EDLAVITCH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF WASHINGTON DC INC
EIN 52-1398151 WASHINGTON, DC
- Revenue 2023
- $14,890,242
- Expenses 2023
- $13,294,489
Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 1529 16TH ST NW
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 · 2023
Mission
GUIDED BY JEWISH VALUES AND HERITAGE, THE EDLAVITCH DC JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (EDCJCC) ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH ITS CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS BY WELCOMING PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO CONNECT, LEARN, SERVE AND BE ENTERTAINED TOGETHER IN WAYS THAT REFLECT THE UNIQUE ROLE OF THE CENTER IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROMOTE WELFARE OF MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS REFLECTING JEWISH HERITAGE AND VALUES.
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Q STREET PRESCHOOL - PROVIDES A FULL-DAY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF OPEN-ENDED EXPLORATION, CURIOSITY, AND GROWTH FOR CHILDREN, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES.THE CHILDREN WERE ENROLLED IN TEN STATE-OF-THE-ART RENOVATED PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS, WHICH INCLUDES A GROSS MOTOR INDOOR PLAY AREA AND A DEDICATED ART ROOM.THE PRESCHOOL STRIVES TO DEEPEN CONNECTIONS TO JUDAISM, THE COMMUNITY, ETHICS & MORALS, AND THE WORLD AROUND US. THE SCHOOL EMPLOYS METHODS THAT PROMOTE A CONSTRUCTIVIST PEDAGOGICAL MODEL WHEREBY THE CHILDREN'S INTERESTS DICTATE THE SUBJECTS THROUGH WHICH BASIC SKILLS LIKE NUMERACY AND LITERACY ARE TAUGHT. THIS PROJECT-BASED APPROACH ALLOWS THE CHILDREN TO DYNAMICALLY INTERACT WITH ALL THE ORGANIZATION HAS TO OFFER, AND TO CREATE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND THEM.
Expenses $4,115,770 · Revenue $3,247,285
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THEATER J - A NATIONALLY-RENOWNED, PROFESSIONAL THEATER THAT CELEBRATES, EXPLORES, AND GRAPPLES WITH THE COMPLEXITIES AND NUANCES OF BOTH THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE AND THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN CONDITION. HAILED BY THE WASHINGTON POST AS "THE MOST INFLUENTIAL JEWISH THEATER COMPANY IN THE NATION," THEATER J HAS RECEIVED OVER 75 HELEN HAYES NOMINATIONS AND TEN HELEN HAYES AWARDS. EACH SEASON, THEATER J PRODUCES SIX TO EIGHT PLAYS, FEATURING A MIX OF RECOGNIZABLE, UNDER-EXPLORED, AND BRAND-NEW WORKS THAT EXAMINE THEMES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, LANGUAGE, ASSIMILATION, GENOCIDE, RELIGION, AND OTHERNESS.NOW IN ITS 35TH YEAR, THEATER J PRESENTED A LANDMARK 2023-2024 SEASON, SHOWCASING SEVEN FULL-LENGTH PLAYS WITH OVER 19,020 TICKETS SOLD. OFFERINGS INCLUDED FOUR WORLD PREMIERES, TWO EAST COAST PREMIERES, AND A NEW MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF THE BELOVED FILM HESTER STREET. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE TRISH VRADENBURG NEW JEWISH PLAY PRIZE AND THE PATTY ABRAMSON NEW JEWISH PLAY PRIZE, AS WELL AS THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF TWO ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ADAPTATIONS FROM THE YIDDISH THEATER LAB. EXPANDING THE CANON, LAUNCHED IN 2022, CONTINUES TO COMMISSION SEVEN RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE JEWISH PLAYWRIGHTS TO CRAFT FULL-LENGTH PLAYS CENTERING THE UNTOLD STORIES OF JEWS OF COLOR, WITH DRAFT DEVELOPMENT AND WORKSHOPS PROGRESSING THIS YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THEATER J LAUNCHED THEATER JR., AN INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTIONS THAT CELEBRATE JEWISH CULTURE AND IDENTITY, BEGINNING WITH THE HANNUKAH-THEMED TINY LIGHTS: TALES FOR HANNUKAH.COMMITTED TO PRESERVING JEWISH CULTURE AND ENGAGING AUDIENCES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, THEATER J REACHES ACROSS ALL EIGHT WARDS OF WASHINGTON, DC, AS WELL AS MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. THROUGH BOLD STORYTELLING, INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, THEATER J REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF AMERICAN JEWISH THEATER, CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND CREATING WORKS THAT RESONATE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
Expenses $3,088,326 · Revenue $688,197
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ATHLETICS - THE EDCJCC FITNESS CENTER PROVIDES A LOW-KEY AND EASY EXERCISE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF FITNESS PROGRAMS. BOTH FITNESS CENTER MEMBERS AND VISITORS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR STATE OF THE FITNESS CENTER WHICH FEATURES OUR LEADING INDUSTRY BRANDED PRECOR CARDIO AND SECTORIZED STRENGTH EQUIPMENT AND FREE WEIGHTS MACHINES. THERE ARE TWO EXERCISE STUDIOS THAT HOST OVER 30 GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES WITH THE LIKES OF LES MILLS BODY PUMP, YOGA, PILATES AND SENIOR FITNESS CLASSES. IN ADDITION, OUR 60 METER 3-LANE POOL PROVIDES PROGRAMMING SUCH AS "KIDS GROUP SWIM" FROM AGES 4 MONTHS-12 YEARS OLD, LAP SWIM FOR ADULTS AND AQUA FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS.THE FITNESS CENTER STRIVES TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES CAN FORM LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS AND SUBSEQUENTLY GET INVOLVED IN OTHER JCC ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE ARTS, COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS, AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND LECTURES ABOUT JEWISH CULTURE, RELIGION, AND HISTORY.
Expenses $1,578,223 · Revenue $513,968
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JXJ - PRESENTED BY THE EDLAVITCH DCJCC, JXJ IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS PROGRAM THAT ENCOMPASSES THE WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVALS. THE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING OF JXJ IS SPLIT BETWEEN WEEKLY PROGRAMS THAT TAKE PLACE IN CAFRITZ HALL - A STATE-OF-THE-ART PERFORMANCE AND CINEMA VENUE IN THE CENTER'S IRWIN P. EDLAVITCH BUILDING AT 16TH & Q STREETS, N.W. - AND AN ANNUAL MAY FESTIVAL PRESENTED ON STAGES AND SCREENS THROUGHOUT DC, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED JEWISH FILM FESTIVALS IN NORTH AMERICA, THE WASHINGTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL (WJFF), ENTERING ITS 35TH YEAR, IS AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CINEMA THAT CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE MOVING IMAGE. THE WASHINGTON JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL (WJMF), GOING INTO ITS 26TH SEASON, ENJOYS A PRESTIGIOUS POSITION AS ONE OF THE LEADING PRESENTERS OF JEWISH MUSIC IN THE USA.BETWEEN THE FESTIVAL AND YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING, RICHARD SOLLOWAY JXJ TEEN FILM CONTEST, AND MATTHEW HARRIS ORNSTEIN JXJ SHORT FILM FUND - JXJ TRADITIONALLY ATTRACTS UPWARDS OF 20,000 PATRONS ANNUALLY. JXJ HAS RAMPED UP THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF OUR CULTURAL PROGRAMMING TO INCLUDE WEEKLY PRODUCTION RUNS, SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENINGS, AND MONTHLY CONCERTS. OUR PROGRAMS PLATFORM LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, MAKING THEM ELIGIBLE FOR INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FESTIVALS AND AWARDS. AS OF FALL 2024, JXJ HAS SEEN 88% OF PRE-PANDEMIC AUDIENCES RETURN TO OUR YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM, AND 20% YEAR-OVER-YEAR AUDIENCE GROWTH DURING THE FESTIVAL.
Expenses $874,866 · Revenue $98,935
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COMMUNITY
Expenses $400,058 · Revenue $48,751
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PARENTING CENTER
Expenses $388,596 · Revenue $262,734
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MEMBERSHIP
Expenses $371,119 · Revenue $634,191
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YOUTH AND FAMILY
Expenses $316,177 · Revenue $341,122
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CAMP
Expenses $251,901 · Revenue $360,984
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JUDAICS
Expenses $218,239 · Revenue $63,819
As filed on the 2023 return. The first 10 program lines listed; the rest are in the source return and the API. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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DANIEL HIRSCH
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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JOHANNA CHANIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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MEREDITH MARGOLIS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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NORM RICH
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JANIS SCHIFF
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JONATHAN GROSSMAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DAVID GOLDBLATT
ASST. TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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BENJAMIN LOWEY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JANET ABRAMS
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ANDY ALTMAN
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JOAN BERMAN
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MICHELE BERMAN
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JORDAN BOOKEY
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JENNIFER BRADLEY
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JACLYN LERNER COHEN
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SARA COHEN
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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EVA DAVIS
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JONATHAN EDELMAN
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MYRNA FAWCETT
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MEG FLAX
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BRIAN GELFAND
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DINA GOLD
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DEBRA GOLDBERG
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RENA GORDON
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BRAD LACKEY
TERM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $14,890,242
- Expenses
- $13,294,489
- Contributions
- $8,145,427
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $11,435,582
- Expenses
- $12,675,835
- Contributions
- $5,114,393
- 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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,199,636
- Expenses
- $11,675,061
- Assets (EOY)
- $30,315,613
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,088,072
- Expenses
- $8,277,627
- Assets (EOY)
- $32,865,736
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,009,310
- Expenses
- $10,810,293
- Assets (EOY)
- $35,555,229
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,409,078
- Expenses
- $9,725,764
- Assets (EOY)
- $36,613,558
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,637,582
- Expenses
- $10,001,991
- Assets (EOY)
- $27,892,457
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $14,699,193
- Expenses
- $9,686,622
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,446,611
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,581,604
- Expenses
- $8,919,938
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,352,442
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,140,451
- Expenses
- $8,666,609
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,124,517
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $8,029,014
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,499,083
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $7,612,803
- Assets (EOY)
- $11,699,576
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
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2023 JFGW COMMUNAL SUPPORT GRANTS
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2022 JFGW COMMUNAL SUPPORT GRANTS
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$257,780
2024 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2023 JCF GRANTS FROM DAFS AND ENDOWMENTS
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$230,783
2024 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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$160,572
2023 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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$145,500
2022 IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 JCF GRANTS FROM DAFS AND ENDOWMENTS
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2022 General Support
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.