Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352587
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
Tax-exempt · HARRISBURG, PA 17110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $11,692,536 | $3,301,391 | $8,391,145 | $67,893,486 | $7,884,086 | $60,009,400 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,625,729 | $2,554,146 | $7,071,583 | $54,391,728 | $6,351,796 | $48,039,932 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,481,894 | $2,139,158 | $2,342,736 | $41,425,581 | $5,657,524 | $35,768,057 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,883,399
- Program service revenue
- $50,498
- Investment income
- $1,774,687
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $481,443
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$16,048
- Other revenue
- -$16,048
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,523,165
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $146,977
- Other salaries and wages
- $241,588
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $470,262
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,713
- Occupancy
- $34,985
- Travel
- $47
- Program services (functional)
- $2,753,696
- Management and general (functional)
- $421,283
- Fundraising (functional)
- $126,412
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $54,391,728
- Total assets, end of year
- $67,893,486
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,884,086
- Net assets, end of year
- $60,009,400
- Publicly traded securities
- $60,192,525
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,813,607
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $57,195,793
- Gross receipts
- $13,447,582
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 64
- Year formed
- 1941
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULETTE KEIFER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $141,398 |
| SHELLEY ADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ADLER | SENIOR FUND Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ZACHARY BENJAMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOCTROW | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY FREEDENBERG | STEERING CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL GRABENSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARGARET GROTZINGER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PEGGY GROVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IVY LEVINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL LEVINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RICK MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARI NEPON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOEL RESSLER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROSS | ALLOCATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN SCHEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN SCHULDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LEE SIEGEL | INVESTMENT C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SIEGEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALLISON SIEGELMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMARA SOFIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID SPECTOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WALTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARLYNN WEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRUCE WEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT WEINSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT WOLFF | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAULETTE KEIFER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $139,474 |
| SHELLEY ADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ADLER | JCF SENIOR F Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SANFORD COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOCTROW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| HARVEY FREEDENBERG | STEERING CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET GROTZINGER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PEGGY GROVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KORNFELD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IVY LEVINE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL LEVINE | ALLOCATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOSH MILLMAN | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL RESSLER | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALAN SCHEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN SCHULDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEE SIEGEL | INVESTMENT C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON SIEGELMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ABBY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMARA SOFIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID SPECTOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WALTER | BUDGET/FINAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARLYNN WEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRUCE WEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT WEINSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAULETTE KEIFER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 | $126,456 |
| SHELLEY ADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM ADLER | JCF SENIOR F Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD BECK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANFORD COHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DOCTROW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY FELDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY FREEDENBERG | STEERING CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET GROTZINGER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY GROVE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER KORNFELD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL LEVINE | ALLOCATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH MILLMAN | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL RESSLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN SCHEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN SCHULDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE SIEGEL | INVESTMENT C Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMARA SOFIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNIE SOHINKI | INTERIM EX-O Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SPECTOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WALTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARLYNN WEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE WEBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT WEINSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2000 LINGLESTOWN RD STE 301, HARRISBURG, PA 17110-9347
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAULETTE KEIFER, 2000 LINGLESTOWN ROAD SUITE 301, HARRISBURG, PA 17110
- Signed the 990
- PAULETTE KEIFER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (717) 409-8220
- Website
- WWW.PAJEWISHENDOWMENT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BROWN PLUS
Mission
ROOTED IN JEWISH VALUES, SINCE 1941 THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN HELPING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT JEWISH AND GENERAL COMMUNITY LIFE IN CENTRAL PA, AND AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, GRANTS ARE PROVIDED FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH JEWISH AND NON- JEWISH, WHICH HELP TO MEET THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING SERVICES TO PHILANTHROPISTS, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS, TO JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA REGION AND THE GENERAL AND GLOBAL JEWISH AND NON- JEWISH COMMUNITIES; PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS THROUGH CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDS, TO NONPROFITS IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTH, WELFARE, EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES, THAT SERVE PEOPLE IN NEED; AND MANAGE AND ADMINISTER CHARITABLE FUNDS.Expenses $2,753,696 · grants $2,523,165 · revenue $50,498
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1352587
- 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
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $67,893,486
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,447,582
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $11,692,536 | $3,301,391 | $67,893,486 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $9,625,729 | $2,554,146 | $54,391,728 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,481,894 | $2,139,158 | $41,425,581 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $14,643,816 | $2,336,866 | $37,804,426 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 23-1352587).
Questions about JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
- What is the EIN of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA is 23-1352587.
- Is JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA 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 JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names PAULETTE KEIFER.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,398 (PAULETTE KEIFER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,692,536, expenses of $3,301,391 and total assets of $67,893,486 at year end.
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