BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOARD OF JEWISH EDUCATION INC

EIN 13-1632519 · Religion-Related (X30Z)

What they do

THE ORGANIZATION WORKS to INSPIRE and EMPOWER EDUCATORS and INSTITUTIONS to CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE JEWISH LEARNING EXPERIENCES for CHILDREN, TEENS, and FAMILIES. BUILDING ON ITS HISTORIC ROLE SERVING JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS, CONGREGATIONS, and EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS IN THE NEW YORK REGION, THE ORGANIZATION NOW OPERATES AS A FIELD-BUILDING INTERMEDIARY ADVANCING INNOVATION, LEADERSHIP, and SYSTEM-WIDE IMPACT ACROSS JEWISH EDUCATION.THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS and SCALES NEW MODELS of ENGAGEMENT, INVESTS IN EDUCATOR and INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, and PARTNERS WITH FUNDERS and NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS to STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY, RELEVANCE, and REACH of JEWISH EDUCATION. ITS WORK INCREASINGLY EXTENDS NATIONALLY THROUGH INITIATIVES IN TEEN ENGAGEMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ISRAEL EDUCATION, and EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders43 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

91.91%of revenue went to mission work88.5% of expenses · Program services

4.48%of revenue went to fundraising4.3% of expenses

$103.82spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

7.44%of revenue went to management and office costs7.2% of expenses

$0.68in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

86.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,405,852 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$36,757,803

Mission workProgram services$33,782,48591.91% of revenue88.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,736,0247.44% of revenue7.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,645,1464.48% of revenue4.3% of expenses

Total expenses$38,163,655103.82% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.5% mission · 7.2% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.82% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 6.9% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.60% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 91.2% mission · 5.3% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.97% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.8% mission · 6.4% management · 2.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.35% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 10.4% management · 5.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.95% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 77.5% mission · 14.5% management · 8.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.39% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.5% mission · 13.7% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.77% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.2% mission · 15.3% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$36,757,803

Expenses$38,163,655

Annual shortfall $1,405,852 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$33,782,485 · 88.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,736,024 · 7.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,645,146 · 4.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$36,757,803

Expenses$38,163,655

Assets$25,978,836

Income$38,266,440

Contributions$31,730,370

Mission work (program services)$33,782,485

Fundraising$1,645,146

Grants given$61,706,134

Average grant$184,749

Management and general$2,736,024

Accounting fees$75,225

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DR DAVID BRYFMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $508,407Base $443,416 · Other $64,991

SUSAN WACHSSTOCKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $363,395Base $299,429 · Other $63,966

SIMON AMIELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ROOTONE · 45 hrs/week $341,383Base $276,912 · Other $64,471

NESSA LIBENCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $338,746Base $275,226 · Other $63,520

STEVEN GOLDBERGCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $334,560Base $285,075 · Other $49,485

AMY AMIELEXECUTIVE PROGRAM OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $247,692Base $230,678 · Other $17,014

REBECCA PORATH SENIOR DIRECTORLEGAL AND OPERATIONS · 45 hrs/week $243,667Base $192,260 · Other $51,407

PAULA SINCLAIR DIRECTOR OFINSTITUTIONAL GIVING · 45 hrs/week $241,057Base $183,509 · Other $57,548

JENNIFER WEITZMANMANAGING DIRECTOR, FINANCE · 45 hrs/week $237,073Base $183,306 · Other $53,767

SARA SELIGSONSENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $227,089Base $181,287 · Other $45,802

SAMANTHA VINOKORSENIOR DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $222,745Base $185,794 · Other $36,951

RANDI CHARLESSENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR · 45 hrs/week $200,161Base $198,677 · Other $1,484

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (43)

DR DAVID BRYFMANCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

SUSAN WACHSSTOCKEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SIMON AMIELEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ROOTONE

NESSA LIBENCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

STEVEN GOLDBERGCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

AMY AMIELEXECUTIVE PROGRAM OFFICER

REBECCA PORATH SENIOR DIRECTORLEGAL AND OPERATIONS

PAULA SINCLAIR DIRECTOR OFINSTITUTIONAL GIVING

JENNIFER WEITZMANMANAGING DIRECTOR, FINANCE

SARA SELIGSONSENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

SAMANTHA VINOKORSENIOR DIRECTOR

RANDI CHARLESSENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

DENA KLEINCHIEF JEWISH EDUCATION OFFICER

MOSHE KLEINDIRECTOR

MONIQUE RECHTSCHAFFENDIRECTOR

MICHAEL FOREMANDIRECTOR

MERYL WIENERDIRECTOR

ROSEMARIE KLIPPERDIRECTOR

PETER STERNDIRECTOR

MARK KRAVITZDIRECTOR

SAUL KAISERMANDIRECTOR

SCOTT HARRISDIRECTOR

STEPHEN RUTENBERGDIRECTOR

TIKVAH WIENERDIRECTOR

GISELLE WEISSMANDIRECTOR

AMY FEILBOGENDIRECTOR

AMY YENKINSECRETARY

AVERY KASTINDIRECTOR

BRUCE JACUBOVITZDIRECTOR

DAMMARA MARKOWITZDIRECTOR

DAVID DABSCHECKDIRECTOR

DAVID LEITDIRECTOR

ELLA CHINITZDIRECTOR

GARY WINGENSTREASURER

MELISSA BUCKNERDIRECTOR

HILLARY KUPFERBERGDIRECTOR

IVY DASHDIRECTOR

JAMI MOOREDIRECTOR

JANE GREYFDIRECTOR

KAREN EVERETTVICE PRESIDENT

LOIS KOHN-CLAARPRESIDENT

LOUISE CHAZEN BANONDIRECTOR

MARTINE FLEISHMANCHAIRMAN

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1941
Location: 1675 BROADWAY 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10019-7825
County: New York
In care of: % JENNIFER WEITZMAN
Primary officer: DR DAVID BRYFMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(646) 472-5375

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Religion-Related (X30Z)
Grant-giving organization: Yes