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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCILOF SAINT LOUIS.

Totals

Total revenue
$616,962
Total expenses
$582,522
Contributions and grants received
$492,539
Grants paid
$26,000
Program service revenue
$51,267
Investment income
$69,677
Other revenue
$3,479
Total assets, end of year
$1,524,526
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,469
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,518,057
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$396,225
Management and general expenses
$186,297
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$396,225

Program services were 68.0% 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

    $27,036

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $13,291

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $452,212

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $51,267 · related or exempt $51,267

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,147 · excluded $21,147

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $90,133

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

    securities $41,603

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $48,530

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $48,530 · excluded $48,530

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,233

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

    $27,036

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,742

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$18,509 · excluded -$18,509

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $21,988 · excluded $21,988

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $21,988

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $24,000 · program services $24,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,340 · program services $92,093 · management and general $19,247

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $217,005 · program services $179,491 · management and general $37,514

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,907 · program services $2,887 · management and general $9,020

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,817 · program services $10,510 · management and general $15,307

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,367 · program services $20,151 · management and general $4,216

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,708 · program services $1,575 · management and general $44,133

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7,813 · management and general $7,813

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,945 · management and general $8,945

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,943 · program services $7,204 · management and general $739

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,032 · program services $6,248 · management and general $3,784

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,276 · program services $5,951 · management and general $6,325

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,752 · program services $7,983 · management and general $8,769

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,770 · program services $1,558 · management and general $2,212

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,817 · program services $3,263 · management and general $2,554

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,722 · management and general $4,722

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEETING COSTS

    total $15,354 · program services $15,095 · management and general $259

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $10,438 · program services $9,918 · management and general $520

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES/SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $8,654 · program services $5,502 · management and general $3,152

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $5,510 · program services $442 · management and general $5,068

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,352 · program services $354 · management and general $1,998

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $280,331 · end of year $339,397

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,687

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

    $10,195

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

    $10,195

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $982,946 · end of year $1,066,753

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $139,650 · end of year $118,376

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,593 · end of year $2,469

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $4,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,206,412 · end of year $1,341,871

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $194,609 · end of year $176,186

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL (JCRC) WORKS WITHIN THE JEWISH AND BROADER COMMUNITIES IN ST. LOUIS TO ENHANCE COOPERATION WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS, RACIAL, ETHNIC AND CIVIC GROUPS; FOSTER A JUST, DEMOCRATIC AND PLURALISTIC SOCIETY; AND PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF ISRAEL AND JEWS AROUND THE WORLD. GUIDED BY JEWISH VALUES, THE JCRC ADVOCATES, EDUCATES, COLLABORATES AND MOBILIZES ACTION ON ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE CONSENSUS AND COOPERATION IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ON ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN.

  • THE JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL (JCRC) IS A VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION OF REPRESENTATIVES OF 35 LOCAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS & CONCERNED INDIVIDUALS. JCRC IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE CONSENSUS & COOPERATION IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ON ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN ON THE INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, STATE, & LOCAL LEVELS. THE JCRC ALSO WORKS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND HARMONIOUS RELATIONS AMONG ST. LOUIS' VARIED RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, & ETHNIC GROUPS THROUGH DIALOGUE, JOINT PROGRAMMING, & COALITION ACTIVITIES. JCRC CREATES CONSENSUS & LEADS ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN THE ORGANIZED JEWISH COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT OUR VOICES ARE AMPLIFIED & HEARD. WE BUILD BRIDGES WITH OTHER FAITH, ETHNIC, CIVIL, AND POLITICAL GROUPS THAT SHARE OUR PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, FORGING RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON THE ISSUES OUR COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT MOST.

    Expenses $372,225 · Grants $2,000 · Revenue $51,267

  • THE JEWISH FUND FOR HUMAN NEEDS WORKS TO FULFILL THE COMMANDMENT OF CHARITY BY AWARDING MODEST GRANTS TO SMALL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES HELPING THOSE IN NEED IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION. THE GRANTS HELP PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED OF FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT & OTHER ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEEDS.

    Expenses $24,000 · Grants $24,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Novak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Isaac Pollack

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Aroesty

    BOARD MEMBER (TERM ENDED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laura Horwitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sally Altman

    BOARD MEMBER (TERM ENDED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Block

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shira Berkowitz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paul Sorenson

    PROGRAMMING CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Solomon Desloge

    NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Jane Rubin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julia Mendelow

    SECRETARY (TERM ENDED)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Shabsin

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Joel Iskiwitch

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15
  • Deborah Price

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Rosenstock

    DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Nikki Weinstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl Adelstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Frances Levine

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jessica Igielnick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott Shafrin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,340
    From this org
    $94,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,473
    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
2024
Filed
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523169349309177

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