Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,463,534
- Total expenses
- $4,903,100
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,588,642
- Grants paid
- $513,505
- Program service revenue
- $1,465,993
- Investment income
- $425,050
- Other revenue
- -$16,151
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,565,101
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,072,035
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $19,493,066
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,773,168
- Management and general expenses
- $715,899
- Fundraising expenses
- $414,033
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,773,168
Program services were 77.0% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$498,117
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,090,525
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$26,908
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2a · Program service revenue: Generations
total $49,285 · related or exempt $49,285
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2b · Program service revenue: J J Foundation programs
total $1,151,661 · related or exempt $1,151,661
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2c · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES
total $265,047 · related or exempt $265,047
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3 · Investment income
total $425,268 · excluded $425,268
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,593,214
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,593,432
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$218
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$218 · excluded -$218
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$76,650
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$498,117
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$123,953
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$47,303 · excluded -$47,303
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous
total $31,152 · excluded $31,152
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11e · Other revenue, total
$31,152
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $340,903 · program services $340,903
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $172,602 · program services $172,602
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $630,076 · program services $630,076
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,178,942 · program services $322,188 · management and general $588,395 · fundraising $268,359
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $300,867 · program services $199,421 · management and general $47,972 · fundraising $53,474
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $221,841 · program services $159,639 · management and general $34,541 · fundraising $27,661
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,140 · program services $836 · management and general $141 · fundraising $163
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $11,200 · program services $7,770 · management and general $1,593 · fundraising $1,837
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $154,594 · program services $107,238 · management and general $21,998 · fundraising $25,358
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,639 · program services $5,739 · management and general $1,483 · fundraising $1,417
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23 · Insurance
total $48,479 · program services $33,629 · management and general $6,898 · fundraising $7,952
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $1,808,572 · program services $1,783,763 · fundraising $24,809
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $20,546 · program services $6,441 · management and general $12,579 · fundraising $1,526
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSE
total $2,273 · program services $1,307 · management and general $74 · fundraising $892
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24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $1,710 · program services $1,150 · management and general $195 · fundraising $365
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24e · All other expenses
total $716 · program services $466 · management and general $30 · fundraising $220
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $339,674 · end of year $359,145
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $16,771 · end of year $19,852
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,646,491 · end of year $1,434,043
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,950 · end of year $40,436
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $31,365 · end of year $31,699
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$311,989
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$298,100
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $13,112 · end of year $13,889
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $12,187,775 · end of year $13,548,417
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $2,718,175 · end of year $2,993,203
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,763,835 · end of year $3,124,417
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,472,998 · end of year $1,341,470
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $150
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $13,712 · end of year $10,934
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $838,644 · end of year $719,631
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,884,878 · end of year $8,433,082
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,508,766 · end of year $11,059,984
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
BJE ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF, INCREASES ACCESS TO, AND ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN JEWISH EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF GREATER LOS ANGELES. BJE IS AN ADVOCATE, PLANNER, CATALYST, AND CREATIVE LEADER FOR STRENGTHENING AND ADVANCING JEWISH LEARNING.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE BUREAU OF JEWISH EDUCATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES (DBA BUILDERS OF JEWISH EDUCATION, AND BJE) PROVIDES MEANINGFUL JEWISH EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES & EDUCATORS, AND SUPPORTS HIGH QUALITY JEWISH EDUCATION THROUGHOUT GREATER LOS ANGELES.
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A. COMMUNITY IMPACT - 22,500 STUDENTS AND 132 LOS ANGELES JEWISH SCHOOLS BENEFITED FROM AN ARRAY OF BJE PROGRAMS, CONSULTATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT ACROSS EARLY CHILDHOOD, DAY SCHOOL, AND PART-TIME JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING QUALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.B. DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES - 10,075 HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, COUNSELING, AND HEBREW LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION WERE PROVIDED TO 590 STUDENTS.C. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - BJE PROVIDED AND FACILITATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS FOR 1,434 TOTAL EDUCATOR ENROLLMENTS ACROSS 75 SESSIONS.D. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS - BJE CONVENED 17 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING NETWORKS ORGANIZED BY SCHOOL ROLE, INCLUDING HEADS OF SCHOOL, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PART-TIME RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAM DIRECTORS, ADMISSIONS DIRECTORS AMONG OTHERS.E. TITLE SERVICES - BJE FACILITATES ACCESS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED TITLE SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS FALLING BEHIND ACADEMICALLY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATHEMATICS, COUNSELING SERVICES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, PARENT AND STUDENT SUPPORTS, AND STRENGTHENING THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. *$1,590,000 IN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES WERE ACCESSED ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS AT 27 BJE-ACCREDITED SCHOOLS VIA FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS. *APPROXIMATELY 2,400 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL COACHING WERE PROVIDED TO 233 TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.F. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS - BJE ADMINISTERED VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS BENEFITING 275 STUDENTS.G. EDUCATOR RECOGNITION - 12 OUTSTANDING LOS ANGELES EDUCATORS WERE HONORED BY BJE AS RECIPIENTS OF THE MILKEN FAMILY JEWISH EDUCATOR AWARDS, THE LAINER AWARDS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AND THE SMOTRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION AND LAINER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION AWARDS.H. JKIDLA - MORE THAN 50,000 USERS VIEWED THE JKIDLA WEBSITE AND/OR UTILIZED JKIDLA'S DIGITAL RESOURCES OR EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES RELATED TO JEWISH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.I. TEEN SERVICE-LEARNING - BJE PROVIDED SERVICE-LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR TEENS, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERING AT FOOD PANTRIES AND PACKING SHABBAT MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED.
Expenses $2,950,859 · Grants $57,942 · Revenue $1,251,368
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BJE COORDINATES THE LOS ANGELES DELEGATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING, AN EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT BRINGS HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND JEWISH TEENS FROM L.A. AND AROUND THE WORLD TO COMMEMORATE TWO PIVOTAL EVENTS IN JEWISH HISTORY - THE HOLOCAUST AND THE FOUNDING OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL. THE DELEGATION TRAVELED TO POLAND ONLY, DUE TO THE ONGOING WAR IN GAZA. IN ADDITION TO EDUCATORS AND HISTORIANS WHO ACCOMPANIED THE DELEGATION, THE L.A. TEENS WERE PRIVILEGED TO BE JOINED BY A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR AND A FAMILY MEMBER OF A SURVIVOR, BOTH OF WHOM SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES. ON YOM HASHOAH, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, THE DELEGATION MARCHED FROM AUSCHWITZ TO BIRKENAU, THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION CAMP COMPLEX BUILT DURING WORLD WAR II. 50% OF PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED DIRECTLY FROM FINANCIAL AID.
Expenses $492,654 · Grants $37,660 · Revenue $214,625
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $329,655 · Grants $329,655
As filed on the 2024 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
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Dr Gil GraffDR GIL GRAFF
Exec Director
- Total calculated
- $379,930
- From this org
- $281,109
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $98,821
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $281,109
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $17,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $81,521
- Filer's total
- $379,930
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Roberta BerrentROBERTA BERRENT
Dir Donor & Community Relations
- Total calculated
- $224,504
- From this org
- $176,741
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,763
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,741
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $10,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $37,763
- Filer's total
- $224,504
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Lauren AdelsonLAUREN ADELSON
Dir of Finance
- Total calculated
- $179,328
- From this org
- $151,413
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,915
- Hours/week
- 55
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,413
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $7,895
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,020
- Filer's total
- $179,328
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James Rogozen
dir day sch ed
- Total calculated
- $157,066
- From this org
- $75,012
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $82,054
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $75,012
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $6,760
- Nontaxable benefits
- $75,294
- Filer's total
- $157,066
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David Lewis
Dir Part-Time Ed
- Total calculated
- $134,632
- From this org
- $120,114
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,518
- Hours/week
- 40
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Abby CutlerABBY CUTLER
Dir Teen Exp Ed
- Total calculated
- $108,747
- From this org
- $103,266
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,481
- Hours/week
- 40
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Bonnie Duboff
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Gregg Bernstein
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Cheryl DavidsonCHERYL DAVIDSON
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Brian Dror
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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David Horowitz
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Mayer Brenner
RECORDING SEC
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Mark S BernsMARK S BERNS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
-
Ann Lieberman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
-
Jason Kboudi
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
-
Kathi BarnhardKATHI BARNHARD
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Linda BrettlerLINDA BRETTLER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Craig Rutenberg
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Rhea CoskeyRHEA COSKEY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Nancy Schulman
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Joanna Kasirer
Corresp Sec
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Janet FarberJANET FARBER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Jessica Jablon
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Donald Snyder
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Lisa Lainer-Fagan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Jonathan Gerber
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Herbert GlaserHERBERT GLASER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Steve Shapiro
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Susan Baum
Parliamentarian
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Michael Steuer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
-
Ari Mark
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Sharon De MayoSHARON DE MAYO
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Faith GershbockFAITH GERSHBOCK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Rachael GordonRACHAEL GORDON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
-
Marjorie Gross
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Jill LaskerJILL LASKER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
-
Liora Petel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Mark LainerMARK LAINER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Sheilah Miller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Naama PozniakNAAMA POZNIAK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Payman Vahedifar
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Dr Elaine LindheimDR ELAINE LINDHEIM
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Linda G MaymanLINDA G MAYMAN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Jay SteinJAY STEIN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Alan PetlakALAN PETLAK
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Mel PlutskyMEL PLUTSKY
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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David SternbergDAVID STERNBERG
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Donna S NadelDONNA S NADEL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Marci Barnhard SpitzerMARCI BARNHARD SPITZER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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David Weiner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Jessica Schreiber
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Sheila Baran Spiwak
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Miriam Istrin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Stacey Weiss
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Marc RohatinerMARC ROHATINER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Beverly Woznica
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Adrian Miller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Bennett L SpiegelBENNETT L SPIEGEL
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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Dr Alan M SpiwakDR ALAN M SPIWAK
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.35
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 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.
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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Yeshiva Rav Isacsohn TORAT
$20,000
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
$19,800
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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Emek Hebrew Academy
$19,000
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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YESHIVA UNIVERSITY HS
$19,000
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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HARKHAM HILLEL HEBREW ACADEMY
$13,200
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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TASHBAR SEPHARDIC YESHIVA
$13,200
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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WISE SCHOOL
$13,075
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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DE TOLEDO HIGH SCHOOL
$12,500
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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GINDI MAIMONIDES ACADEMY
$12,200
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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BRAWERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$11,814
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202611349349306636
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