Nonprofit · EIN 41-0693866
MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION
Tax-exempt · ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55416
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $45,129,168 | $26,842,065 | $18,287,103 | $243,634,365 | $84,121,010 | $159,513,355 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $39,806,854 | $40,213,883 | -$407,029 | $196,720,132 | $58,472,090 | $138,248,042 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $32,868,038
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,101,396
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $6,604,404
- Other revenue
- $1,159,734
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $19,862,155
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,055,124
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,825,267
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,353,640
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $45,897
- Accounting fees
- $41,093
- Occupancy
- $121,560
- Travel
- $210,173
- Depreciation
- $67,914
- Program services (functional)
- $22,806,397
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,550,536
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,485,132
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $196,720,132
- Total assets, end of year
- $243,634,365
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $84,121,010
- Net assets, end of year
- $159,513,355
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $801,803
- Publicly traded securities
- $168,175,195
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $142,122,177
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,391,178
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$5,589
- Gross receipts
- $64,694,633
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 750
- Year formed
- 1930
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES A COHEN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $453,360 | $37,979 |
| STEVEN BAKER | CHIEF PHLANTHROPY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $191,843 | $12,334 |
| MARTIN K LIPSHUTZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $178,399 | $3,117 |
| SHAI AVNY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $146,364 | $31,728 |
| ALENE SUSSMAN | FOUNDATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $166,154 | $3,298 |
| EILAT HAREL | CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,259 | $2,304 |
| MARK APPELBAUM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BIRNBERG | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIELLE KAUFMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MACDONALD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY DONALDSON | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBI ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN AHLSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN LIEBERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBBIE STILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DINA BLUMENFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAYLE KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDAH DRUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY WITEBSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEN RASKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN ZABEZHINSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT HEILICHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI MATT GOLDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI TZVI KUPFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAFI FORBUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA SKELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT YOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON MANDELBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROZ SEGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH TOGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAYLOR SZTAINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM FRISHBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VALERIE KREPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZEHORIT HEILICHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 53 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES A COHEN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $367,170 | $38,377 |
| MARTIN K LIPSHUTZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $186,170 | $4,306 |
| STEVEN BAKER | CHIEF PHLANTHROPY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $169,127 | $11,848 |
| ALENE SUSSMAN | FOUNDATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,362 | $3,186 |
| SHAI AVNY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $33,592 | $9,111 |
| MARK APPELBAUM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON GOLDSTEIN | VICE PRESIDENT, OVERSEAS AFFAIRS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACY GRAIS | VICE PRESIDENT, OVERSEAS AFFAIRS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BIRNBERG | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARIELLE KAUFMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LEWIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MACDONALD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SEGAL | TREASURER/FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEES Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY DONALDSON | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY ROSE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HARRIS | CO-CHAIR WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD FRANK | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY WILLIS | CHAIR, YOUNG ADULT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN AHLSTROM | PARTNER AGENCY EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN LIEBERMAN | CHAIR, THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BUILDING CORPORATION Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE STILLMAN | CHAIR, ADVANCEMENT STEERING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DINA BLUMENFIELD | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIELLE PARISH | CHAIR, COMMUNITY IMPACT STEERING COM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAYLE KAPLAN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG ARENSON | CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD ZACK | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JODI MOREMI | REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDAH DRUCK | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY WITEBSKY | CHAIR, WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN RASKIN | CHAIR, MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LLC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRIS MACDONALD | CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT STEERING COMMITTE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN ZABEZHINSKY | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA FITERMAN | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARNI TSELOS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (ST. PAUL) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT HEILICHER | CO-CHAIR, COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI DAVID LOCKETZ | RABBINIC REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI MATT GOLDBERG | RABBINIC REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RABBI TZVI KUPFER | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAFI FORBUSH | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA SKELTON | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA KELNER | PRESIDENT, WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT YOST | CHAIR, COMMUNITY IMPACT STEERING COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBYN SCHEIN | PARTNER AGENCY EXECUTIVE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON MANDELBAUM | CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROZ SEGAL | PARTNER AGENCY PRESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH TOGAL | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MONTO | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN YOST | CHAIR, COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR SZTAINER | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD LEONARD | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM FRISHBERG | MEMBER-AT-LARGE (ST. PAUL) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE KREPS | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZEHORIT HEILICHER | CO-CHAIR, COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4330 CEDAR LAKE RD S, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55416-3700
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMES A COHEN, 4330 SOUTH CEDAR LAKE ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416
- Signed the 990
- RAFINA LARSEN, CFO
- Phone
- (952) 593-2600
- Website
- WWW.JEWISHMINNEAPOLIS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY, LEVERAGES RESOURCES TO MEET LOCAL AND GLOBAL JEWISH NEEDS, AND FACILITATES COMMUNITY PLANNING TO ENSURE A THRIVING AND SECURE FUTURE.
Program accomplishments
- MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION IS A FEDERATED FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA, AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE FEDERATION RAISES FUNDS THROUGH ANNUAL AND DIRECTED CAMPAIGNS TO SUPPORT BENEFICIARY AGENCIES TO BUILD NEW AND UPGRADE EXISTING PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MINNESOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WHICH SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION'S PLANNED GIVING AND ENDOWMENT ARM, PROVIDES GRANTS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ACROSS THE U.S. BASED ON DONOR ADVISED AND DESIGNATED FUND RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPACT MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION HAS HAD ON THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE SEE THE LATEST IMPACT REPORT AT WWW.JEWISHMINNEAPOLIS.ORG/WHO-WE-ARE/NUMBERS.Expenses $22,806,397 · grants $19,862,155
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 | Not 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
- 41-0693866
- 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
- 1943
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T700)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $243,634,365
- Income (IRS master file)
- $64,694,633
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $45,129,168 | $26,842,065 | $243,634,365 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $39,806,854 | $40,213,883 | $196,720,132 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $44,053,725 | $20,522,803 | $176,390,864 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 41-0693866).
Questions about MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION
- What is the EIN of MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION is 41-0693866.
- Is MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1943.
- Are donations to MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION 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 MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JAMES A COHEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 36 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $453,360 (JAMES A COHEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH FEDERATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $45,129,168, expenses of $26,842,065 and total assets of $243,634,365 at year end.
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