GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION INC

EIN 59-0624404 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T700)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION is to MOBILIZE HUMAN and FINANCIAL RESOURCES to CARE for THOSE IN NEED, STRENGTHEN JEWISH LIFE and ADVANCE THE UNITY, VALUES and SHARED PURPOSE of THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN MIAMI, IN ISRAEL and AROUND THE WORLD.

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

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They name their leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

48.91%of revenue went to mission work83.0% of expenses · Program services

4.28%of revenue went to fundraising7.3% of expenses

$58.91spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

5.72%of revenue went to management and office costs9.7% of expenses

$6.89in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

77.6%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$135,322,419

Mission workProgram services$66,183,72448.91% of revenue83.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$7,739,7025.72% of revenue9.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$5,793,3924.28% of revenue7.3% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$55,605,60141.09% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$79,716,81858.91% 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: 83.0% mission · 9.7% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.91% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 6.8% management · 6.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.98% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 5.8% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.01% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 6.8% management · 5.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.14% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 88.3% mission · 6.5% management · 5.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 49.95% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 9.1% management · 8.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.54% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.4% mission · 5.1% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.53% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 85.4% mission · 7.0% management · 7.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$135,322,419

Expenses$79,716,818

Annual surplus $55,605,601 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)$66,183,724 · 83.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$7,739,702 · 9.7% of expenses

Fundraising$5,793,392 · 7.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$135,322,419

Expenses$79,716,818

Assets$549,491,156

Income$429,834,094

Contributions$105,004,057

Mission work (program services)$66,183,724

Fundraising$5,793,392

Grants given$522,687,274

Average grant$176,643

Management and general$7,739,702

Executive compensation (total)$1,908,527

Stocks and bonds$203,153,193

Accounting fees$90,500

Investing fees$3,932,067

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

JACOB SOLOMONFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO $720,946Base $675,657 · Other $45,289

JEFFREY LEVINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $380,594Base $338,974 · Other $41,620

BONNIE MECHOULLAMCHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $297,915Base $258,701 · Other $39,214

OKSANA CARDINICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 37 hrs/week $280,089Base $253,056 · Other $27,033

SCOTT KAUFMANINTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO EFF. 7/2024/PRESIDENT & CE · 40 hrs/week $273,249Base $256,995 · Other $16,254

MICHELLE LABGOLDCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $262,025Base $234,570 · Other $27,455

SCOTT KAPLANCHIEF FOUNDATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $252,279Base $229,666 · Other $22,613

SIMON KAMINETSKYVICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES · 40 hrs/week $215,459Base $193,127 · Other $22,332

ABBEY FEINBERGCHIEF CAMPAIGN OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $213,975Base $188,547 · Other $25,428

DAHLIA BENDAVIDVICE PRESIDENT, ISRAEL AND GLOBAL IMPACT · 40 hrs/week $178,431Base $156,815 · Other $21,616

OFELIA OSIN-COHENVICE PRESIDENT, WOMENS PHILANTHROPY · 40 hrs/week $174,557Base $152,634 · Other $21,923

MIMI KLIMBERGCHIEF TECHNOLOGY & ANALYTICS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $173,535Base $160,808 · Other $12,727

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

JACOB SOLOMONFORMER PRESIDENT & CEO

JEFFREY LEVINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

BONNIE MECHOULLAMCHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

OKSANA CARDINICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SCOTT KAUFMANINTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO EFF. 7/2024/PRESIDENT & CE

MICHELLE LABGOLDCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER

SCOTT KAPLANCHIEF FOUNDATION OFFICER

SIMON KAMINETSKYVICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES

ABBEY FEINBERGCHIEF CAMPAIGN OFFICER

DAHLIA BENDAVIDVICE PRESIDENT, ISRAEL AND GLOBAL IMPACT

OFELIA OSIN-COHENVICE PRESIDENT, WOMENS PHILANTHROPY

MIMI KLIMBERGCHIEF TECHNOLOGY & ANALYTICS OFFICER

JOSHUA SAYLESVICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

JAMES SOMOHANODIRECTOR, COMMUNITY SECURITY

AARON S PODHURSTBOARD MEMBER

ADAM BERGMANBOARD MEMBER

ADRIAN DUBOWBOARD MEMBER

ADRIANA HALACBOARD MEMBER

ADRIENNE MESSINGBOARD MEMBER

ALEX BLAVATNIKBOARD MEMBER

ALEX KRYSBOARD MEMBER

ALI MENDOZABOARD MEMBER

AMANDA ADLERBOARD MEMBER

AMIR GOLDSTANDING COMMITTEE

AMIR HAYUNBOARD MEMBER

AMY BERGER CHAFETZVICE CHAIR

AMY N DEANBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW BLANKBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW WOLFSTANDING COMMITTEE

ARIEL BENTATAIMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR

BARBARA SHRUTSTANDING COMMITTEE

BARBARA BLACK GOLDFARBBOARD MEMBER

BARRY T GURLANDBOARD MEMBER

BELINDA GILBERTBOARD MEMBER

BETH ERTELBOARD MEMBER

BRAD SOKOLBOARD MEMBER

BRIAN RIEMERVICE CHAIR

BRIAN L BILZINBOARD MEMBER

BROOKE WILENSKYBOARD MEMBER

BRUCE DR KOHRMANBOARD MEMBER

CLARITA KASSINBOARD MEMBER

DANIEL ADESBOARD MEMBER

DANIEL FUJITABOARD MEMBER

DAVID DEUTCHBOARD MEMBER

DAVID SCHARLINSTANDING COMMITTEE

DEBRA BRAMAN WECHSLERBOARD MEMBER

DENISE TAMIRBOARD MEMBER

DIANE LIEBERMANBOARD MEMBER

DONALD E LEFTONBOARD MEMBER

DOROTHY PODHURSTBOARD MEMBER

DR JOEL SANDBERGBOARD MEMBER

DR JOSEPH SINGERBOARD MEMBER

EDIE LAQUERBOARD MEMBER

EDWARD BEINERBOARD MEMBER

ELISE UDELSONVICE CHAIR

ELISE SCHECK BONWITTVICE CHAIR

ELIZABETH SCHWARTZASSOCIATE TREASURER

ELLIE GANZBOARD MEMBER

ELYSSA LEWISSTANDING COMMITTEE

EVAN BERGERBOARD MEMBER

EVELYN KATZBOARD MEMBER

EZRA KATZBOARD MEMBER

FRAN BERRINBOARD MEMBER

GAIL MEYERSBOARD MEMBER

GAIL NEWMANBOARD MEMBER

GARY GERSONBOARD MEMBER

GARY YARUSBOARD MEMBER

GEORGE FELDENKREISBOARD MEMBER

HEDY WHITEBOOKBOARD MEMBER

HELENE BERGERBOARD MEMBER

IAN KAPLANBOARD MEMBER

ILENE KOSSMANBOARD MEMBER

IRWIN RAIJSTANDING COMMITTEE

ISAAC ALMOSNYBOARD MEMBER

ISAAC MIZRAHIBOARD MEMBER

ISAAC K FISHERSTANDING COMMITTEE

ISRAEL LAPCIUCBOARD MEMBER

J JOSEPH GIVNERSTANDING COMMITTEE

JACLYN BERGMANBOARD MEMBER

JACQUELINE SIMKINBOARD MEMBER

JAIME DR GHITELMANBOARD MEMBER

JANICE LIPTONSTANDING COMMITTEE

JASON HAIMSTANDING COMMITTEE

JEFFREY LEVINEBOARD MEMBER

JEFFREY NEWMANBOARD MEMBER

JEFFREY SCHECKBOARD MEMBER

JENNIFER FINESTANDING COMMITTEE

JERRY BLANKBOARD MEMBER

JESSICA KATZSTANDING COMMITTEE

JOE ACKERMANBOARD MEMBER

JOEL BIRNBAUMBOARD MEMBER

JOHN BUSSELBOARD MEMBER

JOHN SUMBERGBOARD MEMBER

JOSEPH KATZSTANDING COMMITTEE

JOSH WEINGARDBOARD MEMBER

JOSHUA KLIGLERBOARD MEMBER

JUDITH SIEGALBOARD MEMBER

JULIE FRANKLINBOARD MEMBER

LARRY JOSEPHBOARD MEMBER

LAURA KOFFSKYSTANDING COMMITTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1953
Location: 4200 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI, FL 33137-3246
County: Miami-Dade
In care of: % OKSANA CARDINI CFO
Primary officer: OKSANA CARDINI, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(305) 576-4000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BDO USA
NTEE classification: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (T700)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes