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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,514,574
Total expenses
$3,678,566
Contributions and grants received
$3,493,948
Grants paid
$817,580
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,664
Other revenue
$962
Total assets, end of year
$2,418,976
Total liabilities, end of year
$502,145
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,916,831
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,714,426
Management and general expenses
$652,198
Fundraising expenses
$311,942
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,714,426

Program services were 73.8% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $53

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,493,895

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,379 · excluded $15,379

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $26,591

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $22,306

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,285

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,285 · excluded $4,285

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $612 · excluded $612

  • 11b · Other revenue: HONORARIUM

    total $350 · excluded $350

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $962

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $817,280 · program services $817,280

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $300 · program services $300

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $299,564 · program services $92,757 · management and general $135,796 · fundraising $71,011

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,480,417 · program services $1,220,294 · management and general $131,196 · fundraising $128,927

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,669 · program services $37,615 · management and general $6,062 · fundraising $3,992

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $203,261 · program services $122,650 · management and general $63,664 · fundraising $16,947

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $140,971 · program services $105,160 · management and general $19,910 · fundraising $15,901

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,834 · management and general $14,834

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $74,252 · management and general $74,252

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $31,950 · fundraising $31,950

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $291,427 · program services $173,735 · management and general $114,884 · fundraising $2,808

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $54 · management and general $54

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $65,583 · program services $15,542 · management and general $34,223 · fundraising $15,818

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,649 · program services $18,779 · management and general $8,420 · fundraising $6,450

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $76,487 · program services $50,775 · management and general $18,464 · fundraising $7,248

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,286 · program services $12,855 · management and general $6,169 · fundraising $262

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $50,818 · program services $37,561 · management and general $3,972 · fundraising $9,285

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,239 · management and general $4,239

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,141 · program services $5,060 · management and general $7,320 · fundraising $761

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $13,384 · program services $4,063 · management and general $8,739 · fundraising $582

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $779,141 · end of year $577,714

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $940,453 · end of year $880,430

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $580,165 · end of year $824,592

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,683 · end of year $25,687

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $40,055

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $30,963

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,920 · end of year $9,092

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $51,972 · end of year $101,461

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $234,379 · end of year $148,565

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $326,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $53,801 · end of year $27,580

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,158,188 · end of year $525,692

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $926,966 · end of year $1,391,139

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

JEWS UNITED FOR JUSTICE ADVANCES ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION BY EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING OUR LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES TO ACTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVANCE JUSTICE IN THE BALTIMORE -WASHINGTON REGION BY EDUCATING & MOBILIZING JEWISH COMMUNITIES.

  • COMMUNITY ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS: WE MOVE OUR REGION CLOSER TO EQUITY AND JUSTICE BY ADVANCING ISSUE-BASED CAMPAIGNS THAT MAKE REAL, IMMEDIATE, AND CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. THROUGH THESE CAMPAIGNS WE DEVELOP LEADERS, BUILD OUR JEWISH GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY, SHIFT THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND BUILD THE COLLECTIVE POWER NEEDED TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM AND INEQUALITY. WE WORK ON LOCAL CAMPAIGNS IN DC, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, AND BALTIMORE; AND STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS IN MARYLAND. OUR CAMPAIGNS FOCUS ON ECONOMIC JUSTICE, HOUSING JUSTICE, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND YOUTH JUSTICE. -BALTIMORE CITY IS NOT FOR SALE: IN 2024, ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS, WE HELPED DEFEAT A BALTIMORE CITY BALLOT MEASURE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS! QUESTION H WOULD HAVE CUT THE CITY COUNCIL NEARLY IN HALF, AND WAS BACKED BY MEDIA MOGUL DAVID SMITH.-IN 2024, ALONGSIDE OUR PARTNERS, WE SECURED A HUGE WIN FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE IN MARYLAND WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE ACCESS TO CARE ACT (ACA). THE ACA WILL ALLOW ALL QUALIFYING MARYLANDERS, REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, TO PURCHASE HEALTHCARE ON THE MARYLAND HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE.

    Expenses $2,627,978 · Grants $817,580

  • LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, JUFJ INVESTS DEEPLY IN ITS LEADERS TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PASSIONATE ACTIVISTS WHO CAN MOVE CAMPAIGNS FORWARD WITH JUFJ AND ITS ALLIES, PARTNERS, AND COALITIONS. THIS INCLUDES PROGRAMS SUCH AS:-TZEDEK ORGANIZING TRAINING (TOT): A FOUR-WEEK TRAINING SERIES THAT TEACHES THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND THE HISTORY OF JEWISH ORGANIZING.-THINK JEWISHLY, ACT LOCALLY: A THREE-PART TRAINING SERIES IN DC, COORDINATED WITH JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH FOCUSES ON LOCAL ACTIVISM, HOW THE DC BUDGET CAN REFLECT OUR MORALS AND VALUES, AND HOW TO MAKE CHANGE RIGHT HERE WHERE WE LIVE.-WHAT'S AT STAKE: EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS IN EACH OF OUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE ISSUES THAT WE WORK ON. THESE ARE 501(C)(3) COMPLIANT EVENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL ELECTIONS IN GENERAL, NOT ENDORSING ANY SPECIFIC CANDIDATE.

    Expenses $86,448

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Desmond Serrette

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Debbie Goldman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Robert Barkin

    TREASURER (THRU DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Carlos Jimenez

    DIRECTOR; TREASURER (AS OF DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rabbi Jessy Dressin

    DIRECTOR (AS OF APR 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tracie Guy-Decker

    DIRECTOR (AS OF DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tara Huffman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathy Kreiger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claire Landers

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ed Lazere

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joshua Mintz

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Spokane

    DIRECTOR (THRU DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carol Stern

    DIRECTOR (AS OF DEC 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jacob Feinspan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $151,378
    From this org
    $146,282
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,096
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,282
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,695
    Nontaxable benefits
    $401
    Filer's total
    $151,378

  • Whitney Porter McArthur

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $115,118
    From this org
    $101,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,851
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jill Rabbino

    SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $130,871
    From this org
    $115,469
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,402
    Hours/week
    40

  • Hilary Klein

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,578
    From this org
    $108,839
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,739
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531299349304053

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