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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1643388

JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90048

Financials

$82.6M$65M2023$56.9M$66.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$56,853,310$66,245,919-$9,392,609$197,835,711$40,246,953$157,588,758
December 31, 2023990$82,570,585$64,963,083$17,607,502$197,963,413$38,045,747$159,917,666
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$56,151,448
of which government grants
$3,340,657
Membership dues
$28,964
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,682,011
Net rental income
-$1,963,162
Net gain from sales of assets
-$4,493
Net income from fundraising events
-$129,718
Other revenue
-$1,980,149

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$33,420,305
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,064,904
Other salaries and wages
$11,890,031
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$18,892,890
Professional fundraising fees
$348,268
Legal fees
$86,609
Accounting fees
$126,476
Occupancy
$297,664
Travel
$744,653
Depreciation
$2,119,908
Program services (functional)
$49,239,024
Management and general (functional)
$5,561,372
Fundraising (functional)
$11,445,523

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$197,963,413
Total assets, end of year
$197,835,711
Total liabilities, end of year
$40,246,953
Net assets, end of year
$157,588,758
Land, buildings and equipment
$16,355,633
Publicly traded securities
$197,974
Net assets without donor restrictions
$96,874,507
Net assets with donor restrictions
$60,714,251
Gross receipts
$62,453,259
Employees
143
Volunteers
500
Year formed
1937
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NOAH FARKASCEO/PRESIDENT
Officer
38$568,476$77,719
REBECCA SOBELMAN-STERNCHIEF IMPACT OFFICER
Officer
38$341,805$18,368
ROBERT GOLDENBERGCHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Officer
38$283,716$26,204
STEVEN SINGERDEPUTY DPO/CHIEF CAMPAIGN OFFICER
Key employee
38$240,298$51,526
MAGGIE WILLIAMSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
38$259,659$18,973
ALISA FINSTENCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
38$247,746$22,482
BENJAMIN E ENGELCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
38$244,342$21,205
JOHN MAGOULASSVP DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
38$238,833$24,348
ELIZABETH BERGERSVP DONOR RELATIONS/PLANNED GIVING
Highest-paid employee
38$213,979$29,409
SHIRA ROSENBLATTASSOCIATE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Key employee
38$214,703$26,729
MARCIA BERMANSVP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
38$222,202$11,325
STACY KATZSVP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
38$182,627$12,436
KATHRYN WEISSSVP STRATEGY AND DATA OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
38$172,803$19,794
TERRI DAVISCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
38$169,156$23,046
ANDREW CUSHNIREVP CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
38$89,102$48,668
51 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ORNA WOLENSCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DANIEL GRYCZMANVICE CHAIR-STRAT PLANNING/DISTRIB
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALLISON ROSENTHALVICE CHAIR STRATEGIC RELATIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HEIDI MONKARSHVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LYNN BIDERGENERAL CAMPAIGN CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LEON JANKSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JILL K NAMMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALAN KLEINMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEX M WEINGARTENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLISON GINGOLDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA G CAYTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BEN FEINGOLDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID J NAGELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA BENDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG MANKOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLEN SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GLENN A SONNENBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HOWARD LEVKOWITZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JACKI KARSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JACOB FENTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEAN S MARKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY NEIMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN ELISTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JORDAN BENDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH FEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE PLATTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAMYAR SHABANIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN GETELMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATIE GOLDSMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN L KAHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LES BIDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LYNNE BROOKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL D HACKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL L TUCHINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MOSHE SASSOVERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY BEISERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY S COHENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
REMMIE MADENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD V SANDLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROCHELLE COHENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
S ALAN ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALBERT Z PRAWIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SANDY SIGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT TIANOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWN EVENHAIMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN J FISHMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN BAUMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN C GORENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMARA KAGELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TERRI SMOOKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TODD M MORGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 71 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NOAH FARKASCEO/PRESIDENT
Officer
38$551,619$82,163
IVAN WOLKINDCFO/COO (THRU 5/1/2023)
Officer
38$541,609$41,665
ANDREW CUSHNIREVP CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Officer
38$330,455$138,186
REBECCA SOBELMAN-STERNEVP CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
Officer
38$334,690$18,500
ROBERT GOLDENBERGCHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Officer
38$277,631$25,635
STEVEN SINGERSVP DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
38$205,837$40,432
ALISA FINSTENCHIEF OF STAFF / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
38$222,436$16,191
ELIZABETH BERGERSR VP DONOR REL & PLANNED
Highest-paid employee
38$203,485$28,452
SHIRA ROSENBLATTSVP JEWISH EDUC & ENG
Key employee
38$205,856$25,870
MARCIA BERMANSVP DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
38$211,308$10,864
AMY POPKINSVP DONOR RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
38$176,405$42,121
KATHRYN WEISSSVP STRATEGY & DATA OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
38$163,932$14,657
JOANNA MENDELSONSVP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
38$162,101$8,578
MAGGIE WILLIAMSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
38$85,890$4,123
ORNA WOLENSCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DANIEL GRYCZMANVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALLISON ROSENTHALVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
HEIDI MONKARSHVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LYNN BIDERGENERAL CAMPAIGN CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEON JANKSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JILL K NAMMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREW ALTSHULEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN K BAUMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY BEISERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNA BENDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORDAN BENDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LES BIDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LYNNE BROOKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREA G CAYTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRY COBENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY S COHENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONATHAN ELISTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN EVENHAIMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CECELIA F FEILERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACOB FENTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN J FISHMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN GETELMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLISON GINGOLDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE GOLDSMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN C GORENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBI L GRABOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL D HACKMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN L KAHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACKI KARSHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN KLEINMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOWARD LEVKOWITZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REMMIE MADENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUG MANKOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN S MARKSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAROLD MASORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD M MORGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID J NAGELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN NICHOLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE PLATTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY POSTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALBERT Z PRAWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REUBEN ROBINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC E ROHATINERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
S ALAN ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD V SANDLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOSHE SASSOVERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMYAR SHABANIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANDY SIGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLEN SILVERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRI SMOOKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLENN A SONNENBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT TIANOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL L TUCHINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX M WEINGARTENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK J WEINSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL ZIERINGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6505 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 800, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048-4909
In care of
% IVAN WOLKIND
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
NOAH FARKAS, 6505 WILSHIRE BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
Signed the 990
MAGGIE WILLIAMS, CFO
Phone
(323) 761-8000
Return prepared by
COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1643388 or by the name JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

BASED ON JEWISH VALUES, THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES CONVENES AND LEADS THE COMMUNITY AND LEVERAGES ITS RESOURCES TO ASSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE, SUPPORT A SECURE STATE OF ISRAEL, CARE FOR JEWS IN NEED HERE AND ABROAD, AND MOBILIZE ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE COMMUNITY, ALL WITH OUR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ENSURING THE JEWISH FUTURE:THE FEDERATION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE AND CELEBRATE IN JEWISH LIFE AND CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ISRAEL. AS THE HUB OF THE COMMUNITY, THE FEDERATION IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO CONNECT JEWS TO ONE ANOTHER AND MAKE JEWISH LIFE ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE BY LEVERAGING THE STRENGTH OF OUR MEMBERS AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR NETWORK OF TRUSTED PARTNERS.
    Expenses $14,625,858 · grants $9,558,051 · revenue $112,731
  • CARING FOR JEWS IN NEED: THE FEDERATION LEVERAGES THE STRENGTH OF ITS COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AID FOR JEWS IN NEED. THE WELL-BEING OF JEWISH SENIORS IS ALSO A CORE PRIORITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN A SENIOR IS A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR. OUR WORK ALSO INCLUDES SEEING TO DAILY NECESSITIES OF THOSE IN NEED, CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE SKILLS AND SERVICES NECESSARY TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND ENSURING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND OTHER AT-RISK CASES HAVE THEIR NEEDS MET AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN JEWISH LIFE. THE FEDERATION IS ABLE TO CARE FOR OUR OWN COMMUNITY BY WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN LOS ANGELES, ISRAEL, AND AROUND THE WORLD.
    Expenses $29,159,885 · grants $22,688,455
  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE JEWISH FEDERATION HAS ENGAGED IN OUR CITY, PROMOTING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT REFLECTS THE BEST OF AMERICAN AND JEWISH VALUES. THE PURSUIT OF A JUST SOCIETY, ENSURING A STRONG JEWISH FUTURE AND PROMOTING A SAFE AND VIBRANT ISRAEL ARE THE ENDURING CORNERSTONES OF OUR WORK. WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ROBUST SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, SHAPING POLICY AND ADVOCATING FOR ISRAEL. TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AND WITH DIVERSE PARTNERS ACROSS LOS ANGELES, WE CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY.
    Expenses $5,453,281 · grants $1,173,799

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
95-1643388
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
1960
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$197,835,711
Income (IRS master file)
$62,453,259

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$56,853,310$66,245,919$197,835,711XML
990December 2023$82,570,585$64,963,083$197,963,413XML
990December 2022$49,725,747$48,801,064$169,719,111IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 95-1643388).

Questions about JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES

What is the EIN of JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES is 95-1643388.
Is JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
Are donations to JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES 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 COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES 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 FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES 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 FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NOAH FARKAS.
Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 66 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $568,476 (NOAH FARKAS, CEO/PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LOS ANGELES have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $56,853,310, expenses of $66,245,919 and total assets of $197,835,711 at year end.

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