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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEWISH EDUCATION CENTER OF CLEVELAND.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,447,860
Total expenses
$8,333,749
Contributions and grants received
$7,542,262
Grants paid
$3,235,366
Program service revenue
$770,550
Investment income
$135,048
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$13,668,179
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,847,463
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,820,716
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,442,175
Management and general expenses
$891,574
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,442,175

Program services were 89.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $5,237,295

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,301,367

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Tuition, Program and Supply Fee Revenue

    total $770,550 · related or exempt $770,550 · 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 $135,048 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $135,048

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

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

  • 5 · Royalties

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

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,835,832 · program services $1,835,832

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,399,534 · program services $1,399,534

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $591,255 · program services $297,033 · management and general $294,222 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

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

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,615,914 · program services $2,422,275 · management and general $193,639 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $169,685 · program services $158,703 · management and general $10,982 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $336,578 · program services $295,671 · management and general $40,907 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $214,441 · program services $196,429 · management and general $18,012 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,450 · program services $0 · management and general $23,450 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $264,015 · program services $251,710 · management and general $12,305 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $38,638 · program services $38,638 · management and general $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $95,532 · program services $46,053 · management and general $49,479 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $106,605 · program services $55,560 · management and general $51,045 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $100,745 · program services $30,980 · management and general $69,765 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,570 · program services $27,521 · management and general $49 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $42,988 · program services $42,988 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $117,443 · program services $46,369 · management and general $71,074 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expense-Educational Related

    total $275,550 · program services $260,050 · management and general $15,500 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Annual Meeting Expense

    total $38,305 · program services $0 · management and general $38,305 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $39,669 · program services $36,829 · management and general $2,840 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $288,622 · end of year $344,151

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $16,582 · end of year $17,905

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $676,853 · end of year $719,088

  • 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

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $22,568 · end of year $20,056

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

    $1,871,357

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

    $1,434,176

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $423,474 · end of year $437,181

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $10,575,553 · end of year $11,969,291

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $142,361 · end of year $159,507

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $599,527 · end of year $699,362

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $31,471 · end of year $36,722

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $30,267 · end of year $72,431

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,293,061 · end of year $1,038,948

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,453,437 · end of year $8,823,007

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,741,250 · end of year $2,997,709

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission is to inspire transformative Jewish educational experiences that add meaning to the lives of Jewish children and their families in Cleveland. The vision of the agency is to instill a lifelong love of Jewish learning to further Jewish continuity in Cleveland.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The mission is to inspire transformative Jewish educational experiences that add meaning to the lives of Jewish children and their families in Cleveland. The vision of the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland is to instill a lifelong love of Jewish learning to further Jewish continuity in Cleveland. The agency provides services for advancing professional growth of educators, enhancing organizational effectiveness through consulting, curricular work and enrichment programming. Expanding Jewish experiences through Hebrew language, interfaith engagement, special education and support Israel engagement.

  • Personnel Development: Educators services program enriches the skills, Judaic and professional knowledge of community educators through myriad mini courses and on line courses. Intensive on site professional development that fosters professional learning teams. Tuition subsidies and scholarships for college degrees and professional development seminars for professional growth with a new degree, license or certificate. 244 educators received stipends. This program also supports day school educator positions. The agency works with a local professional development committee serving general studies teachers in the Cleveland area affiliated day schools. The committee reviews and approves license applications, individual professional development plans and associate course request to ensure the general studies teachers maintain their Ohio licenses and certificates.

    Expenses $1,149,169 · Grants $955,171

  • Family & Adult Education: Formal and informal education outreach programs which include Hebrew literacy and Jewish identity projects. This program provides grants to 12 adult education providers to enhance their ability to engage adults in lifelong learning. These providers reach hundreds of individuals in a variety of formats and settings. This program also offers support to supplementary schools with a total of 14 community funded educators to fill a variety of educational and programmatic positions in local supplementary schools.

    Expenses $1,071,267 · Grants $668,484 · Revenue $131,972

  • Informal Education: the Retreat Institute creates & implemented 25 retreats and informal education programs in collaboration with local Jewish educational institutions. 1,590 participants (students, educators and families) participated in these experiences. The Adolescent Initiative works with youth professionals from local organization for both professional development, community planning and adolescent development. This program also supports youth educator positions and programming in the community. Israel program grants and financial aid for students for approved educational trips to Israel to participate in youth group programs plus Gift of Israel matching incentive program for eighth grade school trip to Israel for study and college seminary/yeshivah programs. The Israel program funded 121 participants.

    Expenses $862,878 · Grants $480,942

  • Education Resources: the Curriculum Department serves the educational needs of Cleveland's supplementary schools, day schools, and preschools. The Teacher Center is a hands on materials center where teachers create instructional aids for their classrooms. The Teacher Center serviced over 27 schools, 8 play groups and approximately 1,300 visits from educators. The Ratner Media & Technology Center is relied upon in the educational community as a place to find outstanding resources and expert advice. Congregational enrichment provided 36 grants to 12 congregations schools for enrichment programs.

    Expenses $474,564 · Grants $105,689 · Revenue $44,514

  • @Akiva - is vibrant place for Cleveland teens to explore and grow in their devotion to Judaism and Israel while fostering everlasting friendships. From Hebrew and Judaic after school classes, to advocating for Israel through special activities and community service. @Akiva offers unique programming throughout the year. Approximately 1200 students were involved in the various programs, High School Hebrew, On The Road, Israel Now and Icnext.

    Expenses $640,384 · Grants $181,375 · Revenue $91,623

  • Shared Services - Provides information technology services to six educational institutions and the Mandel Jewish Community Center. It manages the consortium's data center, over 1616 workstations and laptops, iPads, 3125 Chromebooks, 20 physical servers, 110 virtual servers, 17 backup/vcenter servers, 8 local network attached storage, 250 VPN/Citrix users, 300 Cisco duo users and 10 Cisco voip phone systems, 500 IP phones, 10 camera surveillance systems, 430 Cisco ,Axis and Hanwha cameras through out the consortium of schools and agencies.

    Expenses $639,173 · Revenue $490,534

  • Special Education(Segula) - Provides services to students in day schools and supplementary schools and in-service training opportunities to special education teachers in the field. The Segula program served 7 students with special needs.

    Expenses $153,606 · Grants $34,000

  • Early Childhood Education - Focuses on development of senior personnel, professional development/credentialing of teachers. Enhancing Judaic content and creating linkages between early childhood Jewish education and other stages of Jewish education. This program worked with 10 preschools and approximately 150 teachers in the community.

    Expenses $201,872 · Grants $45,997

  • Shin Shin Program - The Cleveland Jewish schools and youth groups benefit from the Israeli emissaries through various educational programs.

    Expenses $149,052 · Revenue $3,054

  • Interfaith Engagement- a program to engage interfaith couples and families to enhance their involvement in the Jewish community to comfortably explore, discover and personalize the meaning of Jewish culture and values in the modern world. This year more then 4,141 families were involved in various experiences.

    Expenses $736,292 · Grants $1,000

  • Onward Hebrew -An online Hebrew learning program developed for those desiring to teach Hebrew through Movement, but whose Hebrew is weak. The program specifically teachers Hebrew through Movement's vocabulary and grammatical patterns following the Hebrew Through Movement's acquisitional language approach. There were approximately 64 synagogues involved in the educational programs and approximately 245 educators touched by this program.

    Expenses $111,395 · Grants $2,244 · Revenue $8,853

  • Camping Program: Camp incentive grants for students to attend Jewish denominational over night camps around the country. The camping program funded 375 students this year.

    Expenses $799,365 · Grants $760,464

  • Planning & Evaluation: Ensuring accountability and measuring success are central activities of the agency. Initiatives in this area build upon the internal programmatic reflective practice and data gathering that is a regular part of the agency's programs. The JEC's strategic plan calls for increase involvement in Jewish education in three principal ways: by lowering barriers to participation, maximizing gateways and fostering linkages between educational opportunities. Strengthen the quality of Jewish education. Cultivate the capacity of the educational institutions about engagement in Israel. Ensure a high level of accountability of the agency programs.

    Expenses $453,158

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marlyn Jaffe

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $323,776
    From this org
    $281,439
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,337
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,773
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $12,667
    Deferred
    $14,001
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,335
    Filer's total
    $323,776

  • Laurie Hardesty

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $235,106
    From this org
    $210,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,495
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,856
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,756
    Deferred
    $10,273
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,223
    Filer's total
    $235,108

  • Yossi Israeli

    Technology Director

    Total calculated
    $200,483
    From this org
    $168,818
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,887
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $13,931
    Deferred
    $10,411
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,254
    Filer's total
    $200,483

  • Amnon Ophir

    Akiva Director/Israel Awareness

    Total calculated
    $189,442
    From this org
    $179,969
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,473
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,969
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,883
    Nontaxable benefits
    $590
    Filer's total
    $189,442

  • Ilya Kligman

    Assistant Technology Director

    Total calculated
    $182,538
    From this org
    $173,412
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,126
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,487
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,925
    Deferred
    $8,560
    Nontaxable benefits
    $566
    Filer's total
    $182,538

  • Rabbi Stacy Schlein

    Director of Educational Capacity Building

    Total calculated
    $175,467
    From this org
    $137,123
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,344
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,507
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,616
    Deferred
    $7,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,219
    Filer's total
    $175,467

  • Steven Ehrlich

    Senior Accountant

    Total calculated
    $118,723
    From this org
    $100,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,586
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sharon Rosenbaum

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ethan Karp

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Lefkowitz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Marcus-Donnelly

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Krantz

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erica Starrfield

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Wieder

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dara Yanowitz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Weiss

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Dunn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Israelstam

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Neil Waxman

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynne Cohen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Glickman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erica Lazzaro

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mariely Luengo

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Rosenberg

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Bravo

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harley Gross

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Gross

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Heller

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • S Lee Kohrman

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Ratner

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sally H Wertheim

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Idelle Wolf

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louis Chaiten

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Menachem Lubling

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susi Meisel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rabbi Shana Nyer

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harvey Sass

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danielle Wild

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Wild

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kate Kaput

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jody Katzner

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Noam Magence

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marcy Levy Shankman

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Socher

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Moish Tohn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Margolis

    Honorary Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jared Miller

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Cohen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Fleksher

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dana Keil

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yoni Klein

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eliana LeVine

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cole Pesses

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Wuliger

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3
Approved by Board President and Board Treasurer with the approval by the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. A review with the Board Treasurer or President of form 990 from other organization when warranted.

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530869349300313

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