Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,818,746
- Total expenses
- $7,764,899
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,545,252
- Grants paid
- $3,651,700
- Program service revenue
- $394,476
- Investment income
- $3,898,245
- Other revenue
- -$19,227
- Total assets, end of year
- $90,059,441
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,766,063
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $80,293,378
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $6,440,699
- Management and general expenses
- $592,249
- Fundraising expenses
- $731,951
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $6,440,699
Program services were 82.9% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$78,865
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,466,387
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$317,440
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2a · Program service revenue: DESIGNATED PRGM REV.
total $345,973 · related or exempt $345,973
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2b · Program service revenue: FOUNDATION ADMIN FEES
total $48,503 · related or exempt $48,503
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3 · Investment income
total $3,569,629 · unrelated business $3,683 · excluded $3,565,946
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,215,173
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,886,557
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $328,616
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $328,616 · excluded $328,616
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$45,152
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$78,865
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$64,544
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$19,392 · excluded -$19,392
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11d · All other revenue
total $165 · excluded $165
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11e · Other revenue, total
$165
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,966,642 · program services $1,966,642
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $385,813 · program services $385,813
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $1,299,245 · program services $1,299,245
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $459,558 · program services $229,779 · management and general $68,933 · fundraising $160,846
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,831,252 · program services $1,423,872 · management and general $52,399 · fundraising $354,981
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $52,297 · program services $35,602 · management and general $7,279 · fundraising $9,416
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $189,984 · program services $110,945 · management and general $13,374 · fundraising $65,665
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $181,363 · program services $114,935 · management and general $30,433 · fundraising $35,995
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,160 · program services $1,787 · management and general $338 · fundraising $35
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $69,960 · program services $56,538 · management and general $12,160 · fundraising $1,262
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $25,000 · program services $25,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $163,989 · management and general $163,989
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11g · Fees: other
total $223,722 · program services $180,737 · management and general $38,944 · fundraising $4,041
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,368 · program services $4,571 · management and general $797
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13 · Office expenses
total $91,506 · program services $31,440 · management and general $26,438 · fundraising $33,628
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14 · Information technology
total $93,398 · program services $6,483 · management and general $86,728 · fundraising $187
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16 · Occupancy
total $85,064 · program services $48,741 · management and general $22,963 · fundraising $13,360
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17 · Travel
total $50,340 · program services $27,904 · management and general $10,144 · fundraising $12,292
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $239,551 · program services $183,296 · management and general $23,714 · fundraising $32,541
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $25,686 · program services $18,207 · management and general $2,537 · fundraising $4,942
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23 · Insurance
total $22,959 · program services $7,256 · management and general $13,733 · fundraising $1,970
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24a · Other expenses: ENDOWMENT ADMIN FEES
total $146,927 · program services $146,927
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24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $104,541 · program services $100,726 · management and general $3,695 · fundraising $120
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24c · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES
total $4,038 · program services $3,104 · management and general $462 · fundraising $472
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24e · All other expenses
total $44,536 · program services $31,149 · management and general $13,189 · fundraising $198
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,223,696 · end of year $707,833
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $8,462,753 · end of year $8,439,343
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $823,080 · end of year $705,938
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $33,390 · end of year $40,073
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $150,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $81,832 · end of year $222,076
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$416,941
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$163,291
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $272,171 · end of year $253,650
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $69,960,683 · end of year $75,528,288
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $139,625 · end of year $139,444
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,205,101 · end of year $3,872,796
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $287,327 · end of year $359,013
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $1,169,479 · end of year $733,849
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $6,694,170 · end of year $7,692,981
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,129,569 · end of year $980,220
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $54,899,006 · end of year $58,362,213
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $21,022,780 · end of year $21,931,165
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE FEDERATION LEADS A STRONG JEWISH PUGET SOUND BY SERVING AS A COMMUNITY VOICE, STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL AND WORLD JEWRY, AND MAKING INVESTMENTS IN JEWISH LIFE, FOR TODAY AND THE NEXT GENERATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE FEDERATION LEADS A STRONG JEWISH PUGET SOUND BY SERVING AS A COMMUNITY VOICE, (SEE SCHEDULE O) STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL AND WORLD JEWRY, AND MAKING INVESTMENTS IN JEWISH LIFE, FOR TODAY AND THE NEXT GENERATION.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES: THE FEDERATION PROVIDES A RANGE OF PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE FEDERATION'S JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL (JCRC) BRINGS TOGETHER AND MOBILIZES THE LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY ON CRITICAL ISSUES, AMPLIFYING THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS. THE JCRC'S CORE WORK INCLUDES MAKING INVESTMENTS IN JEWISH LIFE: THE FEDERATION OFFERS PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS ANTISEMITISM, BIGOTRY, AND RACISM, SUPPORTING A PEACEFUL, SECURE, JEWISH, AND DEMOCRATIC STATE OF ISRAEL, FOSTERING POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONS WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND STRENGTHENING OUR JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGH COHESION AND CIVIL DISCOURSE. THE FEDERATION SERVES AS THE HUB OF SAFE WASHINGTON, A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THAT LEVERAGES CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SECURITY SERVICES TO JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE, INCLUDING A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, TRAINING AND RESOURCES, AND RISK ASSESSMENT. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER SEATTLE (THE FOUNDATION), A PROGRAM OF THE FEDERATION, PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PHILANTHROPISTS BY STEWARDING FUNDS, INCLUDING DONOR-ADVISED, SPECIAL-PURPOSE, AGENCY CUSTODIAL, AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT JEWISH AND SECULAR ORGANIZATIONS, DISTRIBUTING GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS IN THE PUGET SOUND REGION, THE U.S., AND OVERSEAS. THE FEDERATION PROVIDES GRANTS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SYNAGOGUES THROUGH ITS SPECIAL INITIATIVES FUND. GRANTS INCLUDE 1) IGNITION GRANTS FOR NEW, ONE TIME, OR PILOT PROJECTS 2) SMALL AGENCY SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS, PROVIDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL JEWISH AGENCIES AND 3) WOMEN'S ENDOWMENT FUND GRANTS, SUPPORTING PROGRAMS EMPOWERING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN OUR REGION.
Expenses $3,184,151 · Grants $2,253,357 · Revenue $66,503
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INVESTMENTS IN JEWISH LIFE: THE FEDERATION OFFERS PROGRAMMING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT PROVIDE EASY ENTRY POINTS TO JEWISH LIFE AND SECURES OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE THROUGH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. FEDERATION BUILDS AND ENHANCES COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS. THESE PROGRAM INVESTMENTS INCLUDE: - PJ LIBRARY AND PJ OUR WAY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION, PROVIDE YOUNG FAMILIES JEWISH-THEMED BOOKS FREE OF CHARGE TO FOSTER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CONNECTION. LOCALLY, PJ LIBRARY ENABLES FAMILIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH FUN AND WELCOMING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES. - RESET & REFRESH, A LOCALLY DEVELOPED PROGRAM, OFFERS YOUNG COUPLES IN MIXED-HERITAGE RELATIONSHIPS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT JEWISH LIFE AND BUILD COMMUNITY WITH PEERS. - NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS AND ONE HAPPY CAMPER INCENTIVE GRANTS HELP FAMILIES SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO JEWISH OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP. - TUITION ASSISTANCE HELPS FAMILIES AFFORD JEWISH DAY SCHOOL FOR THEIR CHILDREN. - THE CARDOZO SOCIETY IS AN AFFINITY GROUP FOR JEWISH LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND LAW STUDENTS. CARDOZO SOCIETY PROGRAMS INCLUDE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, PRO BONO INITIATIVES, JUDICIAL CANDIDATE RATINGS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. - FEDERATION SPONSORS PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE EMERGING LEADERS TO TAKE ON COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT FEDERATION SPONSORS INCLUDE THE NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERSHIP CABINET (NYLC). IN OTHER FISCAL YEARS, FEDERATION SPONSORS AND/OR RUNS THE WEXNER HERITAGE PROGRAM, THE SEATTLE NOWGEN GIVING CIRCLE, AND THE COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR (CLI).
Expenses $1,726,314 · Grants $388,269 · Revenue $185,275
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ISRAEL AND OVERSEAS: FEDERATION STRENGTHENS JEWISH PUGET SOUND'S CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL AND OVERSEAS JEWISH COMMUNITIES THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE CONNECTIONS. THE FEDERATION INVESTS IN PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION, FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, HEALTH CARE FOR THE SICK, AND SUPPORT FOR ISRAELI IMMIGRANTS IN CRISIS. FEDERATION HAS MADE INVESTMENTS THROUGH DECADES-LONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL (JAFI) AND THE JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE (JDC). IN ADDITION, FEDERATION INVESTMENTS SUPPORT HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET ISRAEL, THE ETHIOPIAN NATIONAL PROJECT, JINDAS, SELAH: ISRAEL CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER, SHAHARIT, TECH-CAREER, AND YEMIN-ORDE/IMPACT ISRAEL. THE FEDERATION HELPS AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL THROUGH ITS ISRAELI EMISSARIES PROGRAM, SCHOLARSHIPS ENABLING TEENS TO HAVE ISRAEL EXPERIENCES, AND LOCAL LECTURES ON ISRAEL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES FACING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.
Expenses $1,530,234 · Grants $1,010,075 · Revenue $142,698
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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David IsenbergDAVID ISENBERG
IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa BrashemLISA BRASHEM
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carl BiancoCARL BIANCO
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert SpitzerROBERT SPITZER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Stephanie ShujmanSTEPHANIE SHUJMAN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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David StiefelDAVID STIEFEL
VICE CHAIR/FDN CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul NacamuliPAUL NACAMULI
TREASURER/FISCAL MGMT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Hart ColeHART COLE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachel BlumRACHEL BLUM
ISRAEL & OVERSEAS CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lior CaspiLIOR CASPI
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Audrey CovnerAUDREY COVNER
JCRC CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Allix DegraffALLIX DEGRAFF
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER/SIF
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marla DunnMARLA DUNN
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dena HerbolichDENA HERBOLICH
AUDIT CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jocelyn IsaacsJOCELYN ISAACS
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William MowatWILLIAM MOWAT
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jason OkrentJASON OKRENT
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ken RudeeKEN RUDEE
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gabriel ScherzerGABRIEL SCHERZER
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cantor David Serkin-PooleCANTOR DAVID SERKIN-POOLE
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Diane SigelDIANE SIGEL
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeff SlotnickJEFF SLOTNICK
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brad SmithBRAD SMITH
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nancy B GreerNANCY B GREER
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $314,517
- From this org
- $270,123
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,394
- Hours/week
- 60 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $270,123
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,674
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,720
- Filer's total
- $314,517
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Solomon P KaneSOLOMON P KANE
PRESIDENT & CEO (FROM 11/23)
- Total calculated
- $53,407
- From this org
- $53,407
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
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Samuel KleinSAMUEL KLEIN
DIRECTOR OF JEWISH ENGAGEMENT
- Total calculated
- $199,083
- From this org
- $124,462
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $74,621
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $124,462
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,657
- Nontaxable benefits
- $66,964
- Filer's total
- $199,083
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Jean CallahanJEAN CALLAHAN
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $144,708
- From this org
- $127,103
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,605
- 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
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- RABBI SAMUEL KLEIN RECEIVES A PARSONAGE ALLOWANCE THAT IS TREATED AS NON-TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
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
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OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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$289,608
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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$119,145
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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STROUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$65,801
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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$59,239
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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$57,870
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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$55,000
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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$49,940
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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OPERATIONS SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. · WA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEATTLE
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUST (1)
INVESTMENT · WA
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CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST (1)
INVESTMENT · WA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521349349306637
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