Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$426,593

Total expenses

$464,981

Contributions and grants received

$395,906

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$28,475

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$2,212

Total assets, end of year

$133,714

Total liabilities, end of year

$47,508

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$86,206

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$264,761

Management and general expenses

$104,685

Fundraising expenses

$95,535

Program service expenses (Part III)

$264,761

Program services were 56.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• NATURE OF OPERATIONS PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA (THE ORGANIZATION) IS ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING JEWISH FILM FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY AND PHILADELPHIAS FIRST FILM FESTIVAL. IN JULY 2021, THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO INCLUDE NEW MEDIA TO ALIGN WITH ITS MISSION, AND FORMALLY CHANGED ITS NAME TO PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA. THE ORGANIZATION CREATES CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH JEWISH CINEMA AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING. THE ORGANIZATION WELCOMES EVERYONE TO ENGAGE WITH JEWISH CULTURE AND VALUES THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING YEAR- ROUND PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT TODAY'S STORYTELLERS ARE TOMORROW'S CHANGEMAKERS, POETS, PHILOSOPHERS, AND VISIONARIES. WHILE CINEMA REMAINS THE ORGANIZATION'S FOCUS AND LEGACY, PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM AND MEDIA DEEMS IT IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS JEWISH STORIES ARE CREATED AND SHARED TODAY. THE ORGANIZATION USES "MEDIA" AS AN UMBRELLA TERM TO ENCOMPASS "NEW MEDIA," "MEDIA ARTS,- AND "DIGITAL STORYTELLING" ESSENTIALLY DIGITALLY CREATED CONTENT -- ARTISTIC OR OTHERWISE -- THAT IS SHARED AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE INTERNET. WHILE THE ADVENT OF DIGITAL FILMMAKING DEMOCRATIZED CINEMATIC STORYTELLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY, "THE WEB" (BLOGS, ONLINE MAGAZINES, SOCIAL MEDIA, ON-DEMAND VIDEO AND MUSIC STREAMING PLATFORMS) PAVED THE WAY FOR ANYONE WITH ACCESS TO DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND AN INTERNET CONNECTION TO GENERATE CONTENT, SHARE STORIES, AND EXHIBIT THEIR ART WITH AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE. IN ADDITION TO CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE INTERACT, COMMUNICATE, SHARE STORIES, AND EXPERIENCE ART IN OUR CURRENT DIGITAL AGE, THESE NEW FORMS OF MEDIA HAVE ALSO PROVIDED A MEANS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED ARTISTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK AND FIND ENGAGED AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES. HISTORY THE ORGANIZATION TRACES ITS ORIGINS BACK TO THE YOUNG MENS HEBREW ASSOCIATION (YMHA), ORIGINALLY FORMED IN 1875 TO SERVE AS A CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL MEETING PLACE FOR THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. IN 1924, THE YMHA MERGED WITH THE YOUNG WOMENS HEBREW SOCIETY (YWHS). IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THE ORGANIZATION SEPARATED FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA OF WHICH THE FORMER HAD BEEN A CONSTITUENT SITE AND BECAME AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION. IN MAY 2018, THE ORGANIZATION DECIDED TO MAKE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES THAT IMPACTED VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING LEADERSHIP, PROGRAMMING, FACILITIES, AND A NEW BUDGET THAT REFLECTED THE CHANGES. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED A STRATEGIC PLAN IN FEBRUARY 2016. UPON THE INCEPTION OF NEW LEADERSHIP IN 2018, THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND SUPPORTING CONSTITUENTS SURVEYS WERE EVALUATED FURTHER. IT WAS APPARENT TO NEW LEADERSHIP FROM THE STATISTICAL FINDINGS AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK THAT 72% OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PATRONS WERE EXCLUSIVELY ATTENDING AND INTERESTED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS FILM PROGRAMMING ARM: PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (PJFF). THE ORGANIZATION MADE THE INFORMED DECISION TO NARROW THE SCOPE OF THE ORGANIZATION TO FOCUS ON FILM AND FILM-RELATED PROGRAMS INSPIRED BY JEWISH VALUES AND CULTURE. IT WAS A PURPOSEFUL AND LOGICAL STEP BY THE ORGANIZATION. IT STREAMLINES THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE WHICH ALLOWS IT TO FOCUS ON THE HIGHLY VISIBLE AND WELL-KNOWN FLAGSHIP FILM PROGRAMMING.

  Expenses $264,761 · Revenue $28,475

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2023

Filed

3 July 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202501849349301305

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