738 $395,137,806 103
2018 $81,628,774 $83,690,675 $346,599,743 111
2017 $70,890,346 $49,521,520 $334,094,714 105

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

How They Work

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  • 01

    Member Engagement

    Identifies priority issues through stakeholder consultation and analysis of business community needs

  • 02

    Strategic Planning

    Develops targeted initiatives based on member input and regional economic development priorities

  • 03

    Program Implementation

    Executes programs through partnerships with member organizations and community stakeholders

  • 04

    Impact Assessment

    Evaluates outcomes through member feedback and tracks progress toward organizational objectives

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc

PROGRAM SUPPORT

Provides structured support and resources for program support initiatives across member organizations

PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT

Supports stakeholders through programatic support programming designed to address community needs

CHARITABLE GIFT

Facilitates collaboration and development in charitable gift through targeted programming and partnerships

Mission Support

Delivers comprehensive services focused on mission support to advance organizational mission and impact

PHILANTHROPY

Supports stakeholders through philanthropy programming designed to address community needs

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc.

JS

Jacob Solomon

President and CEO
Full-time
Compensation: $590,001
JL

Jeffrey Levin

Chief Development Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $239,921
BM

Bonnie Mechoullam

Chief Marketing and Communicat
Full-time
Compensation: $210,761
SK

Scott Kaplan

Foundation Director
Full-time
Compensation: $206,208
ML

Michelle Labgold

Chief Planning Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $205,227
OC

Oksana Cardini

Chief Financial Officer
Full-time
Compensation: $204,101
SK

Simon Kaminetsky

Philanthropic Gift Director
Full-time
Compensation: $170,801
AF

Abbey Feinberg

Annual Campaign Director
Full-time
Compensation: $153,141
JH

Jill Hagler

Director of Foundation Develop
Full-time
Compensation: $144,078
MK

Mimi Klimberg

Chief Technology and Analytics
Full-time
Compensation: $135,418
SV

Stephanie Viegas

Director of Community Security
Full-time
Compensation: $132,032
DB

Dahlia Bendavid

Director of Israel and Oversea
Full-time
Compensation: $125,842
GS

Gabriel Simkin

Senior Investment Analyst
Full-time
Compensation: $120,159
AG

Amir Gold

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
AH

Andrew H Wolf

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
AN

Ari Newman

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
BS

Brad Sokol

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
DT

Denise Tamir

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
EB

Elaine Bloom

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
JL

Janice Lipton

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
JB

Jeremy Barras

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
JC

Joshua C Kligler

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
LA

Lauren Amron

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
LR

Lecia Rothman

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
LE

Lisa E Goldstein

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
ML

Matthew L Adler

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
MB

Michael Bittel

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
MK

Mojdeh Khaghan Danial

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
PB

Paul Berkowitz

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
RA

Rick A Mars

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
SN

Shelley Niceley Groff

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
SM

Sidney M Pertnoy

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
SH

Steven Hurwitz

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week
SR

Steven R Scheck

Standing Committee
2 hrs/week

Milestones

1938

Organization Founded

1938

Established to serve business community development and economic growth initiatives

1982

Regional Expansion

1982

Extended programming and membership services to serve broader regional business community

2024

Program Enhancement

2024

Launched enhanced member services and expanded advocacy initiatives for business community

2026

Continued Impact

2026

Maintains active programming serving member organizations and regional economic development priorities

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

AS
Aaron S Podhurst Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AD
Adrian Dubow Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AB
Adriana B Halac Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AD
Adrienne D Messing Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AB
Alex Blavatnik Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AH
Alex Halberstein Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AK
Alex Krys Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AL
Alexandra Lehson Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AB
Amy B Chafetz Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
AN
Amy N Dean Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AB
Andrew Blank Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
AJ
Ariel J Bentata Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
AY
Ariel Yeshurun Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BB
Barbara Black Goldfarb Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BS
Barbara Shrut Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BT
Barry T Gurland Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BG
Belinda Gilbert Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BE
Beth Ertel Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BL
Brian L Bilzin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
BD
Bruce D Kohrman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
CK
Clarita Kassin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DY
Dana Yemin Schrager Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DA
Daniel Ades Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DF
Daniel Fujita Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DH
Daniel Halberstein Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DL
David Leibowitz Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DM
David M Scharlin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DO
David O Deutch Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DB
Debra Braman Wechsler Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DL
Diane Lieberman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DE
Donald E Lefton Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
DP
Dorothy Podhurst Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EL
Edie Laquer Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EB
Edward Beiner Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EG
Elisabeth G Frank Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
ES
Elise Scheck Bonwitt Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
EU
Elise Udelson Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EF
Elizabeth F Schwartz Secretary 5.0 hrs/week
EG
Ellie Ganz Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EB
Evan Berger Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EK
Evelyn Katz Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
EK
Ezra Katz Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
FB
Fran Berrin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
GS
Gail S Meyers Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
GJ
Gary J Yarus Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
GR
Gary R Gerson Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
GF
George Feldenkreis Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
HE
Hannah Eiger Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
HA
Harry A Levy Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
HW
Hedy Whitebook Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
HB
Helene Berger Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
IK
Ian Kaplan Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
IA
Ilene A Kossman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
IA
Isaac Almosny Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
IK
Isaac K Fisher Chair of the Board 20.0 hrs/week
IZ
Isaac Zelcer Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
IL
Israel Lapciuc Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JB
Jaclyn Bergman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JS
Jacqueline Simkin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JW
Jacqueline W Berenson Brad Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JE
Jeffrey E Newman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JS
Jeffrey Scheck Immediate Past Chair 5.0 hrs/week
JA
Joe Ackerman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JB
Joel Birnbaum Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JS
Joel Sandberg Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JM
John M Bussel Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JR
John Richard Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JS
John Sumberg Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JR
Jonathan Raiffe Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JA
Joseph A Singer Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JK
Josi Kiblisky Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
JF
Julie Franklin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
KG
Keith Ginsburg Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LJ
L Jules Arkin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LJ
Larry Joseph Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LS
Larry S Bassuk Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LP
Laura P Koffsky Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
LA
Leonard Abess Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LB
Leslie Benitah Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LS
Lily Serviansky Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
LS
Linda Schechter Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
LJ
Lisa Jerles Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MA
Marc A Levin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MA
Marissa Amuial Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
ME
Mark E Oren Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MH
Mark H Hildebrandt Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MS
Mark S Meland Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
ML
Matthew Lewis Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
ME
Maxine E Schwartz Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MS
Melissa S Buckner Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MD
Michael D Friedman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MD
Michael D Rudd Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MM
Michael M Adler Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MR
Michael R Simkins Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MS
Michael S Tobin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MS
Michael S Wagner Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
MS
Michael Scheck Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MT
Michael Tabacinic Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MR
Michele Ratzan Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MB
Michelle Ben-Aviv Associate Treasurer 5.0 hrs/week
MS
Michelle S Diener Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
MF
Mikki Futernick Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MH
Morrie H Siegel Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MJ
Murray J Laulicht Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
MS
Mytyl Simancas-Bister Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NL
Nancy Lipoff Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NO
Nedra Oren Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NF
Nily Falic Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NB
Noah Breakstone Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NK
Norma Kipnis Wilson Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NB
Norman Braman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
NH
Norman H Lipoff Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
PK
Paul Kruss Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RG
Rachel Greengrass Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RS
Raquel Scheck Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RE
Ray Ellen Yarkin Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
RD
Rebeca Delaster Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RF
Regina F Zelonker Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RN
Richard N Bernstein Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RY
Richard Yulman Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
RC
Robert C Gilbert Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RD
Robert D Hertzberg Treasurer 5.0 hrs/week
RG
Robert G Berrin Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RJ
Robin Jacobs Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RC
Robyn C Fisher Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RK
Ruben Kloda Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
RD
Ryan D Bailine Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SB
Saby Behar Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SB
Sara Bejar Associate Secretary 5.0 hrs/week
SB
Shelley Brodie Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SS
Sheree Savar Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SW
Stanley Weinstein Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SG
Steven Gretenstein Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SJ
Steven J Brodie Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
SJ
Steven J Kravitz Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SM
Steven M Foldes Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
SW
Steven Wagner Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
SD
Susie Diamond Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
TW
Tammy Woldenberg Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
TB
Terri Bachow Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
TA
Tobi Ash Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
TM
Tracey M Spiegelman Vice Chair 5.0 hrs/week
UH
Uzi Hardoon Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
VA
Vicki Agron Board Member 2.0 hrs/week
WL
William Lehman Board Member 2.0 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2021)

$3.2M

Highest Paid

$886K

Jacob Solomon

Compensated Officers

13

Name Title Base Other Total Hrs/Wk
Jacob Solomon President And CEO $590,001 $295,560 $885,561 40
Jeffrey Levin Chief Development Officer $239,921 $35,121 $275,042 40
Bonnie Mechoullam Chief Marketing And Communicat $210,761 $34,771 $245,532 40
Oksana Cardini Chief Financial Officer $204,101 $22,144 $226,245 37
Scott Kaplan Foundation Director $206,208 $19,641 $225,849 40
Michelle Labgold Chief Planning Officer $205,227 $15,214 $220,441 40
Simon Kaminetsky Philanthropic Gift Director $170,801 $19,156 $189,957 40
Abbey Feinberg Annual Campaign Director $153,141 $22,459 $175,600 40
Jill Hagler Director Of Foundation Develop $144,078 $17,690 $161,768 40
Mimi Klimberg Chief Technology And Analytics $135,418 $10,942 $146,360 40
Dahlia Bendavid Director Of Israel And Oversea $125,842 $17,258 $143,100 40
Stephanie Viegas Director Of Community Security $132,032 $5,162 $137,194 40
Gabriel Simkin Senior Investment Analyst $120,159 $13,334 $133,493 40

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Individual Political Donors

People from this organization who contributed to political campaigns

$360 Total Given
Democratic $360 (100%)
1 Contributions
$360 Avg Each

Top Individual Donors

1 Individual Donor
ML
Michelle Labgold 1 contribution • $360 avg
$360

Quick Insights

🏆
Most Active Donor Michelle Labgold with 1 contributions
🎯
Top Recipient HARRIS VICTORY — $360

Data from Federal Election Commission • Individual contributions only

COVID-19 PPP Loans

Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Fully Forgiven

Total Approved

$1.5M

Total Forgiven

$1.5M

101% forgiven

Jobs Retained

83

Loan Details 1 loan

$1,462,900
Forgiven
Forgiven: $1,479,212 100%
Approved Apr 4, 2020
Lender City National Bank of Florida
Jobs Reported 83
Forgiven On May 27, 2021

Source: Small Business Administration • Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$6.8M Grants Received
18 Organizations

Top Funders

18 total
UW
United Way Miami Inc.
$3.2M
MC
Mightycause Charitable Foundation
$1.2M
GD
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund
$894K
FI
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$521K
TM
The Miami Foundation Inc.
$431K
MS
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
$102K
TR
T Rowe Price Program For Charitable
$86K
TG
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
$60K
FF
Foundation For The Carolinas
$50K
CF
Community Foundation Of Broward Inc.
$48K
+8 more funders
United Way Miami Inc. Mightycause Charitable Foundation Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund The Miami Foundation Inc. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. T Rowe Price Program For Charitable The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Foundation For The Carolinas Community Foundation Of Broward Inc. American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund American Endowment Foundation Charities Aid Foundation America Coral Gables Community Foundation Inc. Baptist Health South Florida Inc Foundation For Jewish
United Way Miami Inc. Mightycause Charitable Foundation Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund The Miami Foundation Inc. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. T Rowe Price Program For Charitable The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Foundation For The Carolinas Community Foundation Of Broward Inc. American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Inspire Brands Foundation Inc Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund American Endowment Foundation Charities Aid Foundation America Coral Gables Community Foundation Inc. Baptist Health South Florida Inc Foundation For Jewish

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

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4200 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33137