Nonprofit · EIN 26-2578017
JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY
Tax-exempt · BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,282,684 | $2,266,378 | $16,306 | $1,702,460 | $624,127 | $1,078,333 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,921,417 | $2,539,929 | -$618,512 | $1,562,702 | $510,182 | $1,052,520 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,999,658 | $2,196,645 | -$196,987 | $2,270,459 | $627,967 | $1,642,492 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,249,278
- of which government grants
- $336,790
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $33,406
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,468
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $21,162
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $113,640
- Other salaries and wages
- $414,285
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $713,803
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,525
- Occupancy
- $201,884
- Travel
- $7,812
- Depreciation
- $23,376
- Program services (functional)
- $1,913,299
- Management and general (functional)
- $183,813
- Fundraising (functional)
- $169,266
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,562,702
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,702,460
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $624,127
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,078,333
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,720
- Publicly traded securities
- $445,740
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $804,032
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $274,301
- Gross receipts
- $3,001,514
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 8,461
- Year formed
- 2008
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JODI ROTH-SAKS | EXECUTIVE DIR UNTIL 9/27/24 Officer | 40 | $130,682 | $1,058 |
| TARA CHERWONY | INTERIM MNG DIR 9/3/24-5/11/25 Trustee or director | 40 | $25,666 | $0 |
| STEVE SCHAUDER | EXECUTIVE DIR FROM 5/12/25 Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NOVICK | CHAIR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG JARON | TREASURER, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ERLBAUM | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI MENACHEM SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ERLBAUM | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORIN DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL LESHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARA LEVINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT LIPSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENA PARMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCH STERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELBY ZITELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JODI ROTH-SAKS | EXECUTIVE DIR Officer | 40 | $123,489 | $2,470 |
| WILLIAM NOVICK | CHAIR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG JARON | TREASURER, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ERLBAUM | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI MENACHEM SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ERLBAUM | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA CHERWONY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORIN DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL LESHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARA LEVINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LIPSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENA PARMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH STERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JODI ROTH-SAKS | EXECUTIVE DIR Officer | 40 | $115,597 | $2,312 |
| WILLIAM NOVICK | CHAIR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG JARON | TREASURER, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC ERLBAUM | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI MENACHEM SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ERLBAUM | DIRECTOR, EXEC COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR BERKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA CHERWONY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORIN DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC HARON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HEYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAL LESHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARA LEVINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LIPSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENA PARMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH STERLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 225 E CITY AVE STE 210, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004-1724
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM NOVICK, 225 E CITY AVE 210, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004
- Signed the 990
- GREG JARON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (610) 660-0190
- Website
- WWW.JEWISHRELIEF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- APRIO ADVISORY GROUP LLC
Mission
THE JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS OF ALL MEANS, AGES AND BACKGROUNDS TO ADDRESS OUR COMMUNITY'S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS, SATISFYING OUR UNIQUE DESIRE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER AND DO GOOD IN THE WORLD. BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF OUR MONTHLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION, OUR PROGRAMS RELIEVE THE PANGS OF HUNGER, BRING MEANING TO OUR RECIPIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS, AND BUILD A CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY MOBILIZES A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST JEWISH AND NON-JEWISH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO RELIEVE HUNGER, IMPROVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. EVERY MONTH JRA VOLUNTEERS PACK AND HAND-DELIVER A BOX OF NUTRITIOUS KOSHER FOOD TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA. SOME CLIENTS RECEIVE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS SUCH AS PERIOD SUPPLIES, DIAPERS AND TOILETRIES, AS WELL AS HEALTHY SNACKS AND FOOD FOR CHILDREN'S LUNCHES. IN ADDITION, THE JRA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROVIDES YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS, WHILE LEARNING ABOUT NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT AND PHILANTHROPY.Expenses $1,913,299 · grants $21,162
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
- 26-2578017
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,702,460
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,001,514
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,282,684 | $2,266,378 | $1,702,460 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,921,417 | $2,539,929 | $1,562,702 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,999,658 | $2,196,645 | $2,270,459 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,968,746 | $1,960,831 | $1,951,868 | 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 26-2578017).
Questions about JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY
- What is the EIN of JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY is 26-2578017.
- Is JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY 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 RELIEF AGENCY 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 RELIEF AGENCY 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 RELIEF AGENCY?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names WILLIAM NOVICK.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,682 (JODI ROTH-SAKS, EXECUTIVE DIR UNTIL 9/27/24).
- How much revenue does JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,282,684, expenses of $2,266,378 and total assets of $1,702,460 at year end.
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