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Nonprofit · EIN 37-0662593

JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS

Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704

Financials

$930K$341K2023$511K$360K2024$607K$285K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$607,038$285,196$321,842$3,874,327$77,161$3,797,166
December 31, 2024990$511,149$360,058$151,091$3,236,226$75,209$3,161,017
December 31, 2023990$930,070$340,555$589,515$2,922,950$134,053$2,788,897
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$563,586
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$43,452
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$40,455
Other salaries and wages
$74,392
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$93,731
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,762
Occupancy
$27,734
Depreciation
$782
Program services (functional)
$188,848
Management and general (functional)
$96,348

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,236,226
Total assets, end of year
$3,874,327
Total liabilities, end of year
$77,161
Net assets, end of year
$3,797,166
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,096
Publicly traded securities
$62,502
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,156,277
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,640,889
Gross receipts
$607,038
Employees
3
Year formed
1941
State of legal domicile
IL

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BOB ROTHPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
REMI BENICHOU1ST VP
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ELIZABETH MENDELOFF2ND VP
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
HOWARD CHODASH MDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
GRACE WENZSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KAREN WESTBROOKIMMED PAST P
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ANDREW BOYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BARRY SEIDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
VERA HERSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RABBI GREG KATNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BOB BAREWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DEBORAH DERBANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERRY FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BERNIE SCHOENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JERRY JENNINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
5 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
THEODORE LEBLANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DENISE SIMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK RABINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RABBI ARTHUR STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BOB SLIVERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KAREN WESTBROOKPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
5$0
BOB SILVERMANPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ANDREW BOYER2ND V.P
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BOB ROTH1ST VP
Trustee or director
2$0
ELIZABETH MENDELOFFSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
HOWARD CHODASH MDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
REMI BENICHOU3RD VP
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LAURIE BARNUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RABBI RICHARD BAROFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BARRY SEIDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BOB BAREWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DEBORAH DERBANDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERRY FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BERNIE SCHOENBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JERRY JENNINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
THEODORE LEBLANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DENISE SIMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CALEB MELAMEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RABBI ARTHUR STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KAREN WESTBROOKPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
BOB SILVERMANPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
VERA HURST2ND V.P
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BOB ROTH1ST VP
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDREW BOYERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
HOWARD CHODASH MDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
PAT CHELSEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
FRED BENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ARDEN LANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BARRY SEIDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BOB BAREWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RABBI LYNN GOLDSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERRY FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LINDA MOORISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JERRY JENNINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
THEODORE LEBLANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SUSAN NIGHTINGALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RALPH LOEWENSTEINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CALEB MELAMEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
RABBI ARTHUR STERNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1999 WABASH AVE STE 206 STE 320, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704-5374
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
BOB ROTH, 1999 WABASH AVE SUITE 206, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704
Signed the 990
KAREN WESTBROOK, IMMED PAST PRESIDENT
Phone
(217) 787-7223
Return prepared by
CAPITAL ACCOUNTING & AUDIT

Mission

TO SERVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE LOCALLY, IN ISRAEL, AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THROUGH COORDINATED FUNDRAISING, COMMUNITY-WIDE PROGRAMMING, SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • OVERSEAS ALLOCATION HELPS THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED INTERNATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, AND DISASTER RELIEF THROUGH COORDINATED EFFORTS MANAGED BY THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTH AMERICA.
    Expenses $40,455 · grants $40,455
  • VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC RELATION EVENTS WERE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY YOUTH, ADULTS AND SENIORS SUCH AS CONFERENCES, EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, THE ANNUAL MEETING AND OTHER FINANCIAL AND RELIGIOUS ASSISTANCE. A SUBSTANTIAL ALLOCATION WAS ALSO MADE TO THE SPRINGFIELD BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION, WHICH PROVIDES JEWISH EDUCATION TO OUR CHILDREN.
    Expenses $148,393
  • CHAVERIM PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS WHICH INCLUDED ENTERTAINMENT AND SPEAKERS. THE FEDERATION ALSO HOLDS VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS DURING THE YEAR.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
37-0662593
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
1975
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,874,327
Income (IRS master file)
$607,038

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$607,038$285,196$3,874,327XML
990December 2024$511,149$360,058$3,236,226XML
990December 2023$930,070$340,555$2,922,950XML
990December 2022$412,144$326,929$1,990,204IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 37-0662593).

Questions about JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS

What is the EIN of JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS is 37-0662593.
Is JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
Are donations to JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS 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 FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS 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 JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS 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 JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BOB ROTH.
Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does JEWISH FEDERATION OF SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $607,038, expenses of $285,196 and total assets of $3,874,327 at year end.

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