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← SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWS CULTURE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,592,472
Total expenses
$1,592,472
Contributions and grants received
$845,030
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$457,265
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$290,177
Total assets, end of year
$0
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$0
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,246,620
Management and general expenses
$270,852
Fundraising expenses
$75,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,246,620

Program services were 78.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $845,030

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $457,265 · related or exempt $457,265

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $258,302

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $258,302

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $258,302 · related or exempt $258,302

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $31,875

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $31,875 · related or exempt $31,875

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,227,772 · program services $954,884 · management and general $213,711 · fundraising $59,177

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,678 · program services $11,895 · management and general $5,312 · fundraising $1,471

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $112,342 · program services $86,025 · management and general $20,610 · fundraising $5,707

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $108,558 · program services $68,694 · management and general $31,219 · fundraising $8,645

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total -$345,852 · program services -$345,852

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,775 · program services $18,775

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,059 · program services $1,059

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,719 · program services $8,719

  • 17 · Travel

    total $43,729 · program services $43,729

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT LABOR

    total $190,847 · program services $190,847

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $84,065 · program services $84,065

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $48,371 · program services $48,371

  • 24d · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATION

    total $44,706 · program services $44,706

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,703 · program services $30,703

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR JEWISH CULTURE ("CJC") IS A CALIFORNIA 501(C)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN JANUARY 1999. CJC IS HOUSED AT LAWRENCE FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY. CJC PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF MULTI-DISCIPLINED OFFERINGS, AND IS THE LARGEST LOCAL INSTITUTION SOLELY DEDICATED TO EXPLORING THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE ARTS. CJCS'S MISSION IS TO EXPAND AND ENRICH CULTURAL LIFE IN SAN DIEGO BY PRESENTING THE FINEST IN JEWISH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS, ENCOURAGING THE PRESERVATION OF JEWISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE AND NURTURING NEW CREATIVITY IN THE ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O TO EXPAND AND ENRICH CULTURAL LIFE IN SAN DIEGO BY PRESENTING THE FINEST IN JEWISH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS, ENCOURAGING THE PRESERVATION OF JEWISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE AND NURTURING NEW CREATIVITY IN THE ARTS.

  • ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION ENCOMPASSES A DIVERSE SELECTION OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RANGING FROM SINGLE LECTURES AND YEAR ROUND CLASSES, TO ANNUAL FESTIVALS. AMONG OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAMS IN JEWISH LIFE AND LEARNING ARE THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER AND SCHOLARS LECTURES SERIES, MELTON SCHOOL OF JEWISH LEARNING, AND HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.

    Expenses $414,005 · Revenue $168,917

  • SAN DIEGO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL - A 10 DAY SERIES OF SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURE FILMS, AND DIALOGUES WITH FILMMAKERS. THE FESTIVAL PROMOTES AWARENESS, APPRECIATION, AND PRIDE IN THE DIVERSITY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE.

    Expenses $215,327 · Revenue $77,833

  • THE J* COMPANY YOUTH THEATRE - OFFERS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS IN ACTING, DANCE, VOICE AND TECHNICAL THEATER FOR YOUTHS AGES 7-18. STUDENTS PERFORM FOUR MUSICALS PER YEAR FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES.

    Expenses $153,894 · Revenue $343,945

  • Expenses $463,394 · Revenue $156,747

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Hannah Cohen

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kira Finkenberg

    IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Liz Nederlander Coden

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Suzanne Suzi Cohen

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lynn Jaffe Shauger

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Staci Tiras-Jones

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Stacie Bresler-Reinstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Debbie Carnick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Michael Carnick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Leslie Caspi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Lisa Chang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Julia Foster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sarah Gimbel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Phillip Ginsburg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Allison Golding

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Nicole Nevarez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Sharon Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Marie Raftery

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Cort Schultz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Gina Stein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202630839349302153

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