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← AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$58,186,210
Total expenses
$27,887,064
Contributions and grants received
$5,818,209
Grants paid
$2,249,068
Program service revenue
$10,350,818
Investment income
$41,802,008
Other revenue
$215,175
Total assets, end of year
$131,254,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,812,209
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$121,442,703
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,841,562
Management and general expenses
$8,352,563
Fundraising expenses
$1,692,939
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,841,562

Program services were 64.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $290,965

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,500,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,027,244

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $45,479

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMP FEES

    total $4,080,187 · related or exempt $4,080,187

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE CENTER

    total $4,036,890 · related or exempt $4,036,890

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $1,348,301 · related or exempt $1,348,301

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MAAS CENTER INCOME

    total $550,940 · related or exempt $550,940

  • 2e · Program service revenue: WHIZIN CENTER INCOME

    total $334,500 · related or exempt $334,500

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,420,927 · unrelated business $58,722 · excluded $1,362,205

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $204,557

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $204,557

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $204,557 · unrelated business $1,058 · excluded $203,499

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $13,336,861 · other assets $53,093,955

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

    securities $8,533,984 · other assets $17,515,751

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,802,877 · other assets $35,578,204

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $40,381,081 · excluded $40,381,081

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $33,300

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

    $290,965

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $75,920

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$42,620 · excluded -$42,620

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $53,238 · excluded $53,238

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $53,238

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,193,572 · program services $1,193,572

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,055,496 · program services $1,055,496

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,488,124 · program services $1,051,660 · management and general $1,181,514 · fundraising $254,950

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,928,841 · program services $5,885,031 · management and general $2,287,484 · fundraising $756,326

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $244,923 · program services $132,001 · management and general $86,114 · fundraising $26,808

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,334,831 · program services $670,058 · management and general $585,321 · fundraising $79,452

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $770,101 · program services $458,707 · management and general $236,672 · fundraising $74,722

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $515,179 · program services $69,491 · management and general $445,608 · fundraising $80

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $129,290 · management and general $129,290

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $84,000 · fundraising $84,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $124,845 · management and general $124,845

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,024,452 · program services $953,252 · management and general $917,782 · fundraising $153,418

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $160,356 · program services $145,964 · management and general $14,013 · fundraising $379

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $166,304 · program services $43,075 · management and general $96,227 · fundraising $27,002

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $622,305 · program services $90,538 · management and general $489,163 · fundraising $42,604

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,746,935 · program services $2,517,108 · management and general $229,827

  • 17 · Travel

    total $281,224 · program services $194,571 · management and general $84,641 · fundraising $2,012

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,044,959 · program services $556,461 · management and general $409,426 · fundraising $79,072

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $744,737 · program services $713,037 · management and general $31,700

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,071,704 · program services $570,703 · management and general $419,905 · fundraising $81,096

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICES

    total $933,931 · program services $829,290 · management and general $81,669 · fundraising $22,972

  • 24b · Other expenses: MOVING EXPENSE

    total $198,190 · program services $57,238 · management and general $140,952

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $148,218 · program services $134,914 · management and general $10,200 · fundraising $3,104

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $143,032 · program services $129,609 · management and general $13,423

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $731,515 · program services $389,786 · management and general $336,787 · fundraising $4,942

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,220,271 · end of year $1,971,655

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,465,482 · end of year $13,444,108

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,185,934 · end of year $6,517,999

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,567,173 · end of year $3,031,104

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $9,292 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $120,416 · end of year $130,787

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $741,499 · end of year $460,216

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

    $34,070,149

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

    $18,735,517

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,929,583 · end of year $15,334,632

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $51,699,837 · end of year $56,539,382

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $25,921,348 · end of year $29,566,759

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $20,876,546 · end of year $4,258,270

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,667,005 · end of year $2,569,650

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,896,987 · end of year $3,034,443

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $33,291,705 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,655 · end of year $4,208,116

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$7,428,002 · end of year $22,507,085

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $96,304,031 · end of year $98,935,618

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY (AJU) ADVANCES AND ELEVATES THE JEWISH JOURNEY OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING, ENGAGED CONVERSATION, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. AJU IS A THRIVING CENTER OF JEWISH RESOURCES AND TALENT THAT SERVES THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. A PORTAL FOR JEWISH BELONGING, AJU EQUIPS STUDENTS, FACULTY, CAMPERS, AND LEARNERS OF ALL AGES WITH THE TOOLS TO CREATE THE IDEAS, BUILD THE STRUCTURES, AND DEVELOP THE PROGRAMS TO ADVANCE JEWISH WISDOM AND ELEVATE JEWISH LIVING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY ADVANCES AND ELEVATES THE JEWISH JOURNEY OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING, ENGAGED CONVERSATION, EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.

  • ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS:ACADEMIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE: BA OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MASTER'S IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, MARS - ZIEGLER GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF CONSERVATIVE RABBIS. OTHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: JEWISH LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO OFFER MEANINGFUL LEARNING. JEWISH EDUCATION EXCELLENCE PROJECT WHICH IS A MENTOR TEACHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. EARLY CHILDHOOD EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR WORKING ADULTS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS TO MEET OTHER PASSIONATE EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY PROGRAMS THROUGH THE MAAS CENTER INCLUDE: INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM IS A PROGRAM REACHING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE THROUGH ONLINE COURSES AND FOSTERING JEWISH CONNECTIONS AND EDUCATION FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. OUR MIKVAH IS A JEWISH RITUAL POOL USED TO ADD A SACRED DIMENSION TO LIFE EVENTS, INCLUDING CELEBRATING TIMES OF JOY, MARKING SIGNIFICANT TRANSITIONS, OR HEALING. BCI IS A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS AGES 20-29 WHO COME TOGETHER FOR A MULTI-DAY RETREAT TO CONNECT AND RECONNECT WITH THEMSELVES. MARRIAGE FOR LIFE IS A PROGRAM EMPOWERING COUPLES AT ANY STAGE TO BUILD FOUNDATIONS OF AN ENDURING RELATIONSHIP.

    Expenses $5,158,728 · Grants $887,569 · Revenue $1,348,301

  • CONFERENCE CENTER:THE AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TWO CONFERENCE CENTERS; ONE AT THE FAMILIAN CAMPUS AND AT THE BRANDEIS-BARDIN CAMPUS. THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE FAMILIAN CAMPUS CAN ACCOMMODATE AND FACILITATE, CONVENTIONS, SEMINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL MEETINGS. THE CONFERENCE CENTER AT THE BRANDEIS-BARDIN CAMPUS IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A CENTER DEVOTED TO JEWISH LEARNING AND CULTURE. THIS LOCATION IS EQUIPPED FOR CELEBRATING JEWISH LIFECYCLE EVENTS AND AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVE THINKING AND PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION.

    Expenses $4,955,221 · Revenue $4,036,890

  • CAMP ALONIM: CAMP ALONIM STRIVES TO SPARK A LOVE FOR JEWISH CULTURE, TRADITION, AND COMMUNITY IN OUR CAMPERS BY EXPOSING THEM TO A MULTITUDE OF WAYS TO BE JEWISH. WE SEE EVERY ACTIVITY WE OFFER AS A "GATEWAY"- A MEANS BY WHICH THEY MIGHT ENGAGE WITH BEING JEWISH. JEWISH CAMPING HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODS OF JEWISH EDUCATION, ENSURING A JEWISH IDENTITY IN ADULTHOOD.GAN ALONIM- DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN ENTERING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 6TH GRADE. IT IS A NURTURING AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE THEIR WORLD AND BE ADVENTUROUS IN A SAFE SETTING.

    Expenses $3,722,022 · Grants $145,218 · Revenue $4,080,187

  • WHIZIN CENTER/OFFICE FOR OPEN LEARNING CREATES AN OFFERS PROGRAMS TO HELP JEWS AND OTHERS ON A JOURNEY OF JEWISH LEARNING, CONNECTING THEM TO KNOWLEDGE, AND TO TEACH EACH OTHER THROUGH CLASSES, LECTURES, TOURS, GUEST SPEAKERS AND MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT. CLASSES AND LECTURES ARE A MIX OF IN-PERSON, WEB, AND HYBRID, AND FEATURE BOTH FACULTY FROM AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY AND GUEST SPEAKERS. STUDENTS ARE A CROSS-SECTION OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL.RESULTING FROM THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY THE UNIVERSITY COMPLETED, AND CASH PROCEEDS RECEIVED, SEVERAL GRANTS WERE PAID OUT AS DESIGNATED BY THE ENDOWMENT.

    Expenses $4,005,591 · Grants $1,216,281 · Revenue $885,440

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeffrey Herbst

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $554,793
    From this org
    $520,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,558
    Hours/week
    35 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $480,235
    Bonus
    $40,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,069
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,489
    Filer's total
    $554,793
  • Adrian Breitfeld Beder

    VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO

    Total calculated
    $386,911
    From this org
    $373,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,255
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,656
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,915
    Nontaxable benefits
    $340
    Filer's total
    $386,911
  • David A Groshoff

    PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS AND LAW

    Total calculated
    $334,039
    From this org
    $324,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,577
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $103,579
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $220,883
    Deferred
    $4,757
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,820
    Filer's total
    $334,039
  • Bradley S Artson

    DEAN OF THE ZIEGLER SCHOOL (ZSRS)/VP

    Total calculated
    $251,276
    From this org
    $154,822
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $96,454
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,822
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,114
    Nontaxable benefits
    $90,340
    Filer's total
    $251,276
  • Michelle Iris Mamane-Starkman

    VP COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $211,309
    From this org
    $192,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,424
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,885
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,872
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,552
    Filer's total
    $211,309
  • Tarlan Rahel Rabizadeh

    VP FOR JEWISH ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $194,602
    From this org
    $83,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $111,308
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $83,294
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,818
    Nontaxable benefits
    $109,490
    Filer's total
    $194,602
  • Lynn Maria Witherspoon

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $187,149
    From this org
    $167,632
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,517
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,632
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,717
    Filer's total
    $187,149
  • Cheryl Peretz

    ASSOCIATE DEAN

    Total calculated
    $184,328
    From this org
    $112,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,588
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,740
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $66,610
    Filer's total
    $184,328
  • Cindy Farrington

    CONTROLLER - 6/25/24

    Total calculated
    $182,159
    From this org
    $174,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,249
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,910
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,953
    Nontaxable benefits
    $296
    Filer's total
    $182,159
  • Aaron M Goldberg

    VP AND DIRECTOR OF CAMP ALONIM

    Total calculated
    $181,522
    From this org
    $164,840
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,682
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,840
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,082
    Filer's total
    $181,522
  • Catherine S Schneider

    VP OF ADVANCEMENT/CDO - 6/30/23

    Total calculated
    $179,008
    From this org
    $171,973
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,035
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,973
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,865
    Nontaxable benefits
    $170
    Filer's total
    $179,008
  • Robbie J Totten

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $169,357
    From this org
    $153,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,200
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,157
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,137
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,063
    Filer's total
    $169,357
  • Kimberly Warneke

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $165,791
    From this org
    $148,973
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,818
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,973
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,180
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,638
    Filer's total
    $165,791
  • Mark Edward Oppenheimer

    VP OF OPEN LEARNING - 5/25/54

    Total calculated
    $114,688
    From this org
    $114,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $206
    Hours/week
    35
  • Suzanne Jones Bookbinder

    VP OF ADVANCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $105,734
    From this org
    $99,711
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,023
    Hours/week
    35
  • Sherre Hirsch

    CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER - 1/20/23

    Total calculated
    $31,326
    From this org
    $18,953
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,373
    Hours/week
    35
  • Harold Masor

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Virginia Maas

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Lawrence Platt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Weiner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeffrey Levine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Annie Austin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Benjamin Breslauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jerome Coben

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Abner Goldstine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Lisa Hofheimer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mark Lainer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Norm Levine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Justine Schreyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Francis S Maas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Stacy Palbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Murray Pepper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rick Richman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ken Salkin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dena Schechter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Michael Scheinberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elon Spar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robbin Steif

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeffrey Trenton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Yair Vardi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael Ziering

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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 1A
JEFFREY HERBST, PRESIDENT HAS A HOUSING ALLOWANCE. BRADLEY ARTSON, VICE PRESIDENT, TARLAN RAHEL RABIZADEH, VICE PRESIDENT FOR JEWISH ENGAGEMENT, SHERRE HIRSCH, CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER AND CHERYL PERETZ, ASSOCIATE DEAN RECEIVED A PARSONAGE ALLOWANCE. PARSONAGE IS EXEMPT FROM TAXABLE WAGES AND IS INCLUDED UNDER THE NONTAXABLE BENEFITS SECTION.
PART I, LINE 4A
DAVID GROSHOFF RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $220,883 DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR.
PART I, LINE 7
JEFFREY HERBST, PRESIDENT AND ADRIAN BREITFELD, VP FOR FINANCE & ADMIN/CFO RECEIVED BONUSES DURING THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR.

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

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.

  • AJU BBI HOLDINGS LLC

    TITLE HOLDING · CA · income $0 · assets $11,277,547

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY

  • AJU PEPPERTREE HOLDINGS LLC

    TITLE HOLDING · CA · income $0 · assets $1,770,000

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • ZSRS FUND LLC

    EXCLUDED · REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS · CA · 100% owned · share of income $302,801 · share of assets $9,135,061

    Directly controlled by AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • BRANDEIS MUTUAL WATER CO

    C · WATER FACILITY · CA · 100% owned · share of assets $75,000 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AJU BBI HOLDINGS LLC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202532059349301143

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