Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$3,736,247

Total expenses

$2,741,517

Contributions and grants received

$3,353,848

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$382,399

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$12,827,962

Total liabilities, end of year

$183,349

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$12,644,613

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,019,016

Management and general expenses

$466,090

Fundraising expenses

$256,411

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,019,016

Program services were 73.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FOOD PANTRY - THE FOOD PANTRY IS A MODERN, WELCOMING, AND THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED FACILITY, ARRANGED TO COMPLY WITH THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK GUIDELINES, WITH AMPLE STORAGE SPACE FOR DRY, REFRIGERATED, AND FROZEN FOODS. THE KARSH CENTER CAN COMFORTABLY PROVIDE MORE THAN 700 GROCERY BAGS WEEKLY. WE ALSO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 25 FAMILIES DELIVERING GROCERY BAGS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT PHYSICALLY VISIT THE FOOD PANTRY. THE FACILITY IS ALSO SPACIOUS ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE VOLUNTEERS WHO USE THE PANTRY TO ASSEMBLE AND DISTRIBUTE HEALTHY GROCERY BAGS FOR CLIENTS IN NEED.

  Expenses $1,204,709

• VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT - THE COMMITMENT OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE WORK AND SUCCESS OF THE KARSH FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER. ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AS A KEY COMPONENT OF DELIVERING SERVICE ALLOWS THE KARSH CENTER TO BE A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WISHING TO BE OF SERVICE AND HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE NAVIGATING CHALLENGES LIKE FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY, AND MORE. BUILDING ON A FOUNDATION OF WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE CONGREGANT VOLUNTEERS, THE KARSH CENTER VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AN ARRAY OF PROFESSIONALS SHARING PRO -BONO TIME, AND, INCREASINGLY, MEMBERS OF THE KOREATOWN COMMUNITY WHO RECOGNIZE THAT THE KARSH CENTER IS A PILLAR IN SUPPORTING THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE HOST RECURRING WEEKLY VOLUNTEERS, SPECIAL EVENT/ONE-TIME VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND STUDENT AND COMMUNITY INTERNS. IN SPRING 2024, WE OPENED THE KARSH TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER IN BRENTWOOD AS A HUB OF VOLUNTEERISM ON THE WESTSIDE, FURTHER EXPANDING THE REACH AND IMPACT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. ACROSS ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, VOLUNTEERS RANGE FROM 3 YEARS OLD TO OVER 100 YEARS OLD, AND THEY SHARE THEIR TIME BOTH ON-SITE AND THROUGH REMOTE PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES RANGE FROM PACKING GROCERY BAGS AND MAKING SANDWICH LUNCHES TO DOING OUTREACH TO CLIENTS AND COMPLETING DATA ENTRY, AND SO MUCH MORE. ACROSS THESE ACTIVITIES, WE ENGAGED AROUND 482 VOLUNTEERS IN FY23-24.

  Expenses $335,866

• PROGRAM #3: BIG GIVE PROGRAMS: THE BIG GIVE IS OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DISTRIBUTION SPECIAL EVENT, THROUGH WHICH WE PROVIDE 1,000 THANKSGIVING MEAL KITS TO OUR COMMUNITY. EACH KIT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOUR FULL THANKSGIVING MEALS, INCLUDING ALL ITEMS FROM A TURKEY OR OTHER PROTEIN, TO A PUMPKIN PIE AND ALL SIDES. IT ULTIMATELY PROVIDES A SPECIAL HOLIDAY MEAL TO 4,000 MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS EVENT ALSO ENGAGES HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE PREPARATION AND HOSTING OF THE DISTRIBUTION, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECTS TO HELP PREPARE OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY SUCH AS HYGIENE KITS AND WINTER KITS. IN 2024, WE DISTRIBUTED 1,021 FULL THANKSGIVING MEAL KITS TO OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND ENGAGED 288 VOLUNTEERS IN AN ESTIMATED 650 HOURS OF SERVICE.

  Expenses $312,861

• ALL OTHER PROGRAMS: KARSH CENTER OFFERS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES WITHIN FOUR PROGRAM AREAS FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY, CHILD AND PARENT WELL-BEING, HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. IN COLLABORATION WITH OVER 37 ORGANIZATIONS, KARSH CENTER OFFERS VISON CARE, DENTAL CARE, GRIEF GROUPS, LEGAL CONSULTATIONS, ENGLISH CLASSES, NUTRITION EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ESSENTIALS SUCH AS CLOTHING VOUCHERS AND TOILETRIES. ADDITIONALLY, KARSH CENTER PROVIDES LINKAGE AND REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, LEGAL AID, JOB SEARCH, AND OTHER SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO OUR THANKSGIVING PROGRAM, BIG GIVE, KARSH CENTER ALSO HOSTS A SPECIAL SUMMER BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT WHICH HELPS STUDENTS BECOME EXCITED AND PREPARE FOR THE START OF KINDERGARTEN. STUDENTS RECEIVE BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND PARENTS ARE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT RESOURCES. THE KARSH CENTER'S GOAL IS TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE OFFER WORKSHOPS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE, SUPPORT GROUPS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PARENTS, DIAPER AND ESSENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO MEET BASIC NEEDS, AND REFERRALS TO INCREASE FAMILIES SUPPORT SYSTEMS. FAMILIES ARE ALSO RECRUITED AND PRIORITIZED FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENTS.

  Expenses $165,580

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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.

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.

• WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE

  501(C)(3) · A RELIGIOUS TEMPLE FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE PRINCIPLES OF JUDAISM. · CA

• CAMP HESS KRAMER INC

  501(C)(3) · TITLE HOLDING CO/RELIGIOUS NON-PROFIT · CA

  Directly controlled by WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE

• WBTU INC

  501(C)(3) · TITLE HOLDING CO/ RELIGIOUS NON-PROFIT · CA

  Directly controlled by WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

10 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202531959349300858

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