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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JEWS OF COLOR INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,780,975
Total expenses
$3,235,633
Contributions and grants received
$3,734,265
Grants paid
$455,875
Program service revenue
$14,450
Investment income
$32,260
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,621,128
Total liabilities, end of year
$196,416
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,424,712
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,505,662
Management and general expenses
$471,641
Fundraising expenses
$258,330
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,505,662

Program services were 77.4% 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

    $3,734,265

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $14,450 · related or exempt $14,450

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $32,260 · excluded $32,260

  • 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 $455,875 · program services $455,875

  • 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 $485,310 · program services $258,872 · management and general $106,078 · fundraising $120,360

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,052,217 · program services $900,125 · management and general $104,774 · fundraising $47,318

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $42,421 · program services $32,310 · management and general $5,632 · fundraising $4,479

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $196,875 · program services $146,690 · management and general $32,147 · fundraising $18,038

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $114,431 · program services $86,259 · management and general $15,693 · fundraising $12,479

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $29,285 · program services $18,049 · management and general $9,078 · fundraising $2,158

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $130,857 · management and general $130,857

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $522,139 · program services $453,364 · management and general $33,159 · fundraising $35,616

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,019 · program services $1,923 · management and general $96

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,649 · program services $1,430 · management and general $2,039 · fundraising $180

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $665 · management and general $665

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $56,664 · program services $45,227 · management and general $8,928 · fundraising $2,509

  • 17 · Travel

    total $69,634 · program services $48,952 · management and general $12,156 · fundraising $8,526

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,650 · program services $20 · management and general $1,505 · fundraising $125

  • 20 · Interest

    total $108 · management and general $108

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,042 · program services $6,324 · management and general $957 · fundraising $761

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS AND SUPPLIES

    total $28,251 · program services $24,468 · management and general $2,238 · fundraising $1,545

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $20,694 · program services $15,531 · management and general $2,811 · fundraising $2,352

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $14,847 · program services $10,243 · management and general $2,720 · fundraising $1,884

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,977,354 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $236,032 · end of year $2,542,068

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $985,521 · end of year $1,060,112

  • 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 $10,872 · end of year $18,948

  • 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 $220,409 · end of year $196,416

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $110,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,592,125 · end of year $2,146,782

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,287,245 · end of year $1,277,930

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • Grant-making: the JoCI supports organizations and initiatives through grantmaking to support research, leadership development, capacity building and infrastructure for JoC-led and focused projects to continue to build out the Jewish communal ecosystem for Jews of Color in the U.S.

    Expenses $1,387,433 · Grants $435,549

  • Hubs: JoCIs programmatic offerings include JoC Professional Networks in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, and New York. The JoC Pro Network supports a pipeline of JoC leaders and emerging talent by facilitating connections in the Jewish communal sector through community learning, development, social gatherings, and personal / professional development workshops.

    Expenses $565,908 · Revenue $1,800

  • Research / Other: Since their launch in 2019 and 2021, the JoCIs major research projects Counting Inconsistencies and Beyond the Count continue to transform the knowledge base and facilitate learning opportunities across the community, garnering attention from the Pew Research Institute, national media, academics, communal leaders, educators, and DEI consultants, and members of the White House and Congress.

    Expenses $552,321 · Revenue $12,650

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ilana Kaufman

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $308,853
    From this org
    $290,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,828
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $288,125
    Bonus
    $1,900
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,529
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,299
    Filer's total
    $308,853

  • Tonda Case

    SR DIR FIN/OPER

    Total calculated
    $217,603
    From this org
    $192,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,280
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,423
    Bonus
    $1,900
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,603
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,677
    Filer's total
    $217,603

  • Arya Marvazy

    SR. DIR. OF PROG.

    Total calculated
    $188,188
    From this org
    $175,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,175
    Bonus
    $1,900
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,660
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,453
    Filer's total
    $188,188

  • Gabi Kuhn

    MAN DR, FR 1/24

    Total calculated
    $148,933
    From this org
    $117,966
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,967
    Hours/week
    40

  • Theresa Precia

    SR. EXEC. ASSIST.

    Total calculated
    $126,264
    From this org
    $125,785
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $479
    Hours/week
    40

  • Janu Mendel

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Ginna Green

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thor Kaslofsky

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christina Jefferson

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Dena Robinson

    SEC./TREAS.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Deitra Reiser

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dr Valerie Feldman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mendel Davis

    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. 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
2023
Filed
3 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510629349302106

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