Nonprofit · EIN 13-3807016
THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC
Tax-exempt · WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,938,851 | $2,072,024 | $866,827 | $14,668,918 | $73,680 | $14,595,238 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,127,896 | $1,881,605 | $246,291 | $13,019,739 | $130,965 | $12,888,774 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,667,757 | $1,946,918 | -$279,161 | $12,126,729 | $113,473 | $12,013,256 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,803,040
- Program service revenue
- $89,745
- Investment income
- $1,046,066
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $677,205
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $723,474
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $320,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $149,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $534,535
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $62,553
- Travel
- $8,247
- Program services (functional)
- $1,763,896
- Management and general (functional)
- $183,977
- Fundraising (functional)
- $124,151
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,019,739
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,668,918
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $73,680
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,595,238
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,616,097
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,992,176
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $603,062
- Gross receipts
- $5,637,301
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEE JOYCE STAHL | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 75 | $320,000 | $26,028 |
| DARA S ZADIKOW | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,000 | $13,904 |
| MARK GOLDSMITH ESQ | SECRETARY - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY CRISSES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAZEL SHANKEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH WALDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.05 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FIELD MD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 18 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEE JOYCE STAHL | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 75 | $309,423 | $25,170 |
| DARA S ZADIKOW | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,731 | $13,201 |
| HARVEY SCHULWEIS | CHAIRMAN (DECEASED - MARCH 24) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GOLDSMITH ESQ | SECRETARY - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY CRISSES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DWORK PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FIELD MD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 18 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD LITTMANROFF MAY 2024 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAZEL SHANKEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH WALDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEE JOYCE STAHL | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 75 | $285,000 | $21,834 |
| DARA S ZADIKOW | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,000 | $12,607 |
| HARVEY SCHULWEIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK GOLDSMITH ESQ | SECRETARY - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY CRISSES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DWORK PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN FIELD MD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 18 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS KATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD LITTMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAZEL SHANKEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANNAH WALDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 80 MAIN ST STE 380, WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052-5438
- In care of
- % STANLEE J STAHL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARK A GOLDSMITH, 80 MAIN STREET 380, WEST ORANGE, NJ 070525438
- Signed the 990
- MARK A GOLDSMITH, TREASURER
- Phone
- (973) 736-1800
- Website
- WWW.JFR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SCHULMAN LOBEL ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS, INC. (JFR) HONORS AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS NON-JEWS, RIGHTEOUS GENTILES, WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES AND OFTEN THE LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES TO SAVE JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST. DURING 2025, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED MONTHLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 73 AGED & NEEDY NON-JEWISH RESCUERS IN 10 COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- AS OF JANUARY 1,2025 THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS (JFR) WAS PROVIDING MONTHLY FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 73 AGED AND NEEDY NON-JEWS, RIGHTEOUS GENTILES, WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST. IN 2025, THE JFR DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $700,000 USD IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF RESCUERS WHO LIVE IN 10 COUNTRIES. FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED THREE TIMES DURING THE YEAR. FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RESCUERS IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER. PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE RESCUERS RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS. PROCEDURES AND SAFEGUARDS ARE ALSO IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE RESCUERS RECEIVING MONTHLY SUPPORT FROM THE JFR ARE STILL ALIVE. THE MAJORITY OF THE RESCUERS RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LIVE IN EASTERN EUROPE, WITH POLAND HAVING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF RESCUERS. JFR BEGAN SUPPORTING RESCUERS IN THE LATE 1980S.Expenses $1,456,886 · grants $723,474
- THE JFR IS COMMITTED TO TEACHING THE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST, TO ADDRESSING ANTISEMITISM, AND TO PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF RIGHTEOUS GENTILES. THE JFR'S NATIONAL HOLOCAUST TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF FOUR KEY COMPONENTS: 1) JFR PUBLISHED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; 2) THE ALFRED LERNER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM; 3) HOLOCAUST CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM; AND 4) EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, INSTITUTES, AND WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. THE JFR'S NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS WITH 13 RECOGNIZED HOLOCAUST CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THESE HOLOCAUST CENTERS COMPRISE THE JFR'S HOLOCAUST CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. THE JFR CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO 13 HOLOCAUST CENTERS LOCATED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND TO THEIR TEACHERS. THE JFR CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ITS MORE THAN 700 ALFRED LERNER FELLOWS FROM THE UNITED STATES, POLAND, CROATIA, HUNGARY, AND LITHUANIA AS WELL AS MEETING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL EDUCATORS AND SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES REQUESTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST AND HOW TO TEACH THIS COMPLEX SUBJECT IN THE CLASSROOM. IN 2024 THE JFR LAUNCHED IT'S NEW ONLINE HOLOCAUST PROGRAM, "HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE? A HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM FOR AND BY TEACHERS" TM. IN 2025, THE JFR CONTINUED TO INTRODUCE IT'S NEW ONLINE HOLOCAUST PROGRAM, "HOW WAS IT POSSIBLE? A HOLOCAUST CURRICULUM FOR AND BY TEACHERS".Expenses $307,010
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3807016
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,668,918
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,637,301
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,938,851 | $2,072,024 | $14,668,918 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,127,896 | $1,881,605 | $13,019,739 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,667,757 | $1,946,918 | $12,126,729 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,810,259 | $1,936,536 | $10,974,191 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3807016).
Questions about THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC
- What is the EIN of THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC is 13-3807016.
- Is THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARK A GOLDSMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $320,000 (STANLEE JOYCE STAHL, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does THE JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,938,851, expenses of $2,072,024 and total assets of $14,668,918 at year end.
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