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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FRIENDS OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$601,671
Total expenses
$559,677
Contributions and grants received
$579,650
Grants paid
$539,187
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$22,021
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$553,239
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$553,239
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$548,662
Management and general expenses
$2,804
Fundraising expenses
$8,222
Program service expenses (Part III)
$539,187

Program services were 98.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $579,650

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,021 · related or exempt $22,021

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $539,187 · program services $539,187

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $4,350 · program services $1,100 · management and general $500 · fundraising $2,750

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,234 · program services $500 · management and general $795 · fundraising $1,939

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,701 · program services $1,679 · management and general $500 · fundraising $3,533

  • 17 · Travel

    total $102 · program services $102

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,906 · program services $3,906

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,451 · program services $1,451

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank and credit card fees

    total $1,385 · program services $476 · management and general $909

  • 24b · Other expenses: Subscriptions

    total $130 · program services $130

  • 24c · Other expenses: AAEJ Archives Online

    total $131 · program services $131

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $9,539 · end of year $29,512

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $501,706 · end of year $523,727

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,539 · end of year $553,239

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $501,706

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FEJ supports organizations and programs in Israel for Ethiopian Jews directed or controlled by Ethiopian Israelis themselves, in education, employment, equality and changing the public narrative.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FEJ assists Ethiopian Israeli organizations programs and projects which are led by Ethiopian Israelis and that focus on education employment advocacy and justice and changing the public narrative

  • $119,282 to Wuste Tzega Culturally-Adapted Counseling-Mental Health

    Expenses $119,282 · Grants $119,282

  • $99,906 to Tech Career-Tecnology Training for Ethiopian Israelis

    Expenses $99,906 · Grants $99,906

  • $82,555 to Assoc.for Ethiopian Jews (AEJ)for advocacy and justice

    Expenses $82,555 · Grants $82,555

  • A grant to Forum Yerusalem in support of two public events to acknowledge the exemplary contribution to the State of Israel from Ethiopian Israelis.

    Expenses $50,420 · Grants $50,420

  • To Olim Beyahad in support of programs to find and integrate Ethiopian Israeli university graduates in jobs in their chosen fields.

    Expenses $49,000 · Grants $49,000

  • To the Shavu Banim Ethiopian Jewish Community Center for renovations to the interior of this active and important community center in Beersheva.

    Expenses $38,240 · Grants $38,240

  • A grant for general operating expenses of Tebeka - a legal aid and advocacy organization assisting Ethiopian Jews in defending their civil rights.

    Expenses $29,363 · Grants $29,363

  • Grants to 6 Ethiopian Israeli groups led by Ethiopian Israelis,including BIBC, Naftali Aklum Educational Programs,KHA scholarships,Friends by Nature

    Expenses $70,421 · Grants $70,421

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Gerald S Frim

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Susan E Pollack

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Barbara Gaffin

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Recant

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Barrer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Diane Richler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sivan Geffen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

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
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503179349303695

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