WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WESTCHESTER JEWISH COUNCIL INC

EIN 13-2856699 · Judaism (X30)

What they do

to FACILITATE JEWISH CITIZENS of WESTCHESTER COUNTY and THEIR AGENCIES and INSTITUTIONS to ACT IN CONCERT IN ALL MATTERS and ISSUES AFFECTING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY and to CONDUCT PROGRAMS and ACTIVITIES, and to ENCOURAGE and SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS and ACTIVITIES of ITS CONSTITUENT MEMBERS, DESIGNED to ADVANCE and ENHANCE JEWISH LIVING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.TO TAKE SUCH ACTION and CONDUCT SUCH ACTIVITIES WITHIN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AS WOULD SUPPORT and ADVANCE THE GROWTH, PROSPERITY, PEACE and SECURITY of THE STATE of ISRAEL, and to SHARE WITH IT.

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Of every $100 spent, about $91.90 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 leaders64 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

90.14%of revenue went to mission work91.9% of expenses · Program services

$98.07spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.93%of revenue went to management and office costs8.1% of expenses

$1.27in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

86.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$929,419

Mission workProgram services$837,78390.14% of revenue91.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$73,6987.93% of revenue8.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$17,9381.93% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$911,48198.07% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 91.9% mission · 8.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.07% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 92.0% mission · 7.6% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.58% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 91.4% mission · 8.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.64% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.6% mission · 7.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.00% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.0% mission · 9.5% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.03% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.4% mission · 9.6% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.94% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 92.5% mission · 6.9% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.62% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 96.3% mission · 3.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.51% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$929,419

Expenses$911,481

Annual surplus $17,938 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$837,783 · 91.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$73,698 · 8.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$929,419

Expenses$911,481

Assets$1,161,441

Income$1,022,535

Contributions$804,110

Mission work (program services)$837,783

Grants given$15,840

Average grant$15,840

Management and general$73,698

Stocks and bonds$955,917

Accounting fees$19,783

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

ELLIOT FORCHHEIMERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $222,780Base $202,780 · Other $20,000

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (64)

ELLIOT FORCHHEIMERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MARC KLEEVICE PRESIDENT

MITCHELL OSTROVEDIRECTOR

MICHELE GREGSONSECRETARY

MICHAEL A SCHEFFLERDIRECTOR

MICHAEL MITTELMANPRESIDENT

MICHAEL KANEDIRECTOR

MELISSA BAERDIRECTOR

MARTIN ROGOWSKYDIRECTOR

PAUL B WARHITIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

MAJ L WICKSTROMDIRECTOR

LORI SLOANEDIRECTOR

LAWRENCE ENGLEDIRECTOR

LARRY BAHRDIRECTOR

KAREN ROSENFELDAUDIT CHAIR

KAREN EVERETTDIRECTOR

JULIE ROCKOWITZDIRECTOR

JONATHAN FLAXERDIRECTOR

RICHARD SPITZDIRECTOR

ROBERT FISCHERDIRECTOR

SCOTT ROTHSTEINDIRECTOR

STEPHANIE BALKINDIRECTOR

STEVEN BERKOWITZDIRECTOR

STEVEN SMITHDIRECTOR

STEVEN YOUNGDIRECTOR

STU SELTZERMEMBER AT LARGE

STUART KOLBERTDIRECTOR

SUSAN ZEITLINDIRECTOR

TARA SLONE-GOLDSTEINDIRECTOR

TRACY BILSKIDIRECTOR

WILLIAM SCHRAGIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

YAEL SCHULMANDIRECTOR

ZEV SKOLNICKDIRECTOR

ELLEN REINHEIMERMEMBER AT LARGE

ADEENA ROSENDIRECTOR

ANDRIENNE TANNERDIRECTOR

ARLENE KLEINBERGVICE PRESIDENT

ARNOLD LINHARDTDIRECTOR

ASAF COHENDIRECTOR

AUDREY SAMERSDIRECTOR

AVIVA SEIDENDIRECTOR

BETSY BERNSTEINDIRECTOR

BONNIE HAGENDIRECTOR

CHUCK LESNICKDIRECTOR

DALIA STRUMDIRECTOR

DANNY SCHULTZDIRECTOR

DAVID EPPINGERDIRECTOR

DAVID GLICKDIRECTOR

DEBRA ABRAHAMS WEINERDIRECTOR

AARON FLEISHAKERDIRECTOR

GABRIEL LOMASDIRECTOR

HAROLD ASPISDIRECTOR

HAROLD TREIBERDIRECTOR

HARRIETT ZELLERDIRECTOR

HEIDI RIEGERDIRECTOR

JACK ZINNTREASURER

JAMIE SCHAEFER - WILSONDIRECTOR

JEFFREY KAPELUSDIRECTOR

JEFFREY KOHNSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

JEFFREY A COHENDIRECTOR

JENNIFER POVMANDIRECTOR

JEREMY A ABRAMSONDIRECTOR

JOAN POULINDIRECTOR

JOANNA SEGALDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1980
Location: 925 WESTCHESTER AVE STE 200, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10604-3565
County: Westchester
In care of: % ELLIOT FORCHHEIMER
Primary officer: ELLIOT FORCHHEIMER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@wjcouncil.org Phone(914) 328-7001

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: Judaism (X30)
IRS tax category: Judaism
Grant-giving organization: Yes