THE ROANOKE JEWISH FEDERATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE ROANOKE JEWISH FEDERATION INC

EIN 54-1082297 · Judaism (X30)

What they do

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE of THE ROANOKE JEWISH FEDERATION is to FURTHER THE WELFARE of THE GREATER ROANOKE JEWISH COMMUNITY, to FURTHER THE PHILANTHROPIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL and RELIGIOUS NEEDS of JEWISH and NON-JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, to SOLICIT, COLLECT and OTHERWISE RAISE FUNDS for PHILATHROPIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, and RELIGIOUS PURPOSES, to DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS RAISED to OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, to FOSTER THE COOPERATION of LOCAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, and to PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN SUPPORT of and IN RESPONSE to ISSUES of JEWISH CONCERN.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $93.60 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 leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

40.57%of revenue went to mission work93.6% of expenses · Program services

0.68%of revenue went to fundraising1.6% of expenses

$60.64spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

2.11%of revenue went to management and office costs4.9% of expenses

$16.95in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

58.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$388,907

Mission workProgram services$157,79440.57% of revenue93.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$8,2222.11% of revenue4.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,6330.68% of revenue1.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$220,25856.64% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$168,64943.36% 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: 93.6% mission · 4.9% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.36% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 95.8% mission · 3.3% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.86% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 97.3% mission · 2.3% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 145.66% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 92.9% mission · 7.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.46% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 98.0% mission · 1.6% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.84% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.45% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 95.4% mission · 4.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 35.64% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 3.8% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 9.90% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$278,093

Expenses$168,649

Annual surplus $109,444 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)$157,794 · 93.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$8,222 · 4.9% of expenses

Fundraising$2,633 · 1.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$278,093

Expenses$168,649

Assets$2,859,005

Income$278,093

Contributions$161,420

Mission work (program services)$157,794

Fundraising$2,633

Grants given$265,228

Average grant$17,682

Management and general$8,222

Stocks and bonds$2,275,479

Accounting fees$2,555

Investing fees$4,185

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (29)

LARRY DAVIDSONDIRECTOR

WENDY GALLODIRECTOR

STUART KATZDIRECTOR

STEVE STRAUSDIRECTOR

SCOTT WINTERDIRECTOR

SARA BETH KATZSECRETARY

RICHARD KURSHANVICE PRESIDENT

RABBI KATHY COHENDIRECTOR

RABBI JAMA PURSERDIRECTOR

PHILLIP TROMPETERDIRECTOR

MEGAN LEEDIRECTOR

MARIT BERNTSENDIRECTOR

MARCI BRUMBERGDIRECTOR

LORI STRAUSDIRECTOR

LAUREN FOSTERDIRECTOR

ALAN GUYESTREASURER

JON POLKDIRECTOR

JOHN LICHTENSTEINDIRECTOR

JAYMES INMANDIRECTOR

HOWARD SHERMANDIRECTOR

HARRY SCHWARZDIRECTOR

HANNAH GREENBERGDIRECTOR

DENNIS WEISERBSPRESIDENT

DENNIS BRUMBERGDIRECTOR

DEBORAH SMITHDIRECTOR

COURT ROSENDIRECTOR

BINA RASKINDIRECTOR

AVI GREENBERGIMM PAST PRES

AMANDA HERRINGDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2012
Location: PO BOX 1074, ROANOKE, VA 24005-1074
County: Roanoke (city)
In care of: DENNIS WEISERBS
Primary officer: DENNIS WEISERBS, President

How to reach them

Phone(540) 344-9246

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FOTI FLYNN LOWEN & CO PC
NTEE classification: Judaism (X30)
IRS tax category: Judaism
Grant-giving organization: Yes