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Nonprofit · EIN 86-0718936

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA

Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85718

Financials

$10.2M$18.2M2023$28.1M$17.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$28,074,366$17,211,123$10,863,243$170,843,082$46,770,835$124,072,247
December 31, 2023990$10,195,518$18,239,677-$8,044,159$154,434,650$44,598,574$109,836,076
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$20,451,183
Program service revenue
$298,626
Investment income
$6,980,447
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,951,316
Other revenue
$344,110

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$15,356,575
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,740
Accounting fees
$33,219
Occupancy
$32,868
Travel
$7,198
Depreciation
$16,900
Program services (functional)
$16,338,385
Management and general (functional)
$805,013
Fundraising (functional)
$67,725

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$154,434,650
Total assets, end of year
$170,843,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,770,835
Net assets, end of year
$124,072,247
Land, buildings and equipment
$33,800
Publicly traded securities
$90,914,586
Net assets without donor restrictions
$107,969,175
Net assets with donor restrictions
$16,103,072
Gross receipts
$48,865,605
Employees
0
Volunteers
151
Year formed
1992
State of legal domicile
AZ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
HAVA LEIPZIG HOLZHAUERCEO
Officer
9.5$0$250,621$13,124
EMILY RICHMANCDO
Officer
19$0$176,612$42,079
KIMBERLY DRISKELLCFO
Officer
19$0$147,556$30,184
JANE ESPINOZAVP OF DONOR
Highest-paid employee
38$0$140,429$22,765
JENNIFER LIGHTMANVP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
9.5$0$115,983$15,845
JEFF ARTZICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANDREW COMRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JULIE FELDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELIZABETH FRIMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANNY GASCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEAH GEISTFELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RON GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LIZ KANTOR GROSKINDPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ANNE HAMEROFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDY KUNSBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
11 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EMILY LAZARUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA LOVALLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA MOSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JACOB MYERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN RODGVELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN ROSENBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ISAAC ROTHSCHILDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AARON ROTTENSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT SHEFTELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BEN SILVERMANSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SARAH SINGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
EMILY RICHMANINTERIM CEO
Officer
19$0$193,841$29,421
KIMBERLY DRISKELLCFO
Officer
19$0$148,004$20,072
JANE ESPINOZAVP OF FUND S
Highest-paid employee
38$0$136,543$21,175
HAVA LEIPZIG HOLZHAUERCEO
Officer
19$0$14,423$0
JEFF ARTZICHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
BRUCE ASHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEC BERENSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDREW COMRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ELIZABETH FRIMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DANNY GASCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LEAH GEISTFELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ADAM GOLDSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RON GRANTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LIZ KANTOR GROSKINDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
ANNE HAMEROFFPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
JEFF JACOBSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN JACOBSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
EMILY LAZARUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LISA LOVALLOSECRETARY/TR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
STEVEN ROSENBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ISAAC ROTHSCHILDASST SEC/TRE
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0$0
AARON ROTTENSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEREMY SHARPETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SCOTT SHEFTELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
BEN SILVERMANTREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SARAH SINGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3718 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 118, TUCSON, AZ 85718-6645
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JEFF ARTZI, 3718 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 118, TUCSON, AZ 85718
Signed the 990
BEN SILVERMAN, SECRETARY/TREASURER
Phone
(520) 577-9393
Return prepared by
LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC

Mission

JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (JPSA) IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPY, NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. COMPRISED OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (JFSA OR FEDERATION) AND JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (JCF), JPSA PROVIDES PLANNING, VISION, PROGRAMMING, AND FUNDING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY-WIDE PRIORITIES INCLUDING JEWISH ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, SECURITY, AND ADVOCACY. JCF PARTNERS WITH DONORS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE THEIR PHILANTHROPIC GOALS. FUND HOLDERS BENEFIT FROM JCF'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INCLUDING FUND INVESTMENT, MANAGEMENT, REPORTING, GRANTING, AND FIELD OF INTEREST RESEARCH. JCF WORKS WITH INDIVIDUAL DONORS, OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS, TO DEVELOP LEGACY PLANS TO FUND ENDOWMENTS THROUGH TESTAMENTARY PROVISIONS THROUGH THEIR WILLS, TRUSTS, LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES, AND OTHER ESTATE VEHICLES. JCF MANAGES ENDOWMENTS, DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, ORGANIZATION ENDOWMENTS, CUSTODIAL FUNDS,

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • JCFS DONOR-FOCUSED TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS PROVIDES A PERSONALIZED APPROACH AND A VARIETY OF OPTIONS FOR CHARITABLE AND PLANNED GIVING. AS A TRUSTED PARTNER, JCF PROVIDES EXPERT GUIDANCE, EDUCATION, REPORTING, AND FUND MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, JCF GRANTED AND DISTRIBUTED 17.8 MILLION THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, DONOR-ESTABLISHED ENDOWMENTS AND FUNDS HELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. DONORS AND ORGANIZATIONS ENTRUSTED JCF WITH 22.5 MILLION IN NEW CONTRIBUTIONS. JCF MADE DISTRIBUTIONS TO MORE THAN 500 CHARITABLE 501(C)(3) NONPROFITS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE MISSION OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS RANGES FROM ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS SUCH AS HOUSING AND FOOD INSECURITY OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SUPPORTING ART AND CULTURAL ENDEAVORS TO ENCOURAGING JEWISH ENGAGEMENT AND IDENTITY. PARTNERING WITH OVER 35 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BOTH JEWISH AND NON- JEWISH, JCF WORKS COLLABORATIVELY TO ELEVATE AND EXPAND THEIR IMPACT BY HELPING TO STEWARD THEIR ENDOWMENT AND CUSTODIAL FUNDS. IN 2024, JCF DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT INITIATIVE, WHICH PROVIDES AGENCIES AND SYNAGOGUES WITH TRAINING , TOOLS, AND CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT FOR ENDOWMENT- BUILDING EFFORTS THAT WILL HELP ENSURE THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. IN EARLY 2024, JCF PROUDLY LAUNCHED ITS TRUSTED CHARITABLE ADVISOR PROGRAM. ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS, CPAS, AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS ATTENDED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO BEST SUPPORT THEIR CLIENTS CHARITABLE GIVING BOTH DURING THEIR LIFETIMES AND THROUGH ESTATE PLANS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING CHARITABLE PLANNING INTO HOLISTIC FINANCIAL STRATEGIES ALIGNING CLIENTS VALUE WITH COMMUNITY IMPACT.
    Expenses $16,338,385 · grants $15,356,575 · revenue $298,626

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, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
86-0718936
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
1993
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$170,843,082
Income (IRS master file)
$48,865,605

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$28,074,366$17,211,123$170,843,082XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$10,195,518$18,239,677$154,434,650XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$29,048,843$20,100,407$154,067,805IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––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 86-0718936).

Questions about JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA

What is the EIN of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA is 86-0718936.
Is JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
Are donations to JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA 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 SOUTHERN ARIZONA 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 JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA 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 JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JEFF ARTZI.
Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $28,074,366, expenses of $17,211,123 and total assets of $170,843,082 at year end.

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