Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$2,324,210

Total expenses

$3,044,109

Contributions and grants received

$1,858,482

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$465,728

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$13,033,192

Total liabilities, end of year

$207,892

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$12,825,300

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,164,645

Management and general expenses

$550,752

Fundraising expenses

$328,712

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,164,645

Program services were 71.1% 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 · 2024

• 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 750 GROCERY BAGS WEEKLY. WE ALSO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 20 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 $1,692,724

• 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 2025, WE DISTRIBUTED 1,048 FULL THANKSGIVING MEAL KITS TO OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND ENGAGED 218 VOLUNTEERS IN AN ESTIMATED 605 HOURS OF SERVICE.

  Expenses $133,294

• 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. THE KARSH CENTER VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE AS WELL AS OTHER FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; SCHOOL/STUDENT GROUPS; CORPORATE TEAMS AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF PROFESSIONALS SHARING PRO -BONO TIME; AND 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 GROUPS AT BOTH THE KARSH FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER IN KOREATOWN AS WELL AS KARSH TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER (KARSH WEST), A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER HUB IN BRENTWOOD. 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 AN ESTIMATED 617 VOLUNTEERS, SHARING OVER 8,000 HOURS OF SERVICE, IN 2024-2025.

  Expenses $118,606

• PARENT AND CHILD WELL-BEING PROGRAMS: THE KARSH CENTER' 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. KARSH CENTER ALSO OFFERS AN ARRAY OF SERVICES IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. IN COLLABORATION WITH OVER 40 ORGANIZATIONS, KARSH CENTER OFFERS VISON CARE, DENTAL CARE, LEGAL CONSULTATIONS, ENGLISH CLASSES, COMPUTER CLASSES, NUTRITION EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ESSENTIALS SUCH AS CLOTHING 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 AND A TOY DISTRIBUTION WHERE CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO CHOSE A GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

  Expenses $220,021

As filed on the 2024 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

2024

Filed

13 July 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202641949349301904

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