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. 

Since 1961 JELF has loaned
$
to 6,646 students.

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 6,646 interest-free, last dollar loans. We refer to our recipients as "JELFies."

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Loaned Last Year
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Repaid Last Year
$
Donated Last Year

6,646 Total Students

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99% Repayment Rate

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438 Recipients Last Year

100% Jewish Students

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Children of the Hebrew Orphans’ Home going on a field trip
to the Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, circa 1928.
Children of the Hebrew Orphans’ Home going on a field trip to the Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, circa 1928.
Hebrew Orphans' Home, 478 Washington Street, Atlanta, 1889 - 1930. This building was sold in the 1970's and later demolished.
Hebrew Orphans' Home, 478 Washington Street, Atlanta, 1889 - 1930. This building was sold in the 1970's and later demolished.
Al Garber,
Hebrew Orphans' Home Resident; Board Chair 1965-1967
Al Garber, Hebrew Orphans' Home Resident; Board Chair 1965-1967

25 Partner Agencies

110 Volunteers

170 Universities Last Year

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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.

Repayment Rate
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Recipients active in Jewish Community
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1,075 Full Circle Members

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150% Alumni Giving Increase

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26% Full Circle Percentage

$100K Full Circle Donations

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Many JELF loan recipients are vital members of the JELF community – in turn, helping future Jewish students in need

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$813K repaid last year.

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.

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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"