Money

Federation

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Phoenix's Jewish philanthropy center says it gave nearly $1.7 million. The grants it listed add up to about $1.5 million.

Oct 22, 2026

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Phoenix's Jewish philanthropy center says it gave nearly $1.7 million. The grants it listed add up to about $1.5 million.

The Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix approved its annual grants in April.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Schools

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Phoenix Yeshiva High School is building a $3.5 million expansion. It still needs $1 million.

Oct 22, 2026

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Phoenix Yeshiva High School is building a $3.5 million expansion. It still needs $1 million.

The boys' school is adding a larger sanctuary, classrooms, a dining room and a dorm.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Schools

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State auditors found problems in a third of the ESA dollars they checked. Nobody has published what Jewish schools receive.

Oct 22, 2026

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State auditors found problems in a third of the ESA dollars they checked. Nobody has published what Jewish schools receive.

Arizona's voucher program costs about $1 billion a year. Day schools are part of it.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Security

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One Scottsdale temple spends $200,000 a year on guards. Arizona's state security fund for every nonprofit is $1 million.

Oct 22, 2026

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One Scottsdale temple spends $200,000 a year on guards. Arizona's state security fund for every nonprofit is $1 million.

Jewish groups nationwide spent a record $1 billion on security in 2025. Here is what that looks like in the Valley.

Kol Phoenix Staff

Kehillah

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The Holocaust center was promised for April 2027. Taxpayers put up $11 million and the date is now December 2027.

Oct 22, 2026

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The Holocaust center was promised for April 2027. Taxpayers put up $11 million and the date is now December 2027.

The state gave $7 million, the county and city $2 million each, and the Hilton Family Holocaust Education Center has slipped again.

Kol Phoenix Staff