JELF by the Numbers Our Impact is Growing!
Each year JELF funds hundreds of students with interest-free loans for their higher education. Here are just a few stats to help illustrate JELF's impact and legacy.
As each loan is repaid, more students can be funded.
JELF is making a difference.
Each loan JELF makes represents a student and a story.
JELF has played a part by providing 7,119 interest-free, last dollar loans. We refer to our recipients as "JELFies."
7,119 Total Students
99% Repayment Rate
473 2024 Recipients
100% Jewish Students
JELF partners with Jewish agencies across 5 states allowing us to really personalize the loans process.
25 Partner Agencies
110 Volunteers
204 Universities
Bringing it Full Circle!
Since 2014, JELF has seen a 150% increase in Alumni giving! We continue to add more JELFies to our Full Circle Society each year - those who have received a JELF loan and now understand the importance and are able to give back themselves.
1,075 Full Circle Members
150% Alumni Giving Increase
26% Full Circle Percentage
$100K Full Circle Donations
Many JELF loan recipients are vital members of the JELF community – in turn, helping future Jewish students in need
$900K Repaid in 2024
This is one of the ways our fund for new loans is replenished!
JELF Alumni Leadership
16% of current JELF Board members are former recipients themselves.
Volunteering to Lend a Hand
Each year scores of volunteers from around JELF's five-state region personally review each loan application.
Tomer T.
"There was a low point in my life where I couldn't feed myself. JELF provided me with the funds to be able to pay for basic life necessities. That's why it's so important to me as a donor to give back to JELF"