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← JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HARRISBURG.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,806,707
Total expenses
$8,164,970
Contributions and grants received
$2,402,241
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,362,778
Investment income
$19,548
Other revenue
$22,140
Total assets, end of year
$24,322,143
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,034,900
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,287,243
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,560,633
Management and general expenses
$1,518,327
Fundraising expenses
$86,010
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,560,633

Program services were 80.4% 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

    $4,092

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $9,300

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,388,849

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EARLY CHILDHOOD

    total $1,433,417 · related or exempt $1,433,417

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAMP

    total $320,777 · related or exempt $320,777

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $252,490 · related or exempt $252,490

  • 2d · Program service revenue: SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL

    total $149,646 · related or exempt $149,646

  • 2e · Program service revenue: SPORTS, FITNESS & RECREATION

    total $91,852 · related or exempt $91,852

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $114,596 · related or exempt $114,596

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,537 · excluded $19,537

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $11

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $11 · excluded $11

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,973

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $9,300

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,447

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,474 · excluded -$3,474

  • 11a · Other revenue: PERIODICAL

    total $25,614 · related or exempt $2,367 · unrelated business $23,247

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,614

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $217,876 · program services $108,938 · management and general $108,938

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,754,600 · program services $2,235,412 · management and general $463,423 · fundraising $55,765

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $514,738 · program services $395,215 · management and general $100,975 · fundraising $18,548

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $233,751 · program services $182,574 · management and general $46,003 · fundraising $5,174

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $79,066 · program services $62,022 · management and general $17,044

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,156 · program services $11,079 · management and general $18,077

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $659,045 · program services $455,413 · management and general $203,086 · fundraising $546

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $315,245 · program services $270,770 · management and general $43,125 · fundraising $1,350

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $526,029 · program services $521,335 · management and general $2,347 · fundraising $2,347

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,379 · program services $6,112 · management and general $262 · fundraising $5

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $128,728 · program services $127,009 · management and general $1,719

  • 20 · Interest

    total $392,660 · program services $289,866 · management and general $102,794

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $425,600 · program services $371,145 · management and general $54,455

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $270,560 · program services $110,174 · management and general $160,386

  • 24a · Other expenses: BUILDING REPAIRS

    total $619,702 · program services $548,517 · management and general $70,249 · fundraising $936

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $316,526 · program services $224,240 · management and general $92,207 · fundraising $79

  • 24c · Other expenses: SCHOLARSHIP

    total $177,499 · program services $177,499

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND LEASE

    total $166,798 · program services $137,593 · management and general $29,205

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $331,012 · program services $325,720 · management and general $4,032 · fundraising $1,260

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $514,919 · end of year $1,021,855

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,725,799 · end of year $9,293,712

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,650 · end of year $137,826

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $61,062 · end of year $80,924

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

    $24,351,992

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

    $10,720,542

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,985,931 · end of year $13,631,450

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $265,868 · end of year $24,340

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $190,797 · end of year $132,036

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $492,288 · end of year $815,021

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $79,325 · end of year $43,870

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $55,132 · end of year $125,454

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $6,730,148 · end of year $8,117,870

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,020,023 · end of year $932,685

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,507,527 · end of year $2,510,822

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,881,583 · end of year $11,776,421

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ENSURE THAT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER HARRISBURG FLOURISHES BY SERVING AS ITS CENTRAL UNIFYING COMMUNAL ORGANIZATION, AND BY STRENGTHENING THE BONDS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND WITH ISRAEL AND JEWS AROUND THE WORLD.

  • THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE TO INFANTS THROUGH PRE- KINDERGARTEN. THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED BY THE PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. IT IS A KEYSTONE FOUR STARS FACILITY (HIGHEST RATING POSSIBLE FROM THE COMMONWEALTH) FEATURING AN INTERACTIVE GARDEN, ART EDUCATION, NUTRITION AND WELLNESS AS PART OF ITS CURRICULUM. WE SERVE UP TO 150 CHILDREN.

    Expenses $2,201,471 · Revenue $1,433,417

  • A MULTITUDE OF SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS. THE PROGRAMS RANGE FROM AFTERCARE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN TO A KOSHER NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR SENIORS. THE PROGRAMS SEEK TO MEET THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WHICH WOULD ALSO INCLUDE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION, ISRAELI PROGRAMMING, AND HEBREW HIGH PROGRAMMING. NEARLY 400 CHILDREN RECEIVE FREE BOOKS THROUGH OUR PJ LIBRARY PROGRAM. 2,066 HOUSEHOLDS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSPAPER "COMMUNITY REVIEW" WHICH IS ISSUED EVERY OTHER WEEK ALONG WITH OUR ONLINE EDITION WWW.COMMMUNITYREVIEWHBG.ORG. COMMUNITY REVIEW IS A BIWEEKLY PAPER THAT COVERS ISSUES OF CONCERN AND INTEREST TO MEMBERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $926,186 · Revenue $152,013

  • A SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM IS HELD EACH YEAR FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. THE CAMP IS HELD AT THE GREEN HILLS FACILITY. A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES IS PLANNED EACH YEAR FOR EACH AGE GROUP TO PROVIDE CAMPERS WITH AN EXCITING OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE. THE GREEN HILLS FACILITY IS LOCATED IN FISHING CREEK VALLEY JUST NORTH OF HARRISBURG AND IS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE FACILITY INCLUDES A SWIMMING POOL, VARIOUS SPORTS FIELDS AND PICNIC GROUNDS.

    Expenses $835,163 · Revenue $320,777

  • THE SPORTS, FITNESS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF ALL FITNESS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. IT ALSO ORGANIZES AND SUPERVISES ALL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING IN PERSON AND 400 VIRTUAL FITNESS CLASSES, BASKETBALL PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES, FROM IDDY BIDDY TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITIONS AND ADULT PICK-UP GAMES, THE MACCABI GAMES, ROCKSTEADY BOXING, GIRLS ON THE RUN, NUMEROUS AQUATICS ACTIVITIES (FREE SWIM, SWIM LESSONS INCLUDING TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WATER AEROBICS, SWIM TEAM, EDUCATIONAL AND SAFETY COURSES), AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY 5K AND CORPORATE CLASH. THERE WERE OVER 300 UNIQUE YOUTH AS PART OF REGISTRATIONS FOR YOUTH PROGRAMMING. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO FAMILIES IN NEED PARTICIPATING AT OUR ELC AND DAY CAMP. MONIES ARE PAID TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $2,597,813 · Revenue $458,938

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Arnie Sohinki Through July 2024

    INTERIM PRES

    Total calculated
    $109,992
    From this org
    $109,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dena Markowitz

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $107,884
    From this org
    $107,884
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Christopher Baldrige

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Baron

    V. CHAIR FAC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Todd F Barron

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Ariana Capptauber

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Carl Choper

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Marc Kline JD Dd

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Doctrow

    V. CHAIR FOU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Keren Dubin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Holly S Engleman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Howard Finkelstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregg Freeburn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Friedman

    IMMEDIATE PA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judith Hodara

    VICE CHAIR J

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ari Huberman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennie Kornfield

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eileen B Kranzel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeanette Krebs

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Audrey Miner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Ron Muroff

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Plesco

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marty Rogoff

    CAMPAIGN CO-

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Abby Smith

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    14

  • Rhea Swidler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Welks

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Zach Benjamin

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541969349300344

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