Nonprofit · EIN 95-6111928
JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $168,538,558 | $140,855,325 | $27,683,233 | $1,190,830,619 | $251,010,156 | $939,820,463 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $149,831,116 | $145,251,156 | $4,579,960 | $1,115,528,585 | $256,429,568 | $859,099,017 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $122,828,534
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $44,560,570
- Royalties
- $32,892
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,126,703
- Other revenue
- $1,149,454
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $130,912,898
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,133,835
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,136,209
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,179,133
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,080
- Accounting fees
- $301,526
- Occupancy
- $388,282
- Travel
- $11,324
- Depreciation
- $49,607
- Program services (functional)
- $132,088,169
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,652,638
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,114,518
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,115,528,585
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,190,830,619
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $251,010,156
- Net assets, end of year
- $939,820,463
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $99,751
- Publicly traded securities
- $849,232,625
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $776,988,444
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $162,832,019
- Gross receipts
- $610,492,327
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 63
- Year formed
- 1964
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARON LERNER | President & CEO Officer | 39.3 | $457,974 | $206,788 |
| DANIEL M ROTHBLATT | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 39.9 | $376,258 | $71,349 |
| DEBORAH JOHNSTON | CFO/SENIOR VP OF FINANCE Officer | 36.9 | $327,105 | $42,737 |
| STEVE GAMER | VICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $322,610 | $44,611 |
| ROBERT AVERY | VP of Finance Officer | 40 | $262,987 | $48,347 |
| LEWIS GRONER | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $183,483 | $116,355 |
| ELLEN ROSEN | VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 36.8 | $231,014 | $36,596 |
| NAOMI STRONGIN | VP,CTR DESIGNED PHILANTHROPY Officer | 39.8 | $223,634 | $23,585 |
| ALLEN ZHANG | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $194,474 | $38,099 |
| DANIEL MAYA | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,333 | $48,938 |
| NATELLA ROYZMAN | VP, CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING Officer | 40 | $152,857 | $37,715 |
| Sarah Hahn | SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39.9 | $116,333 | $39,812 |
| WARREN FONG | SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 39.8 | $125,187 | $27,223 |
| JANET KELLER | Marketing & Communications Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,048 | $31,754 |
| ABBY LT FEINMAN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
31 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADLAI W WERTMAN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CHANIN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| EUGENE P STEIN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.8 | $0 |
| EVAN H SCHLESSINGER | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $0 |
| MARCIA WEINER MANKOFF | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 |
| MARK N SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Adam J Weiss | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHABTAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| ALLAN CUTROW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ANDREA L SONNENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ANNETTE SHAPIRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| ARI MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| CATHY SIEGEL WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| DANIELLA KAHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| DEBRA SMALLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| HEIDI MONKARSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JEFFREY H KINRICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JEFFREY M LOEB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE RAUCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LORIN M FIFE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LYNN BIDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARC E ROHATINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MARK LAINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MARTIN S APPEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S LOUCHHEIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MELISSA HELD BORDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| NURIT I ROBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SCOTT SANDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Stancy Rezinoff Kent | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| THOMAS HEYMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R FEILER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARON LERNER | President & CEO (start 1/2023) Officer | 39.8 | $445,051 | $164,853 |
| DANIEL M ROTHBLATT | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $380,427 | $66,954 |
| STEVE GAMER | VICE PRESIDENT, ADVANCEMENT Officer | 40 | $306,606 | $43,144 |
| DEBORAH JOHNSTON | CFO/SENIOR VP OF FINANCE (start 1/2023) Officer | 37.3 | $324,221 | $11,931 |
| ROBERT AVERY | VP of Finance Officer | 37 | $267,255 | $32,129 |
| ELLEN ROSEN | VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 36.3 | $223,125 | $35,872 |
| LEWIS GRONER | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $174,225 | $81,486 |
| NAOMI STRONGIN | VP,CTR DESIGNED PHILANTHROPY Officer | 40 | $216,373 | $22,861 |
| ALLEN ZHANG | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,183 | $23,494 |
| DANIEL MAYA | ASSISTANT CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,638 | $33,293 |
| NATELLA ROYZMAN | VP, CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNING Officer | 40 | $163,249 | $34,373 |
| MARVIN I SCHOTLAND | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 35.3 | $149,307 | $24,457 |
| DEWAYNE NASH | GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTANT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,901 | $49,940 |
| JANET KELLER | Marketing & Communications Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,533 | $30,613 |
| GEORGINA BAQUET | Events Manager and Database Specialist Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,729 | $19,139 |
| ABBY LT FEINMAN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADLAI W WERTMAN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CHANIN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| EUGENE P STEIN | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAN H SCHLESSINGER | TRUSTEE/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCIA WEINER MANKOFF | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK N SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| SELWYN GERBER | TRUSTEE / SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Adam J Weiss | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SHABTAI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN CUTROW | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA L SONNENBERG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNETTE SHAPIRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Moss | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SIEGEL WEISS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELLA KAHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA SMALLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI MONKARSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY H KINRICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey M LOEB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE RAUCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| LORIN M FIFE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN BIDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC E ROHATINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK LAINER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN S APPEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW S LOUCHHEIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SMOOKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY FREEDMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| NURIT I ROBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT SANDLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacy Reznikoff Kent | Trustee (Start 1/2023) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R FEILER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6505 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048-4960
- In care of
- % ROBERT AVERY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Aaron Lerner, 6505 WILSHIRE BLVD 1200, LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
- Signed the 990
- DEBORAH JOHNSTON, SVPF AND CFO
- Phone
- (323) 761-8700
- Website
- WWW.JEWISHFOUNDATIONLA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ERNST & YOUNG US LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6111928 or by the name JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA.
- 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
WE STEWARD $1.5 BILLION IN CHARITABLE ASSETS THROUGH DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS, ENDOWMENTS, AND OTHER GIVING VEHICLES. PARTNERING WITH 1,400 INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS, WE BUILD ENDURING LEGACIES AND MULTIGENERATIONAL IMPACT. IN 2024, WE DIRECTED $207 MILLION IN GRANTS TO 3,320 NONPROFITS-STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES, ISRAEL, AND BEYOND, GUIDED BY JEWISH VALUES OF COMPASSION AND RESPONSIBILITY.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION MANAGED MORE THAN 1,400 CHARITABLE FUNDS, PRIMARILY DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, STEWARDING $1.5 BILLION IN ASSETS. TOGETHER WITH OUR CLIENTS, WE DIRECTED $207 MILLION THROUGH 14,000 GRANTS TO 3,320 NONPROFITS. GRANTS INCLUDED $82M ACROSS LOS ANGELES, $24M TO ISRAEL, AND $101M TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. BY INTEREST AREA, THIS ENCOMPASSED $58M FOR HUMAN SERVICES, $58M FOR HEALTH, SCIENCES & ENVIRONMENT, $52M FOR JEWISH LIFE, $35M FOR EDUCATION, AND $5.8M FOR ARTS & CULTURE. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDS, WE SUPPORTED A VIBRANT AND SECURE JEWISH COMMUNITY, HELPED ISRAELIS HEAL AND REBUILD AFTER OCTOBER 7, AND PROVIDED EMERGENCY AID TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN LOS ANGELES. OUR $309M ENDOWMENT FUNDS PROVIDE LASTING CHARITABLE CAPITAL, SUSTAINING VITAL CAUSES AND BUILDING MULTIGENERATIONAL LEGACIES. AS A TRUSTED PARTNER, THE FOUNDATION OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, FULL-SERVICE CHARITABLE ADVISEMENT, AND LEGACY PLANNING THAT EMPOWER FUNDHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR PHILANTHROPIC GOALS WITH CONFIDENCE AND IMPACT.Expenses $132,088,169 · grants $130,912,898 · revenue $180,000
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
- 95-6111928
- 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)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70)
- Group exemption
- 6256 (16 member organizations)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,190,830,619
- Income (IRS master file)
- $610,492,327
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $168,538,558 | $140,855,325 | $1,190,830,619 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $149,831,116 | $145,251,156 | $1,115,528,585 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $47,166,388 | $125,238,141 | $1,019,050,070 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $179,628,245 | $151,792,858 | $1,255,786,161 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 95-6111928).
Questions about JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA
- What is the EIN of JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA is 95-6111928.
- Is JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA 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 FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA 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 FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA 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 FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Aaron Lerner.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 46 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $457,974 (AARON LERNER, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does JEWISH COMMUNITY FDN OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREATER LA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $168,538,558, expenses of $140,855,325 and total assets of $1,190,830,619 at year end.
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- JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GREAT EIN 95-4684563 · LOS ANGELES, CA · last filed 990 for 2024
- JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL OF GLA EIN 01-0734263 · LOS ANGELES, CA
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