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← MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,129,168
Total expenses
$26,842,065
Contributions and grants received
$32,868,038
Grants paid
$19,862,155
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,101,396
Other revenue
$1,159,734
Total assets, end of year
$243,634,365
Total liabilities, end of year
$84,121,010
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$159,513,355
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,806,397
Management and general expenses
$1,550,536
Fundraising expenses
$2,485,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,806,397

Program services were 85.0% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $7,326,177

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $25,541,861

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $7,383,614

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,496,992 · unrelated business -$5,589 · excluded $4,502,581

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $26,169,869

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

    securities $19,565,465

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,604,404

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,604,404 · excluded $6,604,404

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $525,433 · excluded $525,433

  • 11b · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATIVE FEE INCOME

    total $380,743 · excluded $380,743

  • 11c · Other revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $163,234 · excluded $163,234

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $90,324 · excluded $90,324

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,159,734

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $16,542,110 · program services $16,542,110

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $430,207 · program services $430,207

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,889,838 · program services $2,889,838

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,055,124 · program services $377,848 · management and general $166,098 · fundraising $511,178

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,825,267 · program services $1,018,932 · management and general $454,544 · fundraising $1,351,791

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $42,719 · program services $15,406 · management and general $6,872 · fundraising $20,441

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $148,803 · program services $53,703 · management and general $23,992 · fundraising $71,108

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $281,727 · program services $101,422 · management and general $45,076 · fundraising $135,229

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $91,592 · management and general $91,592

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $45,897 · program services $22,862 · management and general $12,148 · fundraising $10,887

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,093 · management and general $41,093

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $101,427 · program services $101,427

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $381,332 · management and general $381,332

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $389,204 · program services $389,204

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $145,683 · program services $9,061 · management and general $72,051 · fundraising $64,571

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $99,425 · program services $8,186 · management and general $25,804 · fundraising $65,435

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $121,560 · management and general $121,560

  • 17 · Travel

    total $210,173 · program services $210,173

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $518,050 · program services $242,980 · management and general $37,941 · fundraising $237,129

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $67,914 · management and general $67,914

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $73,200 · program services $36,463 · management and general $19,374 · fundraising $17,363

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $252,626 · program services $252,626

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $103,949 · program services $103,949

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total -$16,855 · management and general -$16,855

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $18,042,802 · end of year $3,826,157

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $2,365,676

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,809,375 · end of year $6,801,944

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $559,433 · end of year $709,231

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $186,600 · end of year $155,768

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $131,337 · end of year $257,836

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

    $1,152,210

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

    $350,407

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $869,718 · end of year $801,803

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $129,252,515 · end of year $168,175,195

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $28,565,586 · end of year $46,156,745

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $20,480

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $14,282,286 · end of year $14,384,010

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $753,550 · end of year $720,384

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $14,801,833 · end of year $9,441,453

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $111,266 · end of year $22,815

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $39,895,002 · end of year $70,724,547

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,910,439 · end of year $3,211,811

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $119,713,775 · end of year $142,122,177

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $18,534,267 · end of year $17,391,178

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY, LEVERAGES RESOURCES TO MEET LOCAL AND GLOBAL JEWISH NEEDS, AND FACILITATES COMMUNITY PLANNING TO ENSURE A THRIVING AND SECURE FUTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROMOTE A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY, LEVERAGE RESOURCES TO MEET LOCAL AND GLOBAL JEWISH NEEDS AND FACILITATE COMMUNITY PLANNING TO ENSURE A THRIVING AND SECURE FUTURE.

  • MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION IS A FEDERATED FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA, AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE FEDERATION RAISES FUNDS THROUGH ANNUAL AND DIRECTED CAMPAIGNS TO SUPPORT BENEFICIARY AGENCIES TO BUILD NEW AND UPGRADE EXISTING PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHICH SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION'S PLANNED GIVING AND ENDOWMENT ARM, PROVIDES GRANTS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ACROSS THE U.S. BASED ON DONOR ADVISED AND DESIGNATED FUND RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION HAS HAD ON THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE SEE THE LATEST IMPACT REPORT AT WWW.JEWISHMINNEAPOLIS.ORG/WHO-WE-ARE/NUMBERS.

    Expenses $22,806,397 · Grants $19,862,155

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Appelbaum

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 0.5 related
  • Brad Birnberg

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Arielle Kaufman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John MacDonald

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.5 related
  • Sandy Donaldson

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abbi Rose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brittany Willis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Ahlstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Lieberman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debbie Stillman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dina Blumenfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gayle Kaplan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judah Druck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Witebsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ken Raskin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Zabezhinsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Heilicher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rabbi Matt Goldberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rabbi Tzvi Kupfer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rafi Forbush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Skelton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Yost

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ron Mandelbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roz Segal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Seth Togal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taylor Sztainer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tom Frishberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valerie Kreps

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zehorit Heilicher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Goldstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James A Cohen

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $491,339
    From this org
    $453,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,979
    Hours/week
    40 + 1.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $404,532
    Bonus
    $46,971
    Other
    $1,857
    Deferred
    $4,343
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,636
    Filer's total
    $491,339
  • Martin K Lipshutz

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $181,516
    From this org
    $178,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,117
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,972
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $427
    Deferred
    $3,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $181,516
  • Steven Baker

    CHIEF PHLANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $204,177
    From this org
    $191,843
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,334
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,752
    Bonus
    $15,500
    Other
    $1,591
    Deferred
    $3,457
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,877
    Filer's total
    $204,177
  • Shai Avny

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $178,092
    From this org
    $146,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,728
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,025
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $1,339
    Deferred
    $3,346
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,382
    Filer's total
    $178,092
  • Alene Sussman

    FOUNDATION DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $169,452
    From this org
    $166,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,298
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,640
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,514
    Deferred
    $3,298
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $169,452
  • Eilat Harel

    CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $118,563
    From this org
    $116,259
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,304
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE CEO'S BONUS IS BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND ALL OTHER STAFF'S BONUSES ARE BASED ON THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO.

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

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.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • MJF FISCAL SPONSOR LLC

    FISCAL SPONSOR FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES · MN · income $973,388 · assets $616,665

    Directly controlled by MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION

  • AP DOWNTOWN LLC

    HOLDING AND SELLING REAL ESTATE DONATIONS · MN · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION

  • MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION LLC

    FUNDRAISING AND INVESTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF MJF AND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · MN · income $35,520,323 · assets $217,842,132

    Directly controlled by MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (6)

    T · INVESTMENT · MN · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349322352

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