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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$36,829,791
Total expenses
$27,555,275
Contributions and grants received
$35,384,897
Grants paid
$13,045,549
Program service revenue
$191,150
Investment income
$1,214,627
Other revenue
$39,117
Total assets, end of year
$68,682,474
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,048,373
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$60,634,101
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,485,848
Management and general expenses
$1,476,027
Fundraising expenses
$1,593,400
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,485,848

Program services were 88.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $35,384,897

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $125,104

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEES

    total $191,150 · related or exempt $191,150 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $817,160 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $817,160

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,012,661

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

    securities $3,615,194

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $397,467 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $397,467 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $397,467

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $39,117 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $39,117

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $39,117

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $12,324,888 · program services $12,324,888

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $720,661 · program services $720,661

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,493,324 · program services $606,586 · management and general $332,480 · fundraising $554,258

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,337,346 · program services $3,558,594 · management and general $540,628 · fundraising $238,124

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $118,300 · program services $94,056 · management and general $17,693 · fundraising $6,551

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $834,494 · program services $654,446 · management and general $126,406 · fundraising $53,642

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $447,973 · program services $329,490 · management and general $69,487 · fundraising $48,996

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $23,998 · management and general $23,998 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,975 · management and general $92,975 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $272,000 · fundraising $272,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $62,061 · program services $0 · management and general $62,061 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,078,177 · program services $1,861,035 · management and general $37,641 · fundraising $179,501

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $39,970 · program services $29,839 · management and general $1,940 · fundraising $8,191

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $71,621 · program services $37,259 · management and general $10,320 · fundraising $24,042

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $410,048 · program services $309,326 · management and general $33,362 · fundraising $67,360

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $429,962 · program services $314,266 · management and general $63,234 · fundraising $52,462

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,503,991 · program services $1,409,650 · management and general $35,604 · fundraising $58,737

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $66,544 · program services $48,248 · management and general $10,000 · fundraising $8,296

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $69,440 · program services $46,404 · management and general $15,057 · fundraising $7,979

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAMPER INCENTIVE STIPENDS

    total $2,092,793 · program services $2,092,793 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $15,001 · program services $11,199 · management and general $728 · fundraising $3,074

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $49,708 · program services $37,108 · management and general $2,413 · fundraising $10,187

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $916,765 · end of year $264,198

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,300,256 · end of year $4,358,201

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,142,301 · end of year $30,406,499

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $243,060 · end of year $11,239

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,003 · end of year $293,454

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

    $1,602,148

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

    $1,446,206

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $137,495 · end of year $155,942

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,254,279 · end of year $26,054,040

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $5,168,333 · end of year $5,487,500

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,790,065 · end of year $1,651,401

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,306,816 · end of year $624,620

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $121,073 · end of year $130,284

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,480,833 · end of year $5,637,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,801,783 · end of year $1,655,969

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,897,944 · end of year $18,432,256

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,416,108 · end of year $42,201,845

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

JEWISH SUMMER CAMP IS THE ENDURING AND IRREPLACEABLE CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY THAT STRENGTHENS JEWISH IDENTITY, DEVELOPS JEWISH LEADERSHIP, AND ENSURES A JEWISH FUTURE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO BUILD A STRONG JEWISH FUTURE THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE JEWISH SUMMERS.

  • CAPITAL EXPANSION - FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP (FJC) LAUNCHED THE GOTTESMAN CAPITAL EXPANSION GRANTS INITIATIVE THROUGH A TRANSFORMATIVE $15 MILLION COMMITMENT FROM THE GOTTESMAN FUND. OVER THREE YEARS, THE INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE CAPITAL GRANTS TO NONPROFIT JEWISH DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT EXPAND CAPACITY, IMPROVE FACILITIES, AND ENHANCE THE CAMP EXPERIENCE FOR CAMPERS AND STAFF. THE INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON THREE KEY AREAS OF CAPITAL NEED: STAFF HOUSING AND STAFF SPACES, PROGRAM SPACES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CAMPER BUNKS/HOME BASES. ELIGIBLE CAMPS MAY RECEIVE GRANTS RANGING FROM $100,000 TO $750,000, WITH FJC FUNDING UP TO 50% OF PROJECT COSTS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO PROJECTS THAT INCREASE A CAMP'S ABILITY TO SERVE MORE CAMPERS AND STAFF. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $7,620,852 · Grants $6,435,000

  • ISRAEL RESPONSE - FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP'S ISRAEL RESPONSE EFFORTS CONTINUED IN 2025 TO HELP JEWISH CAMPS NAVIGATE THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF ISRAEL EDUCATION, ISRAEL ENGAGEMENT, AND THE ONGOING OPERATIONAL REALITIES FOLLOWING OCTOBER 7. THROUGH THE TEACHING ISRAEL AT CAMP INITIATIVE AND RELATED SUPPORT EFFORTS, FJC PROVIDED CAMPS WITH RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND EXPERTISE TO STRENGTHEN MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL FOR CAMPERS AND STAFF WHILE ADDRESSING EMERGING NEEDS ACROSS THE FIELD. IN 2025, FJC'S TEACHING ISRAEL AT CAMP INITIATIVE ENGAGED 52 JEWISH OVERNIGHT CAMPS AND 18 JEWISH DAY CAMPS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, DIRECTLY BENEFITING MORE THAN 34,300 CAMPERS AND 6,000 STAFF. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $4,674,300 · Grants $3,270,200

  • YOUNG ADULT ENGAGEMENT - FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP'S YOUNG ADULT ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF JEWISH CAMP AND COMMUNAL LEADERS BY PROVIDING MEANINGFUL JEWISH LEARNING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS SERVING CAMPS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA. THROUGH PROGRAMS INCLUDING CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP - ONE OF FJC'S SIGNATURE TALENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS - CAMP MANAGEMENT FELLOWSHIP, THE FJC FELLOWSHIP, AND A RABBINIC-FOCUSED FELLOWSHIP TRACK, FJC EQUIPS RETURNING COUNSELORS, SPECIALISTS, EMERGING SUPERVISORS, ASPIRING RABBIS, AND EARLY-CAREER PROFESSIONALS WITH THE SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JEWISH EDUCATIONAL GROUNDING NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN CAMPS AND THE BROADER JEWISH COMMUNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $1,833,182

  • ONE HAPPY CAMPER & AFFORDABILITY

    Expenses $1,716,371 · Grants $365,514

  • SMALL COMMUNITIES INCENTIVE PROGRAM

    Expenses $1,490,230 · Grants $39,000

  • RSJ ENGAGEMENT

    Expenses $1,149,303 · Grants $733,826

  • SCHOLARSHIPS & PASS-THROUGHS

    Expenses $968,489 · Grants $718,225

  • YITRO

    Expenses $921,532 · Revenue $36,000

  • REGIONAL OFFICES

    Expenses $834,283 · Grants $123,500

  • YEDID NEFESH - MENTAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

    Expenses $621,174 · Grants $456,543

  • YASHAR (INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY)

    Expenses $431,676 · Grants $206,000

  • ISRAEL-AMERICAN CAMPERS RESEARCH

    Expenses $379,033

  • DAY CAMP SECURITY

    Expenses $321,224 · Grants $279,670

  • STUDY OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AT JEWISH CAMPS

    Expenses $302,069 · Grants $70,000

  • TALENT CENTER CONSULTING

    Expenses $248,449 · Grants $160,000

  • ISRAEL TRIP INCUBATOR

    Expenses $185,363 · Grants $23,250

  • CAMPER & STAFF SATISFACTION INSIGHT SURVEY

    Expenses $177,445 · Revenue $155,150

  • FAMILY CAMP

    Expenses $156,006 · Grants $66,321

  • TALENT COMPASS

    Expenses $147,560

  • CHABAD INITIATIVE

    Expenses $132,970 · Grants $96,500

  • DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

    Expenses $88,443 · Grants $2,000

  • OTHER PROGRAMMING

    Expenses $85,894

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alison Lebovitz

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diane C Zack

    SECRETARY, FRD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Heeger

    CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jeff Tucker

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey M Solomon

    CHAIR-ELECT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jeffrey Wolman

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julie Beren Platt

    CHAIR, CHAIRMAN'S COUNCIL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Silberman

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Randall Kaplan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Anita H Siegal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diane Schilit

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diane Seder

    BOARD MEMBER EFF. 03/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeffrey M Skier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jim Sokolove

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joe Teplow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joel Arogeti

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judy Neuman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Marcia Weiner Mankoff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rabbi Rex Perlmeter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rebecca Raphael

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Biller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shawna Goodman Sone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shelley Niceley Groff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stacie Brockman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Flatt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Sacks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tom Rosenberg

    BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 03/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jamie Simon

    CPO 01/2025-02/2025; INTERIM CEO 03/2025-07/2025; CEO EFF. 07/2025

    Total calculated
    $512,527
    From this org
    $458,055
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,472
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $408,055
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,972
    Filer's total
    $512,527

  • Jeremy J Fingerman

    CEO THRU 02/2025; SENIOR ADVISOR EFF. 02/2025

    Total calculated
    $719,157
    From this org
    $602,081
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $117,076
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $502,081
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $85,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,576
    Filer's total
    $719,157

  • Matthew Levitt

    VP, FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $261,640
    From this org
    $211,208
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,432
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,208
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,565
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,867
    Filer's total
    $261,640

  • Briana Holtzman

    VP, NETWORK ENGAGEMENT & CONVENING

    Total calculated
    $204,000
    From this org
    $194,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,986
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,014
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,849
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,137
    Filer's total
    $204,000

  • Julie Finkelstein

    VP, TRAINING

    Total calculated
    $238,952
    From this org
    $216,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,059
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,893
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,135
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,924
    Filer's total
    $238,952

  • Nila Rosen

    VP, LEARNING & RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $229,232
    From this org
    $180,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,369
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,327
    Filer's total
    $229,232

  • Rebecca Kahn

    VP, FUNDING & GRANTMAKING

    Total calculated
    $226,447
    From this org
    $204,758
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,689
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,758
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,282
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,407
    Filer's total
    $226,447

  • Robert Harris

    SE REGION ADVISOR & SR. CAMP CONSULTANT ROOTONE

    Total calculated
    $220,053
    From this org
    $170,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,170
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,883
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,303
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,867
    Filer's total
    $220,053

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN
THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A 457(F) PLAN WITH THE INTENT THAT AT RETIREMENT, THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO JEREMY J. FINGERMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THEREFORE FJC'S ACCRUAL OF BENEFITS OF MR. FINGERMAN'S $75,000 IS SHOWN AS PART OF HIS RETIREMENT AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION, INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (C).
SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7 NON-FIXED PAYMENTS
JEREMY J. FINGERMAN, CEO HAS AN ANNUAL TARGETED BONUS STIPULATED BY HIS CONTRACT. THE ACTUAL PAYMENTS CAN VARY BASED ON CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AS DETERMINED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS), FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR. SCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1, COLUMN (B)(II), REFERS TO A CASH BONUS PAYOUT PAID IN 2025 FOR THE PRIOR YEAR (2024) ACCRUAL.

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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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
6 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642189349300434

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