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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by JEWS OF COLOR INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,372,665
Total expenses
$2,385,750
Contributions and grants received
$2,340,772
Grants paid
$457,444
Program service revenue
$16,350
Investment income
$15,543
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,604,834
Total liabilities, end of year
$193,207
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,411,627
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,743,225
Management and general expenses
$384,173
Fundraising expenses
$258,352
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,743,225

Program services were 73.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,340,772

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $16,350 · related or exempt $16,350

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,543 · excluded $15,543

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $457,444 · program services $457,444

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $500,041 · program services $259,461 · management and general $106,643 · fundraising $133,937

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $619,351 · program services $550,726 · management and general $26,876 · fundraising $41,749

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,759 · program services $29,500 · management and general $4,862 · fundraising $6,397

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $106,507 · program services $63,504 · management and general $25,470 · fundraising $17,533

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $79,014 · program services $48,982 · management and general $15,824 · fundraising $14,208

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,593 · program services $4,212 · management and general $6,381

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $142,682 · management and general $142,682

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $256,164 · program services $231,694 · management and general $13,314 · fundraising $11,156

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,265 · program services $9,105 · management and general $4,160

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,341 · program services $639 · management and general $570 · fundraising $132

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,446 · program services $7,823 · management and general $1,133 · fundraising $1,490

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $27,492 · program services $20,564 · management and general $5,275 · fundraising $1,653

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,401 · program services $20,705 · management and general $22,718 · fundraising $16,978

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,560 · program services $6,612 · management and general $749 · fundraising $5,199

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,737 · program services $7,771 · management and general $1,281 · fundraising $1,685

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SUPPLIES

    total $14,795 · program services $8,659 · management and general $2,389 · fundraising $3,747

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $12,089 · program services $9,610 · management and general $2,250 · fundraising $229

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $9,352 · program services $6,146 · management and general $1,566 · fundraising $1,640

  • 24d · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $717 · program services $68 · management and general $30 · fundraising $619

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $910,389

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,542,068 · end of year $1,488,061

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,060,112 · end of year $1,195,079

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,948 · end of year $11,305

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $196,416 · end of year $163,207

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $30,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,146,782 · end of year $2,248,627

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,277,930 · end of year $1,163,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Jews of Color Initiatives mission is to advance racial equity in the U.S. Jewish community by centering the leadership of Jews of Color and ensuring that our communities and institutions reflect the multiracial reality of the Jewish people.

  • Grantmaking: the JoCI supports organizations and initiatives through grantmaking to support prototypes, leadership development, and capacity building, benefitting Jews of Color and the broader Jewish communal ecosystem in the U.S.

    Expenses $898,498 · Grants $457,444

  • Research / Other: The JoCIs major research projects, Counting Inconsistencies (2019) and Beyond the Count (2011), continue to inform understanding of the experiences of Jews of Color and support community education and learning.

    Expenses $516,261 · Revenue $15,600

  • Hubs: JoCIs programmatic offerings include JoC Professional Networks in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and New York, supporting leadership pathways by fostering connections in the Jewish communal sector through community learning and professional development.

    Expenses $328,466 · Revenue $750

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ilana Kaufman

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $333,635
    From this org
    $303,772
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,863
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $302,772
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,240
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,623
    Filer's total
    $333,635

  • Gabi Kuhn

    MANAGING DIR.

    Total calculated
    $207,512
    From this org
    $174,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,473
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,539
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,069
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,404
    Filer's total
    $207,512

  • Arya Marvazy

    SR. DIR. OF PROG.

    Total calculated
    $199,046
    From this org
    $182,171
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,875
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,671
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,521
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,354
    Filer's total
    $199,046

  • Rishona Thrasher

    ASST. DIR. OF OPER

    Total calculated
    $122,069
    From this org
    $105,931
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,138
    Hours/week
    40

  • Christina Jefferson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dr Buffie Longmire-Avital

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thor Kaslofsky

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Valerie Feldman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dena Robinson Esq

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rabbi Evan Traylor

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deitra Reiser

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mendel Davis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · 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

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202610899349300126

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