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Nonprofit · EIN 13-6209691

MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10006

Financials

$1.4M$1.8M2022$1.1M$1.9M2023$1.2M$2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$1,215,133$1,966,630-$751,497$23,874,779$368,925$23,505,854
September 30, 2024990$1,071,974$1,879,942-$807,968$22,969,113$434,735$22,534,378
September 30, 2023990$1,421,534$1,810,435-$388,901$21,170,131$687,351$20,482,780
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$89,388
Membership dues
$37,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,108,247
Net gain from sales of assets
$796,494
Other revenue
$17,498

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$425,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$288,867
Other salaries and wages
$250,676
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$662,951
Professional fundraising fees
$48,000
Occupancy
$118,351
Travel
$17,095
Depreciation
$2,064
Program services (functional)
$1,490,357
Management and general (functional)
$386,230
Fundraising (functional)
$90,043

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$22,969,113
Total assets, end of year
$23,874,779
Total liabilities, end of year
$368,925
Net assets, end of year
$23,505,854
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,546
Publicly traded securities
$16,132,762
Net assets without donor restrictions
$23,118,854
Net assets with donor restrictions
$387,000
Gross receipts
$1,977,397
Employees
5
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1964
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER FRIEDMANEXECUTIVE DIR.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$219,837$47,160
RHONDA COHENCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$103,921$49,450
MR JONATHAN ARKUSHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DR FERNANDO LOTTENBERGCHAIR EXEC COM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR SALOMON RYTZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR HARVEY BLITZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR YAIR MILLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR MICHAEL FURSTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MR JEAN-CLAUDE KUPERMINCDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS DVORAH SERRAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR MARC EISENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR TED DEUTCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR LAURA SHAW FRANKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MR AMIR SHAVIVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MS ARIEL ZWANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
34 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DR DANIEL POMERANTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR AMOS LINETZKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR ARIEL HALPERINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR MICHAEL HILSENRATHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR MICHAEL MOCATTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR MICHAEL NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR JONATHAN GREENBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR ANDREW SRULEVITCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR SCOTT RICHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR DANIEL MARIASCHINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR CLAUDIO LOTTENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR ELI FEITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR STUART BLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR DANIEL AGHIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR PETER WERTHEIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARVIN E JACOB ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHANCELLOR DR SHULY RUBIN SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF ISMAR SCHORSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DR DAVID FISHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR YARON NADBORNIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR ERVIN KOHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR ZEV KRENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR RAEL KAIMOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS MARLENE BETHLEHEMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MR MITCHEL AEDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RABBI DR JOSH JOSEPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF DANIEL FAINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMBASSADOR RONALD S LAUDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RABBI SERGIO BERGMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RABBI DAVID SAPERSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF AHARON MAMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF HAVIVA ISHAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PROF CANA WERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MRS VERA SZACKAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER FRIEDMANEXECUTIVE DIR.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$214,654$49,917
RHONDA COHENCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$132,685$21,110
JONATHAN ARKUSHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SALOMON RYTZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HARVEY BLITZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FERNANDO LOTTENBERGCHAIR EXEC COM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL FURSTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
YAIR MILLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARLENE BETHLEHEMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ISMAR SCHORSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RABBI SERGIO BERGMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DVORAH SERRAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC EISENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHULY RUBIN SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW SRULEVICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARIO CURIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIEL ZWANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA SHAW FRANKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RABBI DR JOSH JOSEPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL POMERANTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN GREENBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAEL KAIMOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARVIN E JACOBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERVIN KOHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN-CLAUDE KUPERMINCDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD S LAUDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAVIVA ISHAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL FAINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAUN ZAGNOEVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMIR SHAVIVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VERA SZACKAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RABBI DAVID SAPERSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER WERTHEIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YARON NADBORNIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MENACHEM ROSENSAFTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAUDIO LOTTENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMOS LINETZKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCHEL AEDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STUART BLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED DEUTCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELI FEITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AHARON MAMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN MARIASCHINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL AGHIONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACH FASMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID FISHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOVA GANZELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MOCATTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CANA WERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT RICHMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN WALKERDIRECTOR (LEFT 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILLIAN SEGALDIRECTOR (LEFT 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ISRAEL BARTALDIRECTOR (LEFT 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEIB MOSCOVITZDIRECTOR (LEFT 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA MANNDIRECTOR (LEFT 2024)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 53 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER FRIEDMANEXECUTIVE DIR.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$208,665$47,661
JONATHAN ARKUSHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SALOMON RYTZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HARVEY BLITZVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FERNANDO LOTTENBERGCHAIR EXEC COM
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MICHAEL FURSTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
YAIR MILLERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARLENE BETHLEHEMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ISMAR SCHORSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RABBI SERGIO BERGMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DVORAH SERRAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC EISENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHULY RUBIN SCHWARTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW SRULEVICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARIO CURIELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA MANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIEL ZWANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA SHAW FRANKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RABBI DR JOSH JOSEPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEIB MOSCOVITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL POMERANTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL NEWMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN GREENBLATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAEL KAIMOWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARVIN E JACOBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERVIN KOHNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN-CLAUDE KUPERMINCDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD S LAUDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAVIVA ISHAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ISRAEL BARTALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL FAINSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAUN ZAGNOEVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMIR SHAVIVDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILLIAN SEGALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VERA SZACKAMERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RABBI DAVID SAPERSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER WERTHEIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YARON NADBORNIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MENACHEM ROSENSAFTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAUDIO LOTTENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMOS LINETZKYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCHEL AEDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STUART BLANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED DEUTCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELI FEITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AHARON MAMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN MARIASCHINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOSHE BANEDIRECTOR (LEFT 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID HARRISDIRECTOR (LEFT 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIEL EICHBAUMDIRECTOR (LEFT 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN HELFGOTTDIRECTOR (LEFT 2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
45 BROADWAY STE 2350, NEW YORK, NY 10006-3808
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JENNIFER FRIEDMAN, 45 BROADWAY 2350, NEW YORK, NY 10006
Signed the 990
JENNIFER FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(212) 425-6606
Return prepared by
SAX ADVISORS LLC

Mission

MFJC'S PURPOSE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL CAPITAL OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE, ITS COMMUNAL, CULTURAL, AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND THE FOSTERING OF JEWISH CONNECTEDNESS GLOBALLY, INCLUDING THE PROPAGATION OF THE HEBREW LANGUAGE.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • NAHUM GOLDMANN FELLOWSHIP IS A SPECIAL PROGRAM AIMED AT NURTURING A NEW GENERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE WORLD. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES AN INTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OF JEWISH LEARNING, LIVING AND LEADERSHIP FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25-40 WHO SHOW SERIOUS INTEREST IN JEWISH CULTURE AND DEMONSTRATE A POTENTIAL FOR INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP.FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCHOLARLY BODIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE INDEPENDENT WORK IN JEWISH CULTURE AND SCHOLARSHIP BROADLY DEFINED. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED APPROXIMATELY 34 GRANTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 9/30/25.DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: AWARDED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SCHOLARLY BODIES TO HELP INDIVIDUALS TRAIN FOR CAREERS IN JEWISH SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AWARDED APPROXIMATELY 9 GRANTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 9/30/25.ADVANCED TORAH FELLOWS: INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TOWARDS RESEARCH, PREPARATION, AND PUBLICATION OF A PAPER OR BOOK THAT DEMONSTRATES SIGNIFICANT SCHOLARSHIP AND THE CAPACITY TO CONNECT TORAH TO CURRENT SOCIAL AND CULTUAL ISSUES. APPROXIMATELY 4 GRANTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 9/30/25.
    Expenses $1,490,357 · grants $425,000

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-6209691
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
1967
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$23,874,779
Income (IRS master file)
$1,977,397

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$1,215,133$1,966,630$23,874,779XML
990September 2024$1,071,974$1,879,942$22,969,113XML
990September 2023$1,421,534$1,810,435$21,170,131XML
990September 2022$1,466,561$1,733,194$20,234,451IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 13-6209691).

Questions about MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC

What is the EIN of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC is 13-6209691.
Is MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Are donations to MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE 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 MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JENNIFER FRIEDMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 49 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $219,837 (JENNIFER FRIEDMAN, EXECUTIVE DIR.).
How much revenue does MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CULTURE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,215,133, expenses of $1,966,630 and total assets of $23,874,779 at year end.

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