UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION

EIN 38-1360585 · Federated Giving Programs (T70)

What they do

THE UNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION of DETROIT OWNS, MANAGES and INVESTS JEWISH COMMUNAL ASSETS, INCLUDING GENERAL and ENDOWMENT FUNDS, AGENCY ENDOWMENTS, SUPPORTING FOUNDATIONS and REAL PROPERTY. THE FOUNDATION is COMMITTED to ENSURING THAT ASSETS ARE AVAILABLE to PROMOTE THE CONTINUITY of THE JEWISH PEOPLE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders44 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

58.35%of revenue went to mission work86.2% of expenses · Program services

1.79%of revenue went to fundraising2.6% of expenses

$67.72spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.58%of revenue went to management and office costs11.2% of expenses

$13.49in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

46.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $29,952 for THEODORE COHEN (CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$83,350,959

Mission workProgram services$48,638,60158.35% of revenue86.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$6,319,6587.58% of revenue11.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,490,0001.79% of revenue2.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$26,902,70032.28% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$56,448,25967.72% 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: 86.2% mission · 11.2% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 67.72% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.5% mission · 11.1% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 126.10% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.6% mission · 11.9% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.22% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 91.7% mission · 7.1% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.56% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 91.0% mission · 8.2% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.18% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.2% mission · 7.0% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.70% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 93.8% mission · 5.5% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.69% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 5.9% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 73.91% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$83,350,959

Expenses$56,448,259

Annual surplus $26,902,700 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)$48,638,601 · 86.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$6,319,658 · 11.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,490,000 · 2.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$83,350,959

Expenses$56,448,259

Assets$761,687,549

Income$86,360,336

Contributions$38,506,275

Mission work (program services)$48,638,601

Fundraising$1,490,000

Grants given$415,215,402

Average grant$174,095

Management and general$6,319,658

Stocks and bonds$359,410,718

Accounting fees$71,184

Investing fees$1,049,502

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

THEODORE COHENCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 20 hrs/week $29,952Base · Other $29,952

DOROTHY BENYASCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 20 hrs/week $28,081Base · Other $28,081

MARGO PERNICKDIRECTOR OF THE JEWISH FUND $26,679Base · Other $26,679

SUSAN FELDMANDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPIC & CORPORATE RELATIONS · 20 hrs/week $25,712Base · Other $25,712

DANIEL GREENBERGDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS · 20 hrs/week $24,232Base · Other $24,232

CHARLENE ARMSENIOR DIRECTOR, TALENT & ORG. - PARTIAL YEAR · 20 hrs/week $17,320Base · Other $17,320

STACEY DEWEESEDIRECTOR OF JEWISH COM. ENDOWMENT - PARTIAL YEAR · 20 hrs/week $16,872Base · Other $16,872

STEVEN INGBERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 20 hrs/week $16,554Base · Other $16,554

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 (44)

THEODORE COHENCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

DOROTHY BENYASCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

MARGO PERNICKDIRECTOR OF THE JEWISH FUND

SUSAN FELDMANDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPIC & CORPORATE RELATIONS

DANIEL GREENBERGDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS

CHARLENE ARMSENIOR DIRECTOR, TALENT & ORG. - PARTIAL YEAR

STACEY DEWEESEDIRECTOR OF JEWISH COM. ENDOWMENT - PARTIAL YEAR

STEVEN INGBERCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MARK ZAUSMERDIRECTOR

WARREN ROSEVICE PRESIDENT

MATT SHIFFMANAT-LARGE

MICHAEL BERGERPRESIDENT

MICHAEL MADDINDIRECTOR

MINDI FYNKEVICE PRESIDENT

MONICA LABEDIRECTOR

NORMAN PAPPASDIRECTOR

ROBERT SLATKINDIRECTOR

SCOTT EISENBERGDIRECTOR

SHERI SHAPIRODIRECTOR

STEVAN ROSENBERGDIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR

STEVEN WEISBERGDIRECTOR

TERRI CHAPMANTREASURER

TODD SACHSEDIRECTOR

ALAN KAUFMANDIRECTOR

GIL FELDMANDIRECTOR

ALLAN NACHMANDIRECTOR

BENJAMIN ROSENTHALDIRECTOR

DAVID KARPVICE PRESIDENT

DAVID SHERBINDIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR

DENNIS BERNARDDIRECTOR

DOUGLAS ETKINDIRECTOR

EDWARD HERSCHDIRECTOR

ERIC BRONSTEINDIRECTOR

GARY TORGOWDIRECTOR

MARK RUBENFIREAT-LARGE

GLENN PAVEYAT-LARGE

JEFFREY SCHOSTAKAT-LARGE

JODIE KAUFMAN DAVISAT-LARGE

JORDAN WERTHEIMERDIRECTOR

JOSHUA LEVINEDIRECTOR

KAREN S SCHOENBERGAT-LARGE

KELLI ANDERSONDIRECTOR

LAURENCE TISDALEVICE PRESIDENT

MARK HAUSERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1943
Location: 6735 TELEGRAPH ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48301
County: Oakland
In care of: DOROTHY BENYAS
Primary officer: DOROTHY BENYAS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(248) 642-4260

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
NTEE classification: Federated Giving Programs (T70)
IRS tax category: Federated Giving Programs
Grant-giving organization: Yes