LONG BEACH JEWISH COMMUNITY SENIOR HOUSING DBA FEDERATION TOWER Charity Report

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LONG BEACH JEWISH COMMUNITY SENIOR HOUSING DBA FEDERATION TOWER

EIN 33-0035448 · Senior Citizens' Housing/Retirement Communities

What they do

PROVIDE LOW INCOME HOUSING to ELDERLY UNDER SEC. 202 of THE NATL HOUSING ACT of 1959 AS AMENDED.

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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.80%of revenue went to mission work90.7% of expenses · Program services

$90.22spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.41%of revenue went to management and office costs9.3% of expenses

$1.90in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

1.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2017

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$607,575

Mission workProgram services$497,00481.80% of revenue90.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$51,1238.41% of revenue9.3% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$59,4489.78% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$548,12790.22% 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

2017CurrentExpense mix: 90.7% mission · 9.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.22% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 89.2% mission · 10.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.80% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$607,575

Expenses$548,127

Annual surplus $59,448 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)$497,004 · 90.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$51,123 · 9.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$607,575

Expenses$548,127

Assets$1,039,472

Income$607,575

Contributions$7,084

Mission work (program services)$497,004

Management and general$51,123

Accounting fees$8,800

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2017

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (12)

AMANDA THYDENBOARD MEMBER

AVA WEISSTREASURER/BOARD MEMBER

CHRISTOPHER THYDENBOARD MEMBER

DR LARRY BLUMPRESIDENT

GAYLE EHRENBERGBOARD MEMBER

HOWARD WEISSBOARD MEMBER

KAREN BEN-SHMUELSECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER

KATHY HURSTBOARD MEMBER

LANCE VALTPAST PRESIDENT

MELISSA ROSENTHALBOARD MEMBER

PAULA BLUMVICE PRES./BOARD MEMBER

RICHARD WOLPOWBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Location: 3799 EAST WILLOW STREET, LONG BEACH, CA 90805
County: Los Angeles
In care of: DR LARRY BLUM
Primary officer: DR LARRY BLUM, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(323) 930-2300

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2017
Tax period began: July 1, 2017
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ROBERT M NAMBA ACCOUNTANCY CORP
IRS tax category: Senior Citizens' Housing/Retirement Communities
Revocation date: November 15, 2021