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SAMUEL AND ALTHEA STROUM JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER SEATTL

EIN 90-0953408 MERCER ISLAND, WA

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Revenue 2024
$33,959,749
Expenses 2024
$13,034,584

Program services were 57.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P28
Classification
1270
Street
3801 E MERCER WAY

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO OFFER EXPERIENCES THAT AMPLIFY PROFOUND JEWISH CONNECTIONS FOR EVERY GENERATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SJJC YOUTH, CAMP AND FAMILY PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISH THE SJCC'S MISSION BY CREATING SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO INTERACT, LEARN, CELEBRATE, AND SHARE JEWISH-INSPIRED EXPERIENCES. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SUMMER DAY CAMP, JEWISH HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, JEWISH CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM, FITNESS, AQUATICS, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES, AND OTHER ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

  • THE SJCC SCHWARTZ EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL (ECS) IS A UNIQUE PLACE, WHERE THE ELEMENTS OF PREEMINENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERSECT WITH DAILY JEWISH TRADITIONS, HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY FRIENDSHIPS THAT CREATE AN UNMATCHED COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG FAMILIES. SERVING 212 KIDS IN 2025-2026, A REGGIO EMILIA-INSPIRED PROGRAM, ECS CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT FOSTERING COMPASSIONATE, CURIOUS, AND CONFIDENT LEARNERS. ECS IS A COMPOUNDING FOUNDATION OF THE SJCC, AS NEW FAMILIES BUILD UPON PRECEDING GENERATIONS, REAPING THE BENEFITS OF THOSE THAT HAVE COME BEFORE AS THEY ALSO FORTIFY THE FUTURE.

    Expenses $3,974,632 · Revenue $5,402,344

  • SJCC YOUTH, CAMP AND FAMILY PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISH THE SJCC'S MISSION BY CREATING SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO INTERACT, LEARN, AND SHARE JEWISH-INSPIRED EXPERIENCES THAT FORGE AND DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY. J CAMP WELCOMED AN AVERAGE OF 420 KIDS PER WEEK IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, AND TOGETHER THESE PROGRAMS WELCOME HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES THROUGH YEAR-ROUND HOLIDAY PROGRAMS, RECREATIONAL SPORTS LEAGUES, AND MORE.

    Expenses $1,708,988 · Revenue $2,093,057

  • FITNESS AND AQUATICS PROGRAMS AT SJCC HELP THE SJCC ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING REGULAR PROGRAMS FOR HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS TO MEET AND BUILD COMMUNITY AROUND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS. THROUGH DAILY PROGRAMS, FRIENDSHIPS FORM, TRADITIONS ARE DEVELOPED AND REINFORCED, AND COMMUNITIES BUILD THROUGH SHARE EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. SJCC WELCOMED OVER 3,500 MEMBERS IN 2025.

    Expenses $1,143,182 · Revenue $843,157

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ARTS & IDEAS, AND YOUTH AND ADULT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISH THE CENTER'S PURPOSE BY ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN VARIOUS SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND HOLIDAY PROGRAMS. THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ARTS & IDEAS PROGRAMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 6,000 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN 2025.

    Expenses $680,374 · Revenue $150,029

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jill Handaly

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jay Behar

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Elaine Kraft

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75
  • Natasha Greyber

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Alhadeff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 2 related
  • Camille Chotzen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mindy Geisser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Aaron Goldfeder

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michael Keller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Michelle Kohorn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Anne Masin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rich Medway

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ian Morris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Brooke Pariser

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Moss Patashnik

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jake Pruchno

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dani Ruthfield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Leslie Somerstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Barb Sulman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jamie Weinstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rob Wolf

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Alex Gameron

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL 5/20/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Amy Lavin

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $301,913
    From this org
    $289,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,173
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,490
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,571
    Nontaxable benefits
    $602
    Filer's total
    $301,913
  • Renee Goodwin

    COO

    Total calculated
    $206,798
    From this org
    $166,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,713
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,835
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,088
    Filer's total
    $206,798
  • Michelle Becque

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $174,906
    From this org
    $166,097
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,809
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,847
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,809
    Filer's total
    $174,906

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $33,959,749
    Expenses
    $13,034,584
    Contributions
    $24,411,467
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $12,844,721
    Expenses
    $12,132,157
    Contributions
    $3,493,528
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $11,440,800
    Expenses
    $10,556,401
    Contributions
    $2,926,249
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,308,808
    Expenses
    $9,643,184
    Assets (EOY)
    $22,786,633
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,029,349
    Expenses
    $7,379,756
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,056,340
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,827,965
    Expenses
    $7,674,163
    Assets (EOY)
    $18,647,931
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,329,911
    Expenses
    $9,888,832
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,079,994
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,018,253
    Expenses
    $9,031,510
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,455,724

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • SJCC HOLDING LLC

    HOLDER OF LAND LEASE · WA · income $0 · assets $0

Related partnerships on its 2024 return

  • MERCERWOOD HOLDINGS LLC

    EXCLUDED · LAND OWNERSHIP · WA · 50.26% owned · share of assets $3,124,962 · general or managing partner

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

  • Exemption revoked 15 January 2011, reinstated 15 April 2013.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.