Nonprofit · EIN 47-1628449
JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · LOS ANGELES, CA 90035
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $20,434 | $176,637 | -$156,203 | $94,379 | $20,841 | $73,538 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $260,750 | $74,672 | $186,078 | $229,741 | $0 | $229,741 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990-EZ | $97,086 | $134,314 | -$37,228 | $43,663 | $0 | $43,663 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,058
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,376
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $67,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,891
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $75,126
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,182
- Occupancy
- $222
- Travel
- $12,292
- Program services (functional)
- $108,396
- Management and general (functional)
- $32,279
- Fundraising (functional)
- $35,962
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $229,741
- Total assets, end of year
- $94,379
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,841
- Net assets, end of year
- $73,538
- Gross receipts
- $20,434
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOELLE KEENE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 26.4 | $58,125 |
| SUSAN FREUDENHEIM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN NEUMEYER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA HOSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY ROSENBLATT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOELLE KEENE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $58,125 |
| LISA HOSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN FREUDENHEIM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN NEUMEYER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOELLE KEENE | PRESIDENT | 10 | $20,000 |
| GARY ROSENBLATT | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| TALYA TSUNA | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| RABBI ARI SEGAL | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| LISA HOSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN FREUDENHEIM | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN NEUMEYER | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1617 S DURANGO AVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90035-3326
- In care of
- % JOELLE KEENE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 1617 S Durango Ave, Los Angeles CA 90035
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOELLE KEENE, PO BOX 35051, LOS ANGELES, CA 90035
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Joelle Keene, 1617 S Durango Ave, Los Angeles CA 90035
- Signed the 990
- JOELLE KEENE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (310) 892-2519
- Website
- jspa.us
- Return prepared by
- MIKLOSCPA INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 47-1628449 or by the name JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
JSPA WANTS JEWISHLY EDUCATED YOUNG ADULTS TO FIND THEIR PLACE IN AMERICA'S NEWSROOMS AND TO KNOW THAT JOURNALISM IS A FIELD WHERE THEY CAN MELD THEIR SPIRITUAL AND SECULAR IDENTITIES TOGETHER IN SERVICE OF TOLERANCE, DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND ALL OF THEIR HIGHEST IDEALS. IT SEEKS TO INCREASE AND FORTIFY THE PRESENCE OF STUDENT NEWS MEDIA INJEWISH HIGH SCHOOLS AND OFFER STUDENTS IN ANY SCHOOL LOOKING WAYS TO LOOK AT NEWSROOM DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A LENS OF JEWISH ETHICS BASED ON PRINCIPLES FOUND IN THE TORAH.
Program accomplishments
- JEWISH SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM AWARDS - CONTEST RECEIVED SUBMISSIONS FROM STUDENTS IN 18 PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND BOTH JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS, AWARDED PRIZES (INCLUDING CERTIFICATES AND PLAQUES) ACROSS 12 CATEGORIES OF NEWS, FEATURES, FIRST-PERSON AND EDITORIAL OPINION, ALONG WITH VIDEO, PHOTOJOURNALISM AND PAGE DESIGN, ALL PERTAINING TO JEWISH- AND ISRAEL-RELATED TOPICS. CONFERENCES: JSPA ATTENDED AND HOSTED SPONSORSHIP BOOTHS AT NSPA'S NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM CONVENTIONS IN PHILADELPHIA.(FALL) AND SEATTLE (SPRING), EACH WITH MORE THAN 5,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND ADVISER ATTENDEES, WHERE WE HOSTED ONE-ON-ONE TABLE-VISIT DISCUSSIONS WITH STUDENTS AT THE CONVENTION CONCERNING CHALLENGES THEY ARE EXPERIENCING IN THEIR NEWSROOMS. ANNUAL JEWISH SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM CONFERENCE. JSPA ALSO HELD ITS OWN ANNUAL JEWISH SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM CONFERENCE IN LOS ANGELES -- THREE DAYS OF WORKSHOPS, NETWORKING AND INSPIRATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISTS ATTENDED BY STUDENTS AND ADVISERS FROM JEWISH SCHOOLS IN MEMPHIS, LOS ANGELES AND ATLANTA. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED JENNIFER MEDINA, NATIONAL POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES; AMI EDEN, EDITOR AND CEO OF 70 FACES MEDIA, AND AWARD-WINNING PHOTOJOURNALIST JACKSON KRULE.Expenses $108,396 · grants $8,100
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1628449
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $94,379
- Income (IRS master file)
- $20,434
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- November 15, 2017
- Posted by the IRS
- March 12, 2018
- Reinstated
- Effective November 15, 2017
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $20,434 | $176,637 | $94,379 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $260,750 | $74,672 | $229,741 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2023 | $97,086 | $134,314 | $43,663 | XML |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Joelle Keene | June 30, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Joelle Keene | June 30, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Joelle D Keene | June 30, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-1628449).
Questions about JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION is 47-1628449.
- Is JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2017 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2017.
- Are donations to JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOELLE KEENE.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $58,125 (JOELLE KEENE, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does JEWISH SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,434, expenses of $176,637 and total assets of $94,379 at year end.
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