Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,742,387
- Total expenses
- $1,294,341
- Contributions and grants received
- $986,045
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $662,238
- Investment income
- $94,104
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,285,619
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $471,297
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,814,322
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $847,238
- Management and general expenses
- $385,686
- Fundraising expenses
- $61,417
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $847,238
Program services were 65.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$30,000
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$956,045
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME
total $662,238 · related or exempt $662,238
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3 · Investment income
total $93,478 · excluded $93,478
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $350,587
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $349,961
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $626
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $626 · excluded $626
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $170,000 · program services $103,355 · management and general $52,652 · fundraising $13,993
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $479,635 · program services $291,604 · management and general $148,553 · fundraising $39,478
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $41,448 · program services $25,199 · management and general $12,837 · fundraising $3,412
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $55,084 · program services $33,490 · management and general $17,060 · fundraising $4,534
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,200 · management and general $16,200
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11g · Fees: other
total $133,683 · program services $108,965 · management and general $24,718
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $3,910 · program services $3,871 · management and general $39
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13 · Office expenses
total $143,457 · program services $108,763 · management and general $34,694
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16 · Occupancy
total $71,225 · program services $28,490 · management and general $42,735
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23 · Insurance
total $1,513 · management and general $1,513
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24a · Other expenses: FACILITIES RENTAL OTHER
total $92,913 · program services $92,913
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24b · Other expenses: HONORARIA EXPENSE
total $37,483 · program services $37,483
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24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES
total $25,272 · management and general $25,272
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24d · Other expenses: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS
total $18,119 · program services $10,276 · management and general $7,843
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,399 · program services $2,829 · management and general $1,570
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $513,401 · end of year $837,783
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,321 · end of year $269,098
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $81,016 · end of year $156,882
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $4,750 · end of year $2,119
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $801,804 · end of year $1,313,437
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $1,754,733 · end of year $1,706,300
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,299 · end of year $471,297
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,875,826 · end of year $3,433,070
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $280,900 · end of year $381,252
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL CELEBRATES AND CHAMPIONS BOOKS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY AND RICHNESS OF JEWISH EXPERIENCE. BY CONNECTING READERS, AUTHORS, AND ALL WHO VALUE LITERATURE, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS AND VIBRANT ENGAGEMENT WITH JEWISH LIFE AND COMMUNITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO UPLIFT, AMPLIFY, AND CELEBRATE JEWISH BOOKS, AUTHORS, AND IDEAS.
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THROUGH ITS MANY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, THE ORGANIZATION INTERACTS WITH THE FULL RANGE OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE WITH BOOKS SUCH AS AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, COMMUNITY EVENT ORGANIZERS, LIBRARIANS, AND READERS. THE DIVERSITY AND SCOPE OF THE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO REACH ALL DEMOGRAPHICS AND DENOMINATIONS, ONLINE AND FACE-TO-FACE, ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND INTERNATIONALLY.
Expenses $847,238 · Revenue $662,238
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Elisa Spungen BildnerELISA SPUNGEN BILDNER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alan KadishALAN KADISH
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dana RaucherDANA RAUCHER
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Debby MillerDEBBY MILLER
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Josh RolnickJOSH ROLNICK
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joy GreenbergJOY GREENBERG
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lenore WeitzmanLENORE WEITZMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lilian SternLILIAN STERN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tracy BrownTRACY BROWN
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Abe A SteinbergerABE A STEINBERGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alan SchwartzALAN SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alex TroyALEX TROY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Altie KarperALTIE KARPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Andrea MillerANDREA MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Becky SchamisBECKY SCHAMIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carmel KraussCARMEL KRAUSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Daniel JeydelDANIEL JEYDEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Debbie TurveyDEBBIE TURVEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Edith EverettEDITH EVERETT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Etta ZimmermanETTA ZIMMERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jane WeitzmanJANE WEITZMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jessica ChodJESSICA CHOD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joseph TelushkinJOSEPH TELUSHKIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joy LevittJOY LEVITT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Judith LiebermanJUDITH LIEBERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Julie BarerJULIE BARER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Karen BermanKAREN BERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lauren WeinLAUREN WEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Linda SterlingLINDA STERLING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rachel KadishRACHEL KADISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stacey LevySTACEY LEVY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
William DaroffWILLIAM DAROFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Naomi Firestone-TeeterNAOMI FIRESTONE-TEETER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $170,000
- From this org
- $170,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $170,000
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533169349308748
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