Nonprofit · EIN 94-1089387
SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,289,441 | $2,883,748 | $405,693 | $1,420,228 | $951,601 | $468,627 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,662,373 | $2,758,932 | -$96,559 | $1,165,895 | $1,102,961 | $62,934 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,474,912 | $2,599,109 | -$124,197 | $1,498,379 | $1,338,886 | $159,493 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,103,950
- Program service revenue
- $1,023,046
- Investment income
- $13,514
- Other revenue
- $148,931
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $170,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,221,206
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,652,211
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $500
- Accounting fees
- $122,050
- Occupancy
- $117,192
- Travel
- $18,716
- Depreciation
- $8,983
- Program services (functional)
- $2,080,071
- Management and general (functional)
- $482,615
- Fundraising (functional)
- $321,062
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,165,895
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,420,228
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $951,601
- Net assets, end of year
- $468,627
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,374
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $92,536
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $376,091
- Gross receipts
- $3,289,441
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1945
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Ellen Kaiser | CEO Officer | 40 | $170,000 | $0 |
| Steve Gellman | Publisher | 40 | $143,340 | $2,937 |
| Susanne Barnett | Interim Editor | 40 | $116,375 | $11,877 |
| Meryl Sokoler | Advert Acct Mgr | 40 | $114,177 | $6,975 |
| Carol Weitz | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Dinkelspiel | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Berman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexandra Corvin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Rosenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andy Rittenberg | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark W Bernstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Yanowitz | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Springwater | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rabbi Joey Felsen | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alex Bernstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Cornfield | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Howard Fine | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Inna Gartsman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alia Wechsler Gorkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Samantha Grant | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steve Katz | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Libitzky | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Harmon Shragge | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Peter Waldman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Deborah Newbrun | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Sasson | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Ellen Kaiser | CEO Officer | 40 | $170,000 | $5,310 |
| Steve Gellman | Publisher | 40 | $128,610 | $5,702 |
| Susanne Barnett | Interim Editor | 40 | $123,339 | $10,948 |
| Meryl Sokoler | Advert Acct Mgr | 40 | $125,584 | $5,390 |
| Carol Weitz | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Dinkelspiel | Co-President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Berman | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexandra Corvin | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Rosenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Andy Rittenberg | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark W Bernstein | Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Yanowitz | Dev Comm Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Springwater | Gov Comm Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Fraidy Aber | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alex Bernstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| David Cornfield | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Joey Felsen | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Fine | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Inna Gartsman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alia Wechsler Gorkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Samantha Grant | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nadine Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Katz | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Quentin Kopp | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Libitzky | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Harmon Shragge | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Peter Waldman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Gellman | Publisher | 37.5 | $125,080 | $3,231 |
| Nancy Cohen | Account Executive | 37.5 | $105,932 | $1,730 |
| Jo Ellen Kaiser | CEO Officer | 37.5 | $35,417 | $0 |
| Carol Weitz | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alexandra Corvin | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Yanowitz | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Rosenberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Berman | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark W Bernstein | Past President Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Fraidy Aber | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr David Cornfield | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Dinkelspiel | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Liz Einbinder | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Fine | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Inna Gartsman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Alia Wechsler Gorkin | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nadine Joseph | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Katz | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Quentin Kopp | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Libitzky | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Rittenberg | Board/Govern Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Donna Rosenthal | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Harmon Shragge | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane K Springwater | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joelle Steefel | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 131 STEUART ST STE 600, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-1238
- In care of
- % JO ELLEN GREEN KAISER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Carol Weitz, 131 Steuart Street 600, San Francisco, CA 94105
- Signed the 990
- Jo Ellen Kaiser, CEO
- Phone
- (415) 263-7200
- Website
- www.jweekly.com
- Return prepared by
- REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1089387 or by the name SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS.
- 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
(continued from page 1) nationally and internationally. Further, J seeks to enrich the cultural, religious and social life of the community through its articles, interviews and features.
Program accomplishments
- San Francisco Jewish Community Publications Inc. is a media provider and covers the full range of what it means to be Jewish today from politics to the arts, religion and food, as well as spirituality, life-cycle events and our, local, national and global community. The organization emphasizes well-written feature stories by our talented staff writers. The organization augments its staff-written content with contributions from skilled, seasoned freelancers. The organization strives to fill its content with diverse voices religious and secular that characterize our vibrant local Jewish community, to engage the reader in the kind of lively debate that enriches and defines Jewish life.Expenses $2,080,071 · revenue $1,171,977
- As a media provider, the organization traces its history back to 1896. Today the print publication serves nearly 14,000 homes throughout Northern California. The publication was the first Jewish newspaper to launch a Web site in 1995, and it included all the stories that appear every issue in the printed edition. Today the organization's Web site still provides all the issues for free, along with blogs, videos, photo galleries and more.
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 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
- 94-1089387
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B990)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,420,228
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,289,441
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,289,441 | $2,883,748 | $1,420,228 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,662,373 | $2,758,932 | $1,165,895 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,474,912 | $2,599,109 | $1,498,379 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,706,463 | $2,145,098 | $1,329,493 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 94-1089387).
Questions about SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS
- What is the EIN of SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS is 94-1089387.
- Is SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS 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 SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS 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 SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS 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 SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Carol Weitz.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,000 (Jo Ellen Kaiser, CEO).
- How much revenue does SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH COMM PUBLICATIONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,289,441, expenses of $2,883,748 and total assets of $1,420,228 at year end.
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